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그림공부

( 그림공부 ) 의도적인 붓질: 나의 회화 여정-Deliberate Strokes: My Path Into Painting

by ts_cho 2025. 12. 16.

 

Judd Mercer, Plein Air Study, 2021, gouache, 4 x 7 in.

 

Plein Air E mail 에 Judd Mercer 란 미국 화가의 그림 이야기가 있어 옮긴다.

대담한 붓질과 구도등은 참고가 된다.

( 번역은 구글 번역, 영어 원문은 맨 뒤에 )

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화가 Judd Mercer는 산업 디자인 분야에서 과감한 붓놀림으로 전향한 여정을 공유하며, 예술적 돌파구, 

좋아하는 매체, 그리고 예상치 못한 곳에서 아름다움을 발견하는 짜릿함에 대해 이야기합니다.

 

Judd Mercer, Plein Air Study, 2021, gouache, 4 x 7 in., collection of the artist, plein air

 

 

미술 교육: 저는 산업 디자인을 전공했기 때문에 그림은 나중에 시작했습니다. Joseph Zbukvic 과 

Alvaro Castagnet 같은 분들의 수채화 워크숍을 들으면서 시작했죠. 

몇 년 후에는 불투명한 물감으로 넘어갔는데, Mike Hernandez 에게서 과슈를 배우고, 그 후에는

Greg Manchess 와 Dave Santillanes에게서 유화를 배웠습니다.

 

Judd Mercer, Plein Air Study, 2021, gouache, 4 x 7 in.

 

화풍: 제 화풍은 섬세함과는 정반대입니다. 저는 많은 블렌딩 없이 의도적인 붓질을 선호합니다. 

수채화에서 벗어난 이유 중 하나도 바로 그 때문인 것 같습니다. 수채화는 제가 원하는 방식으로 

표현되지 않았거든요. 하지만 유화로 진하고 어두운 색을 입혀 음영을 만들어내는 건 정말 매력적입니다. 

붓질이 마치 조각처럼 느껴질 때가 좋습니다.


Judd Mercer, Plein Air Study, 2021, gouache, 4 x 7 in.

 

제가 좋아하는 소재는 프랑스어로 "프리송(frisson)"이라는 단어가 있는데, 

제 생각에는 감동적인 클라이맥스를 듣거나 숨 막힐 듯한 풍경을 볼 때 저절로 솟아오르는 흥분이나 

경외감을 뜻하는 것 같습니다. 저는 어디에 있든 그런 느낌을 찾으려고 노력합니다. 

웅장한 풍경뿐 아니라 골목길, 고물상, 공장, 심지어 제 뒷마당에서도 말이죠. 

모든 소재 속에는 그 마법 같은 순간이 숨어 있습니다.

 

Judd Mercer, Plein Air Study, 2021, gouache, 4 x 7 in.

 

 

깨달음의 순간: 처음으로 야외에서 눈 풍경을 완벽하게 그렸을 때, 비로소 빛의 원리를 이해하기 

시작했습니다. 밝은 코발트빛 그림자가 위쪽으로 드리워지는 모습과, 바위 아래에서 드리워지는 

따뜻한 그림자를 비교해 보니, 반사광이라는 개념이 갑자기 떠올랐습니다. 

잠깐, 이 눈은 모두 하얀데, 사실은 하나도 하얀 게 없는 건가? 이런 작은 깨달음들이 많았습니다.

좋아하는 화가: 저는 Edward Payne 의 열렬한 팬인데, 제 붓놀림이나 분위기 표현의 과장된 모습에서

그 영향이 드러날 겁니다. Richard Schmid 도 좋아하지만, 그의 '자유롭고 거침없는' 화풍을

따라 하기는 어렵습니다. 저는 그냥 있는 그대로 그리는 방식을 고수하는데, 때로는 너무 사실적으로

그리는 경향이 있거든요. Schmid는 세상을 바라보는 독특한 '분위기'를 만들어내는 능력이 있는데,

저는 그런 점을 존경합니다. 풍경화가 외에는 Costa Dvorezky의 작품에 푹 빠져 있습니다.

그의 대담함과 인체 해부학에 대한 탁월한 이해력은 감탄을 자아냅니다.

 

Artist Judd Mercer

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Painter Judd Mercer shares his journey from industrial design to bold brushwork, reflecting on artistic breakthroughs, favorite mediums, and the thrill of finding beauty in unexpected places.

 

Art education: I formally studied industrial design, so didn’t pick up painting until later, starting with watercolor workshops from the likes of Joseph Zbukvic and Alvaro Castagnet. After a few years, I moved on to opaque mediums — gouache with Mike Hernandez, then oil with Greg Manchess and Dave Santillanes.

 

Painting style: My style is the opposite of delicate. I prefer deliberate strokes without a lot of blending. I think that’s partly why I moved away from watercolor — applying the medium just didn’t feel like I wanted it to. But carving out a negative shape with a rich dark in oil, man, that’s the stuff. I like it when brushstrokes feel like sculpting.

 

Favorite subjects: There is a word in French, “frisson,” which, as I understand it, refers to that sensation of excitement or awe that bubbles up spontaneously when you hear a moving crescendo or see a view that just floors you. I try to dig for that feeling wherever I am — not just in grand landscapes, but also in alleys, junkyards, factories, and my own backyard. Every subject has that magic in there somewhere.

 

Aha moment: The first time I nailed a snow scene outside was when I finally started to understand how light works. Somehow, seeing bright, cobalt, upward-facing shadows compared to the warmer shadows from under hanging rocks made the idea of bounce light click for me. Wait, this snow is all white, and yet none of it truly is? It’s been a lot of those little realizations.

 

Favorite artists: I’m a big Edward Payne fan, and I’m pretty sure my brushwork shows it, as well as my exaggeration of atmosphere. I appreciate Richard Schmid as well, though I struggle to apply his strategy of appearing to paint wild and loose and instead just do it, for better or worse. I can be too literal sometimes, and he had a way of viewing the world through a very specific “mood lens” that I admire. Aside from landscape painters, I’ve really taken to Costa Dvorezky’s work. His boldness and command of anatomy make my head spin.