http://emilyrapport.com Emily Rapport is a Chicago-based painter and freelance designer. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://emilyrapport.com/2011/08/new-painting-southport-el-platform/#comment-41 eatpaintchic Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:14:21 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?p=490#comment-41 What was your argument? There are similarities in the process - the trust in the imagination - BUT for me the difference is always the intent of the artist. Whatever style the artist might adopt, whether seemingly childlike or simple like Joan Miro, Paul Klee and, of course, Jackson Pollack - it took them a long time to get there. Finding simplicity is actually very hard, you have to be able to think critically, to take away leaving only the essentials. I believe that children would keep drawing on the same piece of paper but they learn to stop because the teacher or adult edits for them - takes the paper away and praises their "complete" work. What was your argument? There are similarities in the process – the trust in the imagination – BUT for me the difference is always the intent of the artist. Whatever style the artist might adopt, whether seemingly childlike or simple like Joan Miro, Paul Klee and, of course, Jackson Pollack – it took them a long time to get there. Finding simplicity is actually very hard, you have to be able to think critically, to take away leaving only the essentials. I believe that children would keep drawing on the same piece of paper but they learn to stop because the teacher or adult edits for them – takes the paper away and praises their “complete” work.

]]> http://emilyrapport.com/2011/08/new-painting-southport-el-platform/#comment-40 eatpaintchic Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:09:40 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?p=490#comment-40 These are all photos from an in-progress painting - the two figures on far right are complete in the most recent one. Maybe I'll make this a slideshow again. These are all photos from an in-progress painting – the two figures on far right are complete in the most recent one. Maybe I’ll make this a slideshow again.

]]> http://emilyrapport.com/2011/08/new-painting-southport-el-platform/#comment-39 me again Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:12:22 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?p=490#comment-39 "Art is a spiritual thing – it is more than the sum of its parts. It is not always efficient or useful – but it is always moving, thought-provoking and very real." This was the upshot of the major painting esthetisists (actually good) at my college art/esthetcs/philosophy class. However, I subsequntly wrote a paper saying that there was no difference between a (some) child's drawing and one by Paul Klee.....! “Art is a spiritual thing – it is more than the sum of its parts. It is not always efficient or useful – but it is always moving, thought-provoking and very real.” This was the upshot of the major painting esthetisists (actually good) at my college art/esthetcs/philosophy class. However, I subsequntly wrote a paper saying that there was no difference between a (some) child’s drawing and one by Paul Klee…..!

]]> http://emilyrapport.com/2011/08/new-painting-southport-el-platform/#comment-38 me again Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:09:53 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?p=490#comment-38 What's up with the 4 Southports? Girl on (my) left has blue streak in later images...But #4 looks like final for guy with glasses, but not for lady to his right...? What’s up with the 4 Southports? Girl on (my) left has blue streak in later images…But #4 looks like final for guy with glasses, but not for lady to his right…?

]]> http://emilyrapport.com/digital-editions/#comment-37 eatpaint_chic Thu, 26 May 2011 12:45:47 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?page_id=473#comment-37 Yes! Thanks Claire. : ) Yes! Thanks Claire. : )

]]> http://emilyrapport.com/digital-editions/#comment-36 Claire Micklin Thu, 26 May 2011 09:50:06 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?page_id=473#comment-36 I'll use this to remind me of Chicago! I’ll use this to remind me of Chicago!

]]> http://emilyrapport.com/2011/05/wabash-morning/#comment-35 eatpaint_chic Sat, 07 May 2011 22:52:27 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?p=440#comment-35 It was fun to finally put a slide-show together. There were so many decisions and changes in this one. Glad you enjoyed it! It was fun to finally put a slide-show together. There were so many decisions and changes in this one. Glad you enjoyed it!

]]> http://emilyrapport.com/2011/05/wabash-morning/#comment-34 Pete Sat, 07 May 2011 22:50:00 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?p=440#comment-34 Fascinating to see the evolution of a painting. Neat! Fascinating to see the evolution of a painting. Neat!

]]> http://emilyrapport.com/2011/02/profile-pic-portrait-project-2/#comment-33 Emily Rapport Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:22:25 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-33 Yes, this was my Jane Addams look. Yes, this was my Jane Addams look.

]]> http://emilyrapport.com/2011/02/profile-pic-portrait-project-2/#comment-32 Nadine Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:18:18 +0000 http://emilyrapport.wordpress.com/?p=394#comment-32 What happened to all that curly hair? You look like a nun. What happened to all that curly hair? You look like a nun.

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