tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582470877898434732.post4187295477757687608..comments2023-04-03T04:06:10.733-07:00Comments on Catherine Carter's Art Blog: It's not where you start, it's where you end upCatherine Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00436800214622635920noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582470877898434732.post-90926126028403485932011-06-02T13:54:26.270-07:002011-06-02T13:54:26.270-07:00Thank you for reading, Bianka!Thank you for reading, Bianka!Catherine Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436800214622635920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582470877898434732.post-84833906224697157502011-06-02T06:20:19.393-07:002011-06-02T06:20:19.393-07:00I'm with the both of you. My first experience ...I'm with the both of you. My first experience was with minimal instruction, nothing on value, shading, tones, no demonstrations. Critiques were done similarly and I don't understand how they were able to get away with it either. I see students now that are learning values and tones in drawing 2 or advanced drawing. If you're not working with the figure, what are you learning??<br />Mr. Maris at Westfield State used to have an expression for a critique, "First you throw a rose, then a stone"...I always liked that expression. It's funny though that so many are afraid to say that this might be better if you did this or that instead of "I really like it" so as not to hurt someone's feelings.<br />As usual Catherine, great article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582470877898434732.post-53835249591516191982011-05-25T05:15:06.819-07:002011-05-25T05:15:06.819-07:00Thank you for the kind words on my humble beginnin...Thank you for the kind words on my humble beginnings, Nancy. And that is exactly my point: we all have something unique to say, and once we have mastered the materials and techniques, then we can say it. But without instruction, you can't just give up and say, "It's no good" or what the person is truly afraid of, "I'm no good."<br /><br />So you had experience with "non-teachers," too, eh? They seem to be lurking everywhere. How do they get away with it?Catherine Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436800214622635920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582470877898434732.post-59263308778655908092011-05-25T04:34:17.897-07:002011-05-25T04:34:17.897-07:00Catherine, many good points in this post! I agree ...Catherine, many good points in this post! I agree with you that diligence and persistence are what really make a good artist. Many people don't like that sensation of banging their heads against the wall like the ones who keep coming back to the painting to make it work, make it work, make it work. It's a long, slow process for most people, I think.<br /><br />Was your first painting really that pink and purple? I actually like it. It has some qualities of a Morandi. It shows your unique perspecive on the set up.<br /><br />My first experience in art school was similar to yours. I really don't understand why art professors couldn't start off with some basic info for their beginners. Would it kill them to talk about composition, perspective, mixing color and so on?<br /><br />I'm glad you kept at it and beat the odds.Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.com