Comments on: Ethan and Mia

By: swatch

swatch — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:57:18 +0000

Hey Bill – thanks hey – nice to see you this side

By: wrjones

wrjones — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:46:51 +0000

Beautiful drawing and great mixture of warm and cool colors!

By: swatch

swatch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:28:23 +0000

Hey M – thanks hey – yep everyone is well – Mia is just even fatter

By: mpwynters

mpwynters — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:26:54 +0000

Wonderful! Look at the perspective! Right on. That is hard do do.
Cute dog and cute kid …hope he is feeling better.

By: swatch

swatch — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:40:30 +0000

Hey Carol – thanks for the feedback. The striped cover was a lot of detail to capture but it worked hey? I had not noticed the detail though

K, you also highlighted this in your feedback. This and your other comments on the composition are great for reflection. I painted what was there. By the way, I continue to be aware of saturation of my colours as I work – following that comment from you a while ago.

So thanks to both of you for your supportive comments.

The painting received an award but I don’t remember exactly what it was. The exhibition was held a month or so before the annual merit exhibition. Ironically I worked so hard for the first but could not get anything together for the second. And your comments on

By: lookingforbeauty

lookingforbeauty — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:39:26 +0000

This is really lovely. The perspective is so cleverly set up; and the pattern just give such a special boost to the painting.
I like the way those tawny brown patches walk up the page from the dog’s tail through Ethan’s feet and then up to his sleepy head. The corner of the table on the left hand side helps keep the eye circulating through the whole picture plane!
Compositionally, this is so perfect. The other thing going on is that the dog is facing left and the child is headed right. It puts a tension in the image that is very dynamic.
Add to that the way the blue lines of the blanket or sheet apparently go north, but there are so many east-west activities in the blue that, again, a very soft tension operates.
And then the child and the dog are so naturally posed.
Bravo!
You didn’t say, but it merited a prize!

By: Carol King

Carol King — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:32:12 +0000

I love this painting. The subject matter is adorable and the rendering is phenomenal. And I let my dog sleep on the bed too.
I love the way you handled the striped cover with the shadows. Not overdone, just perfect. And your son and doggie are both so sweet sleeping. Really nice. I’m jealous. I need to come visit and take some lessons from you!

By: swatch

swatch — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:52:13 +0000

Hey Cecily – you are right – they are very sweet together. Mia has learnt that she can look sweet and dopey and get left on the bed.

By: butterflyhands

butterflyhands — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:18:43 +0000

Hi Stephen, This is so nice. I wanted to say sweet, but that would’nt sound very “artistic”. Cecily

By: swatch

swatch — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:47:51 +0000

thanks Napabelle – its true isn’t it? She is very mothering and protective -