tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post8238439573445160107..comments2024-01-30T23:01:54.645-06:00Comments on Jean's Paintings: Exercises with the Zorn PaletteJean Spitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-81273470240811953582009-05-14T09:23:00.000-05:002009-05-14T09:23:00.000-05:00Thank you, A-B.Thank you, A-B.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-68404567243118054402009-05-14T03:40:00.000-05:002009-05-14T03:40:00.000-05:00Beautiful colors..Beautiful colors..anima-basehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395625911616232979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-60543260689819457452009-05-12T10:14:00.000-05:002009-05-12T10:14:00.000-05:00The two examples of mine that I posted are not act...The two examples of mine that I posted are not actually even the best examples of the subtlety possible that I've done (let alone actual masters of this palette). They're just the ones that I was able to find without much effort because I like them for other reasons and have kept them visible in the room in which I paint.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-4966445480150487842009-05-12T10:06:00.000-05:002009-05-12T10:06:00.000-05:00Exactly; it's much easier to be creative with few...Exactly; it's much easier to be creative with fewer choices. The Zorn palette is actually a real choice, not just an exercise, for realist oil painters of portraits--it produces amazing and beautifully subtle skin tones.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-11103485241469657582009-05-12T05:01:00.000-05:002009-05-12T05:01:00.000-05:00Thank you for this post, Jean. I'd never heard of...Thank you for this post, Jean. I'd never heard of the Zorn palette, but I've always found that limiting choices in any way, be it a limited palette or some other restriction, seems to free up my creativity. I love what you've done - the portrait on the right especially.caseytoussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482259941095650449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-25771032368762965972009-05-10T15:42:00.000-05:002009-05-10T15:42:00.000-05:00I think in art, it's called creativity; no two peo...I think in art, it's called creativity; no two people will do exactly the same thing with any art assignment. I just recently became aware of Morandi (demonstrating the extent of my ignorance); pretty much a still life god.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-76022158604153776952009-05-10T15:34:00.000-05:002009-05-10T15:34:00.000-05:00Thanks for the visit. Although I'm not familiar wi...Thanks for the visit. Although I'm not familiar with the Zorn Palette I do recall an assignment professor Dr Thompson gave us "back when" that is similar. In my case I was allowed two colors plus white. I chose alizeran crimson and yellow ocher. I probably cheated but we were told to look at the work of <A HREF="http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media_collection/6/GMA%20906.jpg" REL="nofollow">Morandi</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-44422022360773905232009-05-10T13:31:00.000-05:002009-05-10T13:31:00.000-05:00I'm glad. The googling Thornton shortly after he ...I'm glad. The googling Thornton shortly after he announced the book was quite a coincidence. I have no idea about what the book will be, except that he was a terrific story teller/teacher, so it ought to be informative and interesting.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-90669861174444755452009-05-10T10:01:00.000-05:002009-05-10T10:01:00.000-05:00Will check out that site. But actually, I'm learni...Will check out that site. But actually, I'm learning a great deal from you. (Very interesting to enlarge these and study your brush strokes.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com