{"id":3437,"date":"2014-04-02T11:45:27","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T15:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2014-04-02T11:45:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T15:45:27","slug":"painting-keith-in-front-of-a-white-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/painting-keith-in-front-of-a-white-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting: Keith in Front of a White Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finished this painting three days ago. Keith in Front of a White Chair<\/em>, is fairly large (for me) oil painting measuring 36″ x 48.”<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

It’s kissing cousin to this painting<\/a>, which is also 36″ x 48.”<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>Cleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations<\/span><\/a><\/div>

One thing i always do is I try to get the drawing right. That isn’t as straightforward as it might seem. First, I want to make the drawing correct; I want to intimately understand–like a surgeon–forms and their relationships. Second, I try to ‘say’ it efficiently<\/em>.  If a passage is efficient, then it’s ‘right.’ Of course, what makes something efficient is the beating heart of art–who can define it?<\/p>\n

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I finished this painting three days ago. Keith in Front of a White Chair, is fairly large (for me) oil painting measuring 36″ x 48.” It’s kissing cousin to this painting, which is also 36″ x 48.” Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsOne thing i always do is I try to get the drawing right. 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