tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52001387976484752382024-03-19T03:31:45.061-06:00BRAD TEAREThe Art of Thick PaintBrad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-2845509694822963432019-03-28T12:46:00.000-06:002019-03-28T12:49:27.215-06:00353: New Blog!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEVW3OFQtjd2mOZ9cvXPjEqVrEBWvFJOPurQGbL6Fv-e6I-aagqHuRrk-hPc1zvsanObcz_mWosl-y_KuIYtzuQxNxPaoHcqZUmAwMn7DAOuv9F13C4-4aMYyytSOiBi54YN3nmPl_KE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-28+at+12.30.37+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1246" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEVW3OFQtjd2mOZ9cvXPjEqVrEBWvFJOPurQGbL6Fv-e6I-aagqHuRrk-hPc1zvsanObcz_mWosl-y_KuIYtzuQxNxPaoHcqZUmAwMn7DAOuv9F13C4-4aMYyytSOiBi54YN3nmPl_KE/s320/Screen+Shot+2019-03-28+at+12.30.37+PM.png" width="320" /></a><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">–I HAVE</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> recently made a <a href="http://bradteare.com/" target="_blank">new website</a> and a <a href="http://bradteare.com/blog/" target="_blank">new blog.</a> The blog has all the original material of this Thick Paint site minus entries with expiration dates such as exhibits and class announcements–so the topics are even easier to browse. I will no longer be posting to this blog with the Blogspot address.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The new blog is hosted by Word Press and promises to be faster and more visually intriguing. I hope you agree and will join me at the new site <a href="http://bradteare.com/blog/" target="_blank">here.</a></span><br />
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The first entry on the <a href="http://bradteare.com/talking-about-paintings/" target="_blank">new blog</a> is about how we talk about our art and the necessity to do so. And how communicating effectively will help not only ourselves but the art community as a whole.<br />
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If you enjoy the new venue I hope you will leave a comment with ideas and suggestions on the new site. Many thanks for your help and continued support.<br />
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Brad Teare –March 28, 2019<br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com163tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-33755847974945655002019-01-16T11:12:00.002-07:002019-02-13T23:23:40.554-07:00352: Black is a Color<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkgyYAfQIIWpOX9WvFyH9WrVh1geh0ncyGnKLB9DJ5VTKjZhK5uGxE80lje8Bn3ZuwY04vD71zlUT4gKp5bFAUO2ebor38UxMofB4LIaZXgpdRGGd72CKBfU9GAr-6g1spgH433LOn_U/s1600/Brad-Teare-closeup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkgyYAfQIIWpOX9WvFyH9WrVh1geh0ncyGnKLB9DJ5VTKjZhK5uGxE80lje8Bn3ZuwY04vD71zlUT4gKp5bFAUO2ebor38UxMofB4LIaZXgpdRGGd72CKBfU9GAr-6g1spgH433LOn_U/s320/Brad-Teare-closeup.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–I HAVE</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> read how many artists avoid using black paint at all costs. Some even decry it as not being a real color. Which is somewhat ridiculous. If it wasn't a color that would mean it didn't reflect light and would be a sort of black hole of reality, sucking in light but reflecting nothing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is more accurate to say that black is a color that is extremely dark and extremely neutral. In a few minutes, I'm going to broadcast live (16 Jan 2019, 12:30 MT) on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bradteare/" target="_blank">Instagram feed</a> where I will add green to a painting using black, cadmium yellow, and yellow ochre (and possibly some ultramarine blue). In the demo, it will become evident that black is a color and of use to the experienced painter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So the dictum that <i>black is not a color</i> should be modified to <i>black is a color that is best used after having some experience</i>. If you would like to use black but feel you might not be experienced enough try using <a href="https://amzn.to/2RMgJdd" target="_blank">Chromatic Black</a> from <a href="https://gamblincolors.com/" target="_blank">Gamblin colors</a>. Remember, the color it looks like is the color it is. But the fact that Chromatic Black is a mixture of <a href="https://amzn.to/2svYhr6" target="_blank">Quinacridone Red</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2SXU36Z" target="_blank">Thalo Green</a> helps novice painters to accept the neutrality of the color. If you have these two colors you can mix your own. You do not want your deep darks to be a complete balance between cool and warm. If it is it will appear to be a dead color, no matter what colors are combined to make a neutral hue.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Black with a touch of ultramarine blue is a beautiful color and is often sold as <a href="https://amzn.to/2RWVvti" target="_blank">Payne's Gray</a> after the 18th-century British watercolorist William Payne. You should always bias your blacks so they are leaning to either the warm or cool side of the spectrum. I also suggest adding a hint of <a href="https://amzn.to/2VSbxnj" target="_blank">white</a> to bring out the tonal beauty of the color. Also, remember that no dark color should occupy no more than 5% of an extremely dark range. Use those super darks for notes within your dark shapes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With experience, dark colors of all kinds from <a href="https://amzn.to/2RWeVy6" target="_blank">Mars black</a> to <a href="https://amzn.to/2RWVENm" target="_blank">Ivory black</a> can be handled well in your paintings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –January 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In his drawings, Van Gogh used a reed pen on paper. I use <a href="https://amzn.to/2D61jZ9" target="_blank">acrylic markers</a> on canvas. But I replicate Van Gogh's marks to demonstrate a similar effect. When I understood Van Gogh's methods of drawing I came one step closer to understanding how he painted. I resolved to find a connection between my drawings and paintings. It took quite a while to discover but once I did my painting took a massive leap forward.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope this video will help you foster a unique way of drawing and that your newfound drawing style will foster a unique way of painting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –January 2019</span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-89021336596957610582018-11-26T20:28:00.002-07:002018-12-17T19:52:45.474-07:00350: How to Get Bright Color Using Color Charts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–SIXTEEN</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> years ago I read an art <a href="https://amzn.to/2DJxz50" target="_blank">instruction book</a> that recommended making color charts. I used artist tape to mark off the swatches on canvas panels and mixed up my paint. After the swatches on the color charts dried, I attempted to use them in my painting procedure. But for some reason, the charts seemed irrelevant, and I rarely used them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I was moving into my new studio, I rediscovered the charts in the corner of my closet. I placed them on a shelf underneath my wall easel. With the charts nearby, I found I began to refer to them as I planned the color for my paintings. With a modest amount of planning, I found I was avoiding color clichés, and my color became more varied and vibrant.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtoZcd-WLYDaFXToP_AH-oD3_8L80vhHnRLa2LDB8O1MhDn1LcoYlTQ_iiBBMc8J4evvbnneAtfZs04S5wmwLjxFDxhDgol_8IX1PDfIiU3ckN2v8OasFVJJhIXbeoapCwogjOJxifmw/s1600/Brad-Teare-cottonwoods.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtoZcd-WLYDaFXToP_AH-oD3_8L80vhHnRLa2LDB8O1MhDn1LcoYlTQ_iiBBMc8J4evvbnneAtfZs04S5wmwLjxFDxhDgol_8IX1PDfIiU3ckN2v8OasFVJJhIXbeoapCwogjOJxifmw/s320/Brad-Teare-cottonwoods.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As prescribed in the <a href="https://amzn.to/2DJxz50" target="_blank">book</a> each chart used a single color which I mixed with all the others colors on my palette. I would then add this mixture with white. The colors shifted from left to right as I added other hues. The swatches shifted in value from top to bottom as I added white.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Initially, I didn't understand the purpose of doing color studies. Much like doing value studies you have to have faith. You have to believe the process will produce results–without short-term evidence. I can't explain why doing value or color studies results in better paintings. You have to keep experimenting with a principle even though you see minimal results. In some cases, the hoped-for breakthrough happens after months of seemingly nonproductive experimentation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This process can be challenging to explain to the beginning painter. If I were to graph the progress of such experimentation, it would be a hockey stick. It would show months of no progress followed by an instantaneous rise in ability.