tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post2581923694913238860..comments2023-07-23T06:42:12.346-06:00Comments on My Paint Box: "Taking it Slow"Frank Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-50868597952280549362008-08-19T13:36:00.000-05:002008-08-19T13:36:00.000-05:00Thanks Anthony. It is good to hear from you. Your ...Thanks Anthony. It is good to hear from you. <BR/>Your comments are appreciated.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-32906463606967412012008-08-19T09:36:00.000-05:002008-08-19T09:36:00.000-05:00Frank, this is beautifully done! I really love the...Frank, this is beautifully done! I really love the last three posts!<BR/><BR/>-anthonyAnthony VanArsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239147412646328392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-47933474571596595982008-08-18T13:47:00.000-05:002008-08-18T13:47:00.000-05:00Thanks Theresa! I appreciate your comments.Thanks Theresa! I appreciate your comments.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-35857809407154325272008-08-18T13:46:00.000-05:002008-08-18T13:46:00.000-05:00Hi Bonnie, it is not the most that I have gotten. ...Hi Bonnie, it is not the most that I have gotten. It is the quality that matters anyway, and these are great.<BR/>You have about this many on your latest! and like you said there, about half of them are mine.LOL<BR/><BR/>Well, I have a space shuttle and a hot air balloon, so if you can hook me up with a concord we're all set.<BR/><BR/>I looked into flights from here (BJX) to there and they are pretty expensive.<BR/>I'd be interested some day though, it is very tempting.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-81432254254806939222008-08-18T13:43:00.000-05:002008-08-18T13:43:00.000-05:00Hola Ale. Muchas gracias por el premio. Que buena ...Hola Ale. Muchas gracias por el premio. Que buena onda.<BR/>Me da mucho gusto que piensas tanto de mi trabajo.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-18824055243601412032008-08-18T13:41:00.000-05:002008-08-18T13:41:00.000-05:00Hi Jack. Well you know that I don't always take it...Hi Jack. Well you know that I don't always take it so slow as I did in this one.<BR/>I found it helpful here because I was trying to see in each step how little I could get away with.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-46676766519839187152008-08-18T13:39:00.000-05:002008-08-18T13:39:00.000-05:00Hi David. Just takes a little planning. The tone h...Hi David. Just takes a little planning. The tone has to work with the desired look of the finished piece.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-11439031692664810332008-08-18T08:42:00.000-05:002008-08-18T08:42:00.000-05:00Marvelous simplicity...less is more...I am still l...Marvelous simplicity...less is more...I am still learning that one!!Love the brushwork...I will definitely be watching!Theresa Rankinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535660965303061775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-8313413648544100342008-08-18T07:26:00.000-05:002008-08-18T07:26:00.000-05:00Could be a record breaking number of comments Fran...Could be a record breaking number of comments Frank and with good reason.<BR/>That was a great explanation of your process that you added and helps the rest of us who wonder how you did it, wonder less.<BR/>Hence: you are wonder-full!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, if you think you'd consider taking the space shuttle, the Concord, AND a helium balloon to get here, ( only slightly kidding..), I think I could find some eager artists that would be so appreciative to have you teach a workshop.<BR/>We did the same, in March with an artist from the states, and it was a hit!<BR/>Food for thought- Spring is lovely here.<BR/>Seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-16212164942827361572008-08-17T22:25:00.000-05:002008-08-17T22:25:00.000-05:00Hola Frank, como tu ya sabes me encanta tu blog, y...Hola Frank, como tu ya sabes me encanta tu blog, y sobre todo el trabajo que en el presents, por lo que tengo un premio Arte y Pico Award en mi blog para ti.<BR/>Gracias por compartir con todos nosotros tu trabajo. Ale.ale balanzariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372726212410690480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-91890087100196195112008-08-17T13:57:00.000-05:002008-08-17T13:57:00.000-05:00Frank--thanks for the detailed explanations. I lik...Frank--thanks for the detailed explanations. I like that you don't "overdo" the painting in the first day--that day or two of relflection helps a lot I find. Love the 8X16 format, too and you use it beautifully.Jack Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532608411801891129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-83482794767204104382008-08-17T03:04:00.000-05:002008-08-17T03:04:00.000-05:00One day I will do as well as you have in this love...One day I will do as well as you have in this lovely painting in allowing the under painting to show through. Check out Jennifer McChritian's latest work. She too is a master at this technique.David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-75743893466119053772008-08-16T21:58:00.000-05:002008-08-16T21:58:00.000-05:00Sorry for the mixup Christine. It was an email, no...Sorry for the mixup Christine. It was an email, not a blog comment. I have forwarded the info on that sketch book to you.