Comments on: Painting from digitally enhanced photographs.

By: Jon Aley Paintings

Jon Aley Paintings — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:32:14 +0000

On the surface level of my work, one can see a shifting of dimension and distance within colors and fields, which seem representational of various places in nature. Under this surface though, in my eyes, a painting is a center point, a culminating nexus where all the pieces of a life, in all its complexity and experience, become focused and connected. I paint in an attempt to get myself to release the hold I have on what I consider reality for a moment and be reminded of something more, a place in or outside of time and movement within memory and collective cultural ideas. My work is not landscape; I don’t see my paintings as places although the work does carry a sense of place. Rather, I see the movements left by my hand, which in turn came from those experiences I carried with me to the canvas at that place.

By: abstract painting online

abstract painting online — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:10:47 +0000

it looks unique. i saw this art for the first time.

By: lynnie

lynnie — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:15:55 +0000

art is what ever you say it is, you are the artist, some artists create with NO desire for response to work,yet they are artists (see henry darger) some artists create to “belong” these are elitists, painters paint they belong to that “club” it is a boundary whih they place upon themsleves, some artists create to make money…they have different limits and rules they give to themsleves. Some artists like to share art but fall in love with methods that are without norms such as most contemporary artists today whom are multimedia and post modern. Using altered photography actually is WIDELY used, accepted and LOVED. do what moves you!!

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:10:08 +0000

I took a photo on the way to Taos last summer and I wanted to make it an oil or acrylic painting.(which ever medium would work best over the print)

I could enlarge it on a copier and trace it but really wanted to have the original color to match and to paint over.

I didn’t think about ink, perhaps it would bleed, I will have to experiment a bit.
Thank you so much for all your help.

By: David

David — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:41:42 +0000

Annie, all you’re getting is an inkjet print on canvas. Both Calypso and West Coast have choices of Matte or Glossy finishes (not sure which would be best). You might want to coat the print with something before you paint on top of it, to protect the ink on the print from being lifted up by your paint solvents. Calypso will, if you like, stretch the canvas over stretcher bars for you (at an additional charge). West Coast doesn’t have this option, so you’d have to stretch it youself.

I’ve never painted on an inkjet print before, so I can’t give you any more technical details. Call the print shop you’re thinking of dealing with them, tell them what you want to do, and ask their advice.

I suggest trying out your process on a small print first, as there’s bound to be some trial and error involved.

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:17:15 +0000

If I wanted to paint over a picture on canvas what would I ask for when ordering it from a Photo shop that prints pics?

By: Sunil Gangadharan

Sunil Gangadharan — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:09:11 +0000

Jay,
How did you figure out I was a PSU grad? I do not remember mentioning it here (or maybe I have). Anyways, you are right in your assertion. I did my masters in microelectromechanical systems (nanoscience in today’s parlance). Unfortunately I never got around to working on the exciting concepts of nanoscience as I joined up with an investment bank on Wall Street (the lure of the lucre outdid the lure of the nano).
I recently left the investment bank and now work for the state of New York in the field of technology policy and strategy.

My art has grown organically over the last decade (if I may say that). What initially consisted of doodlings and little abstract drawings (which I kept a secret from my investment banking colleagues – they would have thought that I was out of my mind to indulge in mindless fantasies of this nature n Wall Street), came to a better fruition over the last couple of years when I have gotten to be a little more brave with respect to showing, documenting and storing my work. I decided to leave the bank when I felt that the work was contributing exactly 0.0 to my intellectual development (of course I could make money, but that is not all of it). I noticed that as soon as I left the old job and started off with my new one (which made me think), my artwork also became more focused, clearer and vivid. I hope to continue in this regard for a long time to come – of course the vagaries of the environment on our psyche are manifold and who knows what tomorrow would bring.

My wife (who is a physician) made a telling statement the other day on looking at my part-time artwork and some of the artwork of other artists at an exhibition that I was showing recently. “You know, both of us just need to do our jobs and we can make a decent living. I think that it is exponentially more difficult for a full time artist. Even if the person does a great job at their art, there is no guarantee that they can make a living off it as it is so subjective’.