PAINT TALK: Do you need art school?
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- čas přidán 26. 11. 2019
- In this episode of Paint Talk I give my option on art school.
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Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" in my new home of Sarasota Florida.
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I really appreciate all your advice. Your vids are my “art school” 😂
Vincent van Gogh was self-taught. I think learning by your mistakes and learning where you went wrong is the best way to learn to do art. We all end up having our own unique style, while you may not be as good as you wish to be, if you are constantly improving and learning then eventually you will produce paintings even you like. We are our own worst critics at times as well. Sometimes people like the paintings you may think that sucks. I also learn by watching other people paint too.
My son was really into art. I told him you absolutely can pursue that, but you have to go learn a trade first.
He went and took welding. Now that's kind of become his art.
Totally agreed!
My parents were at one point understanding enough to consider letting me go to an art school. I chickened out and went to medical school instead. Years later I can afford nice materials without the pressure of producing something equally nice to sell or to show for it. The process is more enjoyable in a sense that I am not indebted to anyone else opinion or aesthetic. Of course I still have regrets about never learning to paint professionally, but I think I would crack if I had gone to art school instead and would probably lose the love for it.
I really wish I saw this video before I chose a major in college. I do wish I took a business major and art as an elective... I really enjoy your insights all the time.
This video is interesting. When I first came across your channel, my wife and I were talking about it. We both were like, “this guy seems more like a type that would have an exercise tutorial” not an insult by the way. Never judge a book by its cover lol
True, but since both require hand/eye coordination, spatial judgement etc I don’t know why we’re surprised! I’m wondering if there are loads of amateur artists in sports but they don’t feel safe talking about it openly.
Great info! I went to two of the most highly acclaimed art schools, in the early '70s. I had innate artistic talent, but no real artistic/creative experience. Absolutely nothing was taught, demonstrated, suggested, at either school. The attitude was "You can't teach art". Well, for the immense cost it took to attend, they should have taught something. Fortunately, I went in knowing that red and yellow made orange. The weekly crits, for each studio course were uninformative and downright depressing. I think that these days, art schools have realized that one does need to get a job, once they earn a four year degree. Also, the advent of technology has greatly changed options for avenues of creative development and professional opportunities. Thanks for your videos!
Every artist I know agrees and wishes they had taken business classes!
Makes sense now, you dont see that many buff artists. You're a great inspiration, I jump for WSU and in a way am following a very similar school structure. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Imho I believe the smaller "atelier" type art schools are the best value to fine artists, as they provide training in real skills at a far more reasonable tuition.
Down to earth, straight talk and honest, I love all your videos but this one confirms to me that you really are sincere in helping the artist succeed and you are a great teacher and mentor. Thanks for speaking my language, well done!
I took Independent Art, and concentrated on Oils and Acrylics in Junior year in High School back in 1982. I almost sold 2/30"x40" pieces at $450 per painting...one was in Oils, and one in Acrylics at County Fair.
great advice and i love your paintings in the background
Your assessment of art school is pretty spot on.
Also- a big artist that uses them is Iris Scott. It’s how I found out about the paints in the first place! Cheers!
Really good video Chris . I sent it to a couple of young artists going to art school.
I minored in studio art/painting, but i still consider myself self taught. They didn't really teach me any techniques. I feel like I've learned far more online than my entire college experience. Too bad it wasn't available then. All i had was Bob Ross, but i didn't paint landscapes. ❤😂
Your videos helped me lot ❤️❤️❤️. Thanks🙂🙂🙂
I knew their was something unique about you. Big USC fan. My kids went to USC. I ran their mentoring programs for years as a volunteer on business school board ,until I lost an eye in an accident. That’s when I retired and took up painting after getting hit in the head.
We both missed an opportunity. I painted a few hundred models from Hollywood but never took photos and most paintings I gave to them. Big lost opportunity.
You could have drawn or painted all those people in art classes. God the possibilities were endless.
i didn’t learn anything from art school all i learned is from youtube
Interesting I’m glad to hear that because I’m debating whether I want to go back because I don’t have time to paint when I go to art school lol
To be honest I am still unsure if I should attend college for art. I am 15 and I like to paint and draw, and I like to consider myself pretty skilled, I just want to be able to sell my paintings and actually make a living. The college near me doesn't study traditional painting and drawing skills, so I know I won't learn anything there. Like you suggested I think I might study business, but I am still a little unsure.
Thank you so much for the great video. You said you have been learning the business side of things recently. What resources do you recommend for someone learning business on their own?
Look up any videos on starting a business. It doesn't have to be art. Same rules apply. I've found that it really takes a lot of will power to shift your mind from the artistic way of thinking to the business way of thinking. I've seen insanely talented painters make a fraction of the income someone with not much talent at all because they didn't know the business stuff.
How does one take a workshop from inness?......
I’m just messn but really,what if your desire is to paint classical or tonalist,and who do we turn to when you don’t have the money for college idk it’s sad
So…..you are an artist I follow. Are you going to do a workshop?
Painting is a craft. And whereas you should seek out good teaching, it is not the function of art school to simply teach craft (although they usually do that as well). An artist is someone who develops and expresses IDEAS. Sometimes their chosen medium is paint, sometimes not. So you might well be a painter, but not an artist.
While I agree that you can be a painter and not an artist, you can have a million IDEAS and no way to make them happen. That’s very demoralizing.