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martydrums
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 Posted - 22/04/2012 : 10:01:48
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So I have been working with my Dad on compiling an online catalogue of his paintings, prints etc. He has been exhibiting since he was in his 20s and has completed a huge amount of work. He taught art for about 25 years and has been a full time artist for the last 20 or so years.
He was diagnosed last year with a mixture of dementia and Parkinsons and is highly unlikely to be able to do any more work (though we are encouraging him to keep trying). I plan to get photos of as much of his work as possible on to a website. Unfortunately there is no dosh available to pay for these pics to be done professionally so I have been giving it a go myself.
Following advice from others here on the forum I have been photographing his work out of doors in an attempt to try to keep the colours reasonably true. There is a little bit of surface reflection from some of the oil paintings in particular but it is not too bad (I hope). I have put the first photos I have done on to Photobucket. I would be interested to know what you guys think? I know at least a few of you are quite expert at the photography thing.
If I feel these initial pics are of decent enough quality then I will endeavour to contact the individuals and companies such as Standard Life, RBS etc who have bought his work in the past and get pics of their stuff.
Here is a link to the photbucket:
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn264/martydrums/Dads%20work/
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rollingthunder
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Posted - 22/04/2012 : 10:38:52
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Sorry to hear about your Dad. Ive been there, but Im sure he will be proud to see all his paintings together on one site.
The pictures look great to me, but the paintings look fantastic. Your Dad is obviously a very serious artist.
Its a great gesture. Good luck with it.
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Bazarre
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Posted - 22/04/2012 : 14:35:54
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| That is work to be proud of. There are many great paintings there. Your Dad's a very talented man. |
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martydrums
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Posted - 22/04/2012 : 16:10:49
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Thanks for your kind comments guys. I can promise you his work is much more striking in the flesh than on my photos, so if you like them as is then that is as good as I could have hoped for with my poor photo skills.
He is held in quite high regard within the small world that is the Scottish art scene. This in spite of him having refused to play politics when he was briefly a member of the RSA and resigned his membership.
Of course I am very biased but I think his work is really great! It has been truly heart breaking watching this once very talented man loose his ability to paint or draw. Up until recently his artwork defined who he was... |
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stakka
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Posted - 22/04/2012 : 16:38:20
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You photos look just as good as many online galleries I have seen so I say you have done your dad great credit.
Super paintings as well which deserve the legacy you are aiming to sort out for him by keeping them in the public view here as well as where the actual paintings will end up. |
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Th0mas25
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Posted - 22/04/2012 : 20:48:22
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This is a great thing to do Marty, I bet so much art, writing, collections etc. get lost and forgotten about when loved ones get ill or pass away. This way you'll always have it and could even turn it into a book. My dad was an engineer but also did a lot of decorative wrought-iron work over the years, and there are many of his creations still 'on display' (on people's homes, businesses and two village halls), lettering, gates, railings, balconies etc. It's nice that those things live on, as will your dad's art.
I really enjoyed the paintings, the mix of different mediums & styles, especially the more abstract ones... I can look at those pictures for ages to try to interpret them or see things I hadn't noticed before. He is obviously a very talented man! As for your photography... as soon as I started looking at the pictures I didn't give it a second thought... I guess that's a good thing 
My mum-in law also has dementia (or alzheimers, I can't remember and not sure of the difference) and has gone downhill pretty quickly, when we stayed over the Easter holiday she didn't really recognise or remember anyone, but seemed quite happy and content in her own wee world most of the time, luckily there are carers and family who come in on a daily basis, as well as dad-in-law (although, being an alcoholic, he's not always a help!). Anyway, I don't mean that all to be doom and gloom, but encourage and stimulate your dad, and make the most of the time with him now Marty. All the best! |
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OriginalAnimal
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Posted - 22/04/2012 : 22:39:38
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| Great artworks and great pictures too. A fitting tribute and having had my mother taken with dementia, and now my mother in law, I feel for you |
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Posted - 23/04/2012 : 08:29:31
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| Beautiful collection. A talented artist. Thanks for sharing these Marty |
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martydrums
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Posted - 23/04/2012 : 08:52:38
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Thanks for the kind words guys.
