tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post5957921698657352239..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: It looks easy!Stapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-87345205635747615442011-04-28T23:14:48.442-04:002011-04-28T23:14:48.442-04:00Love SRV, have all his stuff. And talking about ma...Love SRV, have all his stuff. And talking about making it look easy, I got to see Jimi Hendrix (twice) in person (yes, I'm that old...) and he played absolutely effortlessly. It was amazing. Ah, to paint effortlessly!! Someday...CANDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733324799638837386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-62687320228360009472011-04-19T20:11:59.657-04:002011-04-19T20:11:59.657-04:00P.S. Thanks for the SRV......always a pleasure to ...P.S. Thanks for the SRV......always a pleasure to listen to.barbara b. land of bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603983800380945501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-18374545000166713222011-04-19T20:06:25.822-04:002011-04-19T20:06:25.822-04:00I see that you are also able to speak to the anmia...I see that you are also able to speak to the anmials. Prehaps a shy fan that only wanted to converse with you about todays subject.<br />I believe that spontaneity comes from within....Because, in order to go forward at the rate of thoughts conceived.. one must give permission to bare all that is brought to our attention. You have a special and greatly coveted way of being able to express yourself....Because of this blob that you share with us each day I have found my own way of expressing myself. For this I am thankful....<br /><br />May the peace of the Lord be always upon you and yours Stapeton.barbara b. land of bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603983800380945501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-85629936115055017222011-04-19T10:50:43.938-04:002011-04-19T10:50:43.938-04:00We used to call that air guitar.
When they look aw...We used to call that air guitar.<br />When they look away and hit the high notes, it feeds the ego.<br /><br />I wonder if Sargent looked away as he painted?billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-27303008719153465592011-04-19T10:49:47.820-04:002011-04-19T10:49:47.820-04:00Manet has always confused me. So much of his work ...Manet has always confused me. So much of his work is flat, more intellectually interesting than technically. Then you find these still lifes and they are the essence of bravura. I have a book of only his still life work and it is amazing. Close examination shows the thought in those bold brushstrokes.Steve Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827197940375395874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-25210222023511907092011-04-19T09:36:35.250-04:002011-04-19T09:36:35.250-04:00There's a great book called "Bounce"...There's a great book called "Bounce" on the subject of apparent ease of some skill in art, sports, etc. Behind most of these skills is 3 hours of practice a day for ten years.<br /><br />RichardRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379829398318583919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-48598993189177718022011-04-19T08:45:50.038-04:002011-04-19T08:45:50.038-04:00A wonderful post, thanks for writing it. (And my b...A wonderful post, thanks for writing it. (And my best to the skunk please).<br /><br />I remember my very first oil painting when I was in tenth grade. I figured it would go ok if I just painted a banana and two oranges. Disaster ensued. It was so traumatic that I put the paint set away for the next two years and pulled my blankets over my head.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-46529912191355657912011-04-19T06:07:05.956-04:002011-04-19T06:07:05.956-04:00I always finish my still life, after the actual su...I always finish my still life, after the actual subjects have been removed. Painting memory is more powerful than painting in the moment. Memory carries the essential. You can quote me on that.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-48559082095589642822011-04-19T04:03:18.348-04:002011-04-19T04:03:18.348-04:00Hi Stapelton, I totally agree with you. When I ask...Hi Stapelton, I totally agree with you. When I asked about spontaneity I wasn't really speaking about speed or (un)finished work. But more about the state of mind you are in when you are on location: you're in the desert, weather's hot, surrounded by the world you're painting, you are inside your subject. But then, you put this work aside for a while and when you come back to it in your studio you're in a totally different environment and a different state of mind. So I was wandering if this different state of mind would change the way you paint and maybe lead you to a more academic or studio style; which also bring the eternal question "when to stop?"...<br />Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069365716039887816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-90866576004206223422011-04-19T03:01:58.345-04:002011-04-19T03:01:58.345-04:00Nice painting! Great Work! By the way, If you have...Nice painting! Great Work! By the way, If you have time, <br />drop by my painting blog...DanielPainting Tips and Trickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686198775189779942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-18241612391181035472011-04-18T23:47:28.467-04:002011-04-18T23:47:28.467-04:00You have seen a rare and unusual coloration of sku...You have seen a rare and unusual coloration of skunk called "smoke" - <br />I am not kidding.<br /><br />You make it look easy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799016923038189074noreply@blogger.com