tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1157059515251744946..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Painting Calla LiliesJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-15688343876833684482013-04-13T23:10:24.426-04:002013-04-13T23:10:24.426-04:00Love the Sargent quote...just think if a master li...Love the Sargent quote...just think if a master like him said this, then...!!!Mike Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05330695199412379562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18222214463606030322013-04-13T06:29:16.960-04:002013-04-13T06:29:16.960-04:00Thanks, Rich. That's my garbage collector unif...Thanks, Rich. That's my garbage collector uniform, and those stripes glow in the dark, helpful safety device for night painting.<br /><br />Micah, I love that expression: "Live or die by the wash."<br /><br />Wendy, I love the LA Arboretum, and used to paint there when I was an art student.<br /><br />Truepinkas, yes, the first and most important decisions for me when I paint outdoors is what to simplify, because I can never begin to get it all.<br /><br />Thanks, Novice and Cynthia.<br /><br />Etc, Commercial products like prints for the home were the very farthest things from my mind as I did the personal study in my sketchbook. I was thinking of line, color, life, death, spring, and time, and just trying to learn to see better. If people put pictures of flowers in their home or on greeting cards, perhaps it is because it reminds them of such thoughts, and isn't that a good thing?James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-67418758093666571772013-04-12T17:51:59.614-04:002013-04-12T17:51:59.614-04:00I like the photograph of yours on that picture; yo...I like the photograph of yours on that picture; you look so dedicated and those fluorescent stripes on your coat really blend well with the rest.<br /><br />Kind of an "ordered chaos". That emerging result blooming up in watercolor:<br /> Mr Gurney making the best out of an "emergency"..;-)Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81349498513482967472013-04-12T13:09:16.306-04:002013-04-12T13:09:16.306-04:00Thank you for again reminding me the nature of wat...Thank you for again reminding me the nature of watercolor painting. I guess in a way we all are asking to live or die by the wash when we pick up our brush to paint with this wonderfully crazy medium!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-87798646238536692292013-04-12T12:25:22.992-04:002013-04-12T12:25:22.992-04:00Monterey is so beautiful, and your calla lilies ar...Monterey is so beautiful, and your calla lilies are glowing! If you ever find yourself in Los Angeles in the spring, be sure and visit the L.A. Arboretum. We were just there and the calla lilies, magnolias, roses - and peacocks! - were in full bloom.WendyLady@GoodBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884742120430546504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-14097719045862328352013-04-12T12:19:32.616-04:002013-04-12T12:19:32.616-04:00I just did a painting with a very similair subject...I just did a painting with a very similair subject the other day (though my watercolor technique is not as proficient as yours yet). I appriciated your after the fact breakdown and found it helpful. It's also comforting to know that you too describe the amount of detail as 'overwhelming'. <br /><br />I don't think non-artists think about it this way, but painting really is a process of observing and editing. Truepinkashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619030953824255929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-15238463062046832872013-04-12T11:41:56.689-04:002013-04-12T11:41:56.689-04:00thank you for sharing your knowledge, insights an...thank you for sharing your knowledge, insights and experience... as usual.Cynthia Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956151327066448551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-19809281736766485452013-04-12T11:01:08.671-04:002013-04-12T11:01:08.671-04:00I used to work for a wholesale art publisher and d...I used to work for a wholesale art publisher and distributor, and this reminds me of what was popular in prints for home decoration (the dead flower would be a no-no though). Just scribble a sentimental platitude across the bottom and the prints fly off the shelves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73698649729869075492013-04-12T08:43:01.801-04:002013-04-12T08:43:01.801-04:00Thank you for posting the sketch and your "ra...Thank you for posting the sketch and your "rationized' steps in creating it. Love the concept of watercolor making the best of an emergency situationNovice Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219749494674733196noreply@blogger.com