What Happened To All The Painters?

Here I am darlin !

Still here, thanks for asking....I wonder what the stats really are? We're waiting for real paint to dry,lol

Perhaps they're painting.

I'm here too :)

You got me thinkin here.............. A photographer can go out and take a hundred photos & post them while a painter is preparing a canvas & getting ready to paint. No offense to the picture takers amongst us, but it does take longer to complete a painting. As for me, I am still painting.

Me too : ) Loving that haircut Brandi .

I for one, love great photography, like the one's I took of all my paintings. Just go look,you'll see!

I'm here.

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Im here too and keep entering contests, I also vote for other painters and like contests that are painters only.

:))))))))))

The fantastic work of Ms Brandi Hickman !

"Is it just me or does fine art america seem to have more photographs than paintings these days? Most of the contest are for photos too...just making an observation. "
Yes!

I do both. But I have noticed what you mean, especially about the contests.

P. S. I love photography also but since we have so many contests I think it works best when they are photo only or paintings only .

Painters are good Photogs too....

::::waving my hand madly::::::
Here is a painter...oops, I'm doing a lot of photographing lately....hmmm....

A couple of months ago, I started a "Choose A Favorite Painting of the Artist Above" for painters only. It never had more than a handful of painters contributing and suffered from so many repeat pieces that it died a premature death (in my opinion). So, I too wonder where all the painters are?

Here I am :) I do both. But yes, there are a significant amount of photographers vs. other medium artists.

I think volume of output makes the difference....more photos vs fewer paintings.
Maybe the stats can tell us the numbers?

What Happened To All The Painters? Is this specific to traditional media or are you referring to digital painters as well?

You got me thinkin here.............. A photographer can go out and take a hundred photos & post them while a painter is preparing a canvas & getting ready to paint. No offense to the picture takers amongst us, but it does take longer to complete a painting. As for me, I am still painting.

And four year olds can splash paint on a canvas and complete a few of those in a day. What's your point?

A couple of months ago, I started a "Choose A Favorite Painting of the Artist Above" for painters only. It never had more than a handful of painters contributing and suffered from so many repeat pieces that it died a premature death (in my opinion). So, I too wonder where all the painters are?

If it was limited to just traditional media that might be why. Some have switched to digital and some do both.

I am here......

I am here! just been busy painting my commission of paintings. I think most painters have more sales away from FAA. Here is my latest sale here.

I am here as well, just not painting.


-W

(oil on canvas)

Do we allow four-year-olds on here? Lol......Surely the OP means trad painters....the volume from us would definitely be lower than Photogs. Don't know how long digital "paintings" take to do...am told they are just as time-consuming as trad work....as can be for producing photographs, too, nowadays, what with post processing, and finding subjects out there.
Still do think there's more Photography here..

Interesting observation to note. On the front page of FAA:

1 photo manipulation piece
1 digital mixed media piece
2 digital paintings
4 photographs
9 traditional paintings.

Lovely

I don't think Home Page reflects the stats, and only 12 featured artworks.....don't know which disciplines..

still here :D

You are right and I’m sure everyone sees it. This forum is dominated by photographs also.” I’m not complaining “
I will echo I am here. I don’t like the contests with all medium it is to broad for me even though it is all Art.
I don’t like the idea of the general public being confused and not even really knowing the difference between digital painting and traditional. One not better than the other just keeping facts straight.

They're all digital...

Don't wonder where all the painters are...hopefully, they are busy painting!

Yes, Charles....digital uploads, but not all digital photography subjects,yes, we digitally photograph our paintings and sell prints here, but, you know that, Sir

It seems to me, why there are more photographers on this forum than painters, is simply that they have more to talk to each other about.

I am painting too, and thank you for the compliment Mr. Gene Gregory. No offense to photographers, I like to take photos as well. I have to agree with Vivian, still think there's more photography here now. I like all the art that was posted from this discussion though :)

And a thanks to you Ms. Vivian :)

I'm here too. Don't have as much time to paint these days though. Waiting on spring blooms.

I'm a painter looking to connect with other painters too! Thanks for posing the question :)

Ms.Anderson;
A play on words, in that,Digit may refer to: Digit (anatomy), one of several most distal parts of a limb—fingers, thumbs, and toes on hands and feet..
Most painters paint with their hands which include ten on average distal parts or fingers.
One can therefore say that the first , prehistoric, mark making images were "Digital", in their execution, while Analogue in their concept as Analogue study refers to an investigation that attempts to replicate or simulate, under controlled conditions, a situation that occurs in real life-art.

Duh... I yam hear 2.

I am here too. I peek at fine art america when I take little breaks from painting.

Oil on Canvas, as traditional as it gets, from a previous life. -W

"A photographer can go out and take a hundred photos & post them while a painter is preparing a canvas & getting ready to paint. No offense to the picture takers amongst us, but it does take longer to complete a painting. As for me, I am still painting."

100 photos of your back yard do not a portfolio make. Sometimes I luck out but for the most part it takes hours of driving, sitting, doing it again and again until the light is right and HOPING you get two or three usable images.....

I have nothing but respect for painters but taking images is NOT as easy and quick as non-photographers think it is.

Thank you, JC.

J.C., you hit the nail on the head. Sometimes on my way to a spot where I think I might get a good image, I'll pass by a painter working outside. Three hours later, on my way back, I see they've completed two works. Meanwhile, I still have to look at the images and hope that 1% of them are worth showing. That one out of a hundred will get anywhere from two hours to 10 hours more attention before it's published.

It's a mistake to judge creative output by the time it takes to create, anyway. Art is not a collection of widgets that increases in value in proportion to the labor expended -- not that Mr. Gregory was implying that. I do know of many painters who produce 50 to 100 works per year. I have 190 photos in my collection, made over a period of 10 years, for a grand average of 19 works per year.

Ironically, Ansel Adams took over 3000 photographs of a tree in his backyard. I'm currently in the third month of a painting right now. The thing is where do you put all the paintings. I have a server with 4700 digital images which I show on a large flat screen HD TV :a days long slide show. Paintings I have only six of about two hundred showing on my walls , most are in storage.Painting takes up lots of space.

I am here, busy voting in competitions when the light is too poor to paint...

I'm still here and producing. Here are a few of my latest:







I don't think FAA's content has changed much, but the forum has more photographers than when I joined. I like photographers.

I've noticed the same, Brandi. But, I'm still here, too.

And I am here also (digitally speaking)

I have not kept stats, but it seems to me when I look at the recently sold pages the number of paintings sold has decreased. Especially abstract paintings. There used to be several abstract paintings sold each time I would look, now often there might be only 1.

Anne, that all tells you about the demographics for FAA..........my abstracts sell mostly to other artists....guess that's my niche....

As both a painter and photographer, I'm neutral on the artistic merits of either. There are astoundingly good and astoundingly bad examples of each. That said, from a COMMERCIAL standpoint, painting is really not a viable activity (with extremely rare exceptions) and this is a essentially a commercial site.

On balance, paintings take far longer to produce than photographs even if you figure the tweaking time on the computer (Yes, I know how much time can be chewed up in Photoshop).

In addition, it's much easier to ruin a canvas when you're fixing a mistake than when you're working on a photograph.

Offering hundreds or thousands of options regarding subject matter will appeal to a much broader client base than just offering one or two.

I'm voicing no opinion on the ARTISTIC merit of either medium, but from a practical and commercial standpoint these factors probably explain why you see 10,000+ photographs on Wings site and 0 paintings, despite the fact that he can also produce paintings.

PS: Pretty sure a 4-year old couldn't pop these off before nap time.

I am still painting and here everyday

I think Norm hit the nail on the head; this is primarily a commercial site. I think the idea originally was to feature high art/fine art, but in recent years it has morphed into primarily a commercial stock photography warehouse.

Dan Turner
Dan Turner's Seven Keys to Selling Art Online

I think we're usually busy painting lol

Regarding Michael Dillon's comment: "I for one, love great photography, like the one's I took of all my paintings. Just go look,you'll see!"

I also photograph my paintings and modify them....great fun.

Here is an example for you:



Thank you for presenting this discussion Brandi Hickman.

