Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Realism


Not all realism is alike.
Since so called realistic, as well as impressionistic painting requires abstraction from reality, no two dimensional work can ever be totally "real", not even photorealism. The painter has a choice as to how much he or she wants to (or can) adhere to the scene at hand.
For me, realism is not about slaving over detail, nor is it about sticking to the correct number of trees, waves or rocks in nature, but it is about conveying the overall impression I get from the scene: The movement, the light, the texture of things, the temperatur and if possible the joy of being part of it all.

5 comments:

sandy said...

applause...this is my very favorite of all you have done. The way you rendered the cliffs....and the water and ....the whole composition. Gorgeous!!!!

Ilse T.Hable said...

Thank you so much, Sandy, the reaction of several friends makes me believe I did something special here. :)

sandy said...

You ABSOLUTELY did!

Seema B Menon said...

WoW! How do u draw like this! It leaves me staring and staring at them! Amazing!

Ilse T.Hable said...

Thank you, Seemu!