tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post4669995391748146561..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Forgot his brushesJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23834655282124092182014-07-19T13:40:30.687-04:002014-07-19T13:40:30.687-04:00I did have to stop and reread your comment jytte, ...I did have to stop and reread your comment jytte, and then it made me chuckle, and I still can't throw the image out of my mind now!<br /><br />Sorry for any confusion. It may be British slang that hasn't crept into the American language much, but Tom Hart is correct: it is merely a reference to the little finger! :DGavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120455549012225566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-62557844818713688992014-07-17T07:55:16.388-04:002014-07-17T07:55:16.388-04:00Jytte: to slightly misquote The Princess Bride: &q...Jytte: to slightly misquote The Princess Bride: " I don't think Gavin means what you think he means." At least for many of us in the US, "pinkie" means little finger...:^)<br /><br />I'm as much a gear freak as the next artist. I thing that all artists are, on some level, fascinated and deeply interested in the material used to make art, from pigments to pixels - and for good reason: it behooves us to know our instruments well. Yet, as this post points out, we profit from stepping back and remembering that the material is - or should be - secondary to the process of making the image.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12355877362830064112014-07-17T01:34:53.617-04:002014-07-17T01:34:53.617-04:00I think Gavin is absolutely right. Any suggestion ...I think Gavin is absolutely right. Any suggestion for what women could use ? LOLPhjyttehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05274555061122451100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-38838991477081896332014-07-16T18:16:46.536-04:002014-07-16T18:16:46.536-04:00Goes to show that limitations can sometimes bring ...Goes to show that limitations can sometimes bring out an artists' best work. <br /><br />Reading your blog has become a daily routine for me. Thank you Mr. Gurney.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15145706576157298345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-40954927965239049482014-07-16T17:43:02.446-04:002014-07-16T17:43:02.446-04:00As a young girl I used to have a print of the pain...As a young girl I used to have a print of the painting with the girl leading the white pony. Now I know who painted it! Thanks, James!<br /><br />Just an FYI, there was an ad for Photo Sphere instead of the captcha, but I refreshed it. Janet Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211855672690293121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-26866033082096082722014-07-16T14:02:28.361-04:002014-07-16T14:02:28.361-04:00Fascinating! I love this blog!Fascinating! I love this blog!Carole Pivarnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787775846290065794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-25691635674052856112014-07-16T13:45:31.215-04:002014-07-16T13:45:31.215-04:00Gavin and Joe, you said it.
Sam, great story!
Ke...Gavin and Joe, you said it.<br /><br />Sam, great story!<br /><br />Keith, no, the pictures in the post are picked from his work at random I presume aren't from that painting day.<br /><br />Annie, just don't chew a hemlock stick. <br />James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-8551729859257640842014-07-16T13:18:43.636-04:002014-07-16T13:18:43.636-04:00Very cool. Next time someone asks "WHAT PAPER...Very cool. Next time someone asks "WHAT PAPER ARE YOU USING?? I NEED TO KNOW!!!" ... just send them this :)Joe Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757849750232572431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12568320499770879862014-07-16T13:14:18.098-04:002014-07-16T13:14:18.098-04:00I wondered too, and found the painting on a BBC &q...I wondered too, and found the painting on a BBC "Your Paintings" web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/bagsworthy-water-exmoor-3717<br />It's gorgeous!<br />They have a space for information about the piece under "Art Detective" and I bet they'd love your post!<br />Thank you, Mr. Gurney, for your terrific blog. Guess I'll have to go chew a stick!<br />AnnieAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098877232488310063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-64764468935775884232014-07-16T12:46:37.573-04:002014-07-16T12:46:37.573-04:00Is that first picture the one he painted with twig...Is that first picture the one he painted with twigs and grass?Keith Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579786144772849547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12941037376308050292014-07-16T10:40:58.263-04:002014-07-16T10:40:58.263-04:00I once had a painting teacher, whom gave his class...I once had a painting teacher, whom gave his class the project to make a self-portrait without using brushes. We used hands, elbows!, fibers from wood, bark 'stamps', feathers, and some other concoctions that don't come to mind at the moment. (feathers are really helpful) He said the purpose is to not get comfortable with the conformity of our painting routines, and need to learn new ways to paint. Sometime near the end of the assignment, I asked him if there's ever an end to learning. My teacher then said if we ever stop learning how to do art, then our art becomes predictable.SEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973124594477337066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-6685505818161822152014-07-16T10:31:58.687-04:002014-07-16T10:31:58.687-04:00Some people obsess that the reason they're not...Some people obsess that the reason they're not improving is because there must be some magic formula or tool they're missing out on. This just highlights that if you have the experience and knowledge, the tools are secondary. <br />Heck, I bet he could paint better than most of us using just his pinkie!Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120455549012225566noreply@blogger.com