Here's something to think about. The next three generations of children entering school will be exposed to more digital artistic expression than traditional media. You can't give a kid in school paste today let alone oil paints. When was the last time your kids came home with a painting done in oil?

If I said what I really think I would get kicked off the forum. But several of my very favorite PAINTERS have weighed in (above) and said it it nicer and better. I just erased the rest of my comment as exceedingly uncivil.

da Vinci at one time during his life openly stated that sculpture was not art....

maybe he was a little jealous?...........Michelangelo - sculpture masterpiece..........

I'm painting or working my day job at a hospital...



I painted this on my last day off.

I try to pick topics that are relevant to the painter ....

Thats good RJ.

In Activity, I comment as often as possible to encourage painters, not to discourage other artforms, but ... I agree, the site is wonderfully supportive of photogs and digital artists moreso, imo, so I do what I can for we painters. Wonder what the stats are, vis a vis original painters on supports vs digital painters using electronic supports vs photographers..........

I agree Vivian. We should support other artist as much as we are able to.(Since according to some, we are a dying breed!)

Digital paintings - not at home with traditional paintings, not at home with photographs. I often feel left out of everything ;)

Digital Paintings - true Art - in a Class of their own................

This is gorgeous::::::::original,trad painting........

I work in oil pastels and starting with digital painting does that count?



http://fineartamerica.com/featured/portrait-of-an-elephant-jeanne-fischer.html
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/lakeland-2-jeanne-fischer.html

I don't see how this site is supportive of any one medium over another. They are not responsible if there are more of one type of artist than another.

here is one of my new paintings, I was going to show some works in progress but I am too lazy to put them up on FAA right now lol

Leah you made me laugh. Is this called a Pun Painting.
Maybe there is not less painters just more photographers and digital which makes it look like less painters.

This is what happened to me when I tried digital so I'm sticking to my paint brushes jar of water and paper.

Here's another painting from me, I'm here..............thanks Brandi........such diversity is so exciting..........nice to celebrate together.........

It's the same way in brick and mortar galleries and has been for a long time. There are a hundred photographers for every painter. Galleries have to filter more often if they exhibit photography.. Nothing against photography but despite the reality and difficulty of creating a good photograph it just is still taken as just, "click" by many. It's also simply much faster. The average painter paints about 1000 paintings in a lifetime, the average photographer? I'd not venture a guess. Painting is just a much slower process. We know photography isn't easy but in many minds it is. This site is not juried. Everyone wishing to call themselves an artist, photographer or painter can exhibit and everyone with a cell phone is a photographer today.

Traditional...
or new media/digital painting ...
  

all pure enjoyment :)


~ Carmen Hathaway

Good thoughts, David........and glad you're here too............nice to meet you.......lovely art................
This site just posts what gets uploaded, unjuried, without concern for the Discipline.....though I tend to agree, there are by nature of the medium, more photographers over other disciplines...............the Image counts are much much larger for photography than trad.paintings,of course, hence the imbalance. I'm sure that's what Brandi was addressing in her post..........

Can I called myself a painter?
I painted with colour paper ripped from magazines

I am an artist/photographer............................ I do struggle with finding enough time to paint..................

Exactly, Joy..........those are gorgeous watercolours, compliments..........I'm meeting so many new talented painters here, thanks Brandi.

Viet........your collages are fabulous, painterly,amazing constructs of your unique Discipline.........compliments........V

Didn't you just go to bed a few hours ago Vivian?

Hahahhaha.........RJ............I take cat naps between faa sessions, lol,lol........meoooww.

Plenty of painters on the "recently sold" page.

"last time kid came home with an oil"?

Last year when my son brought home his eight grade "painting on canvas" creation. Painting on canvas is the most popular art class in the middle school. It is a year long class and they learned all about color mixing, perspective, composition - all great basic art theory although in high school I'd like to see kids learn to use computers so they will be employable.

I do mostly painting"

I like to slap it around.

I'm here and engage in both painting and photography...

I'm here too!!

Cynthia....Sensational

Lovely painting Vivian!!

Just so sweet,lovely




.Thank you Teresa, very much

Gorgeous! So painterly, lovely textures,colours,composition

I have noticed this for a long time now, also I don't think it is right to have art and photos in the same contest. I just don't see how a judge could compare them.

Thanks Vivian! You are a doll...

Which is one of the reasons I bought a second FAA account - to separate my photo's { http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/royd-erickson.html } from my digital art [ http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-roy-erickson.html ]. I left painting my watercolors years ago - no local market and they were piling up under my bed - still have three or four that I can't seem to unload there.

But - I would just imagine there are X number more photographers than painters or digital artists.

As for what is accepted in a contest - up to the administrator - you want "painting" contest - host one - it's not hard.

I've not been on the boards much lately, but I'll contribute -

I'm still here and painting everyday!!!

My latest painting has been getting very mixed reviews...

Some painters just gave up. I know I did. Not because you couldn't paint with the best, but because it took too long and was too messy and all that. Besides, why all the mess when a graphics print sells for the same price?

Unlike originals where a painter perhaps can sell at a higher price point, prints here basically are all sold in the same range despite the length of time needed to create the piece. Its just the way it is.

One might also ask where all the darkrooms went? I for one don't miss the chemicals, expense or lack of proper equipment of working in the darkroom.

Did anyone looking for me? :-)

I wish I could paint......I dont have the patience....and I'm not that good at it. So much beautiful work on this thread. My hat off to all the painters!

I have one oil painting....and its my least favorite work of mine...I did this in highschool. 11 years ago

@Edward how long did it take you to do the vintage sunflower. just curious because I don't know much about digital art.

This vintage style character took about guessing half a day including drawing. It is only 9x12.
I am not so much into the production and selling either though.

I do not know about you other painters but painting is not an option for me... Painting is food! If I only had a computer (that could crash and burn) to work with all day, I would go bonkers. I love the feel of moving the paint around on the canvas. The satisfaction of mixing the exact color to perfection and the final outcome, when you paint that last little stroke and step back knowing that your hands created this work. That my friends is art in my world...(((Not saying that their are not other forms,))) just in my sphere.
@ Sheena, you should paint more, you surely are greatly talented and I love that painting.

@Bill....mess and price don't matter....it is a 'calling'.....you would/should understand that !

I do photographs - but I LOVE seeing all the paintings. And while there are obviously WAY more photographs than paintings on this site, I do think the sales tend to be in the opposite direction. That does not bother me at all. Though I don't look at recent sales all that often, when I do, I see what seems to me to be about a 2:1 or even 3:1 ratio of paintings to photos. Now some of these may be digital paintings (as opposed to digitally enhanced photographs) and I don't stop to open and read the particulars on them, but the overall look of the recent sales images usually looks quite "painterly" to me.
-Nikolyn

I'm still here, Brandi! :)

Phyllis - I do not know about you other painters but painting is not an option for me... Painting is food! If I only had a computer (that could crash and burn) to work with all day, I would go bonkers. I love the feel of moving the paint around on the canvas. The satisfaction of mixing the exact color to perfection and the final outcome, when you paint that last little stroke and step back knowing that your hands created this work. That my friends is art in my world...Not saying that their are not other forms, just in my sphere.

Well I could mix paint, but since it would probably kill me due to allergies, I'll pass.

And you can mix colors to perfection in many 2D programs.

Our hands do create our work. What? You think we use our eyebrows?

Well, thankfully we don't all live in your world and we have a wider scope on what art is.

Back on topic.....from my Fav's, celebrating fine art originals...of any discipline

@Phyllis, love this, from your Birds of Prey gallery....!

I'm still here, loving the process...

Well I paint as well, both in oils and digitally. The digital painting is for commercial work which can be easily changed when required whereas the oil is for fun and has no commercial value for me. Interestingly a digital A4 sized painting takes 2-3 days to paint whereas an oil painting to the same size takes a day or less to do.

Wet paint

Back on topic? I didn't realize the topic was posting images. But hey, if that's truly the topic here, I'll be happy to post some of the paintings I've noticed lately.

Big Skip

I am a photographer who paints her photos....I am new here so don't or have not yet found many who actually paint photos using photo shop and a graphic tablet along with various smudge and mixer brushes. Not sure how to add a photo, so adding a link to one of my paintings.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/on-call-linda-muir.html

Nice work by the way !

