New Work... and Critique!
Swiftly St Vrain
Swiftly St Vrain - oil - 9x12
Painted on location with Royal Talens 'Cobra' water miscible oils.
Northwoods Delight
Northwoods Delight - oil - 11x14
Painted in the studio with Holbein Duo Aqua water miscible oils.
Another Rain
Another Rain - oil - 10x20
Painted on location with W&N 'Artisan' water miscible oils.
High Water Spring
High Water Spring - oil - 16x20
Painted in the studio with Holbein Duo Aqua water miscible oils.
Since early May in Utah, I've been painting with 3 different brands of
water miscible oils, solvent free. It's a bit of a misnomer, you would
benefit by 'not' mixing water in these oils to thin them. But... if
you get the paint on your hands, car, clothes, palette and brushes, it
can be cleaned with water alone. No solvents! For over a month, there
hasn't been a solvent container open in my studio. I have settled in
on the Royal Talens 'Cobra' brand of this class of oil paint.
Eventually I will write a blog post on it all, once I have enough
experience to do that in an informed way. All of the paintings above
were painted using one of these brands, both en plein air, and in the
studio. Enjoy...
It's June here in CO, but there's still a good covering on the Front
Range and back mountains. This is Mt Meeker and Long's Peak, a month
ago. There is probably twice as much snow up there now as there was
when I took this photo.
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I've had a very busy Spring. I added over 4500 miles to my odometer on
my travels to Atlanta for the Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, to St
Augustine, FL for the 25th Annual OPA National Exhibition (I was a demo
artist and awards juror for the paint out), and then to the Dixon
Campout Invitational Paintout and Art Sale in Mt Carmel, UT.
On Monday, June 8th, I will be welcoming 20 painters to my home and
studio, for a 5 day plein air workshop. Can't wait to meet and greet
old and new friends, and to paint with them all.
That brings me to the information below. For a few years I have been
toying with the idea of critiquing paintings for artists. Mainly
because I am frequently asked to do this. For artists who are near by,
it wouldn't be so hard to meet, except for our schedules, seemingly
always conflicting with time available. For artists who don't live
near by, this is a way you to get your art to me for a critique,
without the expense and time of traveling to a workshop.
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Workshops are wonderful, but there isn't always a lot of time for one
on one, personal review of each artists' paintings. When I was young,
my dad took the Famous Artist School Cartooning Course. I would watch
as he'd open up his critiqued assignments, and was amazed that artists
like Rube Goldberg, Milt Caniff and Al Capp had made the critiques and
comments on tracing paper overlays with red pencil! It was a
spectacular way for my dad to study, we were living in Norway at the
time, he didn't have many options to carry on his love of cartooning.
Taking that idea, I am offering something similar to that. The details
are listed below. If you are interested in this, email me at
marchansonart@gmail.com, and we can get started.
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Hands on Critiques
Marc R. Hanson O.P.A.
Nationally recognized painter and sought after instructor, Marc R.
Hanson, is offering a way to get a personal 'hands on critique'. Send
Marc your art, receive critique, and the paintings will be shipped back
to you with a Critique Review, explained below.
Critique Fee: I charge a fee of $50.00 / per painting. You may send
one, two, three, four or five, up to 5 paintings, at a time @$50.00
each. I am limiting the number of paintings critiqued per session (one
mailing), to five (5) for ease of handling reasons.
What is included in the Critique Package: My personally written
review, completed and returned to you for each piece paid for, and
submitted. Possible corrections on an acetate overlay ( at my
discretion based on if I think that it's a benefit to the critique),
suggestions for YOU related to the paintings provided, and anything
else that I think will be of a help to your painting, are all part of
the 'Critique Package'.
What is included for the Critique Fee: All that is mentioned above.
Plus the pick up of the paintings from the Post Office, unpacking of
the paintings, safe storage of the paintings and packing materials, a
truthful and honest (but respectful) Critique of your paintings,
including the writing up the reviews, possibly making painted
corrections on acetate for your painting(s), re-packaging with the
packing materials (new envelope, or what it takes to ship back) that
you provide (time and tape to re-pack provided), delivering back to the
Post Office for return shipping (using your pre paid shipping/insurance
label). Following that, I will notify you in an email that the
paintings have been shipped, with a tracking number.
My Critique will be my objective review of how well I think that you've
implemented the basic artistic principles of visual art in your
painting. Those include, but are not limited to, Concept, Drawing,
Value, Color, Design, Edges, and the other design principles and
elements that make up a visual statement. The returned Critique
Package will contain your Art, possible alterations (in a separate form
of media), and a Critique Form, containing comments made about the
specific categories mentioned above. It will also include suggestions
about your art, for you. I may contact you via phone or email if I
need more information from you.
What you will need to do:
- Contact me at: marchansonart@gmail.com, with your desire to take
part in this program.
* I will Invoice you using PayPal, based on our pre-critique
conversation. Once the invoice has been paid, I will email you my
'shipping address' and you may send the paintings.
* Choose dry paintings up to a maximum size of 11-x14-.
Paintings sent that are larger than 11-x14- will be returned unopened,
or at your expense. Paintings on panels would be preferred.
* Package, insure and ship the paintings to me at the address I
will provide to you, with 'postage paid'/ 'insured' return label.
Include return shipping, packing materials included in with the
paintings. Paintings received without the above listed items, will be
kept until those items are provided, at your expense.
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Please allow 4-6 weeks from the date I receive your paintings for the
Critique Package to be returned to you. My schedule is active. My word
to you is…I will do my best to identify and and address anything that
I see in your paintings that I feel might be improved.
Each critique is only my opinion, but one based on my education as an
artist, on my 35 years of experience as a professional artist and
teacher, and on my eye for what makes a good visual statement. Any
advice I pass on to you as the result of a Critique is only that,
advice.
I look forward to viewing your paintings and having an informative and
educational discussion with you.
Marc R. Hanson
marchansonart@gmail.com
Longmont, CO
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