tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post3492519595742769286..comments2022-05-28T00:10:46.119-04:00Comments on Art Rolls On: You can never tell...janetvanfleethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16928452150198959859noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post-44470078167422495512009-02-23T06:48:00.000-05:002009-02-23T06:48:00.000-05:00I like the trip down memory lane too! I will send ...I like the trip down memory lane too! I will send you a photo of the mother/daughter/balck and white painting you gave me years ago. I think it is from the same periode?KarenThomsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158032822510051439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post-48018315829193679372009-02-19T22:45:00.000-05:002009-02-19T22:45:00.000-05:00It is so interesting that you don't really like th...It is so interesting that you don't really like the first painting. I love it. I like the placid quality of the blue figure against the gold fire of those crazy birds. Gold leaf would be cool and a great texture!<BR/><BR/>I love seeing all of these portraits - esp the early ones. It's hard not to have a gut reaction to them all but then I love what you create.<BR/><BR/>And my 2 cents: I thought the last figures were male too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post-28751316914539572332009-02-17T19:33:00.000-05:002009-02-17T19:33:00.000-05:00Afflatus is one of those high-tone spiritual words...Afflatus is one of those high-tone spiritual words, full of classical references, with a bit of new-age pizazz thrown in for good measure.<BR/><BR/>The first piece is the one I've worked on for longer than all the others, but is still falling short. I think I haven't painted for a long time because it is harder in painting than in three-dimensional work to achieve a place of confidence and clarity. I paint kind of thinly (not with thick application of paint) and that can lead to a kind of fussiness, and thinning down of layers of color (kind of like watercolor). For that reason,I prefer dry brush, but you can't get a very fine line (at least with the brushes I have in my possession). So there are all these technical problems, and when I look closely at the work, it seems amateurish. I just haven't painted enough to have a forceful style. <BR/><BR/>Gee, how old do you have to be to get it right?janetvanfleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928452150198959859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post-62835238849434276212009-02-17T08:18:00.000-05:002009-02-17T08:18:00.000-05:00The new series looks great. Not sure why you don't...The new series looks great. Not sure why you don't like the first piece, I think it is the best. On first glance, I thought the last figures were male because of the short hair, but the facial features are soft, so I also think they could be female. "Afflatus"? Have to admit, I had to look it up. Is this one of those common usage words that I've some how missed all my life?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213131293368857479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post-55865410636132041592009-02-15T20:17:00.000-05:002009-02-15T20:17:00.000-05:00I also enjoyed the history of your process and you...I also enjoyed the history of your process and your blog seems to be a good place for history and working as well as finished works. I am liking this progression through your blog. Thank you...for all you do.Maggie Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793869416867166254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post-68734868708120179722009-02-15T19:50:00.000-05:002009-02-15T19:50:00.000-05:00I had forgotten how much I loved your Promethea pa...I had forgotten how much I loved your Promethea paintings. I like the trips down memory lane!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049461759829493296noreply@blogger.com