http://attentiveequations.com/2009/10/10/seeing-the-whole/ ...thoughts on the practice of oil painting from artist Judith Reeve Sat, 12 May 2012 18:35:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://attentiveequations.com/2009/10/10/seeing-the-whole/#comment-39 Whit Prentice Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:09:06 +0000 http://attentiveequations.com/?p=560#comment-39 Yes this is so true Judith. Some artists seem to view their subjects as specimens and view them without without humanity. I love what you say about Gericault and his feelings of humanity. You also make me think about what the value of a portrait is for me an idealized flawless rendering or one that gave me some insight about as you say what the artist intuited about the sitter. Without hesitation I would choose the latter provided the artist did not view the sitter as a specimen but was a sympathetic soul. Especially if the portrait was of me. What a powerful visage on the portrait on this post. The directness of the paint handling seems integral to the subjects expression. So well done. Wonderful color design wonderful design altogether. Yes this is so true Judith. Some artists seem to view their subjects as specimens and view them without without humanity. I love what you say about Gericault and his feelings of humanity. You also make me think about what the value of a portrait is for me an idealized flawless rendering or one that gave me some insight about as you say what the artist intuited about the sitter. Without hesitation I would choose the latter provided the artist did not view the sitter as a specimen but was a sympathetic soul. Especially if the portrait was of me. What a powerful visage on the portrait on this post. The directness of the paint handling seems integral to the subjects expression. So well done. Wonderful color design wonderful design altogether.

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