Are you talking to me Tony Murray? If so, Thank you very much!

@ Brandi - Hi :)

I'm a painter and am still here but have not been painting much lately. I also shoot photography... And, I agree that there are many many more photographers on FAA than traditional painters.

I've been on FAA exactly 7 years this month... I just celebrated my anniversary.. not. ;) I began on Feb 11, 2007... there were no photographers when I joined. It was originally meant to be or was seen as, a traditional fine art site. I think photographers began to join when FAA became a POD site...

Brandi - you have lovely work! :)

--Donna Proctor

Edit - @ Roseann - I didn't take it as a "dumping" ground either. But seems that Brandi has no issue with it ;)

Yea, you too Linda!

@Donna - I just find hypocrisy funny, sometimes.

I'm still here! I, like others in this thread, do both but I paint more then I photogragh, and often my best photos end up being used for reference for my paintings down the line anyway lol.

It seems there are alot of us here. The problem is there are not enough buyers during these trying times.

I'm here! :)

I've noticed that FAA shows only photos of San Francisco on a site about the city and not paintings. To me that's disturbing because I have painted so many pictures of the city but not one of them are shown on that site.

I am a painter too..

What happened to all the painters?? We're still here, Brandi.....supporting each other....
Agnes....such wonderful comp,colours,painterly textures....Paint !

Brandi, 1300+ views...in one+ day........this is such a popular thread....showing how wide the scope of interest in "the painters" really is, thank you.

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/rosemary-colyer.html

We´re here - still busy!

I'm still here also.

Jaxine, stunning work!

@Raffi........here's the faa search for Paintings - San Francisco..........gorgeous pix...........thanks for raising the subject.........but my link is broken............sorry.

http://fineartamerica.com/art/paintings/san+francisco/all

Beautiful Paintings on this thread, so glad I posed the question...Found many wonderful painters too!!! Some very interesting views and some that have nothing to do with the original question, lol. Oh well...

@Donna...thank you for the compliment, your work is fabulous!!! You know some people live to make others miserable, I just choose to ignore it :)

I believe that JC has said that there are at least twice as many photographers. However, painters still sell half the time.

I'm here too - I must admit that I do slightly favour paintings in contests.

We're still here but grossly outnumbered now. We still sell but the forum is dominated by photographers as they outnumber painters on this site now.

It is so much easier to (mostly) print for pod the digital work here - it's usually printable without issues, except for noise,etc, which can all be fixed in house, to get the image printed....due to the flexibility of digital images' properties.
Whereas, painters who aren't good photographers, often get knocked back at sale time for various reasons...their images can't be 'fixed' so easily , in house , to save a sale, because of the nature of the painting surface,reflections of the paint itself,colourmatching,sizes ... etc........but, in my experience, faa has always been tremendously helpful in the crises.......just saying.

Oh, and, just to clarify........I, and others 'still here' , do not think of this as that terrible suggestion that it is a dumping ground.....most unhelpful,unsupportive thing to say to those who have answered Brandi's post in support. ."too bad " ..for those who don't want to support, for whatever personal reasons................... just saying.

Brandi Hickman - I celebrate your talent..........

Inspirational !...

I'm here too. Been busy painting.

Isn't Brandi the sweetest young lady you have ever seen ???

I think one of the most difficult challenges for a realistic landscape painter, has to do with ..... getting the depth of field, whereby, with a camera you can choose it or not by a camera setting.





Being both photographer and painter, each has it challenges. The greatest challenge was the switching from conventional ( film) photography to digital. Yet when it comes to shooting the paintings for uploading to FAA, the digital has made it so much easier in many ways.


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Congratulations, Shasta........those are but two of all your wonderful artworks, and so truly express your understanding of the different media, outcomes, the 'paint'.........your work is gorgeous.........good luck selling lots of Originals.........Vivian

May your dreams come true, my friend...........

@ Vivian

I've had to change direction, from the prints on demand to the releasing of the original paintings. With over two hundred, storage is a problem, and which in part is why I haven't painted for the past six months. It's been this past two weeks that I'm removing all reference for printed products of the paintings, which make up the collection ... " Serenity Scenes."
Going through each one and removing reference in the description, has been the most tedious.

LOL I'm beginning to look forward to painting again, .... but first, I've had to stop being a " collector of my own works."

And so, ... they're up for adoption -- and new homes.



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Heres another one of my paintings!!

I'm still here, just have not had time to do much (school is still in session).

Shasta, wish you well and happy painting again soon.
You prices are very reasonable and am sure will set you free to keep creating. Cheers,V

I do both but it takes me a lot longer to paint an oil painting than to produce a photograph. There are a lot more photographs and they do tend to stand out in contests. We could do with more painting contests though.

Thanks Mr. Gene , that's very sweet of you to say :)

And to dearest Vivian, thank you for the celebration! If I could just figure out how to post paintings on these messages!!! Lol... I would reply with some images.

Some very talented artists on this thread :)

I hear a lot about how much longer it takes to paint, and while it is true, there is something interesting within that. Some painters take a week and some even longer to complete a painting. This may of course have to do with how much time they can spend with it before having to stop to tend to other matters.Or, because they are stuck at a place with the painting.Not knowing when and at what point a painting is finished can be a problem. Not having a thorough understanding of color means you have to experiment and dabble until you are satisfied with what you applied to the canvas.

When particular disciplines are employed whereby you have the confidence, it makes all this a whole lot easier, and faster. The more doubt and guess work removed, the easier it flows freely. Now, being able to complete five 12" x 16 " paintings in 3 days is not just possible, it's my norm. I switched from oils to acrylic and can get effects I couldn't with oils. By working different stages of several paintings, I don't easily become bogged down or doubtful with what to do next or what colors to use. Each provides a break, a visual break so that when I do come back, I see it much clearer, quicker and can proceed without doubt.

Finding "your style" takes time, but I find little difference in the above and back when doing film photography and the darkroom work of masking, dodging and burning in exposure timing techniques (guess work) for enhancing a photo print. With digital enhancement, it's pretty much the same, just different tools by which it's accomplished.

It may not be so much a matter of " How much photography " and " How much painting " as it is the percentages of how much is good photography and good art. We are just able to view a greater amount of it than ever before because of the Internet ... in the convenience of our home. As our visual world has rapidly broadened,...and quickened, it's not easy for our old preferences to broaden and grow with it. But as it has increased and so very rapidly, people dislike reading more and more. It is a much slower rate of brain gratification. The visual is instant.greatly due to television. The rapidly visual bleeping of visual images leaves little time for analysis. We are greatly impacted, conditioned and changed by all of this, and haven't always taken time to "think" through it, to understand......that.


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@ Gene Gregory – I agree with what you said about Brandi being the sweetest young lady! She's an original "Georgia peach!"

@ Brandi – Thank you for your comment. Not only was it kind, but I appreciate you taking time to go take a peek, since I didn't post anything here. You really are a sweetheart in more ways than one :)

@ Sheena – Seriously... if you never paint another canvas it won't matter. The medium you use to produce the art that you do, is certainly "good enough!" I mean that in a completely positive and supportive way... when someone can master their medium as well as you do, they don't "need" to use anything else... Your technical ability and body of work is simply stunning. That said, I also like your painting and think it's very well done.

Oh, and, just to clarify........I, and others 'still here' , do not think of this as that terrible suggestion that it is a dumping ground.....most unhelpful,unsupportive thing to say to those who have answered Brandi's post in support. ."too bad " ..for those who don't want to support, for whatever personal reasons................... just saying.

@ Vivian - Clearly I'm part of that "opinion..." For the record – the TS asked a question in her OP. You were the first person to jump right in and dump your images without even asking her if it was OK – correct? Candidly speaking – my first thought was that you turned her thread into a dumping ground with your art. And, it was not a "terrible suggestion" it was an observation and comment made to someone else – in response to what that person said. And – I noted to that same person - Brandi didn't seem to have an issue with it. That doesn't negate the fact that you did it, first. And, I did agree with the other person's observation about "back on topic." As for the rest of your cryptic gibberish...par for the course.

Of my last few paintings, I guess this is my favorite of my own work.
24 x 18 oil on canvas.



