tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post711724855465056817..comments2024-01-18T08:14:28.278-05:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: Notes from the desertStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-43336268793257353762011-05-31T20:34:41.055-04:002011-05-31T20:34:41.055-04:00I've been wondering how it's possible to p...I've been wondering how it's possible to paint something larger, en plein air, and you've come up with the perfect solution! Start 3 and rotate them as the day progresses. Depending on the sun and weather, you could have three good paintings in a couple of days! Brilliant!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487108455170898660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-63128096781279740742011-04-14T11:34:51.062-04:002011-04-14T11:34:51.062-04:00You've been there long enough. Now come home s...You've been there long enough. Now come home so I can see you when I come home for Easter.<br />-Puffopod #2<br /><br />ps. It looks beautiful there. I wish it was 90 here...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-30341566533277189982011-04-14T10:33:20.299-04:002011-04-14T10:33:20.299-04:00willek;
Yes of course I have the Gloucester easel....willek;<br />Yes of course I have the Gloucester easel. It is perfect for this trip.<br />I am traveling with Maine artist and dear friend, Scott Moore, from Stockton, Maine.<br />.......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-6330093479880473852011-04-14T10:31:38.290-04:002011-04-14T10:31:38.290-04:00Barbara;
It doesn't bother me, I do have a hat...Barbara;<br />It doesn't bother me, I do have a hat with a visor.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-147708999307884542011-04-14T10:31:02.013-04:002011-04-14T10:31:02.013-04:00Sra;
A javelina is like a small feral pig imitatio...Sra;<br />A javelina is like a small feral pig imitation. The Moxie is Americas oldest soft drink.<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-81936266261400371222011-04-14T10:30:02.589-04:002011-04-14T10:30:02.589-04:00Pam; The motel is for the swells. I am camping in ...Pam; The motel is for the swells. I am camping in the dust.<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-6566345118502354892011-04-14T10:29:26.945-04:002011-04-14T10:29:26.945-04:00Marian;
The pain is more a sense of aching loss.
....Marian;<br />The pain is more a sense of aching loss.<br />........................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-11119824592713418212011-04-14T10:28:58.781-04:002011-04-14T10:28:58.781-04:00Michael;
Come on down!
.................StapeMichael;<br />Come on down!<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-43690659404961928982011-04-14T10:28:32.478-04:002011-04-14T10:28:32.478-04:00Libby;
Warm is an understatement. It goes into the...Libby;<br />Warm is an understatement. It goes into the high nineties during the day.<br />..........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-61934566019184560482011-04-14T10:27:46.335-04:002011-04-14T10:27:46.335-04:00Jim:
There are few better places than Big Bend to ...Jim:<br />There are few better places than Big Bend to paint.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-294178711032026562011-04-14T10:27:09.760-04:002011-04-14T10:27:09.760-04:00rahina;
It is a painter's paradise.
.........S...rahina;<br />It is a painter's paradise.<br />.........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-81754661016782549362011-04-14T10:26:40.018-04:002011-04-14T10:26:40.018-04:00Deb;
Thanks. Send Moxie!
................StapeDeb;<br />Thanks. Send Moxie!<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-10124761870094470622011-04-14T07:40:48.391-04:002011-04-14T07:40:48.391-04:00Are you using the big Gloucester Easel out there? ...Are you using the big Gloucester Easel out there? Are you painting with a group?willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-81042778437554400292011-04-13T14:50:02.087-04:002011-04-13T14:50:02.087-04:00How do you deal with the extremely bright light ou...How do you deal with the extremely bright light outdoors in Western settings? Even with sunglasses and a hat, the contrasts are stark. Suggestions?Barbara DuBois Hageman, Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432075284318670566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-42724283420677915642011-04-13T13:04:21.668-04:002011-04-13T13:04:21.668-04:00These are wonderful landscapes! But call me a New...These are wonderful landscapes! But call me a New Yorker, I have no idea what either a javalina or a moxie is. The javalinas sound bad, the moxie good!sarah meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442276754468996416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-4027723621585531522011-04-13T09:34:59.921-04:002011-04-13T09:34:59.921-04:00I love Big Bend. My husband and I were there 2 Ja...I love Big Bend. My husband and I were there 2 January's ago. It was cold, rainy, slippery, overcast. We stayed at the motel/lodge, way up in the mountains. We called the day before and were told that they had plenty of room! Getting back there again is on my list!Pam Holnbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569629104736368674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-16119076127216392472011-04-13T09:10:29.822-04:002011-04-13T09:10:29.822-04:00De-Moxification! I feel your pain.De-Moxification! I feel your pain.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-33846779865882212992011-04-13T08:37:07.322-04:002011-04-13T08:37:07.322-04:00One of my favorite places in the world! I remember...One of my favorite places in the world! I remember camping March 3rd, and it was 103 at sunset.Michael Chesley Johnson, Artist / Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003530955203751138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-75462984576830846682011-04-13T07:06:16.970-04:002011-04-13T07:06:16.970-04:00It looks beautiful and WARM there.
I read the &qu...It looks beautiful and WARM there.<br /><br />I read the "herding sheep" post too. I love conceptual stories like that and will think about it for my next painting. I also think it can apply to housework so thank you:)Libby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-90530138429351829952011-04-13T06:55:37.802-04:002011-04-13T06:55:37.802-04:00Stape; I painted there two years ago and became me...Stape; I painted there two years ago and became mesmirized wwith the landscape. I had a d'oh moment when I hiked about a mile up a mountain trail, only to discover I'd left my tube of white in the truck. Wish I was there. Have a great time!Jim Polewchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329907333450210611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-32188446562974461152011-04-13T04:54:12.542-04:002011-04-13T04:54:12.542-04:00sounds like a painter's paradise:) wishing you...sounds like a painter's paradise:) wishing you all the best in meeting your deadline:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-90143036814550518882011-04-13T00:34:28.408-04:002011-04-13T00:34:28.408-04:00Stape, if only I had a truck, I would drive down a...Stape, if only I had a truck, I would drive down and bring you some Moxie. But you obviously don't need it. These are looking so fantastic.<br />Have fun. Everything in Texas either bites, stings, pokes, scratches or some combination thereof. I know. I am a native Texan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799016923038189074noreply@blogger.com