tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post3529883360009160772..comments2023-09-17T05:06:45.217-04:00Comments on Dan's Canvas: Reasons Not to PostDan Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-40090702954962942592010-04-20T20:17:03.318-04:002010-04-20T20:17:03.318-04:00If you like thinking about what Gods do (in a humo...If you like thinking about what Gods do (in a humorous way) Check out "Love is Money" by Richard Condon. Although he wrote Manchurian Candidate (for which he is perhaps justifiably better known), I like this one as what it says about people, their beliefs and guarantees is more accessible to me. It's available used in the usual places... but alas, I couldn't find an online summary. It's about Greek Gods starting Insurance companies and scame. You know how those Greek Gods were!!Dana S. Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702927918890797596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-82883185767486483092010-03-09T20:10:54.404-05:002010-03-09T20:10:54.404-05:00Well, I am commenting after my next post, and Cele...Well, I am commenting after my next post, and Celeste has stopped chanting, but I could not let this go. I so appreciate all of your heartfelt comments. I am surprised that some of you were inspired, and glad. I'm very happy that you all could relate to what I was saying. And thank you also for the advice. Celeste - it's true, I feel as if I <i>must</i> do this. At times it becomes a true distraction from my obligations. I like the way you put it. Krista - thank you for your advice and motto. I will adopt it as my own!Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-55372520627056108292010-03-06T23:13:01.855-05:002010-03-06T23:13:01.855-05:00Dan--new art---Dan---new art----Dan---new art!Dan--new art---Dan---new art----Dan---new art!Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-82938640009855544732010-03-06T12:16:03.208-05:002010-03-06T12:16:03.208-05:00Nice post Dan!!!!
I admire your sketch of the ba...Nice post Dan!!!! <br />I admire your sketch of the band -- so well done-- looks like you caught them in mid-song-- not easy to do!<br />I'm in the middle of reading that book "Art and Fear". I found the ceramic class experiment very interesting!!!! <br />Keep sketching! you're a delight!Judybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713490150041520712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-49533559532749577872010-03-04T21:20:26.792-05:002010-03-04T21:20:26.792-05:00Thank you again Dan for your comment and generous ...Thank you again Dan for your comment and generous compliments. I've never really done pure color pencils drawing/sketches before, most of the times I just mix colors around to get the effects that I thought would look good. :) I am glad this one turned out alright.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621662753557056346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-80379505093581873752010-03-04T12:13:44.790-05:002010-03-04T12:13:44.790-05:00Very inspiring post - and it came aong just when I...Very inspiring post - and it came aong just when I needed it! Thanks, Dan.<br />CaseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-40839417444040748092010-03-02T16:42:34.398-05:002010-03-02T16:42:34.398-05:00Your drawings and your words are interesting. I en...Your drawings and your words are interesting. I enjoyed the post.Dragana Savkov - Bajićhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446737439646467311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-81906972162700536082010-03-02T10:30:40.950-05:002010-03-02T10:30:40.950-05:00I've been reading and enjoying several of your...I've been reading and enjoying several of your posts. I love your sense of humor and I especially like your musician paintings and the old guy with the backpack. I feel re-inspired and encouraged. Thank you! :)Sharon P Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828700913491969786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-11265829401068830292010-03-02T08:52:36.244-05:002010-03-02T08:52:36.244-05:00Hi Dan,
Great post. I have learned to believe in ...Hi Dan,<br /><br />Great post. I have learned to believe in quality, but it took me years to discover it. We had a nasty storm which kept me hunkered down and the result is a pile of "sketchy" ink and watercolor drawings that will never see the light of day (or my blog). I learned from and really enjoyed the process. It all about the journey.Jennifer Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055322955648732681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-88853802818114192842010-03-01T21:50:10.829-05:002010-03-01T21:50:10.829-05:00Thanks for stopping by my EDM 259 and cat sketches...Thanks for stopping by my EDM 259 and cat sketches post. Don't feel bad about not posting.... just keep drawing! I have the same problem, I was thinking it would be more realistic for me to post 10 things 3 x a month?? I love Wyeth's drawings too! Your Watteu sketch is lovely and the bamboo!<br />Continued success!Lynhttp://lynfeudner2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-39314058615556077062010-03-01T21:08:25.156-05:002010-03-01T21:08:25.156-05:00Hi, Dan. You are a true storyteller. Your transp...Hi, Dan. You are a true storyteller. Your transparency and humor serve you well, in both writing and sketching. I love your paintings because they are often a scene from everyday life, a story in the making. I wonder what the people were thinking and feeling at that very moment...they're so alive! Same with your writing. Except that YOU are the person in that particular painting. I'm glad that you write, sketch, paint, and most of all, that you share it with us.Melinda Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674801908254491273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-63416873112227893132010-03-01T16:04:31.073-05:002010-03-01T16:04:31.073-05:00Well, it may have been a while but at least we got...Well, it may have been a while but at least we got a good post when you did do it! Always insightful, always creative and always full of info. Love the pics, but especially the band! Love the body positions and it just feels like it ought to feel. Does that make any sense? It does to me! But now that I look at him again, I like that old guy too.<br />.<br />Hope that quantity means we get to see even more!<br />.