<BR/>ooops.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-50346606560842614592008-08-16T21:56:00.000-05:002008-08-16T21:56:00.000-05:00Hi Bill. Thanks for the visit and commenting.Hi Bill. Thanks for the visit and commenting.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-48721534613939069102008-08-16T21:53:00.000-05:002008-08-16T21:53:00.000-05:00Thanks Edgar, glad to see you back again.Thanks Edgar, glad to see you back again.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-55646844585939269142008-08-16T20:48:00.000-05:002008-08-16T20:48:00.000-05:00hey frank, i can't find the comment on karens blog...hey frank, i can't find the comment on karens blog about the books, where's it at? did she make or buy them?Christine Mercer-Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172684068981411097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-14947740149278475032008-08-16T18:12:00.000-05:002008-08-16T18:12:00.000-05:00Wonderful Frank! Thanks for the explanation on the...Wonderful Frank! Thanks for the explanation on the sky and ground. Simplicity at its finest. I started painting just about 6 months ago, and it is lessons like this that are invaluable to me at this point.Billy Guffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630378626972553684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-13270843453212218952008-08-16T17:45:00.000-05:002008-08-16T17:45:00.000-05:00Super! It is true, that without the details of the...Super! It is true, that without the details of the back or foreground, the eye must dwell on the interesting shapes and colors in the center. I see the same thing sometimes in theatrical set design -- simplicity that keeps the eye on the drama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-26466545936435962922008-08-16T16:08:00.000-05:002008-08-16T16:08:00.000-05:00Hi Colin, thanks. I'm glad you picked up on the co...Hi Colin, thanks. <BR/>I'm glad you picked up on the color centering my focal point. Also that it is the compliment of the blue sky.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-19332978662575359522008-08-16T16:05:00.000-05:002008-08-16T16:05:00.000-05:00I have used this idea before in other paintings Ch...I have used this idea before in other paintings Christine. I really cut it to the basics here though. <BR/>I might try a few that go even further.<BR/>Thanks.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-51114182080043035422008-08-16T16:02:00.000-05:002008-08-16T16:02:00.000-05:00You are right Bonnie. There have been some great c...You are right Bonnie. There have been some great comments here. I need some of you to re write my bio on my web site for me. You all say it much better than I do. LOL.<BR/>Mad cow sky.<BR/><BR/>I'd do a workshop in St Croix some time. We have been to Virgin Gorda and it is a great area. Would probably need to take about 4 planes to get there from here though.<BR/><BR/>As a side note to everyone on that sky. I had the dry toned canvas ready and laid out a rough design with vine charcoal. Real light just noting where the main things should line up.<BR/>Then the first thing I did was mix up a large pile of that sky color and cut in that silhouette. <BR/>The only other thing I did that day was a few dark noted on the gestures of the animals and then stepped away. <BR/>I started working on a different piece and just looked at how that one was coming along, thinking about the design and how much more I really needed.<BR/>After that was dry the next day I went in with some detail on the animals around the center of interest and then blocked in the ground as a value pattern in the same manner as the sky. One large shape to cut a silhouette on the legs of the animals and balance the large mass of the sky.<BR/><BR/>phew! I should have put all that in the post, but I was lazy :)Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-14586135491147295362008-08-16T15:53:00.000-05:002008-08-16T15:53:00.000-05:00Thanks Faye.Thanks Faye.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-47397861909414104562008-08-16T15:51:00.000-05:002008-08-16T15:51:00.000-05:00Thanks Karen. Yeah, I let loose on those other two...Thanks Karen. Yeah, I let loose on those other two. <BR/><BR/>I have not been surfing around that much this summer either. Just "Taking it Slow" so to speak.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-49561944547139827502008-08-16T15:47:00.000-05:002008-08-16T15:47:00.000-05:00Thanks Dean. I am trying to push that idea a bit w...Thanks Dean. I am trying to push that idea a bit with my current work. <BR/>Thanks for the comment on the sky.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-8070859822609246792008-08-16T15:46:00.000-05:002008-08-16T15:46:00.000-05:00Hola Ali! That is so nice that it is one of your f...Hola Ali! That is so nice that it is one of your favorites and Eric's too. I was saved it for a few days before I posted it. I thought that maybe it was a little "slow" compared to those last two that everyone liked so much for their energy.<BR/>Thanks for all of the insightful words. They mean a lot.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.com