Morgan Weistling 8-09-09
August 8th, 2009
“Confidante” 40″x25″
On this blog I am going to try and stick with paintings that are available at the time of posting. I’m making an exception with Morgan Weistling because I am enamored with his work and it is very hard to get your hands on. More than any other artist Morgan just consistently blows me away. This kind of skill should be illegal due to the heartbreak it causes other artist!
Here is what I like about the oil painting “Confidante”.
- #1. EVERYTHING!
- #2. The full range of values. In comparison to the painting by Scott Burdick in the previous post, this painting has some very dark, dark’s and some light lights. It is hard to tell from this web version, but my guess is that there is no pure white in the painting even in the highlights or in the flame. Highlights have color.
- #3. The modeling of the form with a mosaic of color and value changes. This is why you feel like you can walk straight into this painting and begin to sneeze because you are allergic to cats!
- #4. The subdued nature of most of the color which makes that flame seem all the warmer.
Look and Enjoy!
- My dream is to one day see one of these paintings in person but until then here is Morgan Weistlings website. If you are interested in his DVD’s you can find links there as well as information on the stunning number of top awards Morgan has won.
[...] I have limited posting time this morning so I thought I would hook you up with this painting demonstration by Scott Burdick. Scott is one of the nations top painters and he has also been very generous with his knowledge by taking the time to teach other artists. His website has a vast amount of information on painting, a full archive of his work as well as the work of Susan Lyon and some very interesting journals from their painting trips around the world. Take an afternoon and check out their site! By the way, I believe this painting is of the daughter of the artist Morgan Wiestling. [...]