tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post4817318389576766556..comments2023-09-03T20:22:06.850-06:00Comments on LIFE NEEDS ART: Like Father Like SonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-50090218514434788752011-01-12T10:39:24.323-07:002011-01-12T10:39:24.323-07:00Kenny, Pyle had it right and I totally agree. Part...Kenny, Pyle had it right and I totally agree. Part of the fun of painting narrative work is trying to add something to the text. Whenever I take on a picture book, I like to see what I can add to the story through little details or situations that flesh out what is in the text. It makes for a much more satisfying experience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-18682527034068399562011-01-12T10:16:22.094-07:002011-01-12T10:16:22.094-07:00Yes. I agree. I think that part of it is that th...Yes. I agree. I think that part of it is that the work is so specifically telling a story, but, not always exactly the story in the text. I've been collecting some of the reprints of the NC Wyeth books. I remember reading once that N.C. was taught by Pyle to paint what wasn't described in the text. I love that idea that he is literally illuminating and adding his own take on the story. I think that's why his paintings are so interesting to engage with. He was a great story teller and had incredible skills as someone who knew the nuts and bolts of drawing and painting.Kenney Mencherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685559624262422961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-20913554297866384762011-01-12T09:14:58.323-07:002011-01-12T09:14:58.323-07:00I've been to the Brandywine museum twice and I...I've been to the Brandywine museum twice and I have to agree that I enjoyed N.C.'s paintings the most. Nothing wrong with Andrew or Jamie's work, but something about the elder Wyeth's work always sucks me in. I think it's the narrative that is so compelling. I can see where King would feel the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-88777600723210307322011-01-11T23:22:48.420-07:002011-01-11T23:22:48.420-07:00I went to the Wyeth museum a while ago and his pai...I went to the Wyeth museum a while ago and his paintings (N.C.'s) were the for me the most engaging bunch. I remember reading once that Stephen King said he was trying to do in words what Wyeth and Pyle were doing in paint.Kenney Mencherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685559624262422961noreply@blogger.com