By the way, y'all are invited to comment on the artwork. Feedback is good for the artist, especially comments about specific aspects of the work.------
Art by Eolake Stobblehouse. (Graphic is clickable.)
Museum grade prints available, 40x50 cm, pigment on fine art watercolor paper.
Signed and numbered, limited edition ten prints only. US$ 95 + s/h.
5 comments:
To be honest, I'm not liking the background. It reminds me of those paintings of Elvis that were done on black velvet back in the 60-70's. Fraulein Gurli is still my favorite of the latest images.
Black backgrounds are always difficult. I did one piece this way and was initially very impressed by the velvety surface produced by pigment inks. However, after mounting the work under glass (a must if any longevity for the print is desired) I discovered that the matte black surface together with the glass resulted in a somewhat muddy looking image.
Moral of the story: black surfaces work well in posters and other glossy prints. Also, they probably work fine when printing pigment on canvas. But I do not recommend sweeping black surfaces when using non-coated archival media.
Good point.
I make my drawings initially for the screen though.
A screen like my Apple 30 inch is a wonderful vehicle for viewing art and photos. A whole new viewing medium I'd call it.
But aren't you advertising prints for sale? Isn't the customer's experience of your art what matters?
Interestingly, light-on-black is largely a product of the digital era. When working with oils, let alone watercolours, one rarely gets the impulse to start off by painting the whole canvas black. But with digital art, as it's only one button press away, why not? :-)
But then, as I discovered, you may have to also target for digital era output media for it to work. But I predict that it won't be long before wall mountable electronic frames for displaying still art will be commonplace. Then this issue will, of course, be moot.
Regarding Apple's Cinema HD display: I agree, I have the 23" model and have been very pleased with it.
When I get any customers I think I'll remember them more readily! :)
It is nigh impossible to paint lighter on dark on paper. One of the nice improvements doing things digitally.
When I bought the 30 inch display I though I was indulging myself. I was not prepared for a paradigm shift. (I already had the 23 inch display after all.)
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