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>HOW I USE COLOR CHARTS</b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeE7M3kf_RBrYazpIpVD8HZxdWxEoaFRq7XzSKLcqZMP-SYPsUEEvN-GEV0Qx3b4tTWpXdUBIlkBChu4aZRYN-BP-pQVmo67g3ARJXTeEPoIoHUjNQRRnRqawNrIi7TFoBX17PFMulQEg/s1600/Color-charts-brad-teare.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="1600" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeE7M3kf_RBrYazpIpVD8HZxdWxEoaFRq7XzSKLcqZMP-SYPsUEEvN-GEV0Qx3b4tTWpXdUBIlkBChu4aZRYN-BP-pQVmo67g3ARJXTeEPoIoHUjNQRRnRqawNrIi7TFoBX17PFMulQEg/s320/Color-charts-brad-teare.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I almost always do a watercolor sketch before I transfer my design to canvas. The quick sketch allows me to imagine the chromatic direction the painting will take. I select colors by asking a series of questions. What emotional effect am I trying to achieve? What colors will be in opposition to the primary color? What harmonious accents will complement those main colors? To clarify my thinking, I shuffle through my color charts. Such a review breaks up habitual color mixtures allowing me to select basic colors. Do I want to mix my greens around a base of Burnt Sienna and Thalo Blue? Or would a base of Cadmium Yellow Light and Ultramarine Blue be more appealing? The pause to consider the basic colors allows me to simplify and harmonize.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally, I have to carry the discipline over to my oil palette. I keep both the watercolor study and the relevant color charts handy. The inconvenience of adhering to a plan is outweighed by positive results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">By combining color charts with watercolor sketches, you can avoid routine colors schemes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you need a good watercolor set for doing sketches I highly recommend this versatile, <a href="https://amzn.to/2SgSX5G" target="_blank">inexpensive kit.</a> The commercial color swatches in the photo can be found <a href="https://amzn.to/2QivOT2" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare, November 2018</span></div>
Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-91583189916300915002018-09-12T09:04:00.005-06:002018-10-04T10:31:49.176-06:00349: Painting with Bright Color–New Instructional Video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the video, I add red as a modifying color to a landscape painting. Many classic American Impressionists would add red to their pigments to give an overall harmony as well as using red to shift color along the spectrum between yellow and blue. They would use yellow to warm a color and blue to cool it. It's a fascinating way to amp up your color. I was so happy with the results I have used it exclusively since this painting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I filmed the video in my new studio. The sound is excellent due to my new lav mic and good studio acoustics. I used all new recording equipment. New to my process is the use of multiple camera angles to show the exact colors I mix on the palette to apply to the canvas. That was a missing feature in my Youtube videos. I think viewers will appreciate the upgrade. The entire video has live commentary or added voice over to give viewers the best educational experience possible.</span><br />
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-How to achieve bright, rich color using <i>broken, or vibrational, color</i><br />
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-<a href="https://amzn.to/2NHS874" target="_blank">Windsor & Newton Bright Red</a><br />
-<a href="https://amzn.to/2Qmvaky" target="_blank">Ginko Leaf Shaped palette knife</a><br />
-<a href="https://amzn.to/2N5dz2u" target="_blank">Holbein Palette Knife 6S</a><br />
-<a href="https://amzn.to/2NC2RQt" target="_blank">Holbein Palette Knife MX-2</a><br />
-<a href="https://amzn.to/2CMJHTK" target="_blank">Holbein Palette Knife MX-H-12</a><br />
<a href="https://amzn.to/2OD6gvU" target="_blank">-Creative Mark palette knife</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you will give the <a href="https://gumroad.com/bradteare" target="_blank">video</a> a try.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Please note that i</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f you rent the video you can download it at any time within a 30-day span, but once you download it you have to watch it within 72 hours.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Please leave comments in the comment section below. I appreciate your help to make these videos even better in the future.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Many thanks for your support.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –September 2018</span></div>
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-59894121787459434772018-07-12T13:12:00.001-06:002018-07-12T15:24:07.485-06:00348: Studio Visit Video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The sound quality was good in the new studio as was the lighting (which was all natural). The <a href="https://amzn.to/2NNwFqT" target="_blank">lav mic</a> worked well and it was a good test for my upcoming Teachable videos which I hope to get online before Christmas. Hope you enjoy the <a href="http://www.manitougalleries.com/artists/Brad-Teare-319690/bio" target="_blank">video</a>.</span></div>
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-70531826669049323112018-06-28T11:18:00.000-06:002018-07-08T10:17:10.979-06:00347: Paintings at Manitou Galleries<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0X8cOvxXXYZJifZFIHITBYzYbC1voh6b4LIqs6NElDtwg3hD12_JsMP1qtFlTT8XvFDMvBUQXmIsh2-Rb7P80-udfo831T1nJGF8qmgcQ69AhJ4BPymIGkducHON6OWhVcvQLoDCQ2c/s1600/Brad-Teare-Manitou-galleries.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1600" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0X8cOvxXXYZJifZFIHITBYzYbC1voh6b4LIqs6NElDtwg3hD12_JsMP1qtFlTT8XvFDMvBUQXmIsh2-Rb7P80-udfo831T1nJGF8qmgcQ69AhJ4BPymIGkducHON6OWhVcvQLoDCQ2c/s320/Brad-Teare-Manitou-galleries.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–IT</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> has been a lifelong ambition to get <a href="http://www.manitougalleries.com/artists/Brad-Teare-319690" target="_blank">gallery representation</a> in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is the <a href="https://www.quora.com/How-did-Santa-Fe-become-the-3rd-largest-art-market-in-the-US" target="_blank">third largest art market</a> in the world and the primary market for the kind of textured impressionism that I do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Due to a series of fortuitous events I recently connected with <a href="http://www.manitougalleries.com/artists/Brad-Teare-319690" target="_blank">Manitou Galleries</a> which has a gallery on Canyon Road and another near the Plaza on <a href="http://www.manitougalleries.com/contact" target="_blank">Palace Avenue</a> (where <a href="http://www.manitougalleries.com/artists/Brad-Teare-319690" target="_blank">my works</a> are currently exhibited).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are in Santa Fe I hope you will drop by and take a look. Both of the Manitou galleries are excellent and I'm honored to be included in their roster of amazing artists.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –June 2018</span></div>
Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-1201951629631053572018-05-29T16:36:00.000-06:002018-06-13T08:27:52.547-06:00346: Understanding Creativity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–WHY</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> do some people love art and others seem unmoved by it? I'm always interested in the reaction of people who visit our home. Our living room has art hanging from floor to ceiling. Some people don't even notice–which always intrigues us since our collection (which includes an original work by <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?q=carl+bloch+paintings&atb=v102-1_g&iax=images&ia=images" target="_blank">Carl Bloch</a>) is such a prominent part of the room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've always assumed that with enough persuasion nearly anyone could be convinced that life with art would be superior to one devoid of art (read my five reasons to collect art <a href="https://bradteare.blogspot.com/search?q=five+reasons" target="_blank">here</a>). Despite straining my persuasive abilities to the limit I don't think I've persuaded anyone to collect art. It seems that needle is very difficult, if not impossible, to move.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I know that creativity can manifest itself in a variety of ways. The following video of an interview with Jordan Peterson, makes many points, such as; <i>if you genuinely like art you are probably creative</i>. Or; a<i>rt embodies</i> <i>tremendous beauty and continued revelation. </i>As well as;<i> people are terrified of art because it speaks of the ultimate depths.</i> And my favorite,<i> art is exploration. </i>(Watch the video<a href="https://youtu.be/KxGPe1jD-qY" target="_blank"> here.</a> Note that the audio improves at 1 minute.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Additionally, Jordan Peterson mentions a book,<i> <a href="https://amzn.to/2Jh2Yie" target="_blank">Genius, </a></i><a href="https://amzn.to/2Jh2Yie" target="_blank">by Hans Eysenck</a>, about the nature of the creative personality that promises to be worth reading (<a href="http://debrateare.com/" target="_blank">Deb</a>, if you are reading this post this would make a great Christmas present!)</span></div>
