tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post4287875927807107142..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: A little more about snow paintingStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-35775452299677762222010-01-19T00:46:19.409-05:002010-01-19T00:46:19.409-05:00LOL! Is that how you do it? I should have tried th...LOL! Is that how you do it? I should have tried that with my textbooks in school!<br /><br />Thanks again for the information about snow painting and tree painting. These posts are really helpful.James Gunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626977085862840924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-83177220108588053382010-01-18T22:51:32.506-05:002010-01-18T22:51:32.506-05:00Deborah;
I shook it out over my head and I am no s...Deborah;<br />I shook it out over my head and I am no smarter therefore, no magic.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-86644591698500128652010-01-18T22:50:14.797-05:002010-01-18T22:50:14.797-05:00Gary:
I have heard of people using alcohol and oth...Gary:<br />I have heard of people using alcohol and other means to work in water based media outside in the winter. <br />..............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-131821667914587812010-01-18T22:48:57.309-05:002010-01-18T22:48:57.309-05:00Michael:
I think that painting foam on the ocean a...Michael:<br />I think that painting foam on the ocean and painting snow are mostly the same . I do seascapes too, I don't claim to be expert at it though. Sometimes I win.<br />.............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-25729801944479713722010-01-18T22:47:22.710-05:002010-01-18T22:47:22.710-05:00Susan:
He was the guy when the subject was snow. I...Susan:<br />He was the guy when the subject was snow. I think he is way underrated.<br />...StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-12512492451344457782010-01-18T22:46:12.482-05:002010-01-18T22:46:12.482-05:00Mary:
Thank you.Its is funny how an analogy can ma...Mary:<br />Thank you.Its is funny how an analogy can make things understandable sometimes.<br />.......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-27185698194891309932010-01-18T22:44:53.801-05:002010-01-18T22:44:53.801-05:00Simone:
Someday I would like to see that table.
.....Simone:<br />Someday I would like to see that table.<br />..............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-36752553465871122182010-01-18T22:44:01.749-05:002010-01-18T22:44:01.749-05:00Barbara:
Thanks , everybody seems to like bulleted...Barbara:<br />Thanks , everybody seems to like bulleted lists, I will do more.<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-64590148636654403552010-01-18T22:42:52.476-05:002010-01-18T22:42:52.476-05:00Bill?:
You are welcome, I hope to come up with a f...Bill?:<br />You are welcome, I hope to come up with a few more tonight,<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-25218095386393227852010-01-18T22:42:05.441-05:002010-01-18T22:42:05.441-05:00Gregory:
I don't know,maybe.
............Stap...Gregory:<br /> I don't know,maybe.<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-78578539842068419332010-01-18T22:40:56.775-05:002010-01-18T22:40:56.775-05:00Michael:
Two cans was about right for the session....Michael:<br />Two cans was about right for the session.<br />.......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-88213666499245146672010-01-18T22:40:09.261-05:002010-01-18T22:40:09.261-05:00Bob:
There is a story, but I am not at liberty to...Bob: <br />There is a story, but I am not at liberty to discuss it.There was no magic left that I could see.<br />...........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-9844386504777735522010-01-18T22:39:09.052-05:002010-01-18T22:39:09.052-05:00Willek
I think the handles are original.They were ...Willek<br />I think the handles are original.They were put on with brass rivets and there is no evidence that any other handles were ever on there. Whether taken from a Gladstone or not......<br />.....StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-12361684363490384892010-01-18T22:36:50.696-05:002010-01-18T22:36:50.696-05:00Philip:
I think that winter is by far the best ti...Philip:<br />I think that winter is by far the best time to paint outside.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-77568776618309970192010-01-18T14:04:54.845-05:002010-01-18T14:04:54.845-05:00Love the paint box. There is definitely magic ther...Love the paint box. There is definitely magic there.Deborah Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242296435365350267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-70162755623381060722010-01-18T12:20:01.839-05:002010-01-18T12:20:01.839-05:00interesting instructional blog. Thanks for postin...interesting instructional blog. Thanks for posting. I too have had a blast with winter painting. Was with an artist friend of mine trying to work in watercolors. He had a devil of a time with them.Gary Keimighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745695573558394342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-87859336177483021772010-01-18T11:03:08.677-05:002010-01-18T11:03:08.677-05:00Just as snow isn't "white" either is...Just as snow isn't "white" either is sea foam, which presents the problem of trying to get depth and life into a blanket of whitish looking stuff.<br /><br />You mentioned layers, and seeking opalescence, but it's a struggle, at least for me, dealing with the opaque quality of white paint.<br /><br />I've been trying to get there using Liquin and glazing.<br /><br />Do you find a similarity between the problems of blankets of sea foam and blankets of snow? <br /><br />Are the solutions similar?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617544555925322365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-53210190401387665302010-01-18T09:47:14.842-05:002010-01-18T09:47:14.842-05:00Aldro Hibbard is a hero of mine as well. The man ...Aldro Hibbard is a hero of mine as well. The man could paint snow like no other. Take good care of that box.Susan McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205799343333815557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-84749106407750807422010-01-18T09:12:05.511-05:002010-01-18T09:12:05.511-05:00I like the analogy of the interconnected paper dol...I like the analogy of the interconnected paper dolls - that really made something click in my brain. But then again maybe it was just the voices in my head making noises again.Mary Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718356993209078250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-34894485679728868462010-01-18T08:58:27.948-05:002010-01-18T08:58:27.948-05:00Love the Hibbard box. Nice artifact. I also like...Love the Hibbard box. Nice artifact. I also like what willek said about it.<br /><br />Reminds me of a table we own which came out of Inness Manor in Tarpon Springs, Fl. Though there is no proof or knowledge whether the paint on it came from the old man or junior....it's almost as cool as your box.Robert J. Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799208093956328662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-53838786151613372712010-01-18T08:30:10.345-05:002010-01-18T08:30:10.345-05:00The perfect post for a morning with a foot of fres...The perfect post for a morning with a foot of fresh snow! I like the bulleted list, I'm going to print it for reference.Manatee Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471414359646414655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-9288137422339630552010-01-18T08:14:55.705-05:002010-01-18T08:14:55.705-05:00There's plenty of magic from this perspective....There's plenty of magic from this perspective. That brush is a wand!<br /> Cool paint box, marvel!<br /> Those are helpful "hints" about<br />snow painting that I will employ.<br /> Thanks Stape!billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-17870183144385824692010-01-18T07:55:57.658-05:002010-01-18T07:55:57.658-05:00I want to see the painting on that easel. Great ad...I want to see the painting on that easel. Great advice.Gregory Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840770708114257366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-66002157484766170792010-01-18T06:56:55.281-05:002010-01-18T06:56:55.281-05:00Not one, but *two* cans of Moxie on that paintbox!...Not one, but *two* cans of Moxie on that paintbox! Must have been a long painting session.<br /><br />Looks like a really nice painting.Michael Chesley Johnson, Artist / Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003530955203751138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-61741633380924628022010-01-18T05:47:35.116-05:002010-01-18T05:47:35.116-05:00OK, Stape. There's got to be a great story be...OK, Stape. There's got to be a great story behind how you ended up with Hibbard's paintbox. Are you really sure there's no magic in there?Bob Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007673748065070945noreply@blogger.com