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Janet Kimantas · 06-26-2005, 11:24 AM

Garth,

I have greatly appreciated being able to see your work (albeit at 72 dpi) over the last few months. It would be such a treat to see some of these paintings in person. I have been wondering about your technique. Do you do a lot of glazing and scumbling or is it more alla-prima-over-time? I'm sure I ought to be able to tell just by looking, but I can't. I think I remember you mentioning a 52 value greyscale that you use, which indicates to me that you are pretty precise right from the start, and don't get into the wholesale repainting that, for instance, I waste a lot of time on. Do you do temperature adjustments as the work progresses, or is that nailed down too? Sorry to ask so many questions, but I really am enthralled.

Thanks, Janet

06-26-2005, 11:24 AM	#13
Janet Kimantas Juried Member Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 233	Garth, I have greatly appreciated being able to see your work (albeit at 72 dpi) over the last few months. It would be such a treat to see some of these paintings in person. I have been wondering about your technique. Do you do a lot of glazing and scumbling or is it more alla-prima-over-time? I'm sure I ought to be able to tell just by looking, but I can't. I think I remember you mentioning a 52 value greyscale that you use, which indicates to me that you are pretty precise right from the start, and don't get into the wholesale repainting that, for instance, I waste a lot of time on. Do you do temperature adjustments as the work progresses, or is that nailed down too? Sorry to ask so many questions, but I really am enthralled. Thanks, Janet