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Inspiration from Artists Week 76 : Chris Neale and Edward Hopper.
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The greatest painter of Wales - for me, and I know, many others - was Kyffin Williams: he achieved superb tonal contrast without using a wide palette, and he caught the strong greys, browns, and greens which I associate with Wales (not that I've been back for some 45 years, sadly). Everyone else tends to suffer a bit by comparison - the "burst of colour" theme mentioned by Tessa is a theme which at its best is, well, colourful, but at its worst is brash and jarring. These are artists who call themselves colourists, and some of them are very good (I think this artist is one of the good ones) and they use colour to establish tone - which to my eye can sacrifice a great deal of subtlety for no obvious gain.
I've often observed - to the point of becoming tedious, I expect - that Corot is my favourite painter of all time: I like the restraint, the elements of atmospheric suggestion, if I can put it that way. I don't think that's a very popular technique nowadays, with many painters having gone for an explosion in the paint factory, and subtle and quiet being thought dull. Of course, this is largely a matter of subjective opinion, but I've never believed that the answer to painting problems is just to chuck another colour in. Colour sells though, I'm told: Charles Evans paints his watercolours and acrylics with, I think, just 9 colours, including his own mix which he's Christened "sand"; to confine some painters to such a number would strike them as being to condemn them to eat a diet of potatoes and eggs, without variation. I wouldn't use Charles' palette, to be honest, or not all of it, but I've certainly not noticed any dullness or limitation of colour-range in his paintings.
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Edward Hopper 1882 - 1967, was an American realist painter and print maker. Whilst widely known for his oil paintings he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and print maker. Hopper is one of Americas renowned artists his influence on art and popular culture has been substantial. Bio from Wikipedia.
I hope you enjoy the artwork and find some that you particularly like and share with us .
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by Paul (Dixie) Dean
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I have mixed feelings about Hopper. He has understandable stature as an artist. He depicts 'stillness' and 'loneliness' very well, there's a story in all his painting. I feel I ought to like his work more than I do. I collect folios of artists whose work I like, but I've not done this for him. But here's a few I like...
...and perhaps his most famous, and copied work....
Apparently his compositions and narrative staging is admired by many movie directors.
...and perhaps his most famous, and copied work....
Apparently his compositions and narrative staging is admired by many movie directors.
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Although he was one of America’s most renowned artists, I find his work hard to like. The feeling of loneliness he often depicts in his paintings is rather unsettling, and the sombre colours just seem to emphasise this. I do, though, like the last landscape Paul has posted above, it has a lighter feel to it.
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I love Edward Hopper - ha ha, how different we all are. I like the strong blocks of colour, the mystery within his paintings, there for the viewer to think about. He certainly stood out in his time with that individual style. I think that Jack Vettriano took a lot from him, though not the depth and the atmosphere. I like the cityscapes the most, the people who populate them but always with a sense of being separate. I like the glimpses inside rooms and apartments - I think of certain films ( eg Rear Window, tho’ these were made much later of course). As Lewis mentioned, there is a connection with film noir perhaps with the lighting. Oh I could go on…..