Click me !

Cheers Donna, too bad you were offended. Of course, that's par for the course from you. ( both)....fortunately, what you don't know is our
OP sanctioned my post. Charming description of my thoughts expressed here...you know the drill....if you don't like the heat, stay out of the kitchen.,
Because posts like yours always spoil good threads around here, and this thread hopefully will survive your rant.

"Cryptic Jibberish" ?

And, out of loyalty, if you'd looked, I posted others'
Paintings mostly....fyi

That's beautiful,Gene.
All I need today, are.....

http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=1551451

Thank you Brandi

The link is How To Post Images to Forum

I'm still painting! Watercolor and Oils.

Hey Viv, you are correct. Looks like I need to order some more paints.

Hi Kevin, that's a great painting, and yes, those friends stand the test of time, although, me, too, it would be a luxury to renew old tubes...........and keep old friendships - thank you.........

i believe the painters went painting.

In case you haven't seen this link, there are a lot of categories in FAA...

Tons of paintings here: http://fineartamerica.com/art/paintings/all/all

Still painting....

There's more photographs because there are more photographers and they can take more photo's than you could ever paint.

David, that is just gorgeous! Just finished this fellow today.

David, thank you for posting...your portfolio is magnificent! Your bio, most impressive!!
Thank you!!!!
An inspiration to us all!

Some among the ones I know where they are ........ they just never come to the forum.



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Thanks Shasta....wonderful paintings, so glad you're shared them here....nice to meet new painters, I shall visit,vote,fav..........Marlene always maintains she got the most done ever in her recent break from forum......perhaps a message in your choices....

Those of us in the forum regularly, have a skewed sense of how many faa artists participate in this social area.
Sean has told us many times, less than 1%.....so you can figure that the VAST majority are too busy to stop in.

I am new here, and I am a painter. And I am practicing copying and pasting a link :)

Welcome Susan, well done copy/pasting, and compliments......your paintings are beautiful.

thank you Vivian, It was easier than I thought (the inserting images)! You have wonderful paintings, I just went for a visit :)

Yep! It does seem. I just did a search In Collectiions/Animals & Earth & over 10 full pages of photographs showed up, no paintings. Check it out:
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/all/all/animals+and+earth?page=1

I am a traditional painter. I have also noticed the contests are geared more toward photography. I would rather they post in the title of the contest that they are for photographers only instead of clicking on the contest and having to read thru to see if they accept paintings. Some DO put that in their titles. When I sponsor a contest, I usually make it for traditional painters (no digital, no photographers). When voting in others' contests, I will pick a painting over a photograph (because that is what I am partial to).

Don't misunderstand...I do like seeing photographs and there are some amazing photographers on FAA. But it seems that painting is beginning to be the minority medium.

Here's a couple of my paintings:

This painter joined just this month

I think if someone is interested in purchasing a painting they will put that in the search engine and over 10 pages will show up. Just sayin'.

And this painting captured a great deal of attention when it was posted

I'm here too. I've been busy painting and preparing for a studio tour that is coming up in September.

Here are some of my latest. I have two others that aren't uploaded yet.

I paint on just about anything these days!



More public art, (buses and sheds) on Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.com/gesson582/public-art-by-genevieve-esson/

My blogspot shows my painted larger than life butterfly statue for Wings In The City & my dog statue I painted for the Animal Protective Association:
http://genevieveessonart.blogspot.com/

His work is outstanding ; I wish he'd post more of it

And, sad to say, ?what happened to all the paintings lost in the Big Skip? ...... they are so beautiful......so many contributed but aren't seen unless you have a look, well worth the visit........just saying.

Here's a painter who doesn't get seen in forum....from my favs...

One of our Masters...here...

From the skip.....my fine friend...

I may have missed this in the skip, but there is also a cross-over category: I fuse photography with digital painting for many of my color images. But someday I'd like to try repainting my prints using acrylics (a return to my old medium). For now, I'm trying out watercolor effects:

From the skip....

If only the big skip button would be at the top..one could easily use it and not miss a thng!

Exactly.....one has to navigate back to where it starts....has to be an easy fix by a willing programmer....

Here is a truly painterly fine artist

Going back to the original question...For a painter, faa cannot be the main place to advertise to sell one's work. Prints of a painting are just that.
For a photographer, faa can most definitely be the primary source, though I wouldn't suggest all eggs in one basket.

Agree,Marlene.....but I assume that painters here are aware of that and happily sell prints of their work....FAA is POD ...and I think Brandi noticed a difference here in numbers of photographers to painters....so, we are sharing here the works for sale as POD, nes pas?

Just look at the thread...Post your Sales here........more photos than painters there today, for example.

Here is another fine painter selling pod.....

My comment begins with "going back to the original question"My answer is a response.
Yes, of course painters can sell prints...but for the same effort it takes to move a $20 profit print, I'm gonna spend that effort moving originals...ergo, one of the reasons that it appears that faa has more photographs showing....
The thread has morphed into another dump thread of paintngs, albeit, stunning work.

But it didn't stop you " dumping" here, did it?where have I heard that word before? Oh, yes, in the skip.
Why is there contention in forum? someone asked. Why not accept that the OP condoned posting paintings? This has been a real celebration, IMHO.....now my BP is up.

Edit....how many originals do you still have for sale at your current exhibition? Wish you well.

Posted before the Skip

Another fine Art America painter....never speaks here...wonderful artist, much admired, spends hours posting to others to encourage...

Honestly, Vivian, please choose someone else to argue with this lovely morning.
I was responding to the original OP and trying to explain from a painter's point of view, why she sees more photographs.
BTW, I posted a PHOTOGRAPH...showing that painters often take photographs as well.....so the painters just use a camera sometimes.

As an aside, many of the dump threads are my favorites..I'd rather see fine artwork than some of the discussions here any day!
I certainly hope that clarifies any problems you have with my posts.

Thank you Marlene, doubt even I could spoil anyone's day, so don't lay that on me.i wasn't arguing, so, don't dump that trip on me, either.
/passive-aggressive !
Glad to see your work here...have a nice day painting.

Edit..question..."Where are all the painters"......answer.......here we are.

Splendid Art....

Wonderful Painter....

BTW, I do post some photographs for Instagram. You just have to keep posting your paintings on this thread because everyone has different schedules and not everyone sees your posts or agrees or has time to read every single post. I spend a lot of time on Fine Art America trying to get sales with my paintings. I just finished a commission from someone in Jersey who saw my artwork on FAA. I have many different styles. I am always learning and growing. Check out my public art projects above if you missed them in the Big Skip. Thanks! =)

My art is painting and drawing! So photographers, do you thing, but let me paint, let me paint!. LOL

Mr. Fielding: Hello. 8th grade would make the student 12-13 years old, which is old in learning color mixing, perspective and composition - all disciplines I might add, which can easily be taught and learned in digital mediums.The problem with painting at elementary school levels is liability( you can't give a 6 year old turpentine). The fact that many digital art classes are gravitating to tablets with brushes( all digital ) will give younger artists more art experience than having to wait until middle or high school grades for instruction.Starting younger artist off digitally will also make them better traditional painters simple by experiencing more art. I think drafting should be included in fine art classes. I think drafting is one of the finest arts.
What I don't that much of on FAA, aside from sculpture is the Air Brush Artist. What do painters think of Air Brush Artist?

Still here http://fineartamerica.com/featured/dew-on-the-clematis-sharon-duguay.html

My latest painting:

Sorry Vivian, I didn't see your post with my art earlier: "Tree Grit" Thank you so much for posting and your comments!!! =) I really appreciate it! Here is one of your fabulous paintings!
I am returning the favor!!! =)

Charles, I would never recommend oil painting for elementary...but acrylic and temperas and watercolors are magnificent and should be an important part of any primary level course of art programming

As an aside, many of the dump threads are my favorites..I'd rather see fine artwork than some of the discussions here any day!

G'morning Marlene! I completely agree which is why I stay out of so many of them... lol ;)

What is it which sets apart, all of the individual FAA artists' web site galleries, FAA Groups, Forum - Show your Latest work, threads, etc., .... from a " dump site ?