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-21902207784173489402018-05-05T12:27:00.000-06:002018-06-13T14:42:01.327-06:00345: Cypher Show Interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-62363747963292531782018-04-19T15:27:00.001-06:002018-04-27T18:09:41.631-06:00344: Persistence of Paradox Show<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–OVER</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> the last two decades, I have been trying to combine the seemingly irreconcilable worlds of woodcut and oil painting. In my latest show, opening tomorrow (April 20, 2018) at </span><a href="https://alpineartinc.com/?s=brad+teare" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" target="_blank">Alpine Art</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> in Salt Lake City, I demonstrate the fusion of those paradoxical art forms. Tonight, between 6 and 8, I will give a talk about the art and process of the 28 pieces included in the show. I hope to see you there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The last video (above) was filmed on April 5, 2016, over two years ago. It was at that moment I knew I wanted to mount a show of paintings based entirely on imagery from my <a href="https://amzn.to/2HMcW84" target="_blank">graphic novel</a> but the technical means had not presented themselves. It took two years of rumination and one week of exposure to new ideas to finally move forward with the show. I'm extremely proud of the show and hope you will be able to drop by for a visit. It will be on display until May 25, 2018.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Above: <i>Your Move</i>, 48" x 24", acrylic markers on canvas, available at <a href="https://alpineartinc.com/gallery/" target="_blank">Alpine Art.</a></span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-14073107839477441722018-04-08T12:52:00.000-06:002018-05-13T10:59:44.522-06:00343: Painting Interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPB-JDsXnYxUuI7flRG9ZM-9-1W_wEA_wAxNvdaS9OuHgE1ppnakh1dav7UMWAE1pbJfphKoVuhRzdFjksLu7h0Rz4CQS1abSVneKHtLMhitLbpm_vWaqptpqopA1gfUR4QFwqmYItYPs/s1600/brad-teare-closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPB-JDsXnYxUuI7flRG9ZM-9-1W_wEA_wAxNvdaS9OuHgE1ppnakh1dav7UMWAE1pbJfphKoVuhRzdFjksLu7h0Rz4CQS1abSVneKHtLMhitLbpm_vWaqptpqopA1gfUR4QFwqmYItYPs/s320/brad-teare-closeup.jpg" width="320" /></a><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">–TO</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> be in the company of those who wish the best for you is one of the greatest blessings a person can have. Over the years many artists and fellow painters have followed my work on a variety of social platforms. I have regretted that my schedule has limited closer contact.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I recently communicated with Indian artist</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.facebook.com/n/?darshana.bajaj.94%26aref%3D1523202539158301%26medium%3Demail%26mid%3D56957f0ae784bG3d7ba5aaG569583a447b1dG52%26bcode%3D2.1523202539.AbwLTHKmXV3FS8jH_ao%26n_m%3Dbradteare%2540gmail.com&source=gmail&ust=1523299644497000&usg=AFQjCNHSRewHFuaUkX-C142Iqn6_YOELSw" href="https://www.facebook.com/n/?darshana.bajaj.94&aref=1523202539158301&medium=email&mid=56957f0ae784bG3d7ba5aaG569583a447b1dG52&bcode=2.1523202539.AbwLTHKmXV3FS8jH_ao&n_m=bradteare%40gmail.com" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; font-size: 16px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Darshana Bajaj</a>,</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> who posted our conversation on her blog (read it </span><a href="https://artistdarshana.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-art-of-brad-teare-interview.html?spref=fb" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">). I found her questions insightful and appreciated the opportunity to reflect on my creative motivation. The heightened awareness has provided clarity at a critical moment in my career. [One addendum to the interview: I describe an ideal day–in actuality, my days are far more chaotic.]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I appreciate everyone who has given words of encouragement over the years. I have especially enjoyed the unique cultural perspective of my friends from India. Thank you so much for all you have given me.</span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-5310894745470618072018-04-04T10:03:00.000-06:002018-04-04T10:16:30.218-06:00342: Writing a Press Release<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The copy for my upcoming <a href="https://alpineartinc.com/persistence-of-paradox-exhibit/" target="_blank"><i>Persistence of Paradox </i>show</a> is more sophisticated than I might otherwise have used because I feel the show will attract a different kind of gallery attendee. If I were writing for a landscape show my language would be simpler. The name or subject of the show sets the tone and the readers' expectation. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Below is my final press release:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Persistence of Paradox</i> simultaneously explores the visual complexity of Brad Teare's <a href="https://amzn.to/2Jkmibx" target="_blank">graphic novel Cypher </a>and the significance of its quirky, <a href="http://www.stenudd.com/myth/freudjung/jung-archetypes.htm" target="_blank">Jungian mythology</a>. Teare uses the medium of acrylic markers (the markers graffiti artists use) to develop and expand the surrealist imagery revealed in the original book. Teare discovered that by using white markers on canvas painted with black acrylic paint, he could replicate the look, and more importantly, the state of mind, of working in scratchboard and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/market/brad_teare" target="_blank">woodcut</a>–the original mediums of the comic book.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"The original <a href="https://amzn.to/2Jkmibx" target="_blank">graphic novel </a>was comprised of dream imagery that I stitched into a comprehensible structure," Teare says. "The challenge was to focus the narrative while retaining the overall surreal, symbolic content."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The exhibit continues that impulse by visually exploring the mystery of life–with all its paradoxes. Some of the comic pages are meticulously painted onto canvas at ten times the original size. Smaller paintings are tributes to original characters and include Salvador Dali, M.C. Escher, as well as a cast of archetypal icons from Femme Fatale to the League of Ogres (a crew of motley Hades-dwellers). </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Although the show consists primarily of works on canvas, included are two sculpture/assemblages that pay homage to iconic scenes in the series. Teare has attached QR codes to many of the artworks and attendees can use their phones to access additional surrealist and explanatory video.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cypher originally appeared in Heavy Metal magazine and was later published as a graphic novel by Peregrine Smith Books. It was critically acclaimed and received accolades from the Spectrum Annual, Fantagraphics Books, as well as Simon & Schuster's Comics Encyclopedia. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Paradox Press, as well as many other comics anthologies. While living in New York, he illustrated books by Alice Walker, James Mitchener, Ann Tyler, and many others. He now lives in Providence, Utah.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Above: <i>League of Ogres</i>, 30" x 24", available at <a href="https://alpineartinc.com/persistence-of-paradox-exhibit/">Alpine Art</a></span></span></div>
