tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post1160543140531100320..comments2023-10-20T06:14:52.781-04:00Comments on L.W.ROTH, ARTIST: Letting Out The Wild BeastLinda Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-44167527831731138242016-01-31T08:51:22.431-05:002016-01-31T08:51:22.431-05:00Much better thank you! Working out again. Dietin...Much better thank you! Working out again. Dieting off all the feel-sorry-for-myself pounds I put on and back in the studio, which I have cleaned up and simplified! I don't like using other people's photos, but the dramatic lighting of this one grabbed me as did the artist's expression of complete concentration on his music. It was more than a photo of an old man playing a guitar, it was a glimpse at a man who was a maestro in his lifetime. The Venetian, or the Flemish, approach seemed right. Gestural would have made light of his devotion. What approach, process, i choose has always been determined by my emotional reaction to the subject. Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-25458700028785292292016-01-31T08:33:12.264-05:002016-01-31T08:33:12.264-05:00Long road the Venetian traveled, but slow and stea...Long road the Venetian traveled, but slow and steady. The photo isn't the greatest detail-wise. Half his face is obliterated by the light. The other half lost in darkness. That will need some fixing. My boys was always intended as an experiment. There's something about the rough distorted painting I like. I have just been too timid to push it all the way. ( a case of your trash isn't trashy enough, a critique I got once on a trash found object sculpture). Perhaps because they are my boys and there is a likeness? And the manner of my drawings have always been suggested by the nature of the subject, how the subject strikes me. With such inconsistencies, it's a damn good thing I didn't choose this path as a career! Consistency is what I admire about your work Julie. Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-20786192225890292292016-01-30T23:29:30.962-05:002016-01-30T23:29:30.962-05:00I agree with Celeste. Lots to look forward to.
It...I agree with Celeste. Lots to look forward to. <br />It is amazing to see your different approaches with your art and to also hear you are back to the Venetian Technique.<br />Good photo to use with it. This is going to be interesting...<br />juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-60118102193566815532016-01-28T23:56:54.841-05:002016-01-28T23:56:54.841-05:00Great post....lots to look forward here. I love yo...Great post....lots to look forward here. I love your friend's husband's photo---that will make a wonderful painting. Your drawings are wonderful, as always. I enjoy that color treatment on your son. Glad you are feeling better! Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.com