RomanticRealism

Can non-representational art be art?

Thank you Tym, that is very good advice!

Brilliant! You have many images that are inspirational. I find Pinterest a good source for artistic inspiration as well - especially images with amazing lighting.

So what you are saying is we need a thread where artists can showcase there work? And viewers can also offer their thoughts as Eiuol suggested.

My primary software is 3ds Max, I also use Sculptris for sculpturing and Photoshop for post-work and stylisation. Quent and Linda have some very talented artists on show and their work in very impressive.

Thank you! My earlier work was produced with oil on linen and my latest 3 paintings are digital paintings. One of the advantages of digital painting is the conversion from the digital painting to a digital print (giclée print) is simpler and direct and retains the quality of the image. Giclée prints use transparent inks which allow light to shine through, bounce off the white canvas underneath which makes the colours vibrant and less muddy - similar to the old masters technique of producing a monochrome under-painting and glazing the colours unmixed over the top, which is how I produced my oils on linen.

Hi , I am Theo and I look forward to reading everyone’s posts. In 1982 I found the Fountainhead on a bookstore shelf and was totally awestruck by it. Then discovered Atlas Shrugged, then Capitalism the Unknown Ideal, The Virtue of Selfishness and read everything else. Before I read Ayn Rand's books I would be best summed up as being "Tabula Rasa" in regards to most issues so it was not much of a conflicting change for me, it was simply a self-education. My primary passion is the visual arts and I have always been drawn to the realist style. My own paintings are at: www.vanoostromfineart.com

Thank you for the link, Caspar David Friedrich is for me a very inspiring painter. A good suggestion, I will introduce myself in the Introduction section.

Most of Bob Ross's subject matter is naturalistic but what is most interesting is that his better paintings which project a more idealistic world does show his skill with a better technical ability (close-up, still too painterly for me). His semi-idealistic paintings do show his view of an idyllic serene non- threatening world - he is definitely making an effort to project an ideal world in his eyes. Even though it is not exactly my taste, his choice of subject matter and his technical ability is far better than most contemporary artworks.