tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post5994988818187902154..comments2024-03-26T05:19:03.402-04:00Comments on Journaling With Paint: Natural Structure... Simply Stated!Bruce Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-64775589283505833862011-07-25T12:17:51.318-04:002011-07-25T12:17:51.318-04:00Hi there Lisa!... I missed your lovely comments an...Hi there Lisa!... I missed your lovely comments and "presence" until this morning! I apologize for the tardiness of this reply!So nice of you to visit!<br /><br />Good eye!...I use the knife every once in a while to add texture... or to add some missing "oomph" and rescue to a "too quiet" piece. <br /><br />Texture is important and as you know... one can create it with impasto passages and brushwork... or technical applications to give a faux feedling of texture! Either way will work!<br /><br />Good Painting!... and Happy Summer!<br />Thanks for your visit!<br /><br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-33848637006000631502011-07-19T07:13:06.881-04:002011-07-19T07:13:06.881-04:00These are lovely colours, the soft violet neutral ...These are lovely colours, the soft violet neutral sets off the yellow perfectly. Nice to see the knife texture too.<br /><br />Have a great day.Lisa Le Quelenechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939073566444931704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-4118025648624182552011-06-29T06:25:53.077-04:002011-06-29T06:25:53.077-04:00Thank "you" ever so much for visiting Li...Thank "you" ever so much for visiting Linny!<br /><br />I always enjoy my excursions to joyful Linnyland and wanted others to discover and share the beauty that "You" regularly create and share there!<br /><br />Creating a circle of artistic friends to connect with keeps "Me" fresh and in touch with others who share my passion for plein air painting... in other places!<br /><br />Good Painting!... and Happy Summer Linny!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-39844118586620741522011-06-28T22:56:23.861-04:002011-06-28T22:56:23.861-04:00Wonderful painting, Bruce! (Thanks for the kind wo...Wonderful painting, Bruce! (Thanks for the kind words and mention on your blog.) Now, I'm off to see what Kim has been up to...Linny D. Vinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13693429558650268089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-13257926987206036652011-06-27T16:39:41.887-04:002011-06-27T16:39:41.887-04:00Thank "You" Joan!... For your generous c...Thank "You" Joan!... For your generous compliment and for dropping by!<br /><br />"Simplicity" can be found in the structure that we initially "see"... when a scene attracts our attention. Maintaining that effect throughout the painting process to the end can be very difficult for me still.<br /><br />I tend to get distracted and give in often to the allure that Nature creates with so many wonderful things to take in! A drunken sailor! HAHA!!<br /><br />Good luck with the 10x12 inch panel! Hope that you enjoy it!KISS method Joan...HAHA!!<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-87290021280518402472011-06-27T15:29:30.953-04:002011-06-27T15:29:30.953-04:00Beautiful painting in its simplicity. Thank you so...Beautiful painting in its simplicity. Thank you so much for sharing. <br /><br />all the best to you, <br />Joanjsicignano2.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952267666954894935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-80457871855379605332011-06-26T09:31:04.602-04:002011-06-26T09:31:04.602-04:00Hey there Dean!... So glad to hear back from "...Hey there Dean!... So glad to hear back from "You"!<br /><br />I always enjoy my visit to Deano's Den... always a treat for the eye... and soul in store when one visits you there!<br /><br />Thank "You" for these gracious comments about my work and the process. The process was strikingly similar to your description of the making... and remaking...HAHA!... of your "Chieftain"!<br /><br />We share so much... on separate journeys... don't we Dean?<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-90424337239207064422011-06-26T09:00:40.879-04:002011-06-26T09:00:40.879-04:00Really excellent "canvas stroking", Bruc...Really excellent "canvas stroking", Bruce!<br />Masterful in all aspects.<br />A "ride on the wild side!" is a tremendous creative boost!<br />I'm "wild" about your explanation of process in this post.Dean H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02834470562550878971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-64589636595806673322011-06-26T08:21:01.064-04:002011-06-26T08:21:01.064-04:00Good Morning Angela!... Nice to share coffee with ...Good Morning Angela!... Nice to share coffee with "You" this morning! Welcome to my blog!<br /><br />Triple digit temperatures do not make for good plein air forays here either! I have done that a few times... and the sun now presents danger for me ... if exposed and am forced to lather on 60 sun block! It's an angry orb up there!<br /><br />I look forward to my visit (when this comment is completed)... to Angela's NE TX world! Never visited Texas... but it's on the "Bucket List"!<br /><br />Nice to meet "You"... Look forward to more sharing... of coffee... and TIME! Thanks for your encouragement!<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-31605312850268834012011-06-26T08:03:17.528-04:002011-06-26T08:03:17.528-04:00Hello Bruce,
