Thanks for this, enjoyed reading. Have also been following a similar path recently, reading Oxlade and finding myself attracted to comparable painters; Susan Rothenberg, Forrest Bess, Milton Resnick, Martin Disler, Louis Soutter..
Hello Noah, thank you very much for reading! It is nice to hear from you. I like the painters you mention too. What do you think of Roy Oxlade's writings? It would be interesting to hear your thoughts. Do you like Rose Wylie's paintings? Good luck with the Drawing Year end of year shows coming up soon!!
I like Roy’s writings very much, many snippets of wisdom and I respect his overall position though sometimes I feel his cynicism can undermine his criticism. Really enjoy looking at Wylie’s paintings, she’s developed a unique language - playful thoughts and reflections, though perhaps a little on the intellectual side.
From what I understood, you are suggesting that the purest form of painting is as 'an end in itself'. Is that right, or do you perhaps just think the process needs to be viewed that way in order to create the paintings that speak to us? By the way, I read that the handprints in the caves were discovered to be mainly made by women and children. Do you think that children create great art easily, or does their innocence yet lack something that skill and having lived experiences can bring?
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Thanks for this, enjoyed reading. Have also been following a similar path recently, reading Oxlade and finding myself attracted to comparable painters; Susan Rothenberg, Forrest Bess, Milton Resnick, Martin Disler, Louis Soutter..
Hello Noah, thank you very much for reading! It is nice to hear from you. I like the painters you mention too. What do you think of Roy Oxlade's writings? It would be interesting to hear your thoughts. Do you like Rose Wylie's paintings? Good luck with the Drawing Year end of year shows coming up soon!!
I like Roy’s writings very much, many snippets of wisdom and I respect his overall position though sometimes I feel his cynicism can undermine his criticism. Really enjoy looking at Wylie’s paintings, she’s developed a unique language - playful thoughts and reflections, though perhaps a little on the intellectual side.
From what I understood, you are suggesting that the purest form of painting is as 'an end in itself'. Is that right, or do you perhaps just think the process needs to be viewed that way in order to create the paintings that speak to us? By the way, I read that the handprints in the caves were discovered to be mainly made by women and children. Do you think that children create great art easily, or does their innocence yet lack something that skill and having lived experiences can bring?