Comments for Bob Cornelis' Art Blog

Comment on Choose Your Weapon by bobcornelis

bobcornelis — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:19:08 +0000

Leslie

Thanks! So interested to hear that you were such a serious photographer! Maybe I’ll find my supposition wrong and that there are many such “ambidextrous” artists out there.

While much has changed in the photography world in the last 15 years or so, it all still boils down to vision and artistry. One doesn’t really have to learn all the technical stuff nor even have a great camera to make great photographs. Many photographers do still shoot film with the same cameras they’ve used for many years.

If you still have an old film camera, it might be stimulating for you to go out and play at being your old photographer self. I think you’d find it interesting to see how your painting and photography have infused each other.

Comment on Choose Your Weapon by leslie avon miller

leslie avon miller — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:55:46 +0000

And – I love the textures you have created in this image Bob.

Comment on Choose Your Weapon by leslie avon miller

leslie avon miller — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:55:06 +0000

Good question. I was first a photographer. I spent years out in nature taking photos with my Nikon. I wore two of them out! I entered some contests, did well and sold images. Today, we have digital and Photoshop. I don’t have a great digital camera, and while I have taken the “Adult Photoshop” class at the local college twice, they don’t teach what I want to know. I am only so interested in repairing images of my ancestors and I don’t want to do a presentation for a 50th wedding anniversary! I still “see” as a photographer, and if I had a great camera, all the time in the world to learn all those applications of Photoshop, and I had the time to go take photos, I would still do it. I follow lots of photography blogs because I love photographs. But right now, I must get my hands in the paint, and collage and paint…but photography is near and dear to my heart. I don’t consider it written off my list, more on pause. I wish I had access to a Photoshop class for Artists and that I could ask all my questions.

Comment on Visiting Old Friends by Donna Watson

Donna Watson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:01:48 +0000

This expression is so so true— years ago I used to paint pretty landscapes and admired some local landscape painters very much— moved away for 7 years— went through enough changes to be painting non-objective when I moved back up and when I saw the same painters with their same landscape paintings with no growth or change– I also wondered why I thought they were so wonderful (but no longer). your posts are always ‘right on’

Comment on The Broken Mirror by Donna Watson

Donna Watson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:58:28 +0000

I love this photograph–I see like 6 paintings in it– full of textures and lines. and the history — who took it– did they love the textures as much as I do?

Comment on What’s New? by napabelle

napabelle — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:47:09 +0000

That photo is so much fun! I kept waiting for it to focus!!!:) Fantastic colors. There is so much to look at…

Comment on What’s New? by napabelle

napabelle — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:55 +0000

mmm… there is a time for looking outside, and there is a time for looking inside… Both extremely rich, both balancing each other…

Comment on Old School… by bob Cornelis

bob Cornelis — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:10:40 +0000

I would be willing to bet everything I own (don’t mention this to my wife!) that the vast majority of photography and photographic printing going forward will remain digital, that we will not reverse this direction. Just as I don’t believe music will go back to vinyl records and cassette tapes.

Let me know when you are ready to give up your word processor for a typewriter!

There will always be people in the art world who enjoy doing things using antiquated techniques. And I applaud them in their distinctive and creative use of these. But the majority will adopt the newer, pervasive methods (for very good and equally creative reasons).

Since we have to make a choice of what to emphasize in a curriculum, I simply recommend teaching the newer methods unless someone can show me that they produce inferior results or that these methods are truly a short lived fad.

Comment on The Broken Mirror by leslie avon miller

leslie avon miller — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:06:00 +0000

When I see a photograph from antiquity, I often wonder who was behind the camera and what was their approach or motivation for taking the image?

Comment on What’s New? by leslie avon miller

leslie avon miller — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:04:05 +0000

Hi Bob: Your posts always cause me to stop and think. And I have been thinking about this issue (all on my own!) for a while now. As much as I love seeing the art of other creative folks, as much as I can fall in love with someone’s art, photograph, poetry etc, at this point in my creativity, I actually become more of who I am in response to seeing who they are….if that some what enigmatic thought makes sense….