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-26948488263980800432018-03-28T09:17:00.001-06:002018-03-28T16:02:06.223-06:00341: "Persistence of Paradox" Interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">–I</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> was honored to be interviewed for <a href="https://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2018/03/using-acrylic-markers.html" target="_blank">James Gurney's blog</a> about the upcoming Persistence of Paradox show, April 20, 6-9pm at <a href="https://alpineartinc.com/persistence-of-paradox-exhibit/" target="_blank">Alpine Art</a> in Salt Lake City. The questions were insightful and really got me thinking not only about technique but the deeper motivations for the show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Below is a short video that demonstrates the basic principles of my technique. I explain in more detail on <a href="https://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2018/03/using-acrylic-markers.html">Gurney's site</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Many thanks to <a href="http://jamesgurney.com/site/">James Gurney</a> for the opportunity to reach more readers concerning this unique show. I hope you enjoy <a href="https://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2018/03/using-acrylic-markers.html">the interview</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –March 2018</span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-8032314688588356482018-03-26T15:45:00.000-06:002018-03-26T15:57:24.670-06:00340: Why Paintings Crack, Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–PAINTINGS</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> with thick applications of paint are especially prone to cracking. So I've decided I need to take strong measure to ensure my paintings, which are distinctive for their thick texture, will not crack well into the next century.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I won't treat the subject of painting layers in the correct order, with the right proportion of oil, as it is outside my expertise. My paintings are painted <a href="http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-technique.html" target="_blank">alla prima</a>, that is, in a series of sessions while the paint is still wet. When it begins to dry, even just lightly skimming over, I am done painting. The technique I developed doesn't allow for adding layers of paint over previously dry layers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With that in mind, there are two aspects of creating a solid paint film on a canvas. The first consideration is to treat the canvas so the oil does not soak from the paint layers into the raw canvas. This means adding an isolating layer. This can best be done by coating the canvas with an acrylic medium. My preferred method is to use a bristle brush to apply a thick layer of acrylic gloss medium. In addition to creating an oil impervious layer thereby protecting the canvas from the effects of the oil, the acrylic medium helps stiffen the canvas making it less movable while still maintaining flexibility.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once impermeability is established you need to create a surface that oil paint can adhere to. The best bond would be a chemical bond. But there are few surfaces oil will chemically bond with. One such material is copper, especially with lead-based paints. Copper will chemically cross-link with oils and create a nearly uncrackable bond. I have seen paintings by Carl Block which were painted on copper panels that are in perfect shape nearly 200 years after they were painted.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Few can afford to paint on copper panels these days. So we have to content ourselves with creating a solid <i>physical bond</i>. A layer of acrylic gloss medium has no tooth for the subsequent layer of oil paint to adhere to. The only way an acylic layer and an oil layer can bond is by mechanical means. This means that the acrylic has to have tooth, or actual physical properties that intertwine between oil and dried acrylic. Think of this mechanical bond as a kind of interlocking mechanism like velcro, but on a microscopic level. The acrylic layer must provide something for the oil to latch onto. This requires adding something to make the acrylic emulsion porous. Essentially the requirements are contradictory–you need the canvas to be protected from absorption and the oil painting side to have an element of absorption, but not so much that it will absorb into the canvas material.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Acrylic gesso (or more aptly named acrylic ground) is made up of acrylic polymer and marble dust. The marble dust creates just enough permeability that the oil can latch onto the surface. In the absence of such permeability, the oil paint would just sit on top of the emulsion and would eventually delaminate (that is, peel off like an old band-aid).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are other ways to create permeability. You can add a coat of acrylic matte medium (matte mediums have a marble dust-like additive like aluminum hydroxide). This creates a sandy, gritty surface–perfect for applying oil paint.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In summation, you need to isolate the canvas with an acrylic medium. Then add an acrylic medium that will cross-link to the subsequent acrylic layer and provide tooth for the oil paint to adhere to. With most painters, these two processes can be done by coating the canvas with three layers of quality acrylic gesso. In my case, where I want to draw on the canvas with acrylic markers to clearly define my composition, I will seal the canvas with acrylic gloss medium, paint on a layer of acrylic Mars Black, draw the composition with white acrylic markers, and then make the surface porous by adding a layer of matte acrylic medium toned with Golden Colors' Heavy Body Red Acrylic (which compositionally is very similar to acrylic gesso).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This might seem like an elaborate process, but it is one that will ensure that my highly textured painting have the highest chance of not cracking well into the next century.</span></div>
Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-1527301036528762102018-03-22T11:20:00.000-06:002018-03-29T09:44:48.544-06:00339: Review of 12 Rules for Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">–I</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> was honored that clinical psychologist and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos" target="_blank">Youtube superstar</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gru_JBBMBbY">Jordan B. Peterson</a> sent me a review copy of his book <a href="http://amzn.to/2G3Lb9m" target="_blank"><i>12 Rules for Life: an Antidote to Chaos</i></a>. This blog has a comparatively small readership and any review I write would hardly budge the needle of the book's sales–which currently trends near number one on nearly every booklist. I appreciate Peterson's generosity and willingness to share his book.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Peterson routinely talks with people such as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IBegL_V6AA" target="_blank">Jonathan Haidt</a> (who wrote one of my favorite books <a href="http://amzn.to/2Gec3Hb" target="_blank"><i>The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion</i></a>) and recommends complex analysis of inequality in books such as <i><a href="http://amzn.to/2IJ9Txu" target="_blank">The Great Leveler</a>,</i> published by Princeton University Press. I view Peterson as a force for rationality, but I knew his book would invite condemnation. Despite my expectations, I was surprised by an attack from The New York Review of Books</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. It was less a review and more a compendium of logical fallacies. Because of such attacks and such disregard for diversity of thought, I felt compelled to review Peterson's book.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The bulk of the book offsets many erroneous and detrimental ideas. Young artists will find concepts to help with self-confidence (Standup straight with your shoulders back, rule 1), networking (Make friends with people who want the best for you, rule 2), finding an authentic style (Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient, rule 7), and how to write an artist statement (Tell the truth–or at least don't</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> lie, rule 8). The tone is as refreshing as the content and</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for most readers</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, there will be plenty to think about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times";"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ironically, <i>12 Rules for Life</i> is not overtly political–there is little to object to from any political perspective. That isn't to say there aren't missteps. I felt his citation at the beginning of the book that order was a masculine principle and chaos a feminine one was sure to invite criticism. From Peterson's lectures, I understand what he meant. The role of modern women (radically transformed via medical innovation) has no archetypal analogy. At 60 years of age modern womanhood is too new conceptually to have evolved a genuine cultural archetype. It would have been useful if Peterson had mentioned this perspective.