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We recorded our January 2008 visit with Jessica Zemsky and Jack Hines so others could benefit from their decades of knowledge in the fine art world. Master realist painter Jack Hines walks us through his recent sketchbooks, dropping anecdotes and sharing wisdom. Exclusive audio interviews with Jessica Zemsky and Jack Hines, two master painters living in Montana. We begin with this podcast of Jack discussing his sketchbooks. PODCAST DOWNLOAD en-us © 2008 SKB Foundation |
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Listen to more! Click on any of the links below to hear more from Jack Hines and Jessica Zemsky. Clip 1 Jessica on choosing your art materials. The benefits of teaching. Clip 2 Jessica discusses the advantages of painting en plein air. The advantages of having a harp play while you paint. And the truth about Venetian underwear. Clip 3 Jessica discusses her sketchbook. Clip 4 Jack on designing nature. The value in signing your hamburger. Clip 5 Jessica discusses absinthe and Van Gogh. Clip 6 Jessica talks about teaching, and putting something of yourself in your painting. Jessica recalls saying her first prayer. Clip 7 Jack on Jessica's reactive working method. "Jessica's paintings don't have to be signed." Clip 8 Jessica says plein air tells you who you are. A painting depends on presentation like a dish of good food does. Clip 9 Jack discusses Frank McCarthy's working method. Clip 10 Jack & Jessica reiterate that drawing is first. Art is a lifelong commitment and you only get better as you go. You can go as far as you like if you work at it. Experiment with various media and subject matter. A variety of approaches will open things up for you. Clip 11 Jessica answers the question of how she knows when a painting is finished. "Art is like food." Clip 12 Jessica discusses mother-and-child as subject matter. Contemporary Western life's links to the past. Clip 13 Jack tells how to begin a painting--you start with the light. Jessica joins in--"Without light, kids, you don't see anything." The conversation veers into a discussion of materials. Ergonomics, Winsor & Newton paints. "If you have a house and it doesn't have light coming in anywhere, sell it!" Try everything. Clip 14 Jessica talks about the colors on her palette. Brushes. Clip 15 Jessica gives free advice on coffee drinking. Clip 16 Jack says, Draw the correct light. Draw the back of objects so you know its volume. Use after-images to help you paint light through complementary colors. Clip 16 Jack says, Draw the correct light. Draw the back of objects so you know its volume. Use after-images to help you paint light through complementary colors. Clip 17 Jessica on the thrills of painting in Montana. Her childhood dream of getting locked in an art-supply store. Have more time? Clip 1 Spend 25 minutes with Jessica Zemsky and Jack Hines. Clip 2 The relationship between artist, subject, and viewer. Clip 3 Jack tells stories about his sketchbook, including his memories of hearing the song "Stardust" at key moments in his travels. |
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