Comments on: Santa Barbara Barn Oil Painting

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:58:30 +0000

Hi Perry. Love the Santa Barbara countryside. Thanks for the painting feedback. I appreciate your input and critique! Hope you all are having a great summer.

By: Perry

Perry — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:35:59 +0000

We used to live south of Santa Barbara and I think I know that barn, Lee. You did a great job with the execution. Painting metal structures can be challenge especially when the light hits the roof at midday. If not done correctly, the roof looks like it is covered with snow. You did a nice job of retaining color throughout.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:25:37 +0000

Thanks Sherry. I checked out Tony’s work and I like the loose style. That is what I was going for. Thanks for the tip! Try the underpainting sometime. It is easy to wipe off and change things if you need to before laying down the color.

By: AutumnLeaves

AutumnLeaves — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:41:23 +0000

You said the first thing I’ve read that helps me to understand why artists do underpaintings. I never do them and it indubitably shows. But I never could get the reasoning for them either! Anyway, Lee, this is beautiful. It reminds me a bit of Terry Muira’s style.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:47:54 +0000

Hi Martyn. Since Perry paints with a fair touch of color in his work, I thought I would go for a similar look. I guess I am more interested in the artistic idea than anything else. My tendency is to get too precise and drive myself nuts rendering with a realist slant. I enjoy letting the painting talk as I go and see where it ends up. I have experience in painting workshops where a single scene is painted nine different ways. Our impression is driven by our interpretation and skill level in the end.

By: Martyn Chamberlin

Martyn Chamberlin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:28:36 +0000

I’ve been following Perry Brown for a while. I really like his work. I don’t know if you’re trying to follow the colors exactly on this, or if you’re going after an artistic idea. (Richard Schmid vs. Thomas Moran. Both good, your pick). Is there a reference photo?