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some will find Peterson's perspective at odds with art-house philosophy. But I challenge you to give his ideas a chance. Artists, above all people, should have the courage to think differently and Peterson's ideas are currently out of step with current ideological fads. Don't make Peterson an offender for a word but try to understand the concepts as he intended. Most artists will be greatly rewarded.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Over the years I've had the opportunity to mentor young artists. Their philosophies of art are often infused with an unfortunate postmodernism, especially if they've attended a public university. Such artists have a grudge against the rich, the very people who will buy their art. They embrace odd theories about art for the masses. One artist, a painter who had great potential, decided he didn't want to sell his paintings anymore because it was "just rich people" who bought his work. I have met many wealthy people in my career, and I have yet to encounter one I would consider a "robber baron," or anything even close. Most educated people see such stereotypes for what they are–crude attempts to dismiss intelligence and competency.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Highly competent people know how the world works, either intuitively or by experience, and what will make them better people. That is why they are successful. Their success is why they are rich. That is why successful people buy art and want to help artists with their careers. I reject the idea that art is only bought by the rich for suspect reasons, like trying to impress others. None of my patrons are compelled by such shallow motivations–primarily because such motivations are not conducive to success. Knowing that my art will inspire and challenge the owners of my paintings and, perhaps more importantly, their children, is a great source of satisfaction to me. Being a part of the upward drive of the human family is deeply humbling and rewarding.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One patron organized and sponsors a <a href="http://eagle-condor.org/expeditions-2018.html" target="_blank">charity</a> that does spinal surgeries for Peruvian citizens and has helped thousands to lead productive lives. Others fund arts events and organizations on a massive scale. Reflexively stereotyping people with money often means demonizing highly-competent and successful individuals–hardly a virtue.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is likely that people who support the arts financially are going to be wealthy. This is true even with postmodernist art–an irony since postmodernists disdain the rich. This is reality: despite the utopian dreams of art professors, if you are going to have a career in the arts, you will be working with the successful and the wealthy. It takes care and character to treat people as individuals rather than members of a social group. But it is the right thing to do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's book <i>12 Rules for Life: an Antidote to Chaos</i> is an excellent wakeup call to artists laboring under postmodernist burdens. Although the book is not specifically written with artists in mind each chapter details methods artists can use to have successful careers (and lives). His ideas are firmly planted in reality, with solid scientific research, and are an antidote to the patently erroneous theories plaguing so much of modern culture.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For many, it will take some humility to fully embrace Peterson's ideas (he can be pugnacious at times). I was taught <a href="http://bradteare.blogspot.com/2017/08/331-cure-for-bad-art.html" target="_blank">fallacious postmodernist theories </a>40 years ago when I was in art school. They didn't work then, and they don't work now. Success is predicated on an ability to deal with the world as it is–not as a theoretical utopian fantasy. Once you decide to make peace with reality Dr. Peterson's ideas will begin to resonate.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are looking for a book that might not be your usual reading fare, I highly recommend <i><a href="http://amzn.to/2IIHpEk" target="_blank">12 Rules for Life</a></i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –March 2018</span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-91751701502088237562018-03-09T14:18:00.002-07:002018-03-09T14:32:42.211-07:00338: Publishing with Zno<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–I</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> recently published a book with </span><a href="https://www.zno.com/" target="_blank">Zno</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and found it </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to be an easy way to print on-demand books. Th</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e prices seem reasonable and they've made it extremely easy to publish using just your phone (I used an iPhone 6s). You can compare prices here between the <a href="http://www.blurb.com/search/site_search?search=brad+teare" target="_blank">Blurb</a> magazine and the Zno hardbound book–although at the moment it appears that third parties cannot order books via Zno. I include links below to the Zno preview and my Blurb magazine. I think the best deal is with Blurb, since other people can buy the books. Plus my Blurb version has the same images which are larger with accompanying </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">text</span>.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Let me know which you think is the best service.</span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-79471614609125783712018-02-25T15:35:00.000-07:002018-05-13T16:22:56.215-06:00337: Why Do People Like Abstract Art?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZE2Drvwy44ZaDj3ARymypislWmCD7XTsbf1P60x78u8y4FoYJXBhuSHH43yDRLLn1QOSbwrrg-LH-GHXJ14i4oUc_0o5eYvCsQ9jhdvstK_o7v2bY_7j-40wU8QlLv8MyRO97LqUoxU/s1600/IMG_3691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZE2Drvwy44ZaDj3ARymypislWmCD7XTsbf1P60x78u8y4FoYJXBhuSHH43yDRLLn1QOSbwrrg-LH-GHXJ14i4oUc_0o5eYvCsQ9jhdvstK_o7v2bY_7j-40wU8QlLv8MyRO97LqUoxU/s320/IMG_3691.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–I</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> was honored to receive a review copy of Nobel Prize recipient <a href="http://kavli.columbia.edu/leadership/kandel" target="_blank">Dr. Eric R. Kandel</a>'s latest book <i><a href="http://amzn.to/2CI1JRY" target="_blank">Reductionism in Art and Brain Science</a></i>. The book explains why we derive pleasure from the visual arts, and how the satisfaction we derive from abstract art differs from the pleasure we receive from traditional art forms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The topic of the book intrigued me because of my recent foray into abstraction–a path I didn't anticipate but one that injected rocket fuel into my landscape career. Why this happened was a mystery, and I wanted to know more about the possible process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The book's technical subject matter is accessible to non-scientists</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and I found the ideas extremely informative and stimulating.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> When Kandel does get technical there is adequate information to sort things out–often using charts, relevant paintings, as well as labeled images of the brain–in case, like me, you have trouble distinguishing your hypothalamus from your hippocampus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kandel's main thesis is that the brain has multiple means of processing information which it synthesizes into what we commonly refer to as reality. Two brain processes (of many) identify <i>what things are</i> and <i>where they are</i>. These factors working in tandem allow us to form a sense of reality. Abstraction disorients this conventional process and allows for atypical cerebral processing of visual information (an example of such disorientation is <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/cubism-art-history-183315" target="_blank">cubism</a>). Additionally, brain scans reveal that viewing abstract art lights up a broader range of cerebral regions than conventional, realist art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Using eye scanning technology scientist observe that while looking at an abstract painting the eye does not settle on a focal point. The lack of objective cues allows the eye/brain to process the surface differently. With a conventional painting, the eye will slide along the horizon, get caught in a focal point like a red barn, or in the case of a portrait zero in on the eyes like a beacon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the case of abstract art processing, the viewer participates, in a sense, in the creation process. This more active experience is what Mark Rothko referred to when he said that "painting was not a picture of an experience. It was an experience." This participation can induce a powerful aesthetic state, occasionally akin to what many people feel listening to music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Abstraction can also give a sense of distance to the visual experience which can incite creativity. Abstraction also activates disused functions of the brain and suppresses areas not generally repressed–a condition that can lead to a unique frame of mind (or altered state). Such a condition, akin to the creative act, removes the barrier between our conscious and unconscious selves, allowing those two aspects of consciousness to communicate in a relatively free and uncontrolled manner. That freedom allows the viewer to participate in the creative process by lending self-defined meaning. The viewer embraces an imaginary response that is induced by the artists work. The painting, therefore, is not the experience but what the viewer experiences from the trigger of the visual image. The reward is not the object itself but what the object evokes in the mind of the viewer. The experience becomes everything. In my mind, this concept taken to extremes has limitations and is the reason so many postmodern creations have devolved into visual sight gags.