I have just spent a most delightful ...Hello Bruce, <br />I have just spent a most delightful morning looking through your blog and reading your informative posts; I feel so inspired, I may just have to put down this cup of coffee and attack the easel...now. My first choice would be to pack up the gear and head outside, but, here in NE TX, the triple digits keep me inside, so for a few months I will have to plein air "paint" vicariously through others, like yourself. I've added myself as a follower so I can be sure to visit often. Love your paintings and look forward to visiting often. <br />Take care,<br />AngelaAngela Elledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205506808110111084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-51764903828674242242011-06-26T07:45:05.791-04:002011-06-26T07:45:05.791-04:00Hi there Marian!.... Thanks for your visit ... and...Hi there Marian!.... Thanks for your visit ... and for your vote of confidence on thgis piece!<br /><br />Julie's comment times two? That's a great honour from both of you ... given the quality of your own work... and your own focus on remaining "painterly"... at all costs!<br /><br />Good painting and Happy Summmer Marian!<br /><br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-81769951452151517662011-06-25T23:16:07.556-04:002011-06-25T23:16:07.556-04:00I totally agree with Julie!!
Love the simplicity....I totally agree with Julie!!<br /><br />Love the simplicity... Love the color!!Marian Fortunatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107085447074524162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-76908729506050460762011-06-25T13:23:32.022-04:002011-06-25T13:23:32.022-04:00Hi there Kim!... I very much enjoyed seeing your n...Hi there Kim!... I very much enjoyed seeing your new work in the field... and thought how similar our approach is in many ways when we look at plein air painting. <br /><br />Work in the field should be about finding and capitalizing upon structure that provides a sound framework for a picture "possibility". The colour and lots of other facets that make up a painting can be interpretive... if the structural base is sound!Orange is great!! HAHA!!<br /><br />Young... being "your age"??? Everyone seems young at my age. HAHA!!! Enjoy the compliment!<br /><br />Glad that you enjoyed the landscape! That's about as "absract" or "expressive" as I get... but I truly enjoyed the activity... and will be "into it" further for certain!<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-41910302205736958592011-06-25T11:24:54.471-04:002011-06-25T11:24:54.471-04:00Bruce! What a kind and lovely post! Thank you for ...Bruce! What a kind and lovely post! Thank you for the compliment ; ) I had to laugh at the adjective "young"! lol But hey, thanks for that too ; )<br />I too have followed Linny and love her work. Now, about your piece: WOW!!! I seriously love it. Beautiful, beautiful marks and so sensitively seen. Really enjoying the bit at the back - the suggested house and tree clump. Perfect. You outdid yourself!<br />Cheers,<br />KimKim Rempelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010163424578410675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-20029145522482254922011-06-25T07:21:28.971-04:002011-06-25T07:21:28.971-04:00Good Saturday Morning Sherry!... Nice to be sharin...Good Saturday Morning Sherry!... Nice to be sharing coffee time together! HAHA!!<br /><br />The Big Blue" that you see in the distance is the famous "mountain" group... The Blue Hills of Collingwood... a ski mecca in the winter months here in Ontario. They are truly... that blue!<br /><br />As for the "sidebar honour" Sherry. Those sites that are there are there because of the "connection" that I feel with these individuals.<br /><br />All are artists... like me Self... "works in progress". All share not only a passion for making art... but also a passion for honesty in sharing their knowledge... HUMBLY!<br /><br /><br />"I" am a humble man Sherry above all else. I choose to live humbly... enjoying the blessings that are given "Me". Each of us needs "a leg up" from time to time... and each of us is.... WORTHY of dignity and respect. Those things can only be given and received... when they are earned. "You" are doing that!<br /><br />"I" am proud to be your Friend... and value your ideas... your art... and your wonderful words and spirit! Stay your course!<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-66877770375193680712011-06-25T06:57:36.773-04:002011-06-25T06:57:36.773-04:00Hi there Sue!... Happy Summer to "You"! ...Hi there Sue!... Happy Summer to "You"! Thank you for dropping by and leaving these encouraging words.<br /><br />"Quiet... open...simply.... beautiful" tell me that I achieved what I set out to leave on the canvas! Thank you!<br /><br />Good painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-43584942319386155432011-06-25T06:53:55.984-04:002011-06-25T06:53:55.984-04:00First, Bruce, is that water I see in the distance?...First, Bruce, is that water I see in the distance? Such a nice color palette and I loved hearing your process on this one. Especially when you went "file diving" to find the colors that you envisioned in your head. I also do this, sometimes pulling ideas and images from several places to form a new piece. <br /><br />Also, I want to thank you for having my blog on your sidebar. I am so very honored that you like me enough to visit and have me on your sidebar. Makes my morning, really. I am feeling respected by someone and that doesn't happen often.<br /><br />I'm off to visit the two blogs you mentioned...!Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-28610814165226656352011-06-24T22:52:05.777-04:002011-06-24T22:52:05.777-04:00Hi Bruce,
