tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post596096308148182627..comments2024-03-26T05:19:03.402-04:00Comments on Journaling With Paint: Adieu... to August... and Summertime DreamsBruce Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-64186132143372446602019-09-11T09:05:15.628-04:002019-09-11T09:05:15.628-04:00Hi Julie.... Welcome to my blog! I am most hearten...Hi Julie.... Welcome to my blog! I am most heartened and greatly encouraged to have "kindred spirits" like Susan and yourself to come visit... and value what you discover here in my work.<br /><br />Like yourself... I could hardly be called "emerging"... and yet in many respects I am. As an educator I continue to believe (and teach/preach) lol that creativity is integral to growing as an artist... and indeed as a human being. I strive to do so in every aspect of my life.<br /><br />I hope that you will visit regularly, or whenever you are able... if you are so inclined. I will bookmark your site and become a regular at your door. I love the vitality... freshness and spirit of risking that is so obviously in each of your wonderful works.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by and offering your valuable thoughts!<br /><br />Warmest regards... good fall painting!<br />Bruce<br /><br />PS Grant MacDonald... the artist I mentioned who attended the Artist League in New York offered this piece of advice to me in my visit to his home.<br /><br />"Don't stop painting what exists only in your heart and mind alone. But be prepared to accept that entering juried competitions and knocking on gallerists doors will very often bring you face to face with rejection. Always remember - it is but one opinion!!"<br /><br />That has become my mantra... and brought me to this very moment in my long and joyous art journey. Bruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-85646513856634571142019-09-10T19:15:52.933-04:002019-09-10T19:15:52.933-04:00Hello Bruce, I came on over from Susan's blog ...Hello Bruce, I came on over from Susan's blog because I really enjoyed the comment you left regarding rejection and the wonderful meeting that came from it. Your painting is full of life and marvelous brushwork. KUDOS!juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-70788149486096100172019-09-09T09:24:06.503-04:002019-09-09T09:24:06.503-04:00Hi Susan!... We share a predilection to embrace th...Hi Susan!... We share a predilection to embrace the painterly approach and impressionism to fuel our need to create and express our thoughts and ideas.<br /><br />These approaches evoke wonder and invite participation by our viewer to interpret ... as they wish. That's exactly what draws me to your paintings. Though your subjects physically around you on the outside, they "speak" from the inside... out.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words of encouragement and support. They mean so much... coming from you!<br /><br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-44333397579192478472019-09-08T17:26:37.740-04:002019-09-08T17:26:37.740-04:00Your loose and painterly approach has added wonder...Your loose and painterly approach has added wonder and poetry to this lonely little house - so glad you are well enough to plein air paint. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-12397845453916087192019-09-07T18:35:33.014-04:002019-09-07T18:35:33.014-04:00Good evening Keith!... Yes, you and I show a defin...Good evening Keith!... Yes, you and I show a definite affinity and love of recording such relics from our past. Their voices still speak deeply to us and its our passion and reverence for heritage and the people who created it.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your feelings and observations. I greatly appreciate them Keith.<br /><br />Warmest regards... and happy Fall Painting!<br />Bruce Bruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-72020055894462234232019-09-07T18:20:44.585-04:002019-09-07T18:20:44.585-04:00Hi Bruce,
This piece certainly fits the title. Th...Hi Bruce,<br /><br />This piece certainly fits the title. The house, with its distinctive roof, on its isolated promontory, has an air of loneliness and faded glory. It encourages the mind to wander, and wonder about its history and inhabitants. 'Yesterday's Dreams' indeed!<br /><br />All the best,<br />KeithKeith Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114006831583939493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-46288386811884479762019-09-01T13:26:17.749-04:002019-09-01T13:26:17.749-04:00Hi there Lisa,
Thank you for stopping by and for ...Hi there Lisa,<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by and for adding in your own thoughts about the subject. I too share your thought of sadness at its lonely plight. It is indeed attractive to my eye and my own search for a perfect mix of beauty and solitude. It certainly qualifies on both counts in my own mind... "still waters"... for certain and it does soothe my soul.<br /><br />I will continue to put forth the effort to continue to paint outdoors. I feel so invigorated by the sights... sounds and energy that Nature streams "live" when I am "out there".<br /><br />I know that you and I both share an uncommon love of the environment in which we are blessed to find on our doorstep. I wish you rich walks along your wonderful beach reserves and many seaside treasures to fuel your painting themes.<br /><br />Warmest regards,<br />Bruce Bruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-43545032017089656332019-09-01T09:55:13.524-04:002019-09-01T09:55:13.524-04:00So glad that you are mended enough to get out pain...So glad that you are mended enough to get out painting that is very good news! Good for heart and soul. I feel quite sad for that lovely house with its cheerful blue roof if it's not in use. If it was mine you would have a job to keep me away - a lovely subject for painting. Here's to many more days 'out there'.Lisa Le Quelenechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939073566444931704noreply@blogger.com