Charles, I would never recommend oil painting for elementary...but acrylic and temperas and watercolors are magnificent and should be an important part of any primary level course of art programming.
Marlene beat me to this one.

The organic feel of paint put down by hand on canvas by that type of straight hand to canvas art is what I like. There may be some imperfections also.
This thread to me is about celebrating painters and not about debating electronics verses painting.
The one thing that bothers me is seeing art on sites that don’t draw the distinctions between traditional and digital and just call a digital work painting. I do not want to debate one better than the other.
There is a lot of nice work that has been posted here with painters coming out of the woodwork (or canvas)
Celebrate painting!

Charles, my grandson is only 3 and is already learning in preschool how to mix green, orange and purple.

I used to love finger painting with non-toxic paint....exposure to colour and even theory came very early in life. Still does.

Stunning fine art painting.....

Masterful...

Thanks everybody for posting and one of mine too, Genevieve.....Cheers....this is a visual delight, and very reassuring, in the most positive way.....I'm going to make this a "watched" thread so I can revisit often.

There really is nothing like putting brush to canvas, I think not matter what art medium I try, I will always come back to my first love!!

I always appreciate the traditional style of painting although there is a truly remarkable amount of talented digital artists out there. My favorite form of art will probably always be the traditional paint of canvas.

There is a great deal of beautiful, exquisite art tucked away in the individual galleries here in FAA. So much of it never gets seen in a forum thread, any forum thread, because many of the artists never visit the forum.
While there is much offered here to assist photographers with gear, techniques, and all, there's not much which can or has been offered to assist the painters.
Many tutorials for painting are available and found on the internet. The many "look alike" Bob Ross paintings posted to art sites, is an example.

There is teaching artist on FaceBook who does incredible floral work: If you could reach out an actually touch one of those petals, you would near believe it IS a petal. If there were a flood of painting tutorials, here, most likely it too would and could be cause for .... argument. Basically,..... it all comes down to whatever people choose to make of it.

A real hands on Artist using only the three primary colors.

You are so right Shasta! Very good observations! =)

Voila! A painter!

Just wanted to post a few of my favorites...Incredible talent!

From my Retrospectives Gallery - celebrating traditional painting........new upload today...........

Thanks Shasta, good observation..'tis the nature of forum in an art community to naturally discuss art disciplines, and why any thread should be considered a 'dump' is so beyond me, that it is well to ignore that term used in the very place where images are expected to be shared,encouraged,complimented.....not defamed as being.... dumped. Glad we seem to have moved on from that issue/idiom.(sp,lol

@Martin, those are an amazing array of fine paintings, from many an artist I hadn't seen ever here, and thanks for sharing them.

Fine Art Watercolour..............yet another artist new to me....hope you agree............

Painter here! I may sketch and photograph from time to time too, but painting is my main form with drawing as supplement when in the car allot. Photos for me are about capturing something I am seeing now and will lose if not captured so I can refer to it later... Or for those times I have used a temporary canvas. I generally paint and sketch with my feet as carpal tunnel has gotten worse. I do hand sketches mostly to maintain what dexterity I do have. Out of curiosity how are you able to post pieces for sale to this forum? I am on an iPhone and don't see a photo link when posting.

Hello Yve, and thanks for showing up here and the following link will explain how to upload your pix.

I'm so sorry about your carpal tunnel issues.....it is really handicapping..........of course, you'd know there is an operation to relieve the syndrome.....but it puts you out of business for a while.......and had one done after the other........worth it, but I had lots of help.
Wishing you well, and please share your work here, of course.........it is neutral ground......friendly.

http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=1551451

Most oil painters also do photography, but most photographers do not paint. < That's profound. Somebody ought to write it on the wall !

Anyway, it takes a good eye for either or both. If you can't imagine what will make a good picture, then you probably can't paint a good picture.

... and that's all I have to say about that.

@ Gene

" Anyway, it takes a good eye for either or both "

Exactly !

If a painter wants to find out just how much they do and do not know about color mixing and values .... start taking black and white photos of your paintings, especially landscape paintings. It the photo would make a good, well balance black and white scenic post card .... you've got it nailed.

Good news, anyone?..........the old-fashioned way.............

Watch out for the revenge of the photographers!

I'm all three;
painter, sculptor and photographer.

And this reason I prefer to sculpt and paint over clicking the camera is the camera is way too much weary work. It's a lot more work to me than painting ever was to come up with something special and enduring.

Watch out for the revenge of the photographers!

Just discovered! A new group: The Gold Standard....has the most amazing artwork, full of inspiration for lovers of fine painting............
Here is just one painter's work there.........here.......!

This is so lyrical and romantic, Roy......beautiful watercolour painting.........

There is some beautiful work on this thread, very nice! Beautiful gallery btw Brandi. Lovely work.
I paint most everyday, it doesn't seem to be a choice! ;)

We're still here. We're just quiet.

--Roz Abellera

Hi Brandi, I am an oil painter! I am with you, hard to find many painters anymore.

I can't seem to get any of my works to show up in the refined searches in FAA. Painting medium, specific categories, subjects, etc. They only show up in the general art search on the 35th page or something crazy. Anyone know what the key is to getting work to show up in the FAA search engine? A lot of artists seem to think it is based on Likes, but I think it must be something else because if you search up anything, what comes up on leading pages often has no votes or comments.

Any help on this subject would be appreciated, thanks!
Lori

I paint with oils and acrylics...no computers. When I create my landscapes and seascapes I strive for what I call "Dramatic Realism". Some would say the camera has replaced the "need" for my style of realism...but I make no apologies for trying to convey the reality of what moves me to create paintings that uplift and inspire the viewer. No minimalism here...I enjoy doing justice to the beauty and exquisite detail of the subject. No hasty interpretations...just a respect for the wonder of it all......

There are things you can't photograph, like things from imagination.



on the other side, there are things you can't paint, like the surface of water.
But i wonder if you don't need a movie to actually show that.

Have you ever seen the work of Tracy Emin, for water surface images? Have a look......

Some photographers are using painting filters now.

Michael is one of our best painters...always fine art,and recognizable for his style....

J Morgan...... the photo of the 2 kids looks like a photo of my twin grand kids. ......... I will try to find it.

I do paintings and it would be nice to see more paintings on here, so it's nice to see everyone's paintings in this discussion.

I do both, but I am starting to paint much more than photograph.
I think everyone is a photographer these days, so the numbers will certainly be larger in that regard.

J Morgan - that looks more like photo manipulation than a digital painting.

Thanks Mary Ellen...me,too.

Roseann, I agree, you might be right. What do you suggest to be done about it?

He has paintings by Gogh,Cezanne,Monet and others that he could have posted!

"There are things you can't photograph, like things from imagination."

Really?

From my Paintings Fav's........love this..

Drawing+paint. ..love this

Wonderful Original....

I am working at digital painting but I also love the oil pastels which have been doing for a while. My goal for painting to achieve a sense of realism with imagination, without loosing the painterly quality. In other words it looks real but you can see brush strokes and layering of color and areas where blocks of color come together are interesting.

Here's are few works a couple of digitals and a couple of oil pastels

Hello everyone. I'm still painting and drawing although I have lately added photography and wood sculpture to my artistic repertoire.

Here's one of the most famous painters on FAA -

Well, Edward, we do indeed know 'what happened to' VanGogh.........lol......

Here's a great painting by a living artist/member.........really great evocation of the city life...........

Some of us are still here.

My latest WIP:

Here is a real, true PAINTER.

One who feels so strongly, as true artists should, that he can't be constrained in expressing them.



By the way, he's continually painting Murals these days

One of the Originals here...Charles Peck

I miss Charles. We use to have friendly political debates. lol
I'm glad he is doing well.

I am still drawing, though I wish I could speed the process up! Can't get anywhere near to the portfolio quantity of the photographers.

A new acquaintance, and great painter...

The Arabian desert

The black hills west of Belfast Northern Ireland

Good of you to share here, Enver.....much appreciated, and what elegant fine paintings....love the subtlety of your palette, as always.
Trust you are well, kind regards. Thank you for your support, in the fine tradition of FAA.....no doubt you were a founding member among the earliest fine artist here. Any chance of catching up here in Oz again?

Love "Hollywood".....deserves an Oscar!

