Comments on: yesterday – in the saddle again

By: swatch

swatch — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:13:36 +0000

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By: swatch

swatch — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:03:21 +0000

HI CK – your playpark sign made me laugh – there is always a smart-ass somewhere in the crowd.
Its all coming along hey?
nice to see you again

By: swatch

swatch — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:01:18 +0000

Hi June – I think part of the learning is to enjoy the frustration – (mmm – mental note – apply this to your other world) – you are right – yesterday sitting on the beach I tried to capture all the detail on the mountains – much much more than I have seen before – massive patches of colour and all the ravines and krantzes. Phew! too much! lots of frustration. But so sweet. I have learnt a lot from this process of redoing – and that is what Monet did wasn’t it? Waterlilies till they came out of his ears. heh heh

Mia is so fat that when she lies like this her legs just kind of stick out – almost like a bull terrier or staffie – she is ALWAYS eating

yes – the highs – lets get going

By: Carol King

Carol King — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:06:43 +0000

hey, glad you’re back. I like the picture of the pipe. It looks like you used slightly different colors in your palette. The greens look different than normal. More blue-ish I think. But it’s another great painting of the pipe. I just love how you handle the water and the white caps.
I’m so glad you did another painting of the stove and Mia! This one is great. Now we can finally see Mia!

By: lesliepaints

lesliepaints — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:17:22 +0000

YEP!

By: InkSplodge!

InkSplodge! — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:23:45 +0000

Progress? Definitely! They’re both very accomplished and Mia’s tummy is rather extended, aaw!

I’m really beginning to appreciate why it’s such good practise to do several studies of the same subject. Each time the brain registers something new about how to depict a part of it – making it eventually possible to produce a picture bringing all those learned elements together for a completed painting. This I learned from you and, although I’m not putting much up, I’m re-doing some images and actually enjoying the process instead of getting frustrated.

Here’s to more of the ‘highs’.

By: swatch

swatch — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:51:50 +0000

Hi Leslie – thanks hey – nice to see you again – there is progress here hey?

By: lesliepaints

lesliepaints — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:44:42 +0000

Yeah…..I missed you. My favorite is Mia and the stove but they are both wonderful. Your stove is so cool. Takes me back to pictures you see in the old days.The colors in the stove are right on. You captured Mia so well. I admire your dry brush strokes that fade out. Great post, thanks.