samwarg wrote:Hi Voronwë, and hi Lurker. I have seen paintings where the artist attempted to paint in the Van Gogh style, using thick blobs of paint as if they were enormous, three-dimensional pixels. I guess I'm funny about that sort of thing, but I tend to believe that some things cannot and should not be copied or imitated, like Ian Anderson's flute playing, cheap theatrical rip-offs of Poe's "The Raven" or Van Gogh's swirling skies. Maybe they're a little bit sacred in my eyes.
I must admit that I have attempted copying Van Gogh's paintings.
I copied a Degas Ballerina painting (Princess face on the ballerina instead) on Princess birthday.
Yov said:
It probably is easier to paint in a rough, imprecise style, but I haven't gotten the impression (pun not intended) that it's much easier to make that style look good. That's the hard part.
I guess you are right Yov esp. if you start off learning how to paint with watercolours or acrylics, impressionism would be difficult for you to master. I'm the worst water-based painter so I took classes with a impressionist painter, most of the time I watch him use the chisel for hours unlike if I had a conventional painter instructor he would have me start painting right away.
I find it easier because if I make a mistake I can erase it right away or correct it by just taking it out on the spot even if it's already hard.
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