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While many might find it odd that the basis of abstract art is that it defies the way our brains are conditioned to process visual information, that is precisely the reason it has value. An additional aspect of art that challenges the visual system is that it allows us to project ourselves, like a psychological transference, onto the physical structure of the painting. Such projection explains why surreal art, an art form that defies convention in many ways, can be so powerful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The <a href="http://amzn.to/2CI1JRY" target="_blank">book</a> offers not only fascinating insights such as why the sense of sight and touch jointly induce aesthetic pleasure, but numerous fascinating facts (such as that Chuck Close suffers from <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/prosopagnosia" target="_blank">prosopagnosia</a>, or face blindness). The book offers an avalanche of ideas sure to stimulate any artist's imagination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Golden Hills,</i> 48" x 48", oil on canvas. Available at <a href="https://anthonysfineart.com/search?q=teare&type=product" target="_blank">Anthony's Fine Art</a>.</span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-33680274289588727162018-02-23T09:17:00.000-07:002018-02-23T09:33:30.578-07:00336: Making a Portfolio Magazine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have tried Blurb's online magazine creator but found it buggy. I much prefer making a document in InDesign and uploading a PDF. Just be sure you upload each page separately (I always try to upload as spreads and it never works. When you upload you get a warning what you did wrong so you can go back and correct your PDF).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I plan to make a series of stickers via <a href="https://www.moo.com/us/" target="_blank">Moo</a> and attach them to the envelope to make a presentation that will hopefully get opened and not thrown into the trash. With so many vying for gallery attention, it's important to get managers to actually open your mailers. I initially wanted to send the magazines in transparent envelopes with an address sticker on the front with a return address, to more fully showcase the cover image. But I have yet to find anything that might work. If you know of a clever way to show what is inside the 9" x 12" envelope please leave a comment below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Magazine Cover: <i>Summer Hills</i>, 48" x 48", oil on canvas, available at <a href="https://anthonysfineart.com/search?q=brad+teare&type=product" target="_blank">Anthony's Fine Art</a></span></div>
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-47246386020350604382018-02-05T11:28:00.000-07:002018-02-06T08:58:01.364-07:00335: Preventing Paintings from Cracking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MFCHNMi4rR-XWeIHsPz8se5pzY2ChMPfa9ro2Nurr-IzG09mSLtvPikH9S9B3WUtDnj04KOShl6tWwpd5GMV3rNC0hmbTtnoUHaCe1pv9PP-1cPOoLBi84mRfz1RjqhFtNiAtgKZXNs/s1600/DesertJourney-Brad-Teare_bak.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="1600" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MFCHNMi4rR-XWeIHsPz8se5pzY2ChMPfa9ro2Nurr-IzG09mSLtvPikH9S9B3WUtDnj04KOShl6tWwpd5GMV3rNC0hmbTtnoUHaCe1pv9PP-1cPOoLBi84mRfz1RjqhFtNiAtgKZXNs/s320/DesertJourney-Brad-Teare_bak.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–IN</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> time nearly every oil painting will crack. But the challenge is to postpone that inevitability as long as possible. If you observe the paintings of <a href="https://bradteare.blogspot.com/2014/10/195-painting-like-van-gogh.html" target="_blank">Van Gogh</a>, and other paintings of that era, you will see significant cracks in the lightest parts of the paintings. I attended a Maxfield Parrish retrospective a few years ago, and every painting was severely cracked. The painting surfaces looked like crazed porcelain plates–an unfortunate circumstance, especially since some of the paintings were less than 50 years old.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So how do we prevent paintings from cracking, especially with thick impasto passages that present additional challenges? There are several factors that lead to cracking. One of the easiest to control is the flexibility of the painting surface. Images painted on cradled wooden panels from the middle ages (some over 500 years old) show no signs of cracking. Many contemporary artists are painting on cradled <a href="http://amzn.to/2EITub0" target="_blank">aluminum panels</a> that are extremely resistant to flexing. This is the current gold standard in painting surfaces. As you can imagine they are quite expensive. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The solution, until I can afford </span><a href="http://amzn.to/2GPFSeI" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;" target="_blank">aluminum panels</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, is to prepare stretched canvas on stretcher bars using acrylic technology.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The goal of canvas preparation is to make the surface stiff and impermeable to moisture. To make the surface less flexible, use the thickest canvas possible–somewhere between a <a href="http://allenscanvas.com/" target="_blank">7 and 10</a> ounce is best. Stretch the canvas as tightly as your stretcher bars will permit. Use <a href="http://amzn.to/2BX6BCk" target="_blank">canvas pliers</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2GPFqx2" target="_blank">heavy-duty stretcher bars</a> if necessary. Paint the front of the stretched, raw canvas with a coat of matte acrylic medium. This will inhibit moisture from passing through the canvas and stop delamination of the oil paint from the gessoed surface. Some suggest priming the back of the canvas with an acrylic medium, but this can cause puckering of the back surface which can create surface distortions on the front of the canvas. Such stress will result in cracking. Never adhere anything to the back of the canvas (even a certificate of provenance).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To seal my canvases I apply <a href="http://amzn.to/2ElZZCP" target="_blank">Golden Colors Fluid Matte Medium</a> to the front. Golden is a reputable company, and I prefer to use their mediums to ensure all the acrylic products will successfully cross-link in the preparation process. Cross-linking is a process where a chemical bond is created by the proximity of two layers of acrylic. When a plastic bag is left on a plastic surface, and you return later to find that the two substances have bonded together, that is cross-linking. It is a very powerful type of chemical bonding, and you want to foster such links in every layer of your acrylic applications.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The reason you apply a layer of <a href="http://amzn.to/2GPLTba" target="_blank">acrylic matte medium</a> first is you want the canvas to be impervious to humidity and to completely isolate the canvas from the layer of oil paint that will be applied later. The matte medium provides such an impermeable layer, both from the subsequent oil on top and humidity from below, while creating a surface the next layer of acrylic gesso can cross-link to. If the <a href="http://amzn.to/2GPLTba" target="_blank">Fluid Matte Medium</a> doesn't soak into the canvas easily, add <a href="http://amzn.to/2BWwNgt" target="_blank">acrylic wetting release</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Over the top of the dry acrylic matte medium apply two to three layers of <a href="http://amzn.to/2GORiiV" target="_blank">acrylic gesso</a>. The reason you don't paint oils directly onto the dried layer of Fluid Matte Medium is that oil will not chemically cross-link to acrylic. A physical, not a chemical bond, must take place between acrylic and oil. Gesso contains calcium carbonate (marble dust) to facilitate physical bonding. The marble dust additive makes the acrylic gesso medium porous. The porosity allows the oil to seep into the gessoed surface creating microscopic interlocking nodules. These nodules lock together like a zipper or velcro and form the mechanism of the acrylic/oil adhesion. Anything that inhibits this interlocking action, like adding a non-porous layer of acrylic medium or acrylic paint, will cause the oil to eventually delaminate from the acrylic surface.