It is simply beautiful! Quiet, open an...Hi Bruce,<br /><br />It is simply beautiful! Quiet, open and I love your palette. <br /><br />Best to you,<br /><br />Suesue grecohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690530883362765747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-12136772149785980162011-06-24T21:03:35.564-04:002011-06-24T21:03:35.564-04:00Hi there Hilda!... Thanks for the encouraging comm...Hi there Hilda!... Thanks for the encouraging comment regarding the texture!<br /><br />Can't beat a knife for layin' down a creamy load of "peanut butter"! HAHA!!! It was a pleasant change from the usual push n' pull of the brush! I enjoyed the sweeping flow it provided!<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-67185990239978979572011-06-24T20:54:55.054-04:002011-06-24T20:54:55.054-04:00Love all the texture in this wonderful landscape p...Love all the texture in this wonderful landscape painting, Bruce. Well done!!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-84781014280221115262011-06-24T20:03:39.338-04:002011-06-24T20:03:39.338-04:00Hi Caroline!... Glad that you found the painting i...Hi Caroline!... Glad that you found the painting interesting and that you also love my forest and hetitage pieces! <br /><br />Variety is the spice of life ... they say! T'is for "Me" anyway! I always enjoy the challenge of new ways to look at things... which usually leads me on new adventures!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by!<br /><br />Good Painting... and a Happy Summer!<br />Warmast regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-68893325027631487722011-06-24T18:57:16.858-04:002011-06-24T18:57:16.858-04:00An interesting painting Bruce, at first glance the...An interesting painting Bruce, at first glance the colour looks very similar from the front to the distance, yet on careful observation I can see there is a difference and it is that subtle change in yellow that gives us the feeling of looking into the distance. Nice warm burnt sienna areas in the fore ground that catch the eye and keep you focused on the front area of the painting. What is nice is the large jpg of this painting so we can see the use of the palette knife. It is for you a simple scene, in a way I sort of missed the beautiful cottages and forests that you usually paint but on a second look I started to really love this wee beauty too. Happy summer painting to you too!Caroline Simmillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598525698486576546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-7278946897112560772011-06-24T17:29:35.711-04:002011-06-24T17:29:35.711-04:00Hi there Keith!...Thank "You" for the en...Hi there Keith!...Thank "You" for the encouragement... to think and work panoramically... a la Tilley! HAHA!<br /><br />Space and a gradual recession were the goals and the knife not only allowed me to add texture and that broad sweeping treatment you mention... but as well... handcuffed my rigger! HAHA!!<br /><br />Good painting!...Happy Summer Keith!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-15563214519594615812011-06-24T16:59:18.554-04:002011-06-24T16:59:18.554-04:00Hi Bruce,
It's nice to see such a 'big...Hi Bruce,<br /><br />It's nice to see such a 'big' landscape for a change. There is a great feeling of distance and space. The knife painting has worked well to suggest the broad sweep of the corn field.<br /><br />All the best,<br />KeithKeith Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114006831583939493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-33538050515946563492011-06-24T11:01:53.483-04:002011-06-24T11:01:53.483-04:00Hi there Julie!... Thanks for stopping by for a vi...Hi there Julie!... Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and for the very uplifting comments!<br /><br />Knowing that your usual warm watercolour painting style and process hinge upon simplicity and wash-upon-wash layering of colour... it is not at all a total surprise that this painting ranks so high with "You"!<br /><br />It is often... only when we deviate from our "norm"... that break throughs and pleasant hidden surprises reveal themselves to us.<br /><br />It feels great when it happens... and causes us to adjust our processes and our goal-seeking! Makes "Me" feel.... "taller"! HAHA!!<br /><br />Thanks again for your observations and encouragent. I will get over to your "house" for a visit! <br /><br />Good Painting!... Happy Summer!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.com