tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post3616629450808128969..comments2023-07-23T06:42:12.346-06:00Comments on My Paint Box: A few more from MaineFrank Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-37227347950191347112008-10-30T21:42:00.000-06:002008-10-30T21:42:00.000-06:00Thanks Mary!Thanks Mary!Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-11300855976339784412008-10-30T18:53:00.000-06:002008-10-30T18:53:00.000-06:00The first one is slammin'.That is some lively brus...The first one is slammin'.That is some lively brush work! You are kickin' some serious.... you know what. <BR/>These are all really strong, Frank. <BR/>I vote 1, 3, 2.Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-90329447209298290342008-10-27T09:53:00.000-06:002008-10-27T09:53:00.000-06:00Thanks Paz!Hi Marc, thanks a lot. Some of these ma...Thanks Paz!<BR/><BR/>Hi Marc, thanks a lot. Some of these may inspire larger studio works. We'll have to see.<BR/><BR/>Hi Solveg. Thanks. Yeah, I wish there was at least one that you did not care for.<BR/>I did not really PLAN on moving to Mexico. Things just kind of happen. My plan was just to visit for a while.<BR/>Thanks for being such a fan.<BR/><BR/>Hello Bonnie, I am glad that you think they are getting better. If it was the other way around you'd let me know, right?<BR/>Water and moving boats are a challenge that's for sure.<BR/>I'll get over to your blog and see what you posted about the storm. Glad to hear that you are o.k.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-45452610603501365552008-10-25T13:10:00.000-05:002008-10-25T13:10:00.000-05:00Frank- it hardly seems possible that your work jus...Frank- it hardly seems possible that your work just gets juicier and fuller with everyone you post. These water paintings are so alive and your use of color is - ooh, if I could depict what the French do with their fingers to their lips to indicate perfection, that's what I'd do.<BR/><BR/>It must have been challenging and rewarding to paint water, after much of the drier, dustier Mexican scenes.<BR/><BR/>You've got a great inventory, and I look forward to seeing every next one.<BR/>PS- back on the grid after a week without any power after Hurricane Omar- it's good to be back. Did a new post about it. Whew!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-77042035602998167142008-10-25T00:09:00.000-05:002008-10-25T00:09:00.000-05:00also, just the day before you posted these, i was ...also, just the day before you posted these, i was looking at the trees on the riverbank, remembering this little kindergarten art project i did years ago with little sponge bits on sticks, painting fall colors in blotches - if that makes sense - and i was noticing how in some ways the late-autumn colors, oaks mostly, look just exactly like that, and then you posted these paintings - the top one has that very sort of rendering - LOVE that. your painting is exactly the way my eyes were interpreting the riverbank on my drive to work.<BR/><BR/>but i also really love the water in the bottom one, but i also just love them all.<BR/><BR/>i love frank's paintings<BR/>i love frank's paintings<BR/>i love frank's paintings.<BR/>the end.<BR/><BR/>there.<BR/>: )<BR/>sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-18590349004789164862008-10-25T00:05:00.000-05:002008-10-25T00:05:00.000-05:00love the water. love the carefully drafted boats....love the water. love the carefully drafted boats. love all of it as always. you must get tired of me loving every single painting.....<BR/>i just wrote on m. h.'s blog that i think you're brilliant for living in mexico. how does one move to mexico? how do i look into it? i'm tired of cold minnesota. really, how does one do it?<BR/>sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-86336899424489386952008-10-24T21:17:00.000-05:002008-10-24T21:17:00.000-05:00Hi Frank-Maine looks good on your linen! Nice wor...Hi Frank-Maine looks good on your linen! Nice work on them all. I think the last one has great potential to be a major piece??? Cheers, MarcMarc R. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859686494237856198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-1177375455685572692008-10-24T20:53:00.000-05:002008-10-24T20:53:00.000-05:00I like all the paintings (as usual!).PazI like all the paintings (as usual!).<BR/><BR/>PazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-88168436991753543052008-10-23T21:09:00.000-05:002008-10-23T21:09:00.000-05:00Hi again Logan, Oh, that explains it. Good blog ti...Hi again Logan, Oh, that explains it. Good blog title. I'll keep an eye on that for sure. <BR/>Peter is very good at pimping out a van for cross country travel. He and Kathleen drove down here in a van that was pretty cool.<BR/>Head this way if it gets too cold up there for you.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-16838333231049593212008-10-23T20:04:00.000-05:002008-10-23T20:04:00.000-05:00Hey Frank, Yeah I deleted that one because I was s...Hey Frank, Yeah I deleted that one because I was signed into the wrong blog account. The other one is a blog my girlfriend and I are doing for our x-country road trip that we are going on soon. I will email you all the info soon so you can follow us along the way! I am going to Pete's place tomorrow and he is going to help me put in some insulation and wood panels in the van I just bought for the trip. I will keep you posted!<BR/>And yes you did more than Glenn as far as we know he didn't do any paintings.Logan Maxwell Hagegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491797632385147887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-14644945052327553472008-10-23T19:12:00.000-05:002008-10-23T19:12:00.000-05:00Hey Logan. You deleted the other comment? Well, at...Hey Logan. You deleted the other comment? <BR/>Well, at least I know who "In a van with Minnie" is now.