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Your teacher is doing her job, and doing it well. It is so nice to see a teacher really working to bring along other artists, and not simply copyist. She is so correct! I work with an artist co-op that holds several open entry shows a year (ea, shows that are open to non-members) We have a juror and...
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[quote user="Margo"] If you take your own photo, your are allowed to trace the arabesque of your own photo until the cows come home. It is your original photo. [/quote] When you paint from a photo, closely, not simply for reference, you are copying much of the creativity of the photographer...
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it is not so much that we have trained them to accept prints, but that decorators and galleries have taught them that art is seaonal, and that it is an accessory in decorating, It completements the rest of the decor' Art does not match your sofa. It should not blend in or it is not art. Museums also...
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I can appreciate the problem. I had this myself when I first started teaching. I am very much a visual person and had trouble explaining in words what I was trying to get across to my students. Now I always have a scratch painting on hand, ea. a failed canvas for demo purposes. I think the students find...
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Boy, I don't know where to start! Ok, I will start with the unprofessional demeanor and behavior of the art "teacher" It was her responsiblity to see that you understood how to use reference materials. If there was any question about the originality of your work, she could have kindly and...
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True, the guild president might be uncomfortable with nudes, seeing them as pictures of naked ladies, but also true, she might be trying to protect the reputation of her guild. As someone who works with a group of artists to run a co-op gallery and several open-entry type regional art shows, it is not...
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To me this brings up an interesting point. I remember looking at National Geographic one day and wishing that I was a good enough painter and well know enough to ask the photographer of some of the exquisite underwater photos in that magazine for permission to be able to copy one of his photos into a...
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhh CJ! Are you hunting for people in attack mode today? :) But really. Let me share an experience I have dealing with staged poses and their originality. A recent relocation caused me to search out a new life drawing group (practice, practice, practice) What turned up is a group on the ISU...
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Amen to that -- time to remind ourselves that art need not be judged -- just done!
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I agree that art is also the artists' perspective of the subject matter, not to mention the artist's particular style of portrayal along with their use of the medium, Therefore, is an original whether they like it or not... ,s ame as a group of plein air landscape painting. Plus, we all see,...