I studied oil painting for a single semester when I was a Senior at DePauw University in 1981. My teacher was the artist Robert Kingsley. At the end of the semester, when Kingsley met with me to discuss my progress, he glanced down at my file and said "you took this class pass/fail, right?" When I responded "yes," Kingsley said "good."
I respected Kingsley then, and still do. I was, without doubt, at the bottom of my oil painting class that semester. On the other hand I had an honest interest in painting and an earnest desire to learn. I loved the class and had a great time, and after graduation I repaid Kingsley's courtesy by continuing to try. Slowly I improved. I'm still no Vermeer, but I'm passable -- a sort of bogie golfer of the art world.
I learned more from Kingsley than I realized at the time. I'm still working on and learning about painting, and the discipline has given me endless pleasure and stretched my powers of observation in ways I never anticipated when I started out. Thanks, Kingsley!
Kingsley, as artist, is the real deal and a very nice guy. Check out his website at: http://www.artistkingsley.com/.
I respected Kingsley then, and still do. I was, without doubt, at the bottom of my oil painting class that semester. On the other hand I had an honest interest in painting and an earnest desire to learn. I loved the class and had a great time, and after graduation I repaid Kingsley's courtesy by continuing to try. Slowly I improved. I'm still no Vermeer, but I'm passable -- a sort of bogie golfer of the art world.
I learned more from Kingsley than I realized at the time. I'm still working on and learning about painting, and the discipline has given me endless pleasure and stretched my powers of observation in ways I never anticipated when I started out. Thanks, Kingsley!
Kingsley, as artist, is the real deal and a very nice guy. Check out his website at: http://www.artistkingsley.com/.
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