tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post2131572197787889396..comments2024-03-28T03:17:00.191-04:00Comments on Fibermania: Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-78170230319924772822008-07-28T14:01:00.000-04:002008-07-28T14:01:00.000-04:00Dear Melody,Exactly! You paint realistically beca...Dear Melody,<BR/><BR/>Exactly! You paint realistically because you can. Unfortunately, the art world today is filled with those who can't.<BR/><BR/>Somehow the idea of actually being able to reproduce an image without electronic help has been determined to be unnecessary. My husband has a background in the arts and one of his best friends teaches at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. He has gotten increasingly disappointed by the amount of students who cannot create original work, let alone make a fair reproduction of an image.<BR/><BR/>It's all about digital media and the manipulation of images created by other people - usually those who can draw or paint as you do.<BR/><BR/>I love abstraction and expressionism, but I do not believe you can be successful at either unless you have that "realism" thing down pat.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157209574434256403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-71475640003466577672008-07-28T12:00:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:00:00.000-04:00I freely admit to being an art philistine. I like...I freely admit to being an art philistine. I like recognizing what I'm looking at, and connect far more to landscapes & still lifes than to seemingly-random 'wild abandon' swoops of colour. A chacun son gout.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and re: Saturday's post. Tips head quizzically. "'Fair'? What is this 'fair' of which the comments have spoken?" ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-42621463364595234992008-07-28T11:12:00.000-04:002008-07-28T11:12:00.000-04:00Maybe someday you'll feel compelled to make realis...Maybe someday you'll feel compelled to make realistic quilts. How nutty would that be?!Deborah Boscherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630878222793439712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-26379292586387009702008-07-28T08:15:00.000-04:002008-07-28T08:15:00.000-04:00My first stargazer made its appearance yesterday. ...My first stargazer made its appearance yesterday. I think the butterflies are having a good year, too. I am seeing them everywhere... except when the bumblebees chase them away.<BR/><BR/>Your garden looks great!Cindrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431097470438458872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-1971069759348746842008-07-27T22:03:00.000-04:002008-07-27T22:03:00.000-04:00Melody, it's lovely to hear about your garden agai...Melody, it's lovely to hear about your garden again. I confess I was wondering.<BR/>And I think it's great that you're painting with such joy. It's so wonderful to see someone tackle the scary stuff, and win! I love the color and texture you're exploring and what follows is a mild wish, not a critique. So here goes: I wish the lighting was more varied. Color shifts can be so subtle and varied under different lighting conditions. Thinking of Monet and his explorations here, I guess!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944872207154537867noreply@blogger.com