03/05/2008 16:03:46

Jared,

 Great work! I love the architecture. Very well done and your compositions are very inviting.

 sm

03/05/2008 07:34:56

Thank you for the constructive criticism.  It is appreciated and accepted.  Perfection is a journey all artists are on.

03/04/2008 15:01:25

Hi Jared, Glad the comments were of value. One thing I should mention - I am kind of a low bucks guy being retired; and there are more professional cameras out there. I bought the Canon A650 for the 6x optical zoom and the 12.1 mag sensor. If your sister is just getting into it I believe this would be a good camera, but for $100 more she could buy the Canon G9   that can also shoot in a Raw file format. My son in law in San Francisco is a commercial photographer and shoots in Raw format.  In raw you get the image right out of the sensor without any image processing in the camera. I think this format provides more flexibility, but I also believe it take a very experienced Photoshop person to take advantage of the feature. Just thought I should mention it.  Best Wishes - W

03/03/2008 11:20:28

Sorry - one more thought from Walt. The picture of my dog Joey was oil on masonite from a photo. I then scanned the painting into photoshop -Modified the composition and color. Then I added the texture with the computer. I call this my iterative approach. In between steps I do a paper copy and experiment with colored pencils then back to the computer for a final tweek to get the digital version. Then back to the oil painting to incorporate the changes. - W

03/03/2008 11:03:47

Hi Jared, You asked about other sites for my work - thefineartprintgallery.com

you can type my name in your browser line Walt Buchterkirchen should get you there. Walt 

03/03/2008 09:54:44

Hi Jared - Thanks for your note appreciate your thoughts on color and your questions. Most of my recent work has been digital. I have been selling prints of my oils that I generate myself with an Epson R1800. The Big Sur seascape for example. I digitize through my camera or scanner. A lot of my work starts with a pastel sketch on black paper. I digitize then use Photoshop Elements to Manipulate the sketch. I am an engineer by training so my approach and heavy use of my computer allows fast changes in color and composition. I love oils and would like to end up taking my digital rendering and do oil on canvas freehand from the rendering. I have printed on canvas with the R1800 with good results but the brush strokes are gone. I have tried "enhancing" the print on canvas with limited success. I shoot sunset and canvases with a 12 .1 meg Canon A650 low iso and full resolution - noise is always a challenge with digital photography, but its an outstanding technology. My prints are done on Epson glossy photopaper; the quality is good (~100 year life under glass), but on the computer screen there is a richness (brightness) that comes from the energy intensity in the tube. Best Wishes Jared - Walt

03/03/2008 07:07:06

Welcome

03/01/2008 19:10:39

Hi Jared,

Thanks for the compliments! You have some beautiful work on your webpage - I especially like your portraits.  The painting of your sister with the greyscale background is outstanding!

ta ta,

Annie