tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post6728749983455939176..comments2023-09-17T05:06:45.217-04:00Comments on Dan's Canvas: A Small SurpriseDan Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-86376048278177824802011-07-17T00:35:03.306-04:002011-07-17T00:35:03.306-04:00Thanks all - I so appreciate it.
MaryO - Thanks...Thanks all - I so appreciate it. <br /><br />MaryO - Thanks for the advice, I will try it. Fauvism - wow. If the powers that be let me into any school I will be pleased. <br /><br />Hallie - Alas, it is a burden I must carry.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-33506375290350061682011-07-14T16:54:30.176-04:002011-07-14T16:54:30.176-04:00Free and loose and colorful! I've been trying...Free and loose and colorful! I've been trying to get there for years. I can do the colorful, but free and loose evade me. I may just try this as an exercise! Great idea Dan!!!Ellenhttp://shesanartistshedontlookback.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-44343710117765645402011-07-14T00:22:34.950-04:002011-07-14T00:22:34.950-04:00I like it, great energy and fab colour use.I like it, great energy and fab colour use.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-70625680733660835882011-07-13T21:36:26.976-04:002011-07-13T21:36:26.976-04:00Oh, I forgot. Last night, I commented that I like...Oh, I forgot. Last night, I commented that I like your avatar--your photograph was just too handsome.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-45504182691022329372011-07-13T16:26:38.862-04:002011-07-13T16:26:38.862-04:00Sort of like how the complexities of ones life col...Sort of like how the complexities of ones life colors their being. Quite different.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506141901518297798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-50265481137344168282011-07-13T13:31:36.182-04:002011-07-13T13:31:36.182-04:00I thought I left a comment last night; evidently, ...I thought I left a comment last night; evidently, I was hypnotized by Pamo's comment and fell asleep before getting it posted. I like this--it's like a fleeting impression of an acquaintance; just enough information to make it interesting.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-36057555357594718812011-07-13T08:18:42.150-04:002011-07-13T08:18:42.150-04:00I've been trying to think what this portrait r...I've been trying to think what this portrait reminds me of. Dug w-a-y back into my art education and found it....Fauvism! This is a great example I think! I love it! And I think you'd be happier with it, too, if it were on smoother paper that still had some bite for the pastels. I hope you'll do more like this!MaryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437355801201244135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-686621427325139722011-07-12T22:21:52.771-04:002011-07-12T22:21:52.771-04:00Well folks your comments meant a lot to me because...Well folks your comments meant a lot to me because seriously, in the morning I almost nixed the post! <br /><br />Cathy - She (the muse) was leaning over my shoulder - definitely!! I felt possessed! Hope she sticks around. <br /><br />Alex - It's not me. Actually I was watching a movie clip of "Frida" online about Frida Kahlo, and saw the co-star who played Diego Rivera in one frame, Alfred Molina, and that is where the sketch came from. <br /><br />Pamo - The thought bubble says "ooohh, LSD.." <br /><br />Celeste - I really thought you weren't going to show up for this one. Honestly your comments - sincere like this one, and supported by so much talent and honed art instinct, mean so much to me. I am relieved that this is your cup of tea. When, in the past, I have painted in other media, I have used colors liberally, like this. It is harder in watercolor. I find I will lay down colors and they will vanish with the transparency. The other funny thing is that I was working on a "fussy" one when I threw up my hands in frustration and grabbed the pastels! I am kind of itching to pick up the acrylics. Don't own oils anymore, but we will see what the future brings. So thanks everyone!Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-64110706132998518332011-07-12T20:55:42.278-04:002011-07-12T20:55:42.278-04:00(hey Dan..that last message is from me...Celeste B...(hey Dan..that last message is from me...Celeste Bergin) FYI (forgot to sign out of my other account)PPASPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229008095506835557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-70694663874040394042011-07-12T20:54:35.102-04:002011-07-12T20:54:35.102-04:00well, this type of thing is my cup of tea..so I ho...well, this type of thing is my cup of tea..so I hope you appreciate it in the morning! lol. I'd rather have a couple hundred drawings/paintings like this than one fussy "photo real" one! I like the colors and the expressivenessPPASPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229008095506835557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-68667860409851354932011-07-12T18:36:43.182-04:002011-07-12T18:36:43.182-04:00Dan- as a fellow cartoonist (yes, I said 'fell...Dan- as a fellow cartoonist (yes, I said 'fellow' because even though you resist it, you share the fever) I couldn't help but obsess over what this mans cartoon balloon would say. Hm.<br />He seems to be contemplating something enjoyable, perhaps a great jazz classic. Who knows?<br />Yep- he needs a cartoon balloon with words. You know he does. Stop resisting it. <br />You can see the balloon as you read, you can feel the balloon as you read, yes... you agree.<br /><br />(Uh- let me know if this hypnosis worked so I can use it on other blogs. It could be a new career path.)Pam Hugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886722152972554968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-52245549919610803222011-07-12T15:40:18.735-04:002011-07-12T15:40:18.735-04:00Interesting work! At first I didn't like it - ...Interesting work! At first I didn't like it - my eyes felt restless over it, jumping everywhere - but after a while, I saw it in its wholeness, as my eyes settled. And I like it, strangely, after a while, it feels calm, in an intense way. Experiments are the best!kazumiwannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314259816204251