Dogubayarzit near Mount Ararat Eastern Turkey.

Winefields near Cape Town South Africa

I'm here, I feel really slow compared to the photographers but it's what I do.

Hollywood California US

Alan's fine art is consistently beautiful....

Before giving anyone especially a child access to paints make sure they are safe.Illnesses caused by toxic substances have plagued artists throughout history. The artists Rubens, Renoir and Dufy suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, and Paul Klee was plagued by scleroderma, both of which are now known to be caused by toxic heavy metals used in the bright colours of their paints.(1) In the mid-1980s, the US National Cancer Institute also conducted two studies that found higher risks of urinary bladder cancer, leukemia, and arteriosclerotic heart disease among painters
Some of the inorganic pigments, in particular cadmium pigments, chrome yellow and zinc yellow may cause lung cancer. In addition lamp black and carbon black may contain impurities that can cause skin cancer.
Chromate pigments (chrome yellow and zinc yellow) may cause skin ulceration and allergic skin reactions (such as rashes).
The long-term hazards of the modern synthetic organic pigments have not been well studied.
Always check!
Check these colors out:http://web.princeton.edu/sites/ehs/artsafety/sec10.htm
There are formaldehyde risks in non-toxic paints and least we forget
oil thinners and then there is acetone.
Be responsible!

Charles,

One way to lesson that problem, is to paint as our fine artist Mr. Enver Larney does.

OUTSIDE!!..."Plein Air"

Nothing can compare with a painting created, while Being There!

I am still hear this is a recent series i did

Actually Plein Air" is more a risk than a well , properly vented studio. Skin contact with toxins can be better and more quickly washed in a studio than out in the field. Regarding carcinogens and their exposure to children I' say completely eliminating the risk is the way to go.

Recent Plein Air sketch

Actually Plein Air" is more a risk than a well , properly vented studio. Skin contact with toxins can be better and more quickly washed in a studio than out in the field. Regarding carcinogens and their exposure to children I' say completely eliminating the risk is the way to go.

That is where organic painting using various foods is useful. If they get blueberry or strawberry or beet or spinach or Tumeric in their mouths it will not be toxic but rather a full-spectrum artistic experience!

Re: Sharon Duguay fine paintings:

I am the proud owner of this one

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Edit:

OOPS I didn't think it would be so big

Back to dropbox

RE Edit:

This is a better size..(using FAA)



Sorry for this washed out snapshot..The Original is much richer

I love Sharon's paintings, first time I have seen them. Going to the portfolio to have a closer look. Such a cute character!

Ms Moore; good afternoon.
" painting using various foods is useful.", but not when one considers a gluten sensitive child Using wheat paste or making a paper mache sculpture. Wheat flour is used as a thickening agent in paints as it is in sauces.

Beautiful paintings on this thread which is really great to see all in one place.

Here three more of mine they fit together and hang be hung a one painting. It's oil pastel but I used several techniques on them from thin watery washes to thick buildups of pastel that I scraped through to reveal color beneath.

There are gluten free flours which one may be able to use for thickening. I have not experimented with it yet as the ones I have done that way were experimental works, which used the juices of various berries, annatto seeds and chocolate syrup and whipped cream. I may experiment with using rice flour as thickener or any other gluten free flours, but my first food piece was done on newsprint with the liquids serving like watercolors.

Hope these ideas are helpful, as I know the environmental threats have become extreme for young ones, but they need options for developing and expressing creativity rather than just playing video games and watching TV, so I am always looking at ways to increase opportunities for safe and fun activities. Now one thing I do recognize is that an option available for one child to paint with may not be suitable for all so each parent may have to find which options are open to their child and which best match his or her needs.

I wondered the same thing.

Viv asked me to reconsider closing this thread.

Please keep chatting and not just sharing images only. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Abbie............the recent chats about paint itself,etc., have been very enlightening....so glad you understand.
Here's just one of so many comments posted by individuals. It shows the lovely acceptance (implied and real) about this thread.
"Beautiful paintings on this thread which is really great to see all in one place. "

I love OWL paintings,- they are always evocative of that old saying "Wise Old Owl", and most here at faa are quite charming.........

Love this thread too, so beautiful to see all the amazing works.

I have a question, it was recently asked of me at a local function and it made me think, so I thought I'd pass it on.

Do you paint the picture because of the brushes you want to use or do you use the brushes to paint the picture you want to create... at first this sounds kind of silly but think about it. What do you do first when you stare at that blank canvas... do you pick the brushes first and then decide or the other way around. Free flowing or detailed??

I look forward to hearing the answers and I'll tell you my response to the question later.
Cheers,
Barbara

And , as a thank you, and because I have this in my collection, to celebrate painters here............a favourite Horse painting...........

Hi Barbara......great question.....I imagine varied replies.
When facing that blank canvas, I'm usually already there with an idea, inspired usually by colours through my faulty vision.....and....so, the colour palette is set up..........and, yep..........I always reach for my trust flat edge 1" quite soft brush (can't read the maker now - it's so old,lol)...........(like me,lol)...........and away I go, with a lot of wrist - that's on the abstracts............I'm slightly more careful with a subject that I want to be careful about............

thanks for asking

Barbara, I just stared, sketched, stared again, scetched two more (on paper). Then I took my three scetches to my husband and asked which one was a better composition. He answered, "Which do you like?" No help there I am afraid!!! Finally, I decided on the most complicated of the three just to challenge myself. I really do not want to mess this one up because the canvas is 40x48 and we all know how costly that mistake would be!
Now, to answer your brush question, I always choose the brush that I want to get the job done and yes, always go for detail.

Yee Ha I am glad this thread got reopened. Painters need a place to.
Thanks Abbie and Aunt Vivian.
Use what brush it takes to do the painting.

This thread is making me want to paint! I tried learning how to paint a few years ago, and went and bought one of those follow along books along with all of the colours he suggested. I did a few of those paintings but they weren't mine as I was copying someone else's work in a very specific and instructed way. This book was for landscapes and I wanted to paint animals, so I bought more books and all of the colours they recommended, then another couple....

Then I tried to paint a picture of our dog Fred and it ended up looking like a child painted it. The drawing was good, but it looked flat and the colours looked too... I don't know, tacky. Anyway I was discouraged and very unhappy with it and could not get it right. The trouble for me is that I can't mix colour. The irony there is that I have about 40 tubes of different colours of paint :-)

I met a talented equine artist who also did graphite, and talking to her about the problems I was having with paint, she suggested I draw. I hadn't done anything like that since elementary school, where I obsessively did bad copies of the works of C.W. Anderson. I decided I would try drawing and I did my first one. I had no idea while I was doing it if it would turn out how I wanted but when it was done I was very pleased with the result. Then I did three more, then started and didn't finish another three. Friends, family and acquaintances were very encouraging and loved my work, and I think a lot of them were disappointed that I stopped just as I got going. Here's why...

I decided I needed to get into photography so I could take better reference photos, since I was doing photorealism and if I was copying work it needed to be my own. So I got a camera, and me being me, I became obsessed with it...

That was two years ago and photography has taken over my life. I haven't drawn at all since I took it up. I used to write too, and haven't done much of either.

A couple of months ago I set my mind to learning how to paint. I have an idea for a piece, and being me, in typical me fashion, I decided that even though it will be my first real painting, it had to be 36 X 40 because I want something colourful over my couch. I have the canvas prepped and am working on the sketch. Reading this thread has inspired me and I'm going to take a break from the computer and work on this today :-)

What this thread has made me realize is that the reason I am a photographer the end result of cause and effect... All because I so badly wanted to paint. I went from wanting to paint, to drawing, then needing photos for drawing, and then into photography. I don't do photography because I can't draw (and I'm told I'll be able to paint if I can draw), or because it's easier. I do it because I have an absolute passion for it. It involves a lot of different types of effort. Standing in the pouring rain for hours freezing and hoping a bear will show up, standing at the top of a windy mountain with very frozen fingers and toes to get the shot, driving for miles and hour after hour chasing that shot.

In the end though, the reason I do the photography, (also the reason I loved drawing for the couple of months I did it, and the reason I write) is a burning need to try to capture or express and then share what is exquisite and beautiful, (or painful) in this world.

