tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post4566618547414319613..comments2023-12-15T04:36:17.515+00:00Comments on The Natural Year: A welcome break - the 50th SWLA exhibitionSarah Morrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05198273023728084037noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post-36302962790624991122013-11-18T10:19:43.169+00:002013-11-18T10:19:43.169+00:00Thank you Janene, it certainly was inspiring !Thank you Janene, it certainly was inspiring !Sarah Morrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198273023728084037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post-45522840963130475292013-11-18T10:18:45.080+00:002013-11-18T10:18:45.080+00:00Thank you Esther.
Using photos is always a tricky...Thank you Esther.<br /><br />Using photos is always a tricky subject. I only use my own photographs and if I need some photo reference of a species for an illustration, I do ask around to other colleagues and they are normally very supportive.<br /><br />Photos are very easy reference material for those that do not have such direct access to the outside or if they live in an area that they do not find that inspiring. I must admit, sometimes I have to use photos of species that I haven't got any field sketches for, as often I am up against a tight deadline for illustrations.<br /><br />A big positive for me, as a result of the exhibition, is I feel that in 2014 I need to make more effort to get out sketching in the field. So think that will my new year's resolution.<br /><br />Happy painting ! Sarah Morrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198273023728084037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post-26841849056780876292013-11-18T10:11:28.609+00:002013-11-18T10:11:28.609+00:00Thanks Jarnie - perhaps a day trip next year ??Thanks Jarnie - perhaps a day trip next year ??Sarah Morrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198273023728084037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post-59472292863566620752013-11-15T03:58:10.739+00:002013-11-15T03:58:10.739+00:00Your perspective on the show is very interesting a...Your perspective on the show is very interesting and insightful. I enjoyed seeing through your eyes since I won't get there myself!Janenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524256338602386374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post-86450977984025552162013-11-11T13:02:06.720+00:002013-11-11T13:02:06.720+00:00This looks like a really inspiring exhibition, it&...This looks like a really inspiring exhibition, it's a real shame it's too late now for me to go and see it but I really enjoyed reading your post about it, and also Katherine's- looks like some really well deserved winners of the categories! And those field sketches are just wonderful. I would rather hang a page of a field notebook on my wall than a photorealistic painting any day.<br /><br />What bothers me about photorealistic painting, it makes me wonder what they used as reference. If the painting is a copy of a photo that doesn't belong to the artist, then surely the photographer of the original photo should be credited alongside the painter? (unless the photo is stock in the public domain of course.) And if the photo was taken by the artist, why paint it all over again? You already have the photo. Why not use what you observed about the animal to inform your portrait of it, and make something totally new? I don't have a good camera but I think that actually helps me sketch more- the other day I was sketching herons from a hide, and I took a quick reference photo, but it will be blurry because I had to zoom in a lot, and I will need my sketches if I want to make a finished painting, because they captured more details and poses.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413910646344825736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post-58688814956148147732013-11-08T20:02:55.854+00:002013-11-08T20:02:55.854+00:00great post Sarah and lovely to see these pictures ...great post Sarah and lovely to see these pictures from what looked like a totally inspiring exhibition.Jarnie Godwin https://www.blogger.com/profile/02232816902329798635noreply@blogger.com