I have always admired classical painting. The ability to paint/draw realistically is and always has been amazing and intriguing. But as I have grown older I tend to appreciate picture making as a whole much more than technical ability. Composition and design, themes of color, harmony in shapes and spatial relationships are as important as technical ability. The problem I keep having with purely academic painters is that depending on where they studied, they all paint identically. Its hard to differentiate between individual artists that learned from the same atelier, school or artist. I understand that they are teaching a way to paint but a lot of their students believe they have learned the "correct" way to paint. I know quite a few artists that are snobby about painting process. Technique cannot make a boring composition interesting.
At the same time I have seen beautiful paintings that have a disproportionate figure or drawing issues that nag at my eyes. I think most viewers wouldn't have issue with this but it can take away from a painting and I think makes the difference between a good and a great piece of art.
So now that I am thinking about this it makes me think of the "restored" painting that was in the news recently. I will find a pic to include but it's become a meme unto itself. The people who are trying to keep the amateur restoration have gone too far. This was an amateur attempt and execution and technique did not match the intent. It wasn't this artist interpreting their own idea of the painting, they obviously couldn't recreate what needed to be done. So it should be scrubbed and professionally restored. Let this artist create their own work. Its taking the idea of individual art and trying to put it where it doesn't fit. Does this make sense. If you have a strong argument in favor of letting the painting stand let hear it.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
MISC Magazine
Hello everyone who I pissed off in my last post! I guess you're not that mad, or just forgiving and know that saying stupid things is one of my many super-human abilities. Better than most!
Anyway I want to let you know that Sam got me another gig! Seriously, I am laughing but it's true. She was featured in this magazine last month, MISC, and suggested me to them. I kid! They actually asked me to suggest someone next month as well. I will post a link to his website, maybe. If he accepts my friend request. His name is Timothy Wilson, I don't know him just saw his paintings and they stuck in my head, I tucked them right into the future rip off file. So go buy a copy of MISC this month and you can tell everyone that you know someone famous and that she has a boyfriend and he is in this magazine. Too far? Look for this painting. I wish I could have put in one of my newer paintings but when the deadline came up this study was the newest. So wow I have done a lot of painting this summer. I know the website doesn't let you get an idea of how large the paintings are but I just finished a 4x6' and before that a 4x4' also a 3x4' and a 30"x40" all within the last two months. I also have a 3' drawing that will turn out cool and am working on a commission of Yankee Stadium, which is 36x60" It is going to turn out well, I can just feel it.
I am trying to loosen my hand up, trying to really dilute my paints down until they are almost washes and using large brushes, palette knives and using rags to smear in areas. I really need to come up with a way to lay paint down in thin lines, almost like a paint pencil. The problem with tiny brushes is that they don't hold much paint, so if you want to make a long line you have to make several short lines, end to end. if the brush has a longer bristle it spreads out on the canvas and widens the line. Palette knives make a blotchy, uneven line at best and at the worst they cut your canvas. I need to invent something to use. I will get back to you on this and try to sell it to you.
I want to show the Yankee Stadium but the person that commissioned it doesn't want to see it until it's done so I don't want to post it even though I don't think he looks at my blog.
I also updated my website with my newest paintings. They just aren't the same on-line as seeing them in life. Sam's paintings look great on-line, great in person. Mine only look good in life.
Sam said if you're going to write this much you better put some photos on here.
Anyway I want to let you know that Sam got me another gig! Seriously, I am laughing but it's true. She was featured in this magazine last month, MISC, and suggested me to them. I kid! They actually asked me to suggest someone next month as well. I will post a link to his website, maybe. If he accepts my friend request. His name is Timothy Wilson, I don't know him just saw his paintings and they stuck in my head, I tucked them right into the future rip off file. So go buy a copy of MISC this month and you can tell everyone that you know someone famous and that she has a boyfriend and he is in this magazine. Too far? Look for this painting. I wish I could have put in one of my newer paintings but when the deadline came up this study was the newest. So wow I have done a lot of painting this summer. I know the website doesn't let you get an idea of how large the paintings are but I just finished a 4x6' and before that a 4x4' also a 3x4' and a 30"x40" all within the last two months. I also have a 3' drawing that will turn out cool and am working on a commission of Yankee Stadium, which is 36x60" It is going to turn out well, I can just feel it.
I am trying to loosen my hand up, trying to really dilute my paints down until they are almost washes and using large brushes, palette knives and using rags to smear in areas. I really need to come up with a way to lay paint down in thin lines, almost like a paint pencil. The problem with tiny brushes is that they don't hold much paint, so if you want to make a long line you have to make several short lines, end to end. if the brush has a longer bristle it spreads out on the canvas and widens the line. Palette knives make a blotchy, uneven line at best and at the worst they cut your canvas. I need to invent something to use. I will get back to you on this and try to sell it to you.
I want to show the Yankee Stadium but the person that commissioned it doesn't want to see it until it's done so I don't want to post it even though I don't think he looks at my blog.
I also updated my website with my newest paintings. They just aren't the same on-line as seeing them in life. Sam's paintings look great on-line, great in person. Mine only look good in life.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
New app for Blogger
I have always wished that uploading pics to blogger was easier than scanning drawings or taking pics with my camera, uploading them to my computer and then resizing them so blogger can handle them. With this new app I can take pics with my phone and type text and post it on the fly. Awesome. I am always impressed with modern technology. Here are some new paintings that I have been working on.
I wanted a large cityscape that gives the impression that the viewer is almost drowning in the buildings. I wanted it to be primarily blue. With all the one point perspective lines pushing the viewer's gaze down. This is almost done. 48"x60"
I wanted a large cityscape that gives the impression that the viewer is almost drowning in the buildings. I wanted it to be primarily blue. With all the one point perspective lines pushing the viewer's gaze down. This is almost done. 48"x60"
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Googling yourself and using people.
