I unexpectedly saw his paintings in person many years ago in one of the side galleries at the Guggenhiem. They were so beautiful they brought me to tears. Btw, I was surprised at how thick the painting on the canvas was. I always imagined that they would be flat like a print. Not so, at all!

@CourtJones

6 ай бұрын

That's great you got to experience seeing his work in person. I was very lucky to be able to go to his museum in Stockbridge, Massachusettes once. I was in awe.

I’m pretty impressed, especially how you did it holding the brushes so far from the bristles and still able to get control for the details. If I don’t hold them close like a pencil and have a stick to steady my hand I’d be all over the canvas. Great job.

@kirtg1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi. You could make or buy a mahl stick to keep your hands off the painting surface...

Man this was great! From his style right down to the contrast in expression. Love it!

Ugh, so beautiful.

I just find this and I want to say that you totally nailed it! Amazing!

Way fun! And thanks for sharing your experience with the Watts Atelier. I'm looking forward to attending.

FANTASTIC !

Awesome! 😀

Been missing your vids, Court!

this is great Court! Makes me want to pick up the brushes again:) Can I ask: on what surface did you paint this?

@CourtJones

6 жыл бұрын

Those were panels on New Traditions Art Panels. I believe they were the AC600 or A600 linen surfaces. My favorite canvas company.

He is my favorite artist

Well done!

That pretty much explains exactly how it was done.

wow!! You are awesome !!

@CourtJones

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jerome!

Cool 👍👍👍

Fantastic work! Could you say what colour palette you used for the flesh tones, and what if any oil medium was used ? Anne H. Sussex, England

@CourtJones

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Elizabeth. I generally use the same palette for most paintings. It's derived from artist Jeremy Lipking's color palette. Flesh colors can, of course, vary wildly from person to person and in different color temperatures of lighting. So there's no one combination that will always work. But I would say primarily I use Transparent Red Oxide (Rembrandt) and Titanium White as the base mixture and then Naples Yellow Light (or Yellow Ochre Light) and Cadmium Red in various combinations depending on the situation. I sometimes use Alizarin Permanent and King's Blue Deep when I need cooler colors mixed in. And I never use any mediums. In the beginning stages, I usually thin the paint with my solvent, Gamsol.

@elizabethhunt5536

5 жыл бұрын

@@CourtJones Very grateful, Court. Have long admired Rockwell's work and wondered how he achieved his effects. Your demo actually makes it look possible! Myself mainly a landscape painter and have rather shied away from portraiture in oils, but your valuable info on colours/colour mixing provides a great incentive to try and remedy this.....Many many thanks

Greetings from England, I wish I had your talent, I wish I could do what you do.

@CourtJones

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael! I had a lot of good classes when I was younger, at the Watts Atelier, here in California. Perhaps you could find some good classes or workshops in England. The Watts Atelier now offers courses online. You may want to look into it.

@Michael-ee1vl

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

This looks great, If you don't mind me asking, what type of paint did you use? My best guess would have been gouache, oils or acrylics.

@CourtJones

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I used oils for these head studies as well as the final dual portrait. I really like gouache but don't get the opportunity to work in it as much.

@souryak1251

3 жыл бұрын

@@CourtJones Thanks for the insight! I myself am trying to work up to this style of painting.

I like it a lot! But I think you could've tilted the woman's head a bit more to accentuate her gesture, also, if you take a look at her picture, you'll see that her face forms a really nice triangular shape, you could have used it too, I think it would've add more character to the painting. But that's just me, it looks amazing anyway!

Great! How long did it take?

@CourtJones

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think each head study was 2.5 to 3 hours.

Whats your colours palette?

@CourtJones

2 жыл бұрын

It changes from time to time, but I would say primarily I use Transparent Red Oxide (by Rembrandt) and Titanium White as the base mixture for most flesh colors and then Naples Yellow Light (or Yellow Ochre Light), Cadmium Red or Ultramarine Blue to "bend" the flesh mixture lighter, darker, warmer or cooler. I sometimes add Alizarin Crimson Permanent and King's Blue Deep to my palette.

added light that wasn't there

what paint did you use

@CourtJones

3 жыл бұрын

Oil paints. Winsor Newton, Grumbacher, Rembrandt, Gamblin are brands that I like.

@oogabooga2744

3 жыл бұрын

@@CourtJones okay ill have to look into those awesome drawings btw

Rockwell was an awesome artist but i never liked his over the top facial expressions on his paintings. 😎