Comments on: John F. Carlson

By: VJ

VJ — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:42:40 +0000

If you click on VJ, it takes you to the page but here’s the link just in case.

http://www.amazon.com/Carlsons-Guide-Landscape-Painting-Carlson/dp/0486229270%3FSubscriptionId%3D0PZ7TM66EXQCXFVTMTR2%26tag%3Dargonzark%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0844661023

By: VJ

VJ — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:41:37 +0000

I ran across this new book by an author who pays homage to Carlson. There are quite a few good excerpt pages available to view. Expressive Oil Painting, An Open Air Approach to Creative Landscapes By George Allen Durkee
Format: Paperback. You can view it on the ‘your website’ link above which is actually an Amazon.com page.

By: Jared Shear

Jared Shear — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:09:58 +0000

Great post Charley!….I’m glad that John Carlson has found a place on your amazing blog at last. I’m continually drawn back to this master of the landscape to seek both knowledge and inspiration. Those trees of his are amazing.

As for “Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting”….well, I consider it one of the finest treatises ever written on the subject, and highly recommend it to anyone.

By: Ericka Lugo

Ericka Lugo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:00:50 +0000

I bought the book in Amazon. His work is too wonderful. I love it. Thanks for posting this.
Now I cant wait for it to arrive. I was told it has a lot of black and white images and not many colored…which sucks but eitherway…I bet it is a great book.

By: Casey Klahn

Casey Klahn — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:31:30 +0000

Thanks for the back-story on an author I have much respect for.

I was disappointed to learn that his book is still in print, since I got mine from a dusty-shelf book seller and thought that I had really gotten the canary!

By: Daniel van Benthuysen

Daniel van Benthuysen — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:03:45 +0000

A fine post, Charley, a great roundup of Carlson’s work and writing. The Met painting on the web has a nice zoom feature that lets one examine those brushstrokes and texture. And the imagery Carlson has depicted for that one makes one shiver at how that snow must have been just as wet as it was cold.

It’s fascinating how an artist specializing in a particular subject can explore a single, simple attribute of his subject and make so much of it. In Carlson’s case it’s snow adhering up along the trunks of trees, a signal to the viewer that this was a recent intense and wet snowstorm. Carlson made this almost a trademark in his snow scenes. (It’s not in every scene but it’s in a great many.) Set against a clear manganese or cerulean blue sky that similarly signals the bright clear day that so often follows a nor’easter. He wasn’t just recreating a particular scene, he was depicting a particular kind of day and temperature as well.

Button up!

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:42:28 +0000

Thank you for putting up this post. I think that I read Carlson’s book once a year, and always find something new to think about and incorporate into my paintings. Your links remind me how little I have seen of his color works, but his design shines right through the black and white images. It is great to read as a go-to-sleep book – not too heavy, and it gives you something to internalize as you fall asleep.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:04:05 +0000

Beautiful picture of how the simple can be such a strong image when painted by a master. I’m looking forward to those short days when the light is weak and low…

Matt
http://www.matthewweld.com

By: Matt Innis

Matt Innis — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:30:28 +0000

Another wonderful post. Thank you! I have the Carlson book, though I have yet to read it. Unfortunately, my interest wasn’t strong because of the lack of color reproductions to lure me in. I’d always planned on getting to it, but other books always demand my attention first. Your color image of Carlson’s work was a great reminder of who he was as an artist, and what he might have to offer as a teacher. Thank you again.

Matt

http://www.innisfineart.com