tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post5443000232145529481..comments2023-07-23T06:42:12.346-06:00Comments on My Paint Box: "Drying Bricks and Kiln"Frank Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-53932370411460712212008-04-01T08:10:00.000-06:002008-04-01T08:10:00.000-06:00Hi Mary, that is an interesting theory. I wonder i...Hi Mary, that is an interesting theory. I wonder if people from other parts of the world think that America's ugly stuff is better looking than theirs. Kind of a dried grass is always yellower type thing.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-67869096327003596482008-03-29T09:51:00.000-06:002008-03-29T09:51:00.000-06:00I notice that 'ugly' stuff is better looking in fo...I notice that 'ugly' stuff is better looking in foreign countries. Here, it just looks like blight :0<BR/>I'm loving these lessons.Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-88501856377707404232008-03-26T22:03:00.000-06:002008-03-26T22:03:00.000-06:00Thanks Ambera. I am glad that everyone is noticing...Thanks Ambera. I am glad that everyone is noticing the warm color in this one.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-73413261099834224252008-03-26T22:00:00.000-06:002008-03-26T22:00:00.000-06:00Thanks Elizabeth! You should do some painting. May...Thanks Elizabeth! You should do some painting. Maybe Robert would let you borrow a little paint.<BR/>Mimi looks a lot like our cat.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-10270030926955757642008-03-26T13:57:00.000-06:002008-03-26T13:57:00.000-06:00Eric's right, you've made the scene beautiful in y...Eric's right, you've made the scene beautiful in your painting, that's not an easy thing to do. There's a lot of warmth to the scene, very atmospheric.Amberahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110306327335390517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-68307462119469941892008-03-26T12:24:00.000-06:002008-03-26T12:24:00.000-06:00You have such a light magic touch.You make me want...You have such a light magic touch.<BR/>You make me want to paint again as I used to years ago before I got involved in writing so much.<BR/>Yes, I had fun re-designing my banner.<BR/>It's Mimi the mother cat on our roof. I thought the colors were suitable......<BR/>I was getting bored of the look of my blog.<BR/>All best wishes.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-91496644465205394122008-03-26T09:19:00.000-06:002008-03-26T09:19:00.000-06:00Hi Paz, thank you. I appreciate your feedback on i...Hi Paz, thank you. I appreciate your feedback on including the photo of the scene.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Cooper! The bright sun and heat down here really throws the whole "cool" shadow thing out the window. There is a lot of reflected light bouncing around. You just gotta paint what you see.<BR/>Thanks for stopping by.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-82340986187393862432008-03-26T07:14:00.000-06:002008-03-26T07:14:00.000-06:00Beautiful Frank. It's really amazing to see how yo...Beautiful Frank. It's really amazing to see how you captured the heat of the day in your painting.Cooper Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076675344475030237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-82594231103286629012008-03-26T05:51:00.000-06:002008-03-26T05:51:00.000-06:00I liked to see both scenes -- the real and your pa...I liked to see both scenes -- the real and your painting. You're right it does have character. Very nice job.<BR/><BR/>PazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-36700000392264634922008-03-25T17:49:00.000-06:002008-03-25T17:49:00.000-06:00Christine, I think that the photos of the scene he...Christine, I think that the photos of the scene helps to see how I went about the painting sometimes. I am glad that you like seeing them. Thanks for your comments on the painting.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-35556787704041347212008-03-25T17:48:00.000-06:002008-03-25T17:48:00.000-06:00Hi Kate. It is nice to have lots of things that I ...Hi Kate. It is nice to have lots of things that I like to paint close by. That is one reason I am here.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-47476867930641954702008-03-25T17:47:00.000-06:002008-03-25T17:47:00.000-06:00Eric, you are right. I have not read Ruskin but Ha...Eric, you are right. I have not read Ruskin but Hawthorne says the same thing. "Anything under the sun is beautiful if you have the vision - it is the seeing of the thing that makes it so."Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-62812990692820966962008-03-25T16:58:00.000-06:002008-03-25T16:58:00.000-06:00i really like that you are including extra photos....i really like that you are including extra photos. it's fascinating to me to see in this painting the actual scene and the colors you selected. these warm tones you selected really brought this scene to life...the photo looks very cold, but in your painting i can feel the warmth of the bricks in the sun. quite a wonderful interpretation!Christine Mercer-Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172684068981411097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-50213489278267162802008-03-25T16:45:00.000-06:002008-03-25T16:45:00.000-06:00It must be nice to have these little cultural ruin...It must be nice to have these little cultural ruins lying around in the neighborhood for painters. I'd be lucky if I find a rusted mailbox in my neighborhood.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227584965281381330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-37037649705760845872008-03-25T10:23:00.000-06:002008-03-25T10:23:00.000-06:00Wonderful. It doesn't matter if it isn't the prett...Wonderful. It doesn't matter if it isn't the prettiest scene, it's a beautiful painting. Have you read Ruskin's Elments Of Style? He talkis about painting exactly this type of scene, a falling-apart man made structure, something being reclaimed by nature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375615378259386972noreply@blogger.com