<br />Great photo again!Ellen Burketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586595186618297528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-5436585018955944992010-03-01T02:29:53.063-05:002010-03-01T02:29:53.063-05:00An interesting and funny post, you have the talent...An interesting and funny post, you have the talent of capturing attention. Quantity over quality is something I hadn't really thought about, but I do know my art improves the more I sketch and I've learnt the most from the pieces that ended up 'unfinished' or in the bin!Cathy Holtomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510196597713178864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-43827719830255409252010-02-28T20:26:06.250-05:002010-02-28T20:26:06.250-05:00Funny how paintings and drawings can take on a lif...Funny how paintings and drawings can take on a life of their own and just insist on being what they want to be. I loved your post and your paintings! It's always a great time visiting your blog. nancynanke's stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597989427187199295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-29515036053524435172010-02-28T17:51:07.595-05:002010-02-28T17:51:07.595-05:00Thanks for taking the time to post and share your ...Thanks for taking the time to post and share your art travels and trials. It is so encouraging to learn that others who are very talented (like you) have their struggles too. Good art.Ramona Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028369963542994092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-60369026054647906932010-02-28T15:48:57.782-05:002010-02-28T15:48:57.782-05:00Packed with emotions and wonderful experience in t...Packed with emotions and wonderful experience in this post Dan. The way things revolve around you and the way you express them is phenomenal which defines the whole idea of being an artist. :)<br />It's just so typically you, and that's why we all keep coming back to your site.<br />Thank you Dan for your comments.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703463476504355697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-41036625870501773792010-02-28T14:58:01.333-05:002010-02-28T14:58:01.333-05:00Great anecote about the pots and an inspirational ...Great anecote about the pots and an inspirational post. Now where did I put that toilet paper..!?Mark Sheekyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710485457283053795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-91561130316269304942010-02-28T13:34:03.697-05:002010-02-28T13:34:03.697-05:00I, along with everyone else, have missed your blog...I, along with everyone else, have missed your blog, too. I love reading about your struggles, they are so much like mine. The flushable art reminds me of my husband who also paints, he makes what he calls "garage art", not quite good enough for the house but wonderfully decorative in the garage.Joyfulartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175430279264778324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-84944696256946468952010-02-28T12:17:12.230-05:002010-02-28T12:17:12.230-05:00great post there, nice story and the paintins r so...great post there, nice story and the paintins r so beautiful and sensible x) nice jobJRonsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845863371069922734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-72863954074034286992010-02-28T11:24:49.134-05:002010-02-28T11:24:49.134-05:00Oh definitely have to agree, quality is always lin...Oh definitely have to agree, quality is always lingering in the mind!! Just don't get frozen, afraid to put down the first line because it has to be perfect! My interpretation of it is to--just go for it! As long as you are doing!<br /><br />On the paper, sometimes the sizing isn't consistent from batch to batch. So, don't think your crazy there! I've even heard that some moleskine sketchbooks are less yellow than others. Which is a bummer because mine is very yellow and I dislike that!<br /><br />I really enjoyed your musings and your art! I think you've been wonderfully adaptive, god-like. So glad you posted, been missing you!<br /><br />PS. I am fairly ambidextrous too! When I bowl I change hands as my wrists get tired! It drives people nuts! I can do a lot with my right hand, I've just never reached out and grabbed a pencil, unintentionally with my right!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231453420718519162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-65068785599826794132010-02-28T10:55:36.999-05:002010-02-28T10:55:36.999-05:00I enjoyed "Art and Fear" too. Lots to th...I enjoyed "Art and Fear" too. Lots to think about while we take this journey. And thanks for the links, some cool sites to check out. I like your watercolors so much and the fact that you are doing these from life. I think something would be wrong if we didn't get frustrated with our work from time to time, it's just the way we grow as artists.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559534274200050929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-56513235244851366942010-02-28T10:12:21.565-05:002010-02-28T10:12:21.565-05:00Quantity-a great reminder. Now flusable art-love i...Quantity-a great reminder. Now flusable art-love it!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285606251006696303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-74195475058458564342010-02-28T08:29:23.647-05:002010-02-28T08:29:23.647-05:00Sometimes that darn Moleskine paper gets in the wa...Sometimes that darn Moleskine paper gets in the way of our perfect artistic vision! Nothing like bad paper to prevent the perfect painting.<br /><br />On your first painting, remember the advice you just gave about the two groups - quantity over quality. Don't fret and re-do the band painting, trying to perfect it. Just take what you learned from it and moved onto something else. My motto, particularly when I don't like how something turned out, is "NEXT!!!". It's a motto some of us art buddies have adopted. But good for you for sticking to it and not giving up!<br /><br />Glad you are still creating art daily, even if real life is preventing you from posting it!Krista Meisterhttp://www.kristameister.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-21332635762160671392010-02-28T06:03:50.243-05:002010-02-28T06:03:50.243-05:00That book is excellent isn't it? I have often ...That book is excellent isn't it? I have often found that my work gets worse before it gets better - it's as if the new learning I have turns everything I thought I knew upside down for a while, then sooner or later it gets integrated and I realise I have progressed.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394200634221634534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-65380984880465088622010-02-28T04:40:13.354-05:002010-02-28T04:40:13.354-05:00Another great post - interesting and encouraging. ...Another great post - interesting and encouraging. Many thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com