i was reading steve martin's 'an object of beauty' (about art and about a girl) and i flashed upon a pool analogy.
mr. martin spoke to the physical nature of a painting: the canvas, the stretcher, the wooden trIangles in the corners, nails in the wood securing the canvas to the stretcher; then the makeup of the canvas ... linen, muslim or a panel.
in other words, the playing field. the pool table, the cues, the balls, the chalk, the atmospherics in a pool room
then (in my mind) mr. martin spoke to the game. the art game, the pool game.
mr. martin writes, 'the gesso (a primary coat -- white) followed by a pastel underpaint. then the miracle: the paint itself, swished around, roughly, gently, layer on layer, thick or thin, not more than a quarter of an inch -- God can happen in that quarter of inch -- the occasional brush hair left embedded, colors mixed over each other, tones showing through, sometimes the weave of the linen revealing itself. ... the whole thing is done.'
ok, it's a stretch, but the artist, as does the pool player, works with the physical materials in front of him -- brushes, paint, etc. and cues, balls, etc.
then the artistry takes over ... paints, color selections, layers, tones, varnish, etc. or ... aiming, english, speed, experience, guile, courage, etc.
comparisons are my life,
sunny
p. s. i do enjoy thinking of you good players as artists -- without the 'con' in front!
mr. martin spoke to the physical nature of a painting: the canvas, the stretcher, the wooden trIangles in the corners, nails in the wood securing the canvas to the stretcher; then the makeup of the canvas ... linen, muslim or a panel.
in other words, the playing field. the pool table, the cues, the balls, the chalk, the atmospherics in a pool room
then (in my mind) mr. martin spoke to the game. the art game, the pool game.
mr. martin writes, 'the gesso (a primary coat -- white) followed by a pastel underpaint. then the miracle: the paint itself, swished around, roughly, gently, layer on layer, thick or thin, not more than a quarter of an inch -- God can happen in that quarter of inch -- the occasional brush hair left embedded, colors mixed over each other, tones showing through, sometimes the weave of the linen revealing itself. ... the whole thing is done.'
ok, it's a stretch, but the artist, as does the pool player, works with the physical materials in front of him -- brushes, paint, etc. and cues, balls, etc.
then the artistry takes over ... paints, color selections, layers, tones, varnish, etc. or ... aiming, english, speed, experience, guile, courage, etc.
comparisons are my life,
sunny
p. s. i do enjoy thinking of you good players as artists -- without the 'con' in front!