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These are some sketchbook and other images I wanted to show you, not because of their quality (some have none), but because they show the experience behind the paintings shown on this site.<\/p>\n
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Charcoal on cartridge paper, 22 x 15<\/p>\n
At the start of 1979, I did a TAFE oil painting evening class for one term.\u00a0 We never touched oils, that term was taken up with the basic preparation for oil painting, using charcoal.<\/p>\n
I was not able to continue beyond that term.<\/p>\n
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Charcoal on cartridge paper, 15 x 22, from TAFE oil class.<\/p>\n
The lamp at left had a very solid base, which only has an outline in the sketch.<\/p>\n
The teacher was a skilled commercial artist.<\/p>\n
A major point he made was that oils do not need to be applied thick and opaque.\u00a0 Very good effects and fine detail can require thin oil mixtures.\u00a0 James Whistler is a good example.<\/p>\n
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Acrylic on cartridge paper, 11 x 14″<\/p>\n
A study from very early acrylic days, I was seeking metallic effects of the kettle.<\/p>\n
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Pencil on cartridge paper<\/p>\n
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Pencil on cartridge paper<\/p>\n
People sitting on the lawn areas along North Terrace at lunch time.<\/p>\n
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Pencil on cartridge paper<\/p>\n
A collection of sketches from various books.<\/p>\n
1 – My daughter with her guitar;<\/p>\n
2, 3 – People on seats in city streets;<\/p>\n
4 – A guy giving the lecture at bible study.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”07. Sketch for Self Portrait, 2000″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/07-Sketch-for-Self-Portrait-2000.webp” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/07-Sketch-for-Self-Portrait-2000.webp” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
Pencil on paper 11 x 8″<\/p>\n
During those years before retirement when I wasn’t painting, I still had time for an occasional sketch like this.<\/p>\n
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Acrylic on cartridge paper 9 x 12<\/p>\n
I’ve often been told it is very good practice to do a quick sketch, in pencil or colour, of your painting before you begin on canvas, and I often did that for my early paintings.<\/p>\n
I find these quick sketches often have a liveliness and sparkle that is lost in the carefully larger canvas.<\/p>\n
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Pencil on cartridge paper<\/p>\n
It was helpful to do this sketch in pencil before beginning the painting, as I changed the position of shapes in pencil several times.<\/p>\n
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[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”10. Sketch of Lagoon from Bird Hide, Barrage Rd Goolwa, 1998″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-Sketch-of-Lagoon-from-Bird-Hide-Barrage-Rd-Goolwa-1998.webp” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-Sketch-of-Lagoon-from-Bird-Hide-Barrage-Rd-Goolwa-1998.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 12<\/p>\n
I tried making a Pochade box suitable for acrylics, and I did this painting to test the box, but I found it was too difficult to use.<\/p>\n
While in the Bird Hide, a family with children came in, and I was quite moved by their concern to not disturb me, and their quiet admiration, as the children were in awe of what I was doing.<\/p>\n
It struck me that it is very important how we react to people while we are painting.\u00a0 Even if we are frustrated with interruptions and other difficulties, when people see our attempts to record the beauty of this world as a great endeavour, we need to respond with gratitude and grace to that insight.<\/p>\n
And regardless of the fraud, ugliness, and immorality of much of the modern art world, I think this is still a great endeavour.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”11. Brachina Gorge, Flinders Ranges, Sept 2012″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-Brachina-Gorge-Flinders-Ranges-2012.webp” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-Brachina-Gorge-Flinders-Ranges-2012.webp” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
Acrylic on paper<\/p>\n
This was the best of four sketches I did while camping in Brachina Gorge.\u00a0 The difficulties of acrylic painting outdoors in Australian weather proved too much, and at the end of that week I decided to swap to oils.<\/p>\n
But I still enjoyed that week.\u00a0 The painting does not capture the refreshing serenity of that area.<\/p>\n
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Charcoal on cartridge paper, 22 x 15, from TAFE oil class<\/p>\n
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At the start of 1979, I did a TAFE oil painting evening class for one term.\u00a0 We never touched oils, that term was taken up with the basic preparation for oil painting, using charcoal.<\/p>\n
I was not able to continue beyond that term.<\/p>\n
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Charcoal on cartridge paper, 15 x 22, from TAFE oil class<\/p>\n
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The lamp at left had a very solid base, which only has an outline in the sketch.<\/p>\n
The teacher was a skilled commercial artist.<\/p>\n
He emphasized that oils do not need to be applied thick and opaque.\u00a0 Very good effects and fine detail can require thin oil mixtures.\u00a0 James Whistler is a good example.<\/p>\n
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Acrylic on cartridge paper, 11 x 14<\/p>\n
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A study from very early acrylic days, I was seeking metallic effects of the kettle.<\/p>\n
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People sitting on the lawn areas along North Terrace at lunch time.<\/p>\n
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A collection of sketches:<\/p>\n
1 – My daughter with her guitar;<\/p>\n
2, 3 – People on seats in city streets;<\/p>\n
4 – A guy giving the lecture at bible study.<\/p>\n
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Pencil on paper, 11 x 8″<\/p>\n
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During those years before retirement when I wasn’t painting, I still had time for an occasional sketch like this.<\/p>\n
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Acrylic on cartridge paper, 9 x 12″<\/p>\n
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I’ve been told it is very good practice to do a quick sketch, in pencil or colour, before you begin on canvas, and I often did that for my early paintings.<\/p>\n
I find these quick sketches can have a liveliness and sparkle that is lost in the carefully painted larger canvas.<\/p>\n
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Pencil on cartridge paper\u00a0<\/p>\n
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It was helpful to do this sketch in pencil before beginning the painting, as I changed the position of shapes in pencil several times.<\/p>\n
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Acrylic on paper, 9 x 12″<\/p>\n
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I tried making a Pochade box suitable for acrylics, and I did this painting to test the box, but I found it was too difficult to use.<\/p>\n
While in the Bird Hide, a family with children came in, and I was quite moved by their concern to not disturb me, and their quiet admiration, as the children were in awe of what I was doing.<\/p>\n
It struck me that it is very important how we react to people while we are painting.\u00a0 Even if we are frustrated with interruptions and other difficulties, when people see our attempts to record the beauty of this world as a great endeavour, we need to respond with gratitude and grace to that insight.<\/p>\n
And regardless of the fraud, ugliness, and immorality of much of the modern art world, I think this is still a great endeavour.<\/p>\n
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This was the best of four sketches I did while camping in Brachina Gorge.\u00a0 The difficulties of acrylic painting outdoors in Australian weather proved too much, and at the end of that week I decided to swap to oils.<\/p>\n
But I still enjoyed that week.\u00a0 The painting does not capture the refreshing serenity of that area, and I would like to return sometime.<\/p>\n
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