for three torrid days in the company of this master painter i found myself challenged. i soon realized that no one painter can copy another painter's techniques successfully. but, by golly, one can learn a heap of stuff.
for weeks after the class i tried to incorporate what Alvaro taught into my paintings. what i have learned is and will be very valuable to me going forward. here are a coule of sketches that lean heavily on some of Alvaro's favorite subjects. they are really quite abstract and atmospheric. but i am pleased with how they have taken me in a new direction and expandeed my horizons...
Like that comment you made, and it goes to one of my main complaints about photo real work: it can be copied. Paintings like Alvaro's cannot be copied. I think the best I've seen of his is in the shanghai show, it's a barnburner!
ReplyDeletethanks Nick!
ReplyDeletei saw about 20 pieces that Alvaro did at the show he had last December in Melbourne. they were ALL barn burners.
Alvaro tends to work darker and warmer than i like. that is one main difference.
but i did learn from him some very key lessons about creating excitement, figures and some techniques that i will use more and more.
i don't want to paint like Alvaro. i do not want to copy him. but i LOVE the way he develops a scene. he also has a terrific attitude, is extremely funny and laid back.
i want to do a trip with him to paint in France - but with my new job (etc) that may not happen this year!