tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post4362090790256146886..comments2024-03-26T05:19:03.402-04:00Comments on Journaling With Paint: Beating the Heat... in Style! - Part TwoBruce Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-1750564688636712512013-07-27T13:16:02.737-04:002013-07-27T13:16:02.737-04:00Hi there Suz..... So nice to hear from you... than...Hi there Suz..... So nice to hear from you... thanks for visiting!<br /><br />It was a magical summer day on Rock Island... to be painting en plein air with another kindred spirit! It doesn't get any better!<br /><br />Being on location doesn't guarantee "better" paintings than studio work necessarily... but one does employ all of the senses simultaneously... and I do feel that this fact reads into the final outcome.<br /><br />Things have cooled down for the moment... but we did experience a terrible storm (small tornado) which left us without electricity for thirty hours straight... a freezer filled with spoiled meat... and a downed forty foot cherry tree at my daughter's home less than three minutes down river from Rockport. A mere inconvenience really... in the face of the extreme weather and tragedies felt lately in other parts of the world.<br /><br />So as I continue to maintain... we are deeply blessed! <br /><br />Stay cool... stay in the "yoke" (Couldn't resist!)... keep the brushes moving!<br /><br />Warmest regards,<br />Bruce Bruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-87973886749975922092013-07-27T12:38:05.413-04:002013-07-27T12:38:05.413-04:00Wonderful snaps and so beautiful! it looks so love...Wonderful snaps and so beautiful! it looks so lovely and comfortable! makes me want to try en plein air as well. i love your painting, it's so light and beautifully done. and i really love the snap of the Amish, what a great painting that would make.<br /><br />and such a treat to see Paul's interpretation as well, both are wonderful! take good care and stay cool my friend!suzanneberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702748663139114422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-89862787921253970732013-07-26T09:57:34.395-04:002013-07-26T09:57:34.395-04:00Hi there Highland Lass!... So glad to hear your vo...Hi there Highland Lass!... So glad to hear your voice... I've missed your on line presence!<br /><br />Summer has certainly seemed to evaporate too quickly around these parts... but it has been enjoyable and profitable for both Deb and I in our individual work! Our winter game plan and hard work has proven successful... as paintings and cards have been flying out the door during July! Fingers crossed for a similar continuance and good fortune during August!<br /><br />The lighthouse adventure was uplifting and really gave me a much needed shot in the arm/kick in the pants to get back to my ut door painting routine. The heat has receded for the present... so back at it!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting! Hope that your summer and work have been enjoyable for you!<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-35911429919364432992013-07-26T08:35:36.429-04:002013-07-26T08:35:36.429-04:00Hello Bruce it feels great to be arm chair traveli...Hello Bruce it feels great to be arm chair traveling with you again as you embark on another wee adventure. The beautiful light is really showing so well in your painting of the house and lighthouse. At first glance I thought you had painted a watercolour as the brushwork is so light and fresh looking. I believe we learn a lot when out painting with fellow artists, how their vision is different and how clearly we see our own as if for the first time. Keeping tuned in to more of your travels, happy summer painting.Caroline Simmillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598525698486576546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-60044427921890453012013-07-25T10:14:05.520-04:002013-07-25T10:14:05.520-04:00Good morning Keith!... Thanks for visiting... and ...Good morning Keith!... Thanks for visiting... and for your impressions!<br /><br />What a wonderful painting adventure it was too! Paul is so easy to be with - an ol' water dog and River Boy ... just like me! I chose not to swim that day however. The next time for certain!<br /><br />That view that you mention is indeed a spectaular panoramic view... the kind that you love to wrap your head and brushes around... and paint so wonderfully! I might give it a go... in the studio though... for the very reasons that you mention! Too much HEAVY traffic!!<br /><br />Thanks for your continued enthusiasm and interest!<br /><br />Good Painting and sales!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-54452205345288655392013-07-25T09:44:45.014-04:002013-07-25T09:44:45.014-04:00Hi Bruce, I enjoyed reading about your adventure, ...Hi Bruce, I enjoyed reading about your adventure, and I also enjoyed seeing what Paul was able to achieve with acrylics in warm weather. As always, it's interesting to see how different artists treat a subject, and they are both nice paintings in their different ways.<br /><br />The first photo, of the view of the island from the water, looks like a good subject. Maybe not a plein air one though: from a boat in a busy shipping channel!<br /><br />All the best,<br />KeithKeith Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114006831583939493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-18899523032028879662013-07-25T08:18:21.969-04:002013-07-25T08:18:21.969-04:00Good morning Sherry!... Thank you tyoo for your vi...Good morning Sherry!... Thank you tyoo for your visit and ever kind words! I always enjoy your visits and our ensuing chats!<br /><br />I hope that I can knit together the feelings that rose up within me when these "simply" beautiful young women entered my field of view and arrested my attention. <br /><br />My creative mind suddenly dashed elsewhere... and for those few moments was distracted from my painting activity.Two pictures were whirring in my head during those few moments. Had I another larger canvas... I would have brought home the both!<br /><br />Better get at it while it's still fresh and fertile in my mind! HA HA!!!<br /><br />I find "You" as beautiful... in spirit... in your own singular fashion... as they are in their simpler life style and traditions. We think it "simple"... but as a woman????.... I wonder???<br /><br />Good Painting and Happy Summer Sherry!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-90365747785609065402013-07-25T08:08:14.533-04:002013-07-25T08:08:14.533-04:00Hi there Wendy... Thank you for your visit and for...Hi there Wendy... Thank you for your visit and for your continued supportive comments!<br /><br />Offering "my Home" to others... is a Sherman trait... learned from watching my folks as I grew up. I have long believed and maintained... that "Home" is not merely a house. For "Me"... it is more a place in one's heart where memory treasures are stored. No point in storing them... if one doesn't share them!<br /><br />The Thousand Islands is a special and distinct place - The Cape Cod of Canada... if you will! Come visit!... you won't be disappointed!<br /><br />Good Painting and... Happy summer!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-9678674288572915912013-07-25T05:22:15.883-04:002013-07-25T05:22:15.883-04:00I have to agree with Wendy's comment, Bruce. ...I have to agree with Wendy's comment, Bruce. Both pieces are exquisite and I like both styles of painting. Can't wait to see what you do with Amish girls photo. I too so admire their adherence to their beliefs and in so many ways wish I was more like that myself.Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-61500152058730092112013-07-25T00:49:42.550-04:002013-07-25T00:49:42.550-04:00I really enjoy your posts...not only because I adm...I really enjoy your posts...not only because I admire your abilities...but because I learn so much about the area you call "home."<br /><br />What I see here are two wonderful interpretations of the same location. <br /><br />It's so nice that you can share your day with a friend! <br /><br />wendyytbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958628213008688022noreply@blogger.com