tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post5000397658161444453..comments2023-10-20T06:14:52.781-04:00Comments on L.W.ROTH, ARTIST: Hand JiveLinda Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-65892091317068473952012-01-28T08:57:47.222-05:002012-01-28T08:57:47.222-05:00I don't know whether I adore them Margaret; th...I don't know whether I adore them Margaret; they still require my close attention. But to get beyond painting what we called in the modeling business "head shots" and in the art business "busts," we have to get familiar with the rest of our anatomy. With every life drawing class,came a course in anatomy where we drew bones and studied musculature. Bones are beautiful. My favorite to draw was the os coxae, the hip bone; it had a challenging shape and a great name I loved saying: os-COX-ae.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-4962848714151099312012-01-27T23:12:50.571-05:002012-01-27T23:12:50.571-05:00I adore hands (not saying I'm good at drawing ...I adore hands (not saying I'm good at drawing them...) and this is a great effort. I like that you included the mom's hand as well - makes it very intimate.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-39555583289563479822012-01-27T10:48:01.097-05:002012-01-27T10:48:01.097-05:00Slow and steady Victor is the way to tackle hands....Slow and steady Victor is the way to tackle hands. Years ago, I was going to buy one of those wooden hand models--but hands aren't wooden; they're soft and pliable and expressive. Studying the anatomy helps a lot. Doing separate studies are worth the effort. Thank you. I think you're brilliant.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-54005219529527670592012-01-27T10:42:21.105-05:002012-01-27T10:42:21.105-05:00Thanks Floriana. Hands are tedious and time consum...Thanks Floriana. Hands are tedious and time consuming, but well worth our time if we don't want to confine ourselves to just doing "bust" portraits. --Flowers? Flowers are fun, a joy.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-77432190016428543462012-01-27T10:38:14.317-05:002012-01-27T10:38:14.317-05:00It was nice to see you back yesterday Evelyn! So a...It was nice to see you back yesterday Evelyn! So are mangos, mangosteens?<br /><br />Thanks. This kind of drawing isn't a twenty minute knock-off. Lots of concentration and the thing I hate to do: thinking.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-7310305878046933892012-01-27T10:34:55.224-05:002012-01-27T10:34:55.224-05:00Better claws, than oven mitts Dan. At least claws...Better claws, than oven mitts Dan. At least claws have phalanges. Oven mitts are just blobs. Slow and steady is the process--and in this case,total focus. Every portrait I ever did (there really haven't been that many) where hands were involved, I studied the hands separately. I sometimes draw my left hand white watching TV--but being that it's attached to my body,the positions are limited. LOL.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-58081849175917118122012-01-27T06:18:57.653-05:002012-01-27T06:18:57.653-05:00Brilliant Drawing Linda. Also the paper cast. I ag...Brilliant Drawing Linda. Also the paper cast. I agree with you about drawing Hands, I find them a nightmare to draw. You have done a brilliant Job of yours. All the best Linda.<br />Vic.Victor Erringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374323225965910201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-37488799294763007562012-01-27T05:38:59.828-05:002012-01-27T05:38:59.828-05:00Ciao Linda, I like very much hands painted becaus...Ciao Linda, I like very much hands painted because are difficult to paint but if you can, they can tell a lot of thing ...like a face..<br />I like also the painted serial, so your imagine it is very good for me.<br />(My english is bad but...)<br />Ciao, FlorianaFloriana Quainihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029295442736805564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-64000368559352733822012-01-26T22:38:15.167-05:002012-01-26T22:38:15.167-05:00Those hands were very well drawn.Those hands were very well drawn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13755278209399870145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-62173912642167787622012-01-26T20:46:29.286-05:002012-01-26T20:46:29.286-05:00I think this is fabulous! I drew a man, and color...I think this is fabulous! I drew a man, and colored him in watercolor just the other day. It was a sketch from life - he kept moving - and I kept his hand undefined. I thought it looked, you know, sketchy, arty, cool. My wife then said it was good, but what was with the claw? She is my most valuable asset, no question. <br /><br />I then surprised myself and drew in the hand without a model for it. Not the best hand in the world, but it looks like a hand and that's good. And it is much better than before.<br /><br />Hands are tough - and you did a great job - you are right - much expressiveness here. They are so tough to draw, and easy to try to avoid.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-30002743591486894242012-01-26T17:13:45.025-05:002012-01-26T17:13:45.025-05:00You're absolutely right Jane! I'll have to...You're absolutely right Jane! I'll have to show you the photographs I took of my parents hands around the time I was fascinated by the subject. My motivation was: there were never hands more important to my life than these. Sentimental, I know, but when I look at the photographs now when those two people are no longer around, they bring tears to my eye---and I can feel how it felt to touch them. Those phot0graphs are very important to me.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-15208231148348232442012-01-26T15:12:44.609-05:002012-01-26T15:12:44.609-05:00Hands really tell a lot about us...I think they ar...Hands really tell a lot about us...I think they are not easy to draw/paint by they are certainly always interesting. Your sketch is great!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-91595648272771854662012-01-26T13:07:33.474-05:002012-01-26T13:07:33.474-05:00Thank you Casey. Slow and steady and lots of strat...Thank you Casey. Slow and steady and lots of strategic points and lines to note. --So what's going to be in the little box from Paris?Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-62087802991736072162012-01-26T13:05:44.478-05:002012-01-26T13:05:44.478-05:00Hands take a lot of determination and time Joan. ...Hands take a lot of determination and time Joan. Right now with pencil; later with paint. Now there's a challenge for these little little baby hands are very articulate--maybe beyond me?Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-58554823437025342772012-01-26T10:59:08.942-05:002012-01-26T10:59:08.942-05:00That drawing is fantastic, Linda!!!
Well blogged,...That drawing is fantastic, Linda!!!<br /><br />Well blogged, too.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-77270890726669035422012-01-26T10:45:06.491-05:002012-01-26T10:45:06.491-05:00Hi Linda,
Amazing and bravo for your determinati...Hi Linda, <br /><br />Amazing and bravo for your determination, it paid off and once again your blog is truly inspiring. I am now working on portraiture studies. Thank you for sharing.jsicignano2.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952267666954894935noreply@blogger.com