tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post6656778210670541088..comments2023-07-23T06:42:12.346-06:00Comments on My Paint Box: "The Lobster Pot"Frank Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-13546625774429357772008-06-30T08:38:00.000-05:002008-06-30T08:38:00.000-05:00Hi Liz. Editing is from photos is harder than it l...Hi Liz. Editing is from photos is harder than it looks. Also adjusting values. Thanks for visiting, I'm glad that you find posts like this useful.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-49836446145358140362008-06-30T08:36:00.000-05:002008-06-30T08:36:00.000-05:00Oops! Sorry Stephen. I answered your comment somew...Oops! Sorry Stephen. I answered your comment somewhere else. <BR/>I agree on the "we are who we are". That is just how it comes out naturally huh? I have a looser style and a tighter style, but I think they both show the same hand.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-19305564206771913432008-06-29T10:36:00.000-05:002008-06-29T10:36:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts and descriptio...Thank you for sharing your thoughts and descriptions of working from a photo. Typically I paint from life because when trying to paint from a photo I find it difficult to edit. Your advice is very helpful and I will work to incorporate some of what you shared! Thanks also for posting the original and then the tweeked versions of your plien air paintings as well!eLIZabeth Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853872667353264839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-41256477578019427642008-06-19T15:45:00.000-05:002008-06-19T15:45:00.000-05:00Frank, Great post. I work from photos and found y...Frank, Great post. I work from photos and found your methods very similar to the way I work. I wish I could work a little looser like you but we are who we are. Photos are just information, just like the location, to be filtered by the artist.Stephen Magsighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987960565445800921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-56409257860062560562008-06-19T10:45:00.000-05:002008-06-19T10:45:00.000-05:00Hi Jennifer. The thing with a book is all of the p...Hi Jennifer. The thing with a book is all of the painting time it would take away from me. I feel crunched as it is. Maybe one of these days.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-76338122405797201152008-06-19T10:42:00.000-05:002008-06-19T10:42:00.000-05:00Hi Amy. Thanks! I think that it does surprise peop...Hi Amy. Thanks! I think that it does surprise people all of the decisions and hard work that goes into a piece. Some may think that there comes a point that it just becomes "easy". That is not the case at all. I think the better I get the harder it gets, because I ask more from myself. That challenge and constant growth is what attracts me.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-79009956988281994482008-06-19T10:40:00.000-05:002008-06-19T10:40:00.000-05:00Thanks Alicia. She is very cool, so is Dad.Thanks Alicia. She is very cool, so is Dad.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-64057918712085557072008-06-19T09:52:00.000-05:002008-06-19T09:52:00.000-05:00Frank-- I think you'd better listen to your mother...Frank-- I think you'd better listen to your mother. ;-)<BR/><BR/>And I second the person who called this post generous. I love being able to enjoy your work and learn something at the same time.Jennifer Thermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-41640907328476744092008-06-18T20:43:00.001-05:002008-06-18T20:43:00.001-05:00WoW, very cool to see & read all of this. Yes, I m...WoW, very cool to see & read all of this. Yes, I made it to the end with no problem.<BR/>Guess it may surprise some people, all the decisions an artist makes while working on a piece.<BR/><BR/>Listen to your Mom, write your book. <BR/>AmyAmy Gethins Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150610553713229995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-86034390990716718702008-06-18T20:43:00.000-05:002008-06-18T20:43:00.000-05:00WoW, very cool to see & read all of this. Yes, I m...WoW, very cool to see & read all of this. Yes, I made it to the end with no problem.<BR/>Guess it may surprise some people, all the decisions an artist makes while working on a piece.<BR/><BR/>Listen to your Mom, write your book. <BR/>AmyAmy Gethins Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150610553713229995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-88807124380540806392008-06-18T19:40:00.000-05:002008-06-18T19:40:00.000-05:00Awwww... I like your mom Frank. She is very cool! ...Awwww... I like your mom Frank. She is very cool! :o)Alicia Padrónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310467713291422507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-21804191574326640882008-06-18T15:35:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:35:00.000-05:00Hi Christine. I pretty much stuck to the design of...Hi Christine. I pretty much stuck to the design of the photo in this one and edited details. Sometimes I am a lot more liberal with editing and changing design.<BR/><BR/>It might be fun to post one some day that I really change around.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-41739377733006160162008-06-18T15:32:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:32:00.000-05:00Thanks Mom!Thanks Mom!Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-90471298018201722032008-06-18T15:31:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:31:00.000-05:00Hello On, This one did generate a lot of comments....Hello On, <BR/>This one did generate a lot of comments. I really appreciate everyone that takes the time to post, but I REALLY appreciate the QUALITY of all of the comments I get as well.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-59743348694678260942008-06-18T13:10:00.000-05:002008-06-18T13:10:00.000-05:00really great post frank, you points are all true a...really great post frank, you points are all true and it's nice that you are posting reference photos with some paintings. it really demonstrates that photos truly are reference and not necessarily just used for dead on reproduction. you make interesting choices and make them obviously without hesitation. i love the subtleness of the details in this, everything is very apparent without all the fussiness.Christine Mercer-Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172684068981411097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-11192505832448295672008-06-18T10:17:00.000-05:002008-06-18T10:17:00.000-05:00Thanks to those of you who suggest Frank should wr...Thanks to those of you who suggest Frank should write a book - I have been telling him that for years - maybe he will listen to his peers - I sure hope so. <BR/>Frank, Dad and I are so proud of your work - and you. See you soon.<BR/>MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-87699979048878877552008-06-18T08:42:00.000-05:002008-06-18T08:42:00.000-05:00Wow, that is a lot of comments, and I can see why....Wow, that is a lot of comments, and I can see why.<BR/><BR/>Excellent post, thanks for sharing. While painted from a photo it certainly has the feel of a well painted plein air work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-19888130463762084852008-06-17T21:45:00.000-05:002008-06-17T21:45:00.000-05:00Hi Mike, Great to hear from you!Things are good he...Hi Mike, Great to hear from you!<BR/>Things are good here. Have been spending a lot of time with my family since I got back. Need to break out the brushes soon.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-2182425861895737162008-06-17T21:43:00.000-05:002008-06-17T21:43:00.000-05:00Solveg, I guess we can leave the anonymous for som...Solveg, I guess we can leave the anonymous for someone new to use.<BR/>It would make for an interesting exhibit.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-31933897976609166632008-06-17T11:53:00.000-05:002008-06-17T11:53:00.000-05:00...and, yes, I know you said that same thing at th......and, yes, I know you said that same thing at the end of your note (was trying to leave a short comment...but now it bugs me that I didn't refer to that part of what you wrote). <BR/>It would be cool.<BR/>Very.<BR/>Solveg AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-1064122651866723772008-06-16T23:46:00.000-05:002008-06-16T23:46:00.000-05:00Hey Franko!Great post here. this sort of *giving*...Hey Franko!<BR/><BR/>Great post here. this sort of *giving* really endears you to us readers looking for more than just another painting. Hope all's well in your part of the world.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589916820019735485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-13774706622970149312008-06-16T22:28:00.000-05:002008-06-16T22:28:00.000-05:00You are certainly welcome to call me anonymous, if...You are certainly welcome to call me anonymous, if you like it better. It has a nice rhythm to it, after all!<BR/><BR/>And, no, not show reference photos next to paintings, but show the photographer's vision next to the painter's vision...from the same artist's eyes, or from more than one artist's eyes. Either way.<BR/><BR/>~Anonymous SolvegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-76431375936393042862008-06-16T17:22:00.000-05:002008-06-16T17:22:00.000-05:00Hi Solveg. It seems weird not addressing you as an...Hi Solveg. It seems weird not addressing you as anonymous. <BR/>I am not aware of a show like that. It would be an interesting idea. <BR/>It would be hard for me personally to post reference photos next to paintings in a show. I feel that there would be more interest in seeing how I interpreted a photo, or what I left in or out, than in the paintings themselves as art.<BR/>On the other hand, if it were a painter and photographer it would be more like comparing different artists visions or interpretations. <BR/>That could be cool.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-49674816113956074572008-06-16T08:34:00.000-05:002008-06-16T08:34:00.000-05:00Last night, I was thinking more about music and pa...Last night, I was thinking more about music and painting and photographs, and about this whole discussion you inspired from your post, and I wondered if there's ever been a show/exhibit in which a painter and a photographer (or one person who does both) used the same subject(s) for their work and then hung their works in the same show. Does that make sense? <BR/>~Solveg<BR/>(it seemed okay to sign my name, finally - and not be anonymous anymore.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398982987918743636.post-45269489573338603552008-06-15T18:49:00.000-05:002008-06-15T18:49:00.000-05:00Thanks Paz. I'm having a great Father's Day.Thanks Paz. I'm having a great Father's Day.Frank Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011564146411771531noreply@blogger.com