Comments on: SHORELINE VIEW http://www.jimmylongacre.com/02/shoreline-view.html My Insatiable Obsession Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:52:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jimmy Longacre http://www.jimmylongacre.com/02/shoreline-view.html#comment-66 Jimmy Longacre Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:46:16 +0000 http://www.jimmylongacre.com/02/shoreline-view.html#comment-66 Glad you like it, Buff. In answer to your question concerning the difficulty of painting small as opposed to larger, the answer is in some ways, yes and no. 'Yes', because you must still supply sufficient visual interest to allow the viewers imagination to take hold. 'No', because while the basic concerns of painting remain the same, it allows me to work on every aspect of the painting in one session, from initial compositional rough-in, through color selection, shape and edge manipulations, center of interest, and finishing touches. These small daily paintings often serve as the sketch for a larger work. The nice thing is that like working out a musical arrangement on a piano, you have a clear idea of what you're about when you bring in the orchestra. Glad you like it, Buff. In answer to your question concerning the difficulty of painting small as opposed to larger, the answer is in some ways, yes and no. ‘Yes’, because you must still supply sufficient visual interest to allow the viewers imagination to take hold. ‘No’, because while the basic concerns of painting remain the same, it allows me to work on every aspect of the painting in one session, from initial compositional rough-in, through color selection, shape and edge manipulations, center of interest, and finishing touches. These small daily paintings often serve as the sketch for a larger work. The nice thing is that like working out a musical arrangement on a piano, you have a clear idea of what you’re about when you bring in the orchestra.

]]> By: Buff Waters http://www.jimmylongacre.com/02/shoreline-view.html#comment-64 Buff Waters Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:35:15 +0000 http://www.jimmylongacre.com/02/shoreline-view.html#comment-64 I like this -- it has a nice pastoral feel. Question: What are the differences between painting on an 8x6 canvas vs., say, 24x18? Less time needed to complete the work, I'm sure. Are details more difficult to do? What else? I like this — it has a nice pastoral feel.

Question: What are the differences between painting on an 8×6 canvas vs., say, 24×18? Less time needed to complete the work, I’m sure. Are details more difficult to do? What else?

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