by Jack the Starving Artist (sort of)
In my pursuit of art education, I’m trying something a little different, I think it is 17th-18th century style. I forgot where I got my original photograph, so I can’t be sure. Anyway, to me it looks somewhere between traditional landscape and impressionism and that was my intention. This style makes the emphasis more on the [creative] use of color using a somewhat casual composition. I like this style and I may do a few more before I move on to something else. Do you like the unusual colors on the trees to the right side?
DETAILS: It is acrylic on canvas and it’s approximately 24 x 20. The blue sky and water is off color by several shades because of the digital camera and my light source. In the real picture it’s not quite as turquoise.
All comments are welcome, good or bad, its all helpful. If you don’t mind, please rate it on a 1 to 10 scale, with 1 being really bad.
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Mr. Jack, you’re a star. A star I tells you.
I can’t figure out why these aren’t selling like hotcakes.
My guess is you are not doing enough in the marketing department.
For starters, you need a fancier name…maybe Jacques…and you should autograph your paintings. You should also wear a beret. Maybe place an add on a billboard next to the highway. A giant picture of you wearing your beret with the signature paintings by Jacques.
Well Joe, I wore a beret for a few years, but that beret probably wouldn’t enhance my standing among the liberal art world, see it was army issue, but, I get your point and I sadly I must agree. I’ve often said art is not so much about talent as it is self-promotion and notoriety. So yes, I think you’re 100% right on target.
I knew someone in the Sacramento area who tried for a long time to get her paintings into galleries there but was unable to. So she spent a few days in Oregon trying to get her paintings into some of the smaller galleries and succeeded. I think she even was able to sell a couple of her paintings but shortly after came down with cancer and died a few months later. (And she was not a smoker, ate a very healthy diet and exercised.)
Anyhow, you might want to try galleries outside this area, especially the smaller ones.
A nice tranquil setting, great use of pastels with subtle delft tones, easily one of my favorites you have presented here.
This is one of my favorites, Jack. You’ve done a great job creating that impressionist feel.
I am bothered by one small thing. That brown rock (land mass) in the right foreground keeps pulling my eye away from what should be the focal point.
Tina, that was a subtle political statement by Jack;
He is pointing out, even given the blissful nature of things left alone, you will eventually have a boat load of Liberal “brown stuff” to come along and mess up your perspective.
🙂