I try to find a compositional structure in the subject itself, in nature... I rely on the angle where the wall meets the floor as a constant reference point, and against that I oppose the movements of the model's limbs.
It is what is painted between the outlines that makes the difference between merely competent painting and really meaningful art. - Philip Pearlstein
It is what is painted between the outlines that makes the difference between merely competent painting and really meaningful art.
- Philip Pearlstein
I try to find a compositional structure in the subject itself, in nature... I rely on the angle where the wall meets the floor as a constant referenc… - Philip Pearlstein
I try to find a compositional structure in the subject itself, in nature... I rely on the angle where the wall meets the floor as a constant referenc…
There will always be those who want to make paintings of the human form with all its parts all where they should be, in spite of progress. - Philip Pearlstein
There will always be those who want to make paintings of the human form with all its parts all where they should be, in spite of progress.
Each work has to be done as intensely as possible. - Philip Pearlstein
Each work has to be done as intensely as possible.
The effort of painting from life has cost my models a great deal of physical discomfort, and cost me a great deal of money in model fees... I have wa… - Philip Pearlstein
The effort of painting from life has cost my models a great deal of physical discomfort, and cost me a great deal of money in model fees... I have wa…
I suggest that it is the honesty of the attempt to recreate the forms and spaces visually without artistic editing that is one of the hallmarks of re… - Philip Pearlstein
I suggest that it is the honesty of the attempt to recreate the forms and spaces visually without artistic editing that is one of the hallmarks of re…
Only the mature artist who works from a model is capable of seeing the body for itself, only he has the opportunity for prolonged viewing. - Philip Pearlstein
Only the mature artist who works from a model is capable of seeing the body for itself, only he has the opportunity for prolonged viewing.
Look slowly and hard at something subtle and small. - Philip Pearlstein
Look slowly and hard at something subtle and small.
I get my highs from using my eyes. - Philip Pearlstein
I get my highs from using my eyes.
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