<BR/>Where did that come from?<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I may have gotten a painting or two more than Colin, but count the square inches and he has me beat. <BR/><BR/>They were all out at some point. I could only fit so many in my little corner there by the door, then I moved them to the wet boxes.<BR/><BR/>I had more laying out than Glenn did.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-68618361974306699602008-10-23T16:35:00.000-05:002008-10-23T16:35:00.000-05:00Seriously, how many paintings did you do out there...Seriously, how many paintings did you do out there?!? I didn't see all of these! Looks like you gave Colin a run for his money for most paintings done on the trip!Logan Maxwell Hagegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491797632385147887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-61664767358357646652008-10-23T16:21:00.000-05:002008-10-23T16:21:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.in a van with minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323124568237779962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-90505139123747270312008-10-23T13:00:00.000-05:002008-10-23T13:00:00.000-05:00Hi Jennifer, thanks.I appreciate your thoughts on ...Hi Jennifer, thanks.<BR/>I appreciate your thoughts on these.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-31022100158287330272008-10-23T12:58:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:58:00.000-05:00Hi Alicia, thanks amiga!Oh that water gave me sooo...Hi Alicia, thanks amiga!<BR/>Oh that water gave me soooo much trouble.<BR/>so thanks on that.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-24184438816165335522008-10-23T12:57:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:57:00.000-05:00Thanks Marian!Lots of votes for that first one.I c...Thanks Marian!<BR/>Lots of votes for that first one.<BR/>I came back with about 30 or so. Some done as is, some needed work and some..well.. you know.<BR/>I was not the first one to bed, but not the last one either. We had lots of fun, day and night.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-32211374618518553422008-10-23T12:53:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:53:00.000-05:00Thanks Takeyce. Very kind of you to say.Thanks Takeyce. Very kind of you to say.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-26623850995663610572008-10-23T12:52:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:52:00.000-05:00Hi Barb, no way, too cold for me to stay there thi...Hi Barb, no way, too cold for me to stay there this time of year.<BR/>Thanks for stopping by.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-77327185669545434852008-10-23T12:51:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:51:00.000-05:00Hey Colin. Thanks for the comment about the lines ...Hey Colin. <BR/>Thanks for the comment about the lines of that bottom boat. THAT means a lot coming from you.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, look out your back window, I'm still here.<BR/><BR/>I have a bunch more, but I am not sure how many more I will post just yet. I have some new things from down here that I would like to get on the blog.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-76228095819869188472008-10-23T12:48:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:48:00.000-05:00Thanks Dean! Glad you noticed my attempts to warm ...Thanks Dean! Glad you noticed my attempts to warm them up some.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-12629077782885532632008-10-23T12:47:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:47:00.000-05:00Hi Liz, Thanks.That top one seems to be a favorite...Hi Liz, Thanks.<BR/>That top one seems to be a favorite.<BR/>It was a crisp morning alright. Had to stop before I got my feet wet with the tide coming in. That would have been cold.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-15560268939465871882008-10-23T12:45:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:45:00.000-05:00Hi David. Thanks. You just are not used to seeing ...Hi David. Thanks. <BR/>You just are not used to seeing that much water from me. That was one of my first from the trip and I had not been around Colin much yet. <BR/>He is much more confident with his water than I, but thanks for the comparison.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-85099970703020186652008-10-23T12:42:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:42:00.000-05:00Hi KIm, I am glad to hear from you, thanks for com...Hi KIm, I am glad to hear from you, thanks for commenting.<BR/>I bet Eric would be a great teacher if you could manage a few classes from him.<BR/>He is a big part of Jeremy's video if you follow that link over from my post about that painting of Eric.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-71637727271879653532008-10-23T11:34:00.000-05:002008-10-23T11:34:00.000-05:00Hi Frank-- I love that top one, too. You can just ...Hi Frank-- I love that top one, too. You can just feel the light flickering on the water! :-)Jennifer Thermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-88951677622574181012008-10-23T10:57:00.000-05:002008-10-23T10:57:00.000-05:00Ohhh these are lovely Frank. My fav is the first o...Ohhh these are lovely Frank. My fav is the first one!!<BR/>Beautiful.. the reflection in the water is amazing! :o)Alicia Padrónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310467713291422507noreply@blogger.com