tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post7978347100492344945..comments2024-03-26T05:19:03.402-04:00Comments on Journaling With Paint: Summer in TransitionBruce Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-83620164538687132142010-08-25T21:44:41.550-04:002010-08-25T21:44:41.550-04:00Hi Sue!.... Thank you for the compliments on Trans...Hi Sue!.... Thank you for the compliments on Transition! I am a birder as well... and look forward to their comings and goings. I too love the ruby throats that visit our flowers and feeders in our part of the world.Saw one on my walk this morning!.... Briefly I might add!<br /><br />Always open to plein airing... and look forward to the Autumn colour period here... it is mind boggling... makes the heart sing!<br /><br />"Je me souviens" does indeed translate I remember... (from where I come.... French Heritage) It is the inscription on the Quebec provincial licence plate.<br /><br />Hope some day that you make it up this way... great painting country for sure!<br /><br />Your plein air outing with Joan proved fruitful! A lovely seascape my dear... without fur! HAHA!!<br /><br />Good Painting! Happy Summer!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-27313313706881163692010-08-25T21:20:19.335-04:002010-08-25T21:20:19.335-04:00Hi Bruce,
What a wonderful composition. All these...Hi Bruce,<br /><br />What a wonderful composition. All these flowers are lovely and all the more that they are side by side. <br /><br />As for summer, I got a "pang" today when I looked out to see hummingbirds at my feeder and thought they will only be here for another month. They come every May and they are symbolic of the beauty of Spring and what is yet to come.<br /><br />Thank you Bruce for your invitation to "plein air", you never know. I have only visited Quebec and that was many years ago and loved it. I even bought a painting when I was<br />there. I saw a lovely flower display and the words inscribed "Je Me Souviens". I hope I spelled that correctly, doesn't it mean I remember my ancestors? <br /><br />Best to you Bruce and enjoy the rest of the summer.<br /><br />Suesue grecohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690530883362765747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-367241545497821882010-08-25T10:09:18.972-04:002010-08-25T10:09:18.972-04:00Hi Joan!... Good to hear from "You"... a...Hi Joan!... Good to hear from "You"... as always!<br /><br />Glad that you enjoyed the Transition piece... it was great fun doing it... and I love wild flowers... so it was enjoyable to be immersed in those things wild!<br /><br />Hope all goes well.. and that your grandchild arrives safely. What a wonderful Thanksgiving you will have this year! <br /><br />We have so many blessings Joan... and Family... for both "You" and "I"... is clearly our most precious treasure!<br /><br />Glad that you have decided on a time down Joan... we all need those breaks just to gather our thoughts ... and spend time with those we love!<br /><br />Thinking of "You"... fingers crossed!<br /><br />Warmest egards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-74406450038927763962010-08-25T09:20:02.962-04:002010-08-25T09:20:02.962-04:00Hi Bruce,
Great idea. I love the squares of vari...Hi Bruce, <br />Great idea. I love the squares of various wild flowers of each season. Summer is coming to an end as I await the birth of my grandson, maybe today. I am taking a break, but just had to reply to another one of your wonderful paintings. <br /><br />All the best to you<br />Joanjsicignano2.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952267666954894935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-32588698307178431542010-08-24T20:05:15.526-04:002010-08-24T20:05:15.526-04:00Thank "You" Keith!... Coming from you......Thank "You" Keith!... Coming from you... I really consider this to be a high compliment!<br /><br />You were so right about the painting process echoing the the chess movements as well. Your own work follows a very similar process as well if you think about it Keith. Protecting "the white"... "advancing the dark"... "checks" n' balances... to... "check mate"! Completed! HAHA!!<br /><br />Thank you for visiting!<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Wamest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-17655671360511458712010-08-24T18:47:36.981-04:002010-08-24T18:47:36.981-04:00Hi Bruce,
What a beautiful painting. I like the g...Hi Bruce,<br /><br />What a beautiful painting. I like the game board idea, which echoes the way the painting itself was completed.<br /><br />All the best,<br />KeithKeith Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114006831583939493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-60587245841765790012010-08-24T13:20:54.084-04:002010-08-24T13:20:54.084-04:00Hi again Autumn!.... I believe I know the reason f...Hi again Autumn!.... I believe I know the reason for the post's "resonance with your Spirit!<br /><br />"You" and your husband are indeed "in transition"... in your lives and it would seem to "Me" that it is the "summer side" of your life... rather than the "autumn leaves" part!<br /><br />There is a song that my Mom and I loved... and that our family sang so many times together Autumn. I'll pass it along for "You" to think about... it is true "I" believe for anyone.<br /><br />"There is beauty all around,<br /> When there's love at home."<br /><br />If you wish to know more of the lyrics and the simple melody.... Google Hymn-Love at Home... its all there!<br /><br />Glad that the painting pleased you!<br /><br />Chin up! Good painting and planning Autumn!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-75533049158941203082010-08-24T07:45:01.600-04:002010-08-24T07:45:01.600-04:00I'm not sure why, Bruce, but your words just t...I'm not sure why, Bruce, but your words just touched my soul this morning. Such poignancy and truth, beauty all around. Love this painting!Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-67335208805552972952010-08-22T21:35:51.687-04:002010-08-22T21:35:51.687-04:00Hi again Caroline!.... Thanks for visiting... and ...Hi again Caroline!.... Thanks for visiting... and for your gracious and encouraging comments!<br /><br />August has always been a very special month for our family right back to our earliest years of cottaging as a family on the St Lawrence River. Lots of wonderful memories... that continue to flood back to "Me"... and give me great comfort... in the Now!<br /><br />You're right that it was a great deal of work.... and it did lean a bit towards being illustration... but it did... I hope record with some detail the magnificence of summer wildflowers... and their transition throughout the summer season.<br /><br />Glad that it pleased you!<br /><br />Good Painting! Enjoy the remainder of Summer!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-57276621099011561182010-08-22T21:28:04.858-04:002010-08-22T21:28:04.858-04:00Hi Marian!... Glad that you enjoyed the post!
I t...Hi Marian!... Glad that you enjoyed the post!<br /><br />I truly enjoyed working through the various stages of this project. Sometimes it's necessary to throw yourself into new territory with an "idea" just to stir the creative kettle.This one surely did that for me!<br /><br />I completed another similar project and format based upon the theme "Nine Days This Spring" on a similar 24x24 inch format. I might post it as well... if people were interested in seeing the process again... only with spring flowers. We'll see how people feel about that.<br /><br />Thank you for dropping by!<br /><br />Good Painting! Enjoy what's left of Summer 2010!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-62680314845542604922010-08-22T18:41:36.364-04:002010-08-22T18:41:36.364-04:00What a lovely idea to create small paintings of th...What a lovely idea to create small paintings of the spring and summer time flowers on a large canvas. A lot of work yet very pleasing to the eye. You were inspired to celebrate the memory of your dear mother.Caroline Simmillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598525698486576546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-88789025702371953062010-08-22T18:04:12.222-04:002010-08-22T18:04:12.222-04:00A beautiful touching post!!
Love seeing how this ...A beautiful touching post!!<br /><br />Love seeing how this painting progressed too. Really nice multi-faceted painting!Marian Fortunatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107085447074524162noreply@blogger.com