@Bob, thanks but a web designer friend of mine who has one of his paintings is doing the site for free.
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martydrums
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Posted - 23/04/2012 : 20:35:23
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| ^ Thanks Tupps. I don't think the photos are all that great but I think they are usable. I followed the Captain Bubble advice: they were all taken out of doors on overcast days, except for some of the screen prints which were taken at an open window. The idea being that the cloud cover helps to diffuse the natural light and give reasonably accurate reproduction of the colours. They were all taken close to the pictures with the little amount of excess stuff like frames and a bit of wall cropped out using just MS paint. |
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Posted - 24/04/2012 : 08:37:38
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| The photos are great, and the paintings are a refreshing change from the usual square cats and cows, stick figures and 'children's art' showing in many galleries currently. Does your dad not do any art as therapy as that was such a big part of his life? You must be having a very difficult time, hope you can stay strong for your family. |
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Posted - 24/04/2012 : 08:59:36
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| As the others have said, fine paintings and your photos are easily good enough to give a reasonable idea of them. Unless you have a great set of lights (like "Swimming Pools" and "Fish Fryers") and the skill to use them properly it is always best to photograph paintings outside, and overcast days are better as shadows are minimal and there is no blue tint from the sky. If the paint has a 3D texture which needs to be shown then oblique light is best, so if you do them on an overcast day and can use a separate flash with a remote cable, and set to shine across the surface, then with a little practice you should be able to get a reasonable balance between ambient light and the highlight flash. |
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martydrums
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Posted - 24/04/2012 : 20:22:38
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^ Thanks for the original advice on outdoors/overcast a while back Marcus. I might try one or two closeups of small areas of an oil painting or two with lighting more from the side. Hopefully this will give some idea of the great skill he has had with oils.
@ Wendy, he does want to keep painting, drawing or something but it is a total struggle for him. I am hoping he might be able to get somewhere with a collage or two. We will see. |
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martydrums
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Posted - 06/08/2012 : 15:10:40
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The website is now live. Still a lot more work to be added. Here is how it looks so far:
http://www.paintingsbyandrewsmith.co.uk/ |
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Bazarre
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Posted - 06/08/2012 : 17:57:20
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| That work deserves a proper exhibition, Marty. It's bloody brilliant. |
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Unkle Kev
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Posted - 06/08/2012 : 21:39:54
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| Great stuff, really deserves to be seen. |
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martydrums
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Posted - 06/08/2012 : 22:09:39
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^ Thanks guys. Have been toying with the idea of a retrospective exhibition and pull in stuff from some owners. He has been exhibiting on and off for the last 50 years.
Going to see how I get on with building up a bigger collection of photos first, see what kind of reaction I get from people like Standard Life who own works I don't have photos of. |
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averagewaistdude
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Posted - 07/08/2012 : 08:34:46
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| Thats a tremendous amount of work in there. Nice site, simply laid out and easy on the eye. Great work! |
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martydrums
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Posted - 08/08/2012 : 08:43:55
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| ^ Thanks AWD, still lots more work to be added. My mates at WebAdvertising did the site for me. I asked them to keep it clean and simple, which they did. Rather than have any waffle on the home page we thought it best just to go straight to the pictures. |
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docadiddle
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Posted - 08/08/2012 : 17:31:04
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Thanks for sharing that, Marty. Really great paintings and in my view just as good as anything I saw on a recent visit to the Tate Modern.
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Posted - 08/08/2012 : 18:42:24
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Exhibition.
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martydrums
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Posted - 08/08/2012 : 22:17:44
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quote:
Originally posted by docadiddle
Thanks for sharing that, Marty. Really great paintings and in my view just as good as anything I saw on a recent visit to the Tate Modern.
Thanks Doc. |
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