Wow it's been a few months but I thought i would update the old blog. If you follow this (3 people) you can thank me for not clogging up your notifications.
The reason I am posting today is because I googled my name this morning. It's a weird thing to do. I try to look at the findings with fresh eyes, as someone who knows nothing about me. For the most part if you look for me you have to first decide which Aaron Hauck - Artist I am. There is another with the aaronhauck.com website (sonofabitch) and now a new ahauck (alberto) with a ahauck.com.ar No kidding, way to fuck that up guys. Actually the OK Aaron Hauck is quite successful in OK and Montana, has a Masters degree and teaches, so really he probably doesn't want to be confused with some lowbrow picture maker like me. The thing is his name isn't actually Aaron Hauck, I believe it's Brian Hauck, but obviously Aaron Hauck is much more dynamic and flashy. Whatever dude, when we meet for the doppleganger showdown only one of us will walk away. You may want to google aaron hauck muay thai before you decide. I actually don't care because our art is completely different and you can tell right away that if you're looking for paintings, you have the wrong one.
which brings us to ahauck.com.ar motherfucker! that is my website except he just added .ar and he makes paintings. I encourage all three of you to go check out his website, an awesome experience all around. His website is multilingual! I say to his website, we're in America speak American! It has beautiful guitar! I will be adding my own guitar to my website this week. It scrolls through four or five of his most beautiful paintings! This is beyond my limited technical abilities so just use the scroll button when you visit mine. I hate him and his South American accent. Anyway back to my main point, I guess you have to be vigilant in promoting yourself on-line (hence this blog post) otherwise people will steal your name, be better than you and/or more exotic and you will constantly be saying to people. "No I am the other Aaron Hauck, the untalented, whitebread boring, American one."
So here is some news, Aaron McDonald who owns PlatformLES Gallery asked me a few weeks ago to put a drawing in a group show. He did this because Sam (my much more successful girlfriend) is showing there soon. There is an industry term for this, no not nepotism, that doesn't apply, if I was related to Aaron it would. No I am referring to "throwing a bone" I also had a relative do this a while ago. They wanted one of Sam's prints so they bought one from both of us. I am sure mine is proudly displayed in their home, on the inside of the guest bathroom door. Whatever, I ain't too proud to beg. I take what I can get. I don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Etc. You understand, right? Whatever gets your foot in the door. No I kid, I think Aaron actually liked my drawing. It was an older one but I will post a pic.
So I've always thought that when you approach a gallery and they really want you to be established and have sold work and bring in clients of your own, that it should actually be the other way around. The artist should ask the gallery owner how good they are at selling work, do their artists rely on other income sources, etc. But you know a perfect world and all.
Anyway Sam is mad that I am writing this and I am sure a backlash from all three of my followers will ensue.
Whatever, I think we all know how things work. My point being I don't mind a little coattail riding, Sam just hates me saying what we all know it is. Anyway Aaron McDonald is a good gallery owner because he sold my drawing yesterday. Though I did ask Sam if she bought it.
The reason I am posting today is because I googled my name this morning. It's a weird thing to do. I try to look at the findings with fresh eyes, as someone who knows nothing about me. For the most part if you look for me you have to first decide which Aaron Hauck - Artist I am. There is another with the aaronhauck.com website (sonofabitch) and now a new ahauck (alberto) with a ahauck.com.ar No kidding, way to fuck that up guys. Actually the OK Aaron Hauck is quite successful in OK and Montana, has a Masters degree and teaches, so really he probably doesn't want to be confused with some lowbrow picture maker like me. The thing is his name isn't actually Aaron Hauck, I believe it's Brian Hauck, but obviously Aaron Hauck is much more dynamic and flashy. Whatever dude, when we meet for the doppleganger showdown only one of us will walk away. You may want to google aaron hauck muay thai before you decide. I actually don't care because our art is completely different and you can tell right away that if you're looking for paintings, you have the wrong one.
which brings us to ahauck.com.ar motherfucker! that is my website except he just added .ar and he makes paintings. I encourage all three of you to go check out his website, an awesome experience all around. His website is multilingual! I say to his website, we're in America speak American! It has beautiful guitar! I will be adding my own guitar to my website this week. It scrolls through four or five of his most beautiful paintings! This is beyond my limited technical abilities so just use the scroll button when you visit mine. I hate him and his South American accent. Anyway back to my main point, I guess you have to be vigilant in promoting yourself on-line (hence this blog post) otherwise people will steal your name, be better than you and/or more exotic and you will constantly be saying to people. "No I am the other Aaron Hauck, the untalented, whitebread boring, American one."
So here is some news, Aaron McDonald who owns PlatformLES Gallery asked me a few weeks ago to put a drawing in a group show. He did this because Sam (my much more successful girlfriend) is showing there soon. There is an industry term for this, no not nepotism, that doesn't apply, if I was related to Aaron it would. No I am referring to "throwing a bone" I also had a relative do this a while ago. They wanted one of Sam's prints so they bought one from both of us. I am sure mine is proudly displayed in their home, on the inside of the guest bathroom door. Whatever, I ain't too proud to beg. I take what I can get. I don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Etc. You understand, right? Whatever gets your foot in the door. No I kid, I think Aaron actually liked my drawing. It was an older one but I will post a pic.
Anyway Sam is mad that I am writing this and I am sure a backlash from all three of my followers will ensue.
Whatever, I think we all know how things work. My point being I don't mind a little coattail riding, Sam just hates me saying what we all know it is. Anyway Aaron McDonald is a good gallery owner because he sold my drawing yesterday. Though I did ask Sam if she bought it.
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