tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post9198585828145995447..comments2024-03-26T05:19:03.402-04:00Comments on Journaling With Paint: Yesterday (Something old) vs Today (Something new) Bruce Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-23654101211281228252018-02-17T12:08:39.887-05:002018-02-17T12:08:39.887-05:00Hi Lisa!... Thanks for visiting again and for shar...Hi Lisa!... Thanks for visiting again and for sharing your valuable insights and very valid critique.<br /><br />The plein air "moment" is always captured best and expressed more accurately and intimately at the source and in its proper time. But as you have noted... that as artists we are limited at every stage by our limited knowledge and experience handling our mediums.<br /><br />Having the courage to revisit and view the older works with new insights can offer wonderful opportunities for growth... understanding and new directions for future work. <br /><br />Dealing with "in-your-face" foregrounds is very challenging for the new artist. That part of the exercise was worth the doing. The fact that it inspires/encourages you to do the same is worth the risks!<br /><br />Thanks again for your presence and honesty Lisa! I value both!<br /><br />Warmest regards... and Good Painting!<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-45566507811621472832018-02-17T11:24:10.871-05:002018-02-17T11:24:10.871-05:00So totally different! I liked the muted colouring ...So totally different! I liked the muted colouring and tones of the first version, especially in the background and central trees and I much prefer the new foreground. The central trees and the darker section to right make me feel a little hemmed in and very small....they seem a little imposing like they are standing guard from what is around the bend - and I really, really want to see what is around the bend.<br /><br />You have shown that painting from memory can be a really worthwhile exercise.<br /><br />It's interesting to go back to older work and ideas with fresh eyes. I am finding that ideas I had years ago but didn't have the skills at the time to do justice I can start to work through now I have a bit more experience. Hopefully I can do them more justice now maybe I will have to wait a bit longer ;o) It's inspiring to me to see that others revisit too. Thank you for sharing your process and thoughts.Lisa Le Quelenechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939073566444931704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-69891726291275386212018-02-09T22:13:10.717-05:002018-02-09T22:13:10.717-05:00Good evening Lass!... Thank you for dropping by an...Good evening Lass!... Thank you for dropping by and for sharing your feelings and reactions to the two versions of the same landscape. I had truly hoped for varied responses and for the very valid observations that you have made here in your comments.<br /><br />The value of plein air work is actually what you suggest. It captures the very essence of the moment... if it is portrayed directly as it appears. However... one of the drawbacks is that the lighting conditions are fleeting at the best painting times in the day- late evening and very early morning. They are do dramatic... but elusive.<br /><br />I tried in my second run to draw upon my memories of the more dramatic scene late in the day to try and recapture some of that magical light and I believe that I was successful in many ways.<br /><br />We make paintings to be responded to... we hope. Your responses are hardly "silly" and I am always pleased that you come to share them here on my blog. Thank you for your presence and positive criticism! I greatly value both!<br /><br />As of late, the idea of revisiting the past has become a much stronger element in my thinking... and my painting... and will continue to explore and revisit that source of stored information again and again in the future. So stay tuned...<br /><br />Thank you for your well meant compliment at the conclusion Caroline... but like you... I am "just a simple painter ... passing through." The truth be told... my sweet Allison was, and will always be the star in the Sherman constellation! I miss her so!<br /><br />Rich Blessings... Good Painting and Good Health!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-2939055728761689242018-02-09T19:55:56.049-05:002018-02-09T19:55:56.049-05:00I really like the first painting Bruce. It has suc...I really like the first painting Bruce. It has such a freshness and most of all though it may sound strange, I actually feel as if I am there! So strong was that feeling that I had to blink to tell myself I was sitting comfortably at home on a winter's evening gazing at a painting you did back in 96! While the new painting is beautifully and skillfully painted to me personally I felt a kind of quiet darkness. Just me I guess being silly! But most of all I love that idea of revisiting the past like that. Well done my friend you are a star!Caroline Simmillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598525698486576546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-84396011383620152422018-02-09T13:15:43.368-05:002018-02-09T13:15:43.368-05:00Good afternoon Rhonda!... Thank for taking the tim...Good afternoon Rhonda!... Thank for taking the time to visit and to share such interesting and perceptive comments! I totally share your views that both paintings have their individual strengths and realities... though differing in objectives and outcomes.<br /><br />The greyness of a sunless winter day to me has its own muted beauty creating a mood and sense of stillness. What caused me to want to change that in this sketch was that the magical quality of the light and colour that I totally lost on that day. I always felt cheated in a way. I guess this was me ... "getting even"... applying my artist's licence HA!HA!<br /><br />It is the challenge to adapt and to grow beyond simply regurgitating on to the canvas what is laid out before us. Pure joy occurs for me... when I take charge of "creation" fully... in that blank space at least. HA HA!<br /><br />Wishing you many bright painting days in 2018 full of Joy and Peace Rhonda!<br /><br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-88762868733432662692018-02-09T10:47:15.532-05:002018-02-09T10:47:15.532-05:00I actually liked the first version, Bruce, but can...I actually liked the first version, Bruce, but can see that the additions to the second version give it more life and spark and visual interest all around. I like the large puddle and the reddish color leading my eye to that curve in the road and beyond :) We all grow and change as we continue making art - some fall by the wayside and some of us keep on struggling with ups and downs. Here's wishing you many bright, high painting days :)RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com