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There is one thing for sure there is so so much bullshit said and written about art.
Art is a form of expression, it should come from your soul. It is not down to how commercial it is or how beautiful it is either. Art can be…
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- Where do you live and work
- Cork Ireland
- Do you have your own website?
- http://www.johnadamsart.tv
- What is your artistic style
- Free flowing painter, painting landscapes, people, and nature. Painterly brushstrokes, and fine finishing, I guess I am best known for my seascapes and Forrest scenes.
Being loose in my style is a state of mind, its kind of letting go, being in touch with my subconscious, and not caring if I make a mistake. That is the biggest factor I think. I always have a lot of canvases ready to work on when I paint, so as if I dont like what I am painting, I move on to another canvas,. It is vital I relax, and am feeling confident, I usually dont paint a good one straight away, it takes a few attempts, so there will always be the first few paintings that are no good. I need to be on a flow, if you know what I mean. Its like being a sports person, you need to be match fit so to say.
There is always a new challenge around the next canvas.
Art is a form of expression, it should come from your soul. It is not down to how commercial it is or how beautiful it is either. Art can be purely aesthetic and also art can be conceptual. There are a lot of people out there even on this site who call themselves artists, but just because you make images is that enough to actually call yourself an artist.
There are a lot of people who think they know what art is, but art is not something you can put in a box. Art is so many things but it is not for example, some pretty flowers done by someone with no talent for painting. Art is deep and thoughtful. Art is special, art is clever, art is forever changing. Art is old and new.
If we are doing something purely to sell it then it is not art. If we are doing something as a way of expressing ourselves, or as a way of releasing some inner intellectual thoughts then that may be art.
Art is music, poetry, dance, painting, sculpture, ceramics, filmmaking, and the list goes on and on.
It is how we do it and how good it is which makes it art.
Howz that for some thoughts on the subject.
Lots of love to all of you artists out there.
John
- What is your artistic medium
- acrylic paint sometimes oils
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- At 10:58am on April 15, 2009,
Roz Wilson said… - Hi John,
You might not remember, but you sent me an email ages ago now, having looked at my website, complimenting me on my work. Being blond...and forgetful, i deleted it before having a chance to say thanks... i love your work too. I`m trying to be looser in my paintings...something i struggle with. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Roz
- At 3:15pm on January 15, 2009,
Brenda Lee Gibson said… - John, Thank you for your compliments. I love your suggestion of doing a person with strong features. It just so happens I am going into Los Angeles on Sat. and where better to find a tramp than there, I plan to take some cash and camera and be on the look out. Thank you. The reason I paint the subject matter that I do is "maternal love" is what moves me the most. I also enjoy still life, landscape, anything that inspires me. I was impressed by your WIDE range of subject matter and style. You are also very talented....thanks agian for your valuble suggestions. Take Care, Brenda
P.S. We were in Ireland a couple years ago,what a beautiful country! I don't think we were in Cork though. Loved Dinkle, the pubs,the sheep, the ragged Cliffs of Mother, raw oysters and Guiness, the beautiful old stone walls lining the country roads, I guess in short, I loved everything!
- At 10:00am on January 14, 2009,
Roger W Povey said… - HI John, I've just checked and it's there, don't know any reason why you can't see it. Roger
- At 6:07pm on January 11, 2009,
Vincent Neave said… - Hi John,
Me again, I mentioned about the blog in my last message. I have now posted the first bit on the blog page.
Take care
Vincent
- At 1:12am on January 11, 2009,
Anita Baedke-Plucker said… - Hey John-
I have been away from the computer and website over the holidays and have been spending every spare moment preparing for a solo exhibition. Thank you for your kind commment on 'Retired'. Greatly appreciated!
- At 12:07pm on January 8, 2009,
Vincent Neave said…
- Hi John,
Sorry, it was only this morning that I spotted the comments of yours about my painting of the Kathleen & May passing Appledore. In answer to you question about my source material, the Kathleen & May has been restored and for a few years has been based at Bideford in North Devon, her home port for much of her working life and my wife's home town. So I had sketches but she has not had the square sails on her foremast re fitted (my guess is that to leave Bideford she has to pass under the new road bridge and that necessitates lowering the topmasts. So if she had the foretops'ls fitted that would be a huge amount of work each time. However, a tops' schooner without her tops'ls looks awkward to me so I painted her as she would have looked early in her life. Most of my marine paintings are from old photographs I don't usually copy them as they are rarely taken from the angle that I want the ship but they are useful reference failing that I sometimes work from ships plans or just guesswork!
In the 1980s my wife and I converted a 150 ton grain barge into a gallery (I'm thinking of doing a blog about our experiences) and ran that for nearly ten years and so that built me up a client base. So with that, commissions (one of the benefits of being such a specialist) and a few galleries I've just about survived over the years. nearly six years ago I lost my youngest son so for the next few years I didn't do much at all and since then I have never re-established myself on the gallery circuit. During that time the market has changed a lot and the market for my traditional work is much smaller now. My web site brings in a couple of commissions every year but I am increasingly being asked to paint peoples dogs! I don't mind, since childhood I have loved dogs and as long as I can paint something, it's better than a proper job! There seems to be some discussion going on about marketing but from what I've read painters everywhere seem to have the same problems.
Take care
Vincent
- At 9:22am on January 7, 2009,
Vincent Neave said…
- Hi John,
I've only just noticed that you made some comments about my sketch, thanks.
Thirty years ago my wife and planned to move to Cork but life decided otherwise!
I love your powerful brushwork it creates an intense visual mood with remarkably few strokes
Regards
Vincent
- At 12:28pm on January 5, 2009,
Lorraine Platt said… - Hi John, thank you for your kind comments on my work. I find your works appealing and I like way you feature vibrant colour in your paintings. Happy New year to you too!
- At 2:48pm on January 4, 2009,
Marcus R. Hartse said… - I ran into the house crying and cut my ear off. :-) No, that's quite all right. I just sort of find these kinds of situations rather humorous as I've done similar things. One does question one's sanity and intellectual capacity when these things happen though. Acrylics, eh? It's hard to tell sometimes what is going on when it's a cyber image. I'll answer your emails also.
- At 1:25am on December 30, 2008,
David Kalbach said… - John; Thank you for your visit and comment. Yes, Puching Through is in water colour. My passion for the subject is founded in the service of my son and and his friends that fly for the US Navy. He flies a C2 which is a twin turbo freighter. It's the largest plan to land on a carrier. He's involved in humanitarian work along with supporting the carrier group by flying out parts, supplies and medical evacuations, etc.
I visited your site and really enjoyed your seascapes. In particular I enjoy "On the Sea", "Out to Sea" and "Verolme Shipyard". I also liked your approach dealing with the series on Light through the trees - though I liked you execution of the roots best.
Again, thanks for the note. I trust the new year will find my successful solutions to your painting challenges.
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