Dawn Meadow 5x5
Hello and welcome to Tonalist painting by M Francis McCarthy.
Today's painting is 'Dawn Meadow' 5x5.
Our video shows the progression of this painting from its early underpainting stages, on up through the final finishing brushstrokes. Also featured is my usual rambling narration, so please check it out.
I'm still on holiday right now having just arrived in my native California last night for a stay with my family. On my last day in England, I scored a fantastic book on John Constable. It's a large tome filled with color photos of a lot of his paintings and drawings.
I'll be reading this book or much of it, though I never concern myself with memorizing the details and dates of other artists existences, but rather I absorb and consume their artistic essence merging with that which I love about their work with that and which is complimentary to my own.
Getting back to my 2 cents worth about Constable, He's awesome. I far prefer his oil sketches to the formal works but I love his big "finished stuff" as well. The formal seems stuff far more stodgy to modern eyes. His sketches are another matter entirely, they are fresh and vibrant in intention and execution.
His oil sketches are usually smaller and often done en Plein air. Many times he has worked on a scene from different angles and perspectives. I think he is better than a lot of modern guys because his intention was to get the information down. His gestural, expressive brushwork was a by-product of this intention and not a "style".
I'm not an art historian, far from it in fact, but being a working painter I have an avid interest in historical painters that are related to what I do as an artist. For this reason, I'd recommend you do some serious Googling of Constable if your keen to learn about the man and his work.
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'Dawn Meadow' 5x5: This a scene I've painted many times since I first started doing landscapes back in 2008. I've sold versions of this scene before and it's cool to revisit it occasionally.
To see more of my work, visit my site here
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| Dawn Meadow by M Francis McCarthy, 5x5 Oil Painting on Wood Panel |
Our video shows the progression of this painting from its early underpainting stages, on up through the final finishing brushstrokes. Also featured is my usual rambling narration, so please check it out.
I'm still on holiday right now having just arrived in my native California last night for a stay with my family. On my last day in England, I scored a fantastic book on John Constable. It's a large tome filled with color photos of a lot of his paintings and drawings.
I'll be reading this book or much of it, though I never concern myself with memorizing the details and dates of other artists existences, but rather I absorb and consume their artistic essence merging with that which I love about their work with that and which is complimentary to my own.
Getting back to my 2 cents worth about Constable, He's awesome. I far prefer his oil sketches to the formal works but I love his big "finished stuff" as well. The formal seems stuff far more stodgy to modern eyes. His sketches are another matter entirely, they are fresh and vibrant in intention and execution.
His oil sketches are usually smaller and often done en Plein air. Many times he has worked on a scene from different angles and perspectives. I think he is better than a lot of modern guys because his intention was to get the information down. His gestural, expressive brushwork was a by-product of this intention and not a "style".
I'm not an art historian, far from it in fact, but being a working painter I have an avid interest in historical painters that are related to what I do as an artist. For this reason, I'd recommend you do some serious Googling of Constable if your keen to learn about the man and his work.
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'Dawn Meadow' 5x5: This a scene I've painted many times since I first started doing landscapes back in 2008. I've sold versions of this scene before and it's cool to revisit it occasionally.
To see more of my work, visit my site here
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| Dawn Meadow 5x5 ( Detail) |
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| Dawn Meadow 5x5 ( Detail 2) |