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once my canvases are sealed and gessoed, it is possible to tint the surface with a thin acrylic wash. I prefer using <a href="http://amzn.to/2GRLMvG" target="_blank">Golden Colors' High Flow Acrylics</a> because I can get a dark tint without having to use excessive amounts. You don't want to add too many washes as it will clog the porous nature of the gesso necessary for proper adhesion. One or two thin washes of the highly potent <a href="http://amzn.to/2EHc7vQ" target="_blank">High Flow Acrylics</a> will provide a deep color without clogging the gessoed surface.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I highly suggest sealing and gessoing canvases in this manner even if your canvases are commercially prepared (unless they are oil primed. Acrylic over oil will not adhere properly). Many formerly reputable companies are off-shoring their products, and the gessoed surfaces are often of dubious quality and will lead to cracking–sometimes within years, not decades.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This might seem like an elaborate process, but it is one that will prevent paintings from cracking well into the next century.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –February 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Above: <i>Desert Journey</i>, 20" x 24", oil on canvas, available at <a href="https://anthonysfineart.com/search?q=brad+teare&type=product" target="_blank">Anthony's Fine Art</a></span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-84679680968982276102018-01-31T14:10:00.004-07:002018-02-04T13:14:57.597-07:00344: Playing with Pinterest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used Pinterest to select fixtures and decor for my new studio, and it's a great way to archive favorite paintings and collect reference material. I know many people use Pinterest for connecting with collectors and galleries, but as yet I haven't discovered how to use it for that purpose. Some of the Pinterest features remain mysteries to me–such as the Pincode feature (see the photo above). Pincodes, which work like QR codes, are touted as beneficial for commercial endeavors</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. But for the small business person, I don't see the utility.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pinterest also has a widget generator (see below), but again I'm not sure of the advantage (although it has a button to export to Facebook, which might prove more irritating than useful).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are a Pinterest Power User I hope you will let us know how it can best be used and how it works for you. Many thanks!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –January 2018</span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-45478581367156159852018-01-29T13:47:00.000-07:002018-02-09T09:31:20.349-07:00343: The Power of Your Environment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This raises a question, if we are neither our own slave nor slavemaster, what can we do to modify our behavior? An intriguing answer came in an advanced readers copy of the book <i><a href="http://amzn.to/2BClsBZ" target="_blank">Willpower Doesn't Work</a></i> by <a href="https://www.benjaminhardy.com/home-page" target="_blank">Benjamin Hardy</a>. According to Hardy's premise, willpower isn't what you need to succeed. In fact, efforts to be your own slavemaster can backfire and ultimately defeat you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Instead, to change your nature Hardy recommends changing your environment. The basic premise is described in the first chapeter–<i>Every Hero is the Product of a Situation: Understanding the Power of Surroundings</i>. The title explains the basics and I found further explanation fascinating. The main idea is that our environment defeats us or propels us forward in powerful ways that few fully understand. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Later chapters detail why willpower is overvalued, how to outsource motivation, and how High Stress/High Recovery environments promote success (among other topics). The last concept is so interesting I hope to devote an entire blog post to it shortly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some of the ideas are well known by artists, such as how designating a specific space to paint will help you succeed. But it is interesting to read exactly why such modifications to our environments have such a powerful effect.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the most practical chapters, about using Forcing Functions to achieve goals, helped me see how I intuitively used Forcing Functions in the past and how I can consciously use the concept with greater effectiveness in the future. A Forcing Function is a strategy that forces you to comply with a goal. For example, if you want to get more exercise you might rent a studio close to your home so you can walk every day. The distance is calculated to be long enough to give adequate exercise yet short enough you won't be tempted to drive. I purposely have no internet connection nor cable TV in my studio–I can't waste time with those endeavors even if I wanted to. Such deprivation, a type of Forcing Function, also ensures I have time to get bored–since boredom is a powerful catalyst for creativity.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At 225 pages of well-crafted, easy prose, the book is a quick read and one of the best I have read in its category. For those perhaps too acquainted with self-help literature (I count myself in that category), this book gives a refreshing and productive spin on a familiar subject.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –January 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-normal;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Above: <i>Trinchera Stream</i>, 20" x 20", available at <a href="https://anthonysfineart.com/search?q=brad+teare&type=product" target="_blank">Anthony's Fine Art</a></span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-88245191458027346512018-01-11T09:01:00.000-07:002018-01-11T09:58:25.894-07:00342: The Power of Newsletters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjgQX7FamgPkJJ-fFzoZJU611-cjGctJbxpQqe2JBsGzlebOWMn8jaH-PkwrlM9SmFNbVYW0nDhhaIdU41Swham1HedKFNJyuaYyiAwoo4hfCscoFCDWC3ijxGch6paUrN06LKn6HU9c/s1600/Brad-Teare-Golden-Hills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjgQX7FamgPkJJ-fFzoZJU611-cjGctJbxpQqe2JBsGzlebOWMn8jaH-PkwrlM9SmFNbVYW0nDhhaIdU41Swham1HedKFNJyuaYyiAwoo4hfCscoFCDWC3ijxGch6paUrN06LKn6HU9c/s320/Brad-Teare-Golden-Hills.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–MY</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://bradteare.blogspot.com/2017/11/337-smashing-creative-block.html" target="_blank">original article</a> about defeating a creative block was condensed and included in a newsletter for Plein Air Magazine (read it <a href="https://www.outdoorpainter.com/the-power-of-an-attitude-adjustment/" target="_blank">here</a>). I've already received several emails regarding the paintings and regard such exposure as critical to expanding one's art career. Most requested links to the <a href="https://bradteare.blogspot.com/2017/11/337-smashing-creative-block.html" target="_blank">original article</a> or to relevant posts regarding painting in my style. If you want more articles, type the subject matter into the search field to the right. I have found it to be extremely effective. I use it myself when I need to find older posts. If you want to subscribe to the blog there is a sign-up field further down in the right column.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If new readers would like to follow my painting journey on Instagram my feed is <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bradteare/" target="_blank">here</a>. Instagram is my preferred social media and I use it to simultaneously post to Twitter and Facebook (although I'm rarely if ever on those feeds).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Many thanks to editor <a href="http://stevedohertyart.com/" target="_blank">Steve Doherty</a> of <a href="https://www.outdoorpainter.com/" target="_blank">Plein Air Magazine</a> for selecting my article for inclusion in their newsletter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –January 2018</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Above: <i>Golden Hills</i>, 48" x 48", oil on canvas.</span></div>
Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-77705932886294674862018-01-03T10:37:00.000-07:002018-01-31T14:26:41.044-07:00341: Is Painting Still Relevant?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently I answered the question <i>is painting still relevant?</i> If you haven't read my response on Quora here is my answer:</span></span><br />
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<span class="m_-7493079455424745019ui_qtext_rendered_qtext" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Simplification of the creative process is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5rUPatnXSE" target="_blank">post-modernist</a> mode of thinking and uses an <a href="http://amzn.to/2Cl59un" target="_blank">erroneous Darwinian model</a>. It says that we consume styles as they are created, like a succession of animals going extinct to make way for superior life forms. Once impressionism, abstract expressionism, and other forms of painting are invented, they live for a season, and then go extinct. One of the many flaws of post-modernism is that such thinking uses the Darwinian metaphor incorrectly.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A more accurate use of the evolutionary model would be to envision art as an ecosystem. As we observe the system, we can expect every niche to eventually be occupied by a relevant art form. Just like the Arctic is populated by unique animals we can expect every artistic niche to be occupied by a type of art that conforms to that niche. We should expect abstract painting to emerge in large urban areas to reflect the international style of large cities. Areas of great natural beauty would foster artists expressing their interaction with that world. Performance art would flourish in areas where political life is perceived as a more dominant reality. The larger reality is that no real artist conforms to any metaphor, no matter how compelling.</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_-7493079455424745019ui_qtext_rendered_qtext" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Expectation of conformity in the art world is nonsense. Artists cannot be expected to reject authentic expression simply because it is out of fashion. Art can be many things, and art forms such as impressionism, tonalism, regionalism, and social realism can persist long after academics in metropolitan areas declare them extinct.</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_-7493079455424745019ui_qtext_rendered_qtext" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I practice what I hope is a unique variation of impressionist painting. I live in one of the most beautiful places on earth. To confine myself to the philosophical world of performance art, or other non-painting forms of art would make no sense. Painting will not only remain relevant, but every previous form of painting will be used and reconfigured into new and vibrant styles of painting.</span></span></div>
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-92092261297910933202017-12-27T13:54:00.003-07:002017-12-27T14:05:50.918-07:00340: Using a Failed Acrylic Painting as an Underpainting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsV59rpURHerdF803NMt0r0UeCW-C8x81VAalkEuxv8aYxlgUYRqp0rzP6ueZmumXAJzwIUlSnYWnGA70yOwwXP1ij-MWcFHf7cZu91fLGXK6lc9szFbTJFixXsR-b6un5C5kb3SAj2ss/s1600/%255BUNSET%255D" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsV59rpURHerdF803NMt0r0UeCW-C8x81VAalkEuxv8aYxlgUYRqp0rzP6ueZmumXAJzwIUlSnYWnGA70yOwwXP1ij-MWcFHf7cZu91fLGXK6lc9szFbTJFixXsR-b6un5C5kb3SAj2ss/s320/%255BUNSET%255D" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–I </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">transferred my acrylic supplies to my new studio in the hopes of doing some large abstract landscape acrylics–even though I don't have my gas fireplace installed yet. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The temperature outside is around 10ºF (-12ºC). I tried to work despite the temperature, dressing in layers of clothing to ward off the bitter cold.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had two space heaters going full blast, but they still weren't enough to combat the winter chill.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My efforts were defeated and after five hours I retreated to the warmth of my house where I spent the next two hours trying to warm up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was going to film my progress as I painted but only completed a six-minute intro. Despite the cold, I pushed the painting forward without filming so this segment remains a one-off and will not have a sequel. I thought the idea of using an old acrylic painting as a point of departure for a new painting might be of interest to some, so I posted the video below. During the painting process, I did have good results with a painting medium made by Liquitex called <a href="http://amzn.to/2E2PvoQ" target="_blank">Liquithick Thickening Gel</a>. You mix the medium with acrylic paint and the paint gets remarkably thicker. It's quite interesting and I wish I could buy it by the gallon (although a little goes a long way).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I thought the video might be a good test to see how my Udemy course might be received. The new studio has superior acoustics and lighting and has the potential for superior audio as well as video. Overall I thought the audio was an improvement over what I've produced so far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Painting in my new studio was an interesting experiment–the light is amazing, but unfortunately, I need to get that fireplace installed before I can move forward with the Udemy class. Patience is a virtue–and a necessary one for artists. Let me know what you think of the video. I hope to have more soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brad Teare –December 2017</span><br />
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Brad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-11308125742088250532017-12-19T11:18:00.001-07:002018-01-12T19:37:40.832-07:00339: Using Acrylic Markers with an Underpainting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFBDE7IVZyp6JLXv_5hwXQOHuQWuGqfZVOdPTqCeZlvFvkwZ-J_wjr-296MH0cxWM1NcWgoxzVHlJ2U3zs5mXay_WRp_ifW8C6p6QY1cnbeT_WGx1ue3mWUIhIGe-WE0T3y6eOsMOKVg/s1600/Brad-Teare-tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="684" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFBDE7IVZyp6JLXv_5hwXQOHuQWuGqfZVOdPTqCeZlvFvkwZ-J_wjr-296MH0cxWM1NcWgoxzVHlJ2U3zs5mXay_WRp_ifW8C6p6QY1cnbeT_WGx1ue3mWUIhIGe-WE0T3y6eOsMOKVg/s320/Brad-Teare-tree.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>–IN</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> an attempt to unify my woodcut and my painting style I've been experimenting with using a woodcut-like underpainting as a preliminary to my oil paintings. I began experimenting with <a href="http://amzn.to/2BfQcxl" target="_blank">acrylic markers</a> after trying them out on a public graffiti wall at a conference I recently attended. I found the process remarkably like the woodcut or scratchboard process. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I use <a href="http://amzn.to/2BBRAaJ" target="_blank">Golden High Flow Acrylics</a>, in <a href="http://amzn.to/2CGFmwO" target="_blank">black</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2CFff9e" target="_blank">white</a>, loaded into empty <a href="http://amzn.to/2BfQcxl" target="_blank">Montana markers</a>. The markers are an extremely flexible way to draw–</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I coat the canvas with </span><a href="http://amzn.to/2BLRYpC" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" target="_blank">black acrylic paint</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> before using the markers. The less absorbent the surface the better. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I then use the white markers to add the lights and the black markers as a kind of eraser where I can return to the black of the original surface by simply painting over the erroneous white lines.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you want to see how I work in this new medium, I hope you will check out <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bradteare/" target="_blank">my Instagram feed</a>. I have several examples of the technique including two videos I posted yesterday of an underpainting (the black and white drawing above) I did for a painting I will be painting today. I've been enjoying <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bradteare/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and have found it to be more reliable than Youtube (although <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brad+teare" target="_blank">all my videos</a> are now back on-line).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you have questions about this new experiment in underpainting I hope you will feel free to comment either here or on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bradteare/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</span><br />
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