Maybe I'll have an art portfolio of more than four out dated graphite pieces some day and if I get that painting done, I'll be sure to let you know :-)

Lisa

Lisa

Cheers, Jim, ladies.
Lisa, congratulations on the future !! I just love your journey, and am sure all three disciplines will give you great joy....you are indeed multi-talented..gifted thrice...........keep going.

The year was 1986, the first computer virus "Brain" starts to spread, Voyager 2 makes encounter with Uranus, the United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel, the National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda, and the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates in mid air 73 seconds after launch. I was fresh out of college, not a worry in the world...well except that pesky thing called a job! What do you do? Paint! -W

Tail O' The Pup, circa 1986. -W

Congrats, Wing.....I'm utterly amazed at your great attention to detail, and, I think they are really amusing, too, a quality sometimes lost........nice to see the beginnings to your brilliant career.......Cheers,V

Here's Bonnie Mason, a particular fav of mine, always beautiful,consistent,painterly..........

Barbara, lately some of my paintings did not start with using any brushes. I mix large amount of paints and just pour on to the dampen surface ( either canvas or paper) after it dry, I would paint from what I discover. I always use about six brushes near me they are from large to very small ones.
here is an example:

Here I am!

The majority of the work I have brought and posted is of painters who never visit the forum. Some are original members of an FAA group I started and others are from a fairly long existing thread I hosted, for the purpose of promoting the work, by bringing to the forum that it might be seen and enjoyed.

These two connections allow me to reach back, locate their body of work and to again ..... post it to be enjoyed. If not here .... where ?

The majority of them simply love painting and never really took well to having to promote it, or get involved with " comment for comment." Yet, the quality of such work deserves being seen and recognition. And it's a pleasure to once again.... post such works.

All of these paintings are really inspiring me as well!!! Love it!!!

Love that piece Vivian. Learning how to post pictures. LOL

Love this too!

Had to share this beautifully done piece :)

Well Brandi, it seems when I arrive everyone leaves... ?

T.B........yours is an amazing mixed media artwork, exquisite attention to detail. Am not sure if you are selling the photo of the piece you made, under glass ?, or the actual object de art..........

Just received my print from FAA/printers, of this wonderful elegant artwork.......am so impressed with the print quality,and shipping arrangements, though UPS made a hash of trying to find my apt.complex doorbell and the retirement village next door called to say they'll bring it over, from across the street, because the UPS driver just totally lost it, and threw it on their desk..even with my phone number he could have called me ....!!!!!!!! Community spirit prevailed, fortunately. (If you don't get delivery somehow, UPS sends it unopened,back to FAA printers !!!!!!).......Oh for simple post office shipping,lol!

I just finished this one tonight

In Memoriam, for Hari Thomas, whose work still is here courtesy his friends..........a wonderful artist.....thank you, Hari.




Hari by Daniel Furon................

@Barbara I blame everything on the brushes they made me do it

@Michael.... I totally agree with you, I blame it on my brushes too...LOL

Thanks you all for your great responses to my question. I see the answers are varied just like what Vivian predicted... like our paintings themselves, each one different and each having a life of their own despite our attempts to influence the outcome.... it will be what it will be.

I do blame my paintings on my brushes and have often give them nicknames, nice ones if they perform with style and grace, or not so nice names if they fail to perform at all. Like a poker player who throws the deck of cards away after a losing game... Brushes play a big part in the outcome and yet often forgotten or abused... they sit there quietly waiting for attention, never complain and jump in with abundance colour when called upon...

A toast to the brushes, my humble friends... the next painting I do, will be for you...:-)))

Cheers,
Barbara

Cheers Barbara...and, on cue.....lol....

Here's another one!

Work began on the High Sierra Trail in 1928 and it was the first Sierra trail built solely for recreational use. The High Sierra Trail is a hiking trail in Sequoia National Park, California. The trail crosses the Sierra Nevada range from west to east. After following along the Kern River it turns east and climbs parallel to Wallace Creek to the junction with the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail 48.9 miles (78.7 km) from the Crescent Meadow. This is the end of the High Sierra Trail. Hikers may continue on the John Muir Trail 12.6 miles (20.3 km) to the summit of Mount Whitney




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Wondering if there are more oranges than apples, one has to first decide if that includes Navel and Valencia, the Mango and Tango ( a Tangerine and orange cross ) and if it includes red, golden and green, Delicious, Pipen, Granny, the ripe and mature and/or whats picked and in cold storage .... and it may be reason why " appearances" are so very difficult to conclude.

Example : There is one artist member who has 48 galleries of just different classifications of paintings, and the total count for all of those paintings is ....2606

I say, ... that what you don't see ...... is why appearance and what is... is forever left up to .....argument.



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Deyanira is always so supportive of my works, and I must say, am glad she is here because her work stirs the imagination .........

I'm still here.

I would love to continue this thread by honoring our fellow painters as so many of you have done :)

Please post more fabulous paintings...

That is great to hear Brandi and what you want. Appreciate your setting a course.

Thanks.

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OK Brandi. Hard to refuse that smile.



@Mercilla you do great creative work. Do you do your drawings by hand?

This is some of the very top:

Randy offers incredible western art

One of my most fav artists here, for his unique style,colours,rhythm...........this from his Chefs series..a new upload, after a long hiatus from here, so glad you're back Omar..............

Celebrating minimalism, art by Jacquie Gouveia........from my Favs..........

another Jacquie...........fav/vote...........

Yep, I was thinking of running a paintings only contest, but I have too much on my plate at the moment...

I did this painting today.
Some dreams fall to the floor and break. Some float around and others slowly float off.

I was a little saddened thinking of someone I knew who always had a lot of dreams but died before they could fulfill them.

Good morning l am here

@ Franko

Looking at your. black and white line drawings, you might wish to take a look into the following thread:

http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=1772775


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You are so right, Vince........revenge - it is destructive - happening now, even as and when we speak it seems..............



Vincent Von Frese

Watch out for the revenge of the photographers!

THE WORLD'S GRAPEST PAINTER IS HERE !!!!!!!!! LOL

When people ask that dreaded question: what is the best painting you have ever done? I point them to this one.

Nice variety of style going on here now.

People don't pay much attention to this series using the same orange and blue with all the paintings.
I had fun anyway and will do more. Makes a fun study and I have plenty to learn I admit.

I like that a lot,Jim. And I too have always been fascinated by orange/blue and the myriad colours one can make, combining them...the gorgeous grays are delicious. Once did a project, and got 50 shades of gray, lol,

The most exquisite highly accomplished Painting......bet you love this, Brandi

Beautiful Abstract!!!

Very Beautiful!

Hi Brandi, that is a wonderfully emotive painting, well chosen......and as a painting, it is beautifully done with great soft colours and a certain nostalgia that is very painterly indeed.

'Here' is another fine painter I've only just discovered. Lighthouses make wonderful subjects for painters, because they offer beautifully atmospheric qualities,and are nostalgic, too................a new painter to my favourites............

Occasionally I use digital paint and oil painting on the same task. For an exhibition I wanted to show a picture of the Titanic as it is now, with a small submarine examining it. But you can't go out a photograph it so I did quite a bit of research on the ship and digitally drew up a plan for the painting, based on the research. I then went from this to a digital painting to work out the colours and the lighting. When I was happy with this I was then able to paint the image on a 28” x 20 canvas in oils.
Incidentally you might think with all that research and drawing why does the bow look like its in the wrong perspective? The bow was actually bent downwards and the hull buckled just in front of the main structure when it hit the ocean floor!

I'm here!....new and late to the party, but here!

Hello, Elizabeth, wonderful painting, welcome 'here'..........

Another artist who I follow, and a new work just posted 'here'...............lovely !

To me its all art yes as painters it takes longer but to capture that moment is the point and it takes time as well.

I like Michael Lang's paintings:



--Roz Abellera

Here is just a little playtime artwork, exploring texture,colour - the usual - but, it's unusual ??

I too love Michael Langs Paintings! Gorgeous!!!

I love Bhvinder!s lyrical play with colour and abstraction...

Over 4,000 visitors to this erudite,exciting,beautiful thread........hope some collectors among them.......thanks again, Brandi.

