Comments on: Rhythmic Line http://fredhatt.com/blog/2010/02/07/rhythmic-line/ by Fred Hatt Thu, 17 May 2012 21:54:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: La Maison Boheme: Free Association http://fredhatt.com/blog/2010/02/07/rhythmic-line/comment-page-1/#comment-2542 La Maison Boheme: Free Association Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:00:45 +0000 http://fredhatt.com/blog/?p=1101#comment-2542 [...] Fred Hatt [...] [...] Fred Hatt [...]

]]> By: fred http://fredhatt.com/blog/2010/02/07/rhythmic-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 fred Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:31:52 +0000 http://fredhatt.com/blog/?p=1101#comment-1398 Jim, thanks. "Star" was one session with the model - it was drawn sideways, with the model lying on an exercise ball - and then worked on quite a bit after the model was gone. I don't remember how many times or how much time, but you perceived correctly that it's been afterworked a lot. "Arch" and "Natural" are from a new model named Madelyn from Hawaii, who's starting to get really good. Pretty sure you'll see more of her here soon. Jim, thanks. “Star” was one session with the model – it was drawn sideways, with the model lying on an exercise ball – and then worked on quite a bit after the model was gone. I don’t remember how many times or how much time, but you perceived correctly that it’s been afterworked a lot.

“Arch” and “Natural” are from a new model named Madelyn from Hawaii, who’s starting to get really good. Pretty sure you’ll see more of her here soon.

]]> By: fred http://fredhatt.com/blog/2010/02/07/rhythmic-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1397 fred Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:20:20 +0000 http://fredhatt.com/blog/?p=1101#comment-1397 Claudia, the blog is my main teaching platform at this point but I do like working with artists that are committed to learning. I'm self-taught, and part of the reason for that is that I didn't like the approach of most of the art schools and art gurus, either those who think they have the one true way of craft, or those who obfuscate with theoretical gobbledygook. But I try to teach how to develop perception and to discover your own natural style. I think that's a lot of what this blog's about. Thanks for your appreciation. Some artists do art to please the critics, or the public, or themselves. I've always wanted to please the models most of all! Claudia, the blog is my main teaching platform at this point but I do like working with artists that are committed to learning. I’m self-taught, and part of the reason for that is that I didn’t like the approach of most of the art schools and art gurus, either those who think they have the one true way of craft, or those who obfuscate with theoretical gobbledygook. But I try to teach how to develop perception and to discover your own natural style. I think that’s a lot of what this blog’s about.

Thanks for your appreciation. Some artists do art to please the critics, or the public, or themselves. I’ve always wanted to please the models most of all!

]]> By: Jim in Alaska http://fredhatt.com/blog/2010/02/07/rhythmic-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Jim in Alaska Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:13:25 +0000 http://fredhatt.com/blog/?p=1101#comment-1396 Yea, yea, everything that Claudia said and then some!:-) and, and and, of course both you and she do a hell of a lot of teaching in your blog settings! The 'Arch' appeals to me most of this set, the minimum line providing a wealth of candy for the eye and balm for the soul. The complexity of 'Star' is, of course a delight as well. Just out of curiosity, Fred, did you do 'Star' in one sitting (of you drawing, not the model posing) or did you come back to the drawing a number of times! Yea, yea, everything that Claudia said and then some!:-)

and, and and, of course both you and she do a hell of a lot of teaching in your blog settings!

The ‘Arch’ appeals to me most of this set, the minimum line providing a wealth of candy for the eye and balm for the soul.

The complexity of ‘Star’ is, of course a delight as well. Just out of curiosity, Fred, did you do ‘Star’ in one sitting (of you drawing, not the model posing) or did you come back to the drawing a number of times!

]]> By: Claudia http://fredhatt.com/blog/2010/02/07/rhythmic-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 Claudia Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:12:05 +0000 http://fredhatt.com/blog/?p=1101#comment-1395 Fred, Posts like this make me wish you were interested in teaching (I know you're not). I've witnessed among students in drawing classes, that "tentative", cautious approach you describe, so many times. Now I have heard some instructors encourage the flowing, rhythmic lines you talk about, but not nearly enough, in my opinion. The results are those meticulously measured, well-proportioned drawings with the life "crushed" out of them. This is one of the many reasons that the models are such great fans of your work. You capture our movement, our lines, our fully integrated form, and our distinct, individual energies. Fantastic post. I look at "Arch", and I see the pure essence of art modeling, and an artist with the perception and understanding of how to capture it. Claudia Fred,

Posts like this make me wish you were interested in teaching (I know you’re not). I’ve witnessed among students in drawing classes, that “tentative”, cautious approach you describe, so many times. Now I have heard some instructors encourage the flowing, rhythmic lines you talk about, but not nearly enough, in my opinion. The results are those meticulously measured, well-proportioned drawings with the life “crushed” out of them.

This is one of the many reasons that the models are such great fans of your work. You capture our movement, our lines, our fully integrated form, and our distinct, individual energies.

Fantastic post. I look at “Arch”, and I see the pure essence of art modeling, and an artist with the perception and understanding of how to capture it.

Claudia

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