tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post6634211986834659936..comments2023-09-17T05:06:45.217-04:00Comments on Dan's Canvas: But Seriously, Folks (and Some Matchmaking Too)Dan Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-44783798902831328362009-07-12T20:42:09.981-04:002009-07-12T20:42:09.981-04:00Thank you all for your wonderful comments. You...Thank you all for your wonderful comments. You've all made my week. Joyfulartist, welcome and thanks - I have answered your question at your blog (because I am so long-winded). Connie - you've said it so well! I am also "part-time artist with a full time (non-art) job". At first tapping the right brain was tough, but nurturing it definitely works - my problem now is time. I want to do it all the time! :) And like you have to snatch the time when I can.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-44967970462564226572009-07-12T18:19:54.899-04:002009-07-12T18:19:54.899-04:00Great post! As a part-time artist with a full time...Great post! As a part-time artist with a full time (non-art) job, I sometimes find myself moving in slow motion from left to right brain when I have only little blocks of time to paint. Reading your post reminds me of the many books sitting on my shelves with step by step demos. What a great way to make the transition.<br /><br />Loved your "perfect match" as they are assured of a happily everafter, and they made me smile!Connie Michaelhttp://www.conniemichaelart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-37240476082260247322009-07-12T16:08:31.869-04:002009-07-12T16:08:31.869-04:00I found your blog through Myrna's blog comment...I found your blog through Myrna's blog comments. I love your ink and w/c sketches. I'd be interested to know what you take with you to restaurants. I always feel so obtrusive and obvious. Your watercolors show that you really have a handle on the medium and love it.Joyfulartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175430279264778324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-2990495049090220392009-07-07T21:44:18.475-04:002009-07-07T21:44:18.475-04:00This "Baza Lakes" is lovely and I love y...This "Baza Lakes" is lovely and I love your floating heads!BARBARA WEEKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15123095711319056949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-16987629694484574752009-07-07T21:42:35.386-04:002009-07-07T21:42:35.386-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.BARBARA WEEKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15123095711319056949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-41419214047637512002009-07-06T14:17:47.345-04:002009-07-06T14:17:47.345-04:00What a beautiful sky! The I love how you put so mu...What a beautiful sky! The I love how you put so much into the horizon :) The greens are great too. Simply a beautiful piece!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621662753557056346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-57713318098077108472009-07-06T02:51:33.361-04:002009-07-06T02:51:33.361-04:00I'm also in love with the sky in the first pai...I'm also in love with the sky in the first painting...it's that perfect shade of sky blue...gorgeous!Danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255509692965871035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-67334505403130412752009-07-05T23:04:55.697-04:002009-07-05T23:04:55.697-04:00This is lovely.This is lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-64214921532055967312009-07-05T20:55:30.097-04:002009-07-05T20:55:30.097-04:00Love the sky in the first one and, floating heads ...Love the sky in the first one and, floating heads are better than no heads :)owenswainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540186205959897960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-34450134087624700752009-07-05T18:52:51.859-04:002009-07-05T18:52:51.859-04:00Wow Dan, this is great! I started my blog with th...Wow Dan, this is great! I started my blog with the intention of teaching myself color, whether watercolor or some other medium, but I keep getting cold feet. I should consider doing what you've done, and definitely should check this book. It certainly is working for you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231453420718519162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-11668708598545503232009-07-05T17:32:01.123-04:002009-07-05T17:32:01.123-04:00A past friend of mine is so fondly remembered for ...A past friend of mine is so fondly remembered for her remarks for me to respond to as we went anyplace...she'd have such a story to tell about why the woman at the next table had lost her tennis game on purpose and was worried she wasn't going to get her payoff and the new car was comming in the next day---etc----so then I'd speak of the man with her and what his predicament was etc---fun times!winnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855761611456521141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-51155289071070227792009-07-05T17:04:07.240-04:002009-07-05T17:04:07.240-04:00Thanks all. Winna - I certainly didn't mean t...Thanks all. Winna - I certainly didn't mean to insult other techniques. I greatly respect so many ink and watercolor works, including yours and, for example, Nina Johansson's. I will be continuing to use as many techniques as I can learn. Perhaps I should have used the term "traditional" rather than "serious". This work taught me new things so I was excited. I hope, though, that no one takes any offense. I figure that to grow I need to learn traditional methods as well as continue with the ink and washes I love, and use other mediums too.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-40905608711991409882009-07-05T12:25:26.653-04:002009-07-05T12:25:26.653-04:00This is lovely - the sky is wonderful!This is lovely - the sky is wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-34098029250780636282009-07-05T11:27:10.848-04:002009-07-05T11:27:10.848-04:00When I was re-learning watercolor a couple of year...When I was re-learning watercolor a couple of years ago I used the same technique - going through step-by-step demonstrations in watercolor books, and I found it incredibly useful. you quickly internalize the techniques and use them automatically. Nice work!caseytoussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482259941095650449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-45889676898376796362009-07-05T11:05:13.902-04:002009-07-05T11:05:13.902-04:00I think you've done a beautitul job trying thi...I think you've done a beautitul job trying this particular watercolor technique---It is so well done. However I don't consider this different technique "serious" as that adjective tends to put down all the other techniques as if that work was not to be comsidered as important---they all are-- and Here's To The Differences..........winnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855761611456521141noreply@blogger.com