tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6650219158232438476..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: The CoppersmithJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-13864659605576518082009-01-03T20:49:00.000-05:002009-01-03T20:49:00.000-05:00I would love to hear your comments about what equi...I would love to hear your comments about what equipment you found the most useful or what you would recommend to someone who doesn't have a particular project to do and wants to do some watercolors and some pencil or pen sketches.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379829398318583919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91333232779956848332009-01-03T17:37:00.000-05:002009-01-03T17:37:00.000-05:00Wonderous stuff! Looks like the Orientalists' visi...Wonderous stuff! Looks like the Orientalists' visions weren't that far off of modern day middle east customs and culture.Michael Damboldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141514622593774503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-60191404771956996012009-01-03T16:08:00.000-05:002009-01-03T16:08:00.000-05:00I am so envious!! Great idea to include a short vi...I am so envious!! Great idea to include a short video of the area - it really helps to show the atmosphere you are trying to catch in your sketch. Love it!!<BR/><BR/>Mary<BR/><A HREF="http://www.marybullock.com" REL="nofollow">The Figurative Realm of Mary Bullock</A>Mary Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718356993209078250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-19284180276630289442009-01-03T15:46:00.000-05:002009-01-03T15:46:00.000-05:00This is exactly the reason why you are my favorite...This is exactly the reason why you are my favorite Artist's blog. Such an intimate over the shoulder view into your discovery, inspiration and creation. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05599714103955686190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47389220546879503352009-01-03T10:51:00.000-05:002009-01-03T10:51:00.000-05:00Nice sketch.It's amazing how this part of the worl...Nice sketch.<BR/>It's amazing how this part of the world has changed little over the centuries in so many ways, but the copper smith probably had a satellite dish at home to watch TV. <BR/><BR/>I was in Morocco many many years ago. I went to Rabat and Kenitra which was an American Navy base which was inside of the Moroccan base. It was a "unofficial" navy base. No one wore uniforms. <BR/><BR/>I remember being invited to a petty officers house and it was very bizarre as the navy built these little suburban cul-de-sacs with paved roads and lawns. It was as if they beamed down a piece of suburban California into the middle of the Moroccan desert. <BR/><BR/>To get to this place we had to walk over dirt track roads and then all of a sudden you notice your walking on asphalt with street lamps, lawns, and driveways with kids toys on them. It was like something out of the twilight zone. <BR/><BR/>Beautiful county, but I do remember having culture shock as this was the first time I had ever left the USA.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65724251038053955002009-01-03T09:50:00.000-05:002009-01-03T09:50:00.000-05:00I just received a few Caran d'Ache watercolor penc...I just received a few Caran d'Ache watercolor pencils for a new year's gift in the colors you suggested (plus blue) in an earlier post. It should be just the thing for on-the-go color sketches. Thanks for the inspiration. Best regards in '09.DThompson55https://www.blogger.com/profile/09904538393009916708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58609280107211176172009-01-03T05:57:00.000-05:002009-01-03T05:57:00.000-05:00I'm surprised to see Fes still so authentic.Let's ...I'm surprised to see Fes still so authentic.<BR/>Let's hope it doesn't get 'Venicianized' in a fake Vegas touristic way.Erik Bongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409523352634066030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-69231388327203164212009-01-03T04:27:00.000-05:002009-01-03T04:27:00.000-05:00It looked like you were in a totally different wor...It looked like you were in a totally different world!<BR/><BR/>My favorite parts of the sketch has got to be the dark background and the foreground steps.Patrick Dizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474426989493027469noreply@blogger.com