Hullart.com Blog tagged 'watercolor'

Beyond the Work of Art

jim@hullart.com — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +0100

The author Simon Leys states that "There is something more important than a finished work of art: it is the spiritual process that preceded it and guided its execution". This quote is the opening line in a paragrah about the Power of Emptiness. To Leys the work of art is of secondary importance and is only an artifact of the artists journey. It is the journey that is primary. Here I think he is referring to the true work of art as a symbol of some spiritual insight. It is&nbs [...]

Forever Art and Design Strategies

jim@hullart.com — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +0100

There are levels of commercial design strategies that make sense in the development of art that is forever. Meaning, quality, aesthetics and funtion all make up some of the concepts that need to be considered when developing a piece of art that is intended to last for perpetuity. To focus only on one of these is to miss the point. They make up an integrated whole without which he art goes 'wanting'. Blind spots in many paintings are the result of a lack of understandind of this key aspec [...]

Creation or Imitation

jim@hullart.com — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:00:00 +0100

According to Simon Leys the Chinese esthetic requires not imitation but rather creation or a summoning of nature.

"Painting is thus, in a literal sense, an activty of creation and not imitation."

This is what he says gives pictorial art its sacred character. This runs contrary to the illusionist nature portrayed in most classical western art. It again points toward the capture of the essence of the subject and not all of the detail. It points away from techinque ai [...]

The Ideal Painting

jim@hullart.com — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:00:00 +0100

This is the first of a series of blogs that I will writing based on thoughts contained in Simon Leys book, The Buring Forest. The book addresses his understanding of Chinese Culture and its impact on the arts and politics. The following is a quote,

" The ideal painting is achieved not on paper, but in the mind of the spectator; for the painter the whole skill consists in selecting those minimal visual clues that will alow the painting to reach its full and [...]

Painting without Sketching

jim@hullart.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0100

I have recently(past year) been moving toward a more spontaneous process with my watercolors. I have stopped creating detailed sketches that I would then paint. Moving away from painted sketches into actual paintings has been a great experience. Since I was pretty good at sketching this was a difficult move to make but it has made all the difference. Rather than having a 'tight' drawing to follow, I now follow the painting itself and it seems to lead me to a more [...]

Jim Hull Featured on Hewlett Packard Web Site

ckgreen1@yahoo.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0100

Hewlett-Packard has posted an article about the success of Jim Hull's digital watercolor prints. Professional photographer David Saffir uses HP printers and software to create color prints for Jim Hull and other talented artists. Take a look at the article at hp.com

A Doorway to Forever Paintings

jim@hullart.com — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:00:00 +0100

Reading a recent book by Ervin Laszlo I came across a passage that he used to describe how he creates inspired as opposed to indifferent interpretations of music. The key for him is to remove conscious effort from the process. First he practices and learns(through conscious effort) and then spontaneously plays and performs the piece without such effort. I have found this to be true with my art. The better pieces had less consicous effort and in fact the best started with no [...]

The J. Hull Gallery Paintings featured in Case Study by HP

ckgreen1@yahoo.com — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:00:00 +0100

The first time people see our fine-art reproductions of Jim's watercolor paintings, they always assume they are looking at the original painting. The reproductions are so good, that Hewlett-Packard recently featured Jim's paintings and reproductions at several trade shows. Both the original painting and the reproduction were placed side-by-side and attendees were challenged to figure out which was the original.

Now HP has featured our paintings in a case study about [...]

Watercolor Show at the Triton Museum of Art

ckgreen1@yahoo.com — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:00:00 +0100

{flv}hull-painting-triton-art-show{/flv} Didn't make it to the 2008 Statewide Watercolor Show at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara, California?-- here's a quick video of what you missed.

Overall the show was overwhelming and the museum was very nice. Out of over 800 watercolor paintings submitted for consideration just 50 exceptional ones were accepted for the show. Jim Hull and his wife Ellie were in attendance at the opening reception and recieved many positiv [...]

Awareness

jim@hullart.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:00:00 +0100

" Most people are only peripherally aware of the world that surounds then, especially if their surroundings are familar." These are the words of Eckart Tolle as he describes the human situation in terms of our abilyt to see the world anew. The suggestion is that most people will not experience anything new or extraordinary because 'never go anywhere'. Even when they travel physically they are locked into a set of build in expectations based on the little voice in [...]

Painting on Exhibit at Triton Museum of Art

ckgreen1@yahoo.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Jim Hull's watercolor painting "Pilgrimage 2 - Trekking to Lhasa" has been accepted in the 2008 Statewide Watercolor Competition at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara California. The exhibit will run daily from December 6, 2008&nb [...]