Truly powerful art....

Watercolor painting , so elegant.....

I'm still here...awaiting Springtime....

Great Question Brandi. Seems like you stirred the pot, Painters pot that is.

My all-time fav Winter painting...

Diane Ursin paints beautiful pictures, this is just one of many from my favs

I am here...but it just takes a lot longer to produce anything worthwhile when you paint.

Been working away.

We at FAA are so blessed to have such wonderful painters, even if they don't show up in the 'numbers' vs photography listings.
Here is a new discovery of a fantastic, highly accomplished artist.......her work is first-class..........please visit her and comment..........





@Kevin..........that is a great , cool, painting !!

Painters often talk about a work being 'painterly'....very easy to see, not easy to define.
'Here' is what I'd say is truly Painterly ...........hope you agree.........have you any thoughts on this 'definition' or images?

Vivian! Those women can PAINT! Ooh yah.

Too right, Kevin. Have you noticed how vastly improved is the body of painterly painters here at FAA. I now have a shortlist of artists whose work I just cannot resist, who are each unique, but among them, is that wonderful 'painterly' skill that makes their work more artistic and individual and memorable, by their very brushstrokes,colours,compositions.........it's all a matter of personal taste, about art, of course..........I've spent hours here recently, drinking in the talent now on offer............that's why this thread is so good.......for me, anyway,and others, I hope...........there is lots to celebrate about our faa painters.........glad you like my recent choices, and thanks for posting.

Bill OConnor is consistently exciting....

Just found this one by a group member.

Splendid fine art original painting, with not one comment, amazing....and what an artist!!!! Yours for 10K

This is a great painting,tells a story,beautifully painted..........

You all want a treat? Check AnnaJo's work out.

latest one
I enjoy all kinds of art, but I admit, it's nice to hang with other painters sometimes.

Among the painters 'here' , this image is so outstanding........

I joined a few days ago. Happy to meet other painters!

Welcome, Jamie...enjoy FAA

Here is a wonderful abstract painter...her style and colours are so vibrant and energetic.

I just do painting, never tried photography

I'm still painting away......actually sold a print last week so someone still likes paintings out there.

Lovely to know good news ladies...

I am here

I am here and here my newest painting!

Welcome Viekko....beautiful

Welcome Margit...beautiful.....let there be harmony, yes

Hi, Vivian !

From my favs

Recently purchased print....

I am still around ,been trying oils & I find they take SOOOO long to dry takes ages to finish a painting

Newbie here only have 1 pic up so far. Just discovered I love doing abstracts. Vivian just looked at yours they are wonderful.

Welcome Susan.....and thank you so much...........enjoy FAA.......

And.........here's what can happen in just 8x10 inches, the most fantastic painterly painting,sureness of brush,colour,composition..........

Lee Piper.........a wonderful oils painter..........this is beautiful .......

I paint. I paint then photograph my piece. Load it on here. Many times now after that I will play with my piece digitally and create a second edition. Then out of the digital second addition I paint again. I find it to make a piece more interesting and love offering it in many forms. Leaves me with endless possibilities and a lifetime of work.

No I need to work on painting the third addition of this piece....when the right time comes

No I need to work on painting the third addition of this piece....when the right time comes

Still painting..and photographing..there's plenty of both I'm thinking...J

Hello, Everyone!

This is my third small painting putting myself in the image of a famous person.

Just finished this Diptych

Are you going to San Francisco? Be sure to wear some colors in your Beard.

I respect photography and "having an eye" but when I think of an artist, I think of someone who can mold an image out of nothing. I feel like photography is over-inundating the market, especially with sub-par images that don't even reflect "having an eye". Mankind invents the digital camera and suddenly everyone's an artist. This I find annoying.

It's similar to when the video game Guitar Hero came out and suddenly everyone thought they were a rock star because they could push 5 buttons in sync with a beat.

Yes but Joe, aren't we all "rock stars"? Smiling.

Too right, Kevin

When I joined in 2010 there was a much better ratio (balance) of artist - photographer. At least to me it was. Artists were more involved in the forum also. That seems to have changed quite a lot. Much of the forum is photography related. Contests too. I wonder how many photos are on this site compared to traditional work. It's been said that prints of paintings make up half the sales here but I see photo sales having the bigger count. How can it not be with the numbers? It has become more of a photographers site. I wish the number of images per artist would have a limit of 500. This would level the playing field and would force both artist and photographers to submit only their best, making this a better site in turn. I used to visit the forum several times a day but now it's a greatly diminishing few times a week.

Wow guys am I a rock star also?

Vivian that is one of the best Jimi Hendrix images I have seen. Really shows him being a lefty.
I had a left handed friend who just flipped the guitar over which made the strings upside down.
I was always amazed how he could transpose chords and everything backwards.

Loretta, too right, but it would "level" Sean's bank a/c.....business is business.

11o/o50..photography


That's why this thread helps keep painters seen,discussed....same ratio of photographer threads in forum,too.

The Hendrix portrait is worth every cent of it's price!

Joe, be careful sweetie. Traditional artist seem to not be able to express their feelings without a few biting their heads off! I have learned just recently to keep my feelings to myself regarding art....Lets just all create and blow everyone out of the water with our natural born talent!!! ;}

I'm here too! Just joined. Haven't uploaded any of my work yet, but I will soon!

My new painting completed today! :)
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/dancing-girl-meghna-n.html

Phyllis, thank you for the warning and I certainly was trying to choose my words carefully. I don't want to offend and I love a great photograph but I find quality traditional art to be much more rare and fascinating.

Oh... and thanks for posting one of my pics...

I've noticed that the photographs I uploaded get much more views than my drawings and paintings, which is unnerving because I'm not a professional photographer. I studied 8 years to make those drawings and paintings. It took exactly 3 minutes to take the photographs, 2 of those to open the car window. Well, I own a Galaxy Note 3. So does the cute little 6-year-old across the road. Maybe I've wasted 8 years.

Still painting and for the next 2 weekends myself and 2 other artists are having an art show at Marynissen Estate Winery
It's great to see so many who express their feelings with pen, pencil, chalk, brush and pallet knife make their presence known.

I'm going through painting withdrawal.....hope to get on to the next painting soon.
Love all the amazing art in this thread.

Cheers, Barbara
Saint Jean Arts

This is my latest oil just finished

Love all the great paintings above

Still painting...but doing photos too...but it does seem there are more photo's...

This is one of my works that is far from photo-realism/photography......and was a joyous experience.......I examined complimentary colours, textures, and had fun !!!......showing it off 'big' here......

Here...is the work of another fantastic artist...........

Yes I am here too !

Gorgeous watercolour images series.....Lydia.........

Brandi, are you in this thread?

Just checking in.



--Roz Abellera

Brandi's here, Abbie, and a lot from her is in the Skip............

edit........this thread has more comments , chat than many just/images thread.....at least we chat.



'Brandi Hickman

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I would love to continue this thread by honoring our fellow painters as so many of you have done :)

Please post more fabulous paintings..."

Plus four more posts after that one..............just fyi

This is so beautiful....like cascading gold, so painterly...

Hi Abbie, I am in this thread, and I am enjoying every piece of art that has been posted. I have found many new painters to follow and lots of new friends. Thanks Vivian for "The Empty Nest" display. Oh!!! I do love the one above this post named "Descending" by Dale Witherow.

Happy Spring Everyone!!! :)

Wonderfully Done!!!

Great impressionism, love it!!!

I compromised - my niece took the photo and I painted it!

Hi Brandi.....and happy Spring to you,too. I love your choices to share/discuss. It's wonderful to have over 6,000 looking at paintings from FAA artists.
Here's another wonderful painter to admire......this is so rich in luminous colour and excellent design.......

Hi Brandi,
I've just joined FAA and am a fine artist painting 100% with oils :)
So we are still alive ))

. some beautiful paintings

Hello everyone, I'm really enjoying all the beautiful paintings on this thread. Here's a piece from one of my favorite painters of FAA.

Ekaterina, your paintings are wonderfully done. I took a look at your gallery and I'll have to say it is fabulous. Your use of color and freedom of brushstrokes is truly inspiring. Thanks for sharing :)

Loving this thread :)

I'm still here.