tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19077822.post2321466647113285513..comments2024-01-29T18:17:35.203-05:00Comments on View From the Oak: HydrangeaLinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16962094268196360875noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19077822.post-47497516161346754252007-09-06T00:56:00.000-04:002007-09-06T00:56:00.000-04:00I love your sketches. I'm praying for rain, too -...I love your sketches. I'm praying for rain, too -- wherever it's needed, as it is so badly here on my mountain. It's a grief to see things wilting so -- but to use the water when it is so low seems a sin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19077822.post-40831395981459625792007-09-06T00:51:00.000-04:002007-09-06T00:51:00.000-04:00The hydrangeas in your painting look like a little...The hydrangeas in your painting look like a little beacon of light. It's a lovely painting. I hope they (and you) will survive this awful weather you're having. I'm so glad to hear that you're using watercolor paper now--good for you! And transition means you're moving from one level to another...a good thing...as are all the exciting ideas for paintings you have.Jana Bouchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019523068496828367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19077822.post-57683586368623178952007-09-04T20:03:00.000-04:002007-09-04T20:03:00.000-04:00I just found this page of yours. I don't surf muc...I just found this page of yours. I don't surf much cause I have dial up and takes me forever to comment. Trying to get cable but that's a whole other can of worms. That's taking forever. Sorry to hear you are in a rut. If I can ever answer any Questions or be of any help don't hesitate to ask. I'm glad to hear you are using H2O paper. I always soak , stretch, staple, and tape my paper on gator board. It won't get too rippled unless you really get it water logged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19077822.post-11262046266011639732007-09-04T18:07:00.000-04:002007-09-04T18:07:00.000-04:00The fence in this just works perfect! As to your f...The fence in this just works perfect! As to your frustration; I seem to be in the same spot you are; I look, think, try and slowly INCH forward...Your art seems to have jumped forward so much in the past few months, just look back...Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559327646403336407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19077822.post-72976439798749833142007-09-04T17:33:00.000-04:002007-09-04T17:33:00.000-04:00My little hydrangea, which I had nurtered as best ...My little hydrangea, which I had nurtered as best as I could, still is so droopy and dry that I fear it will never recover. I think we ALL need rain in the south. Maybe the upcoming season will bring us some water.<BR/><BR/>And, oh my, do I ever understand that transition spot (as one who seems to go through it fairly regularly!) Still - keep going and you'll come out the other side much stronger! From personal experience, I'd add that, while it might be a good time to experiment, you want to be wary of abandoning one medium and jumping into another at this time ... it's easy to muddy up the waters right now! <BR/>;-) You are really doing BEAUTIFULLY with your watercolor work!<BR/><BR/>(By the way -- you will get little to no buckling from your 140# paper if you soak it really well then stretch and staple it down to a board.)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173203466820523905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19077822.post-25161200104165654252007-09-04T16:09:00.000-04:002007-09-04T16:09:00.000-04:00You are doing great in the WC class! And transitio...You are doing great in the WC class! And transition is a good thing, if we stay in only one place, we miss out on wonderful new experiences and growth. <BR/>A droopy garden always saddens me too...then I pick as many flowers and foliage that I can and put them in vases in the house...<BR/>RonellAfricantapestry and Myfrenchkitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721198951463440836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19077822.post-75567769387255626192007-09-04T10:25:00.000-04:002007-09-04T10:25:00.000-04:00Oh that dreadful transition period ... Its easier...Oh that dreadful transition period ... Its easier said than done, but when I'm in that spot (as we all are at times) I try to remember ~ it's the journey, not the destination ~<BR/><BR/>Sorry about your lack of rain. We received almost 1/2" last night... and our plants are loving it.<BR/><BR/>Your painting, the hydrangeas, does not show your frustration ... <BR/>very pretty, droop or not.Nancy Van Blaricomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030893675129815727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19077822.post-82893228460594729522007-09-04T07:13:00.000-04:002007-09-04T07:13:00.000-04:00I love the way you have created an impressionistic...I love the way you have created an impressionistic view of this -- almost as if it were done in oils -- but much harder to achieve in watercolors. Good luck with the watercolor paper -- it will allow you to have so many more textures and achieve interesting effects.<BR/>Hugs,<BR/>LorraineLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com