tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post3587396641461143284..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Sketching San Sebastianmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-22962789073204335362012-06-18T23:40:17.493-07:002012-06-18T23:40:17.493-07:00Your painting is beautiful. Isn't the process ...Your painting is beautiful. Isn't the process of on-the-fly plein air work one of the best things about it? <br /><br />It was a treat to run into you briefly before the conference. I apologize for interrupting your table, but I couldn't pass by without a quick nod at someone I recognized from TV, er, my computer screen. You had been on my mind because of your talk, but I had no idea we'd be in the same area at the same time engaged in the same activity. I hope your talk went well!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-61452831702478348252012-06-18T19:20:17.570-07:002012-06-18T19:20:17.570-07:00That's the big thing, Mardel, that the process...That's the big thing, Mardel, that the process caused me to look differently. I am such an amateur photographer, but I love that act of trying to capture what I see to share my excitement with others. Trying to draw, then paint it, intensifies that and makes me work a bit harder at it.<br />I am SO very much in need of a day with an engaging but light read. I was a mess the day after the conference, and I'm going to have to find a way to make smoe downtime.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-22390992841812040172012-06-18T19:17:54.774-07:002012-06-18T19:17:54.774-07:00Thanks Marsha -- I think they at least capture tha...Thanks Marsha -- I think they at least capture that I was there.<br />Your painting sounds intriguing -- a year-long project! wish I could see it!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-26974186336912490122012-06-18T19:16:51.153-07:002012-06-18T19:16:51.153-07:00Thanks, Susan -- obviously the camera is being kin...Thanks, Susan -- obviously the camera is being kinder to the paintings. IRL, the flaws are pretty obvious, but I do have fun with them.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35836894965715890512012-06-18T19:15:37.257-07:002012-06-18T19:15:37.257-07:00Not so much the sketching, at least not yet, altho...Not so much the sketching, at least not yet, although I do think I'm more attentive -- but I think that I'll learn more and more about colour through mixing the paints to match what I see.<br />This time you're spending with your grandson living with you is sure to become such a special part of his memory.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58924598087798667862012-06-18T19:14:05.525-07:002012-06-18T19:14:05.525-07:00Thanks!Thanks!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-82657438254301099702012-06-18T19:13:51.715-07:002012-06-18T19:13:51.715-07:00MMMMMmmm, hope you post that recipe! And I'm r...MMMMMmmm, hope you post that recipe! And I'm really curious as well about the potatoes.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72370705854961375132012-06-18T14:55:33.962-07:002012-06-18T14:55:33.962-07:00I too think your painting is beautiful and I think...I too think your painting is beautiful and I think that the process of making it must have made you look at surroundings differently, and enhanced your experience of place as well as your memory of it.<br /><br />I spent a day in hiding with a silly novel this weekend. This was due to a terrible headache, but I needed the break. I would love to do something new, and I think anything worth doing is probably worth the learning curve toward competence.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46378812016249900492012-06-17T12:52:43.291-07:002012-06-17T12:52:43.291-07:00I too think your efforts are beautiful - they catc...I too think your efforts are beautiful - they catch what is there. As for my weekend, I have finally caught up with my resolution to add one tiny thing each day to a year-round painting I am making (I have permission to skip several days and add in later)! I can say that you inspire me.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035642478179187618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20463301039225905442012-06-17T11:33:37.975-07:002012-06-17T11:33:37.975-07:00Mater, have you thought about opening an Etzy stor...Mater, have you thought about opening an Etzy store for your painting? They're really beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-29579797807565946952012-06-16T22:34:02.509-07:002012-06-16T22:34:02.509-07:00Do you find that the sketching has you thinking ab...Do you find that the sketching has you thinking about the WAY you see? Has it caused you to look differently?<br /><br />Eager to hear about your conference. We have a grandson's birthday on the agenda, and Father's Day, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-6069474958173403122012-06-16T14:18:27.035-07:002012-06-16T14:18:27.035-07:00Your work is airy and substantial at the same time...Your work is airy and substantial at the same time; I love it!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-69415591288486743482012-06-16T10:36:07.973-07:002012-06-16T10:36:07.973-07:00I like it. It shows you were there and you paid at...I like it. It shows you were there and you paid attention. You took the time to actually do it. <br />The new things I've recently done are small, and ongoing, such as growing potatoes vertically in a mesh cage (waiting to see how that turns out), and coming up with my own recipe for salted caramel chocolate sauce. I awoke early yesterday morning and puzzled over the possibilities while lying in bed.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60769997845762877782012-06-16T10:20:44.734-07:002012-06-16T10:20:44.734-07:00What a beautiful painting.What a beautiful painting.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.com