tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post114441661883642232..comments2023-12-02T03:36:14.917-05:00Comments on Tracy Helgeson Art: The FigureTracy Helgesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510044613771862211noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1144549404854231182006-04-08T22:23:00.000-04:002006-04-08T22:23:00.000-04:00Oh gosh! that is when it is at its best. I think t...Oh gosh! that is when it is at its best. I think that you get to a point where you are so in tune to the work that you dont have to use your brain at all. I own a painting by a guy I was in college with, he said he didnt like it because it was too easy. I pray that the work will be easy because if its easy then its good, the bad ones I have to really fight. Its so rarely flows. it realy is a beautiful piece!SHANNON & AARON TUCKERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639532750827635278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1144541347694041812006-04-08T20:09:00.000-04:002006-04-08T20:09:00.000-04:00Thanks, my husband likes this one a lot as well. I...Thanks, my husband likes this one a lot as well. I do too, but to me it seems really jarring and I haven't decided if that's good or not. Either way, it is one that painted itself, I'm not sure that I even had to be there. Do you ever have that feeling about any of your work?Tracy Helgesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510044613771862211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1144537799602679402006-04-08T19:09:00.000-04:002006-04-08T19:09:00.000-04:00I really like the painting at the top, I like it t...I really like the painting at the top, I like it the most out of what I have seen.SHANNON & AARON TUCKERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639532750827635278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1144445250702632182006-04-07T17:27:00.000-04:002006-04-07T17:27:00.000-04:00Hi Martha, I know what you mean about worrying abo...Hi Martha, I know what you mean about worrying about the anatomy, although I maybe should worry more about it. I get a bit lazy about it. In the past, though, when my knowledge of the anatomy was really good, I didn't have to think about it while drawing, it was almost automatic, so I could just work on being expressive. Funny you mention me painting the figure, it is something I have been struggling with lately. I will be talking about that in my next post.Tracy Helgesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510044613771862211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1144438602898286322006-04-07T15:36:00.000-04:002006-04-07T15:36:00.000-04:00Tracy, what fun to see these! I'm also tremendousl...Tracy, what fun to see these! I'm also tremendously drawn to the figure, though I have trouble with life drawing classes because I feel they reinforce some of the issues I already have trouble with. I get so drawn into the anatomy, and focused on getting everything 'correct'. I'm incorporating some figures now, but trying to do them with really minimal reference material. It's the reference that does me in, because I feel like I have to follow it. I'm powerless! By the way, the second profile you did is absolutely lovely-- the difference between the two is striking. It's funny how one take can be so different from another. I would love to see how the figure would translate into paint for you. In fact, if I could be so bold, how about trying one out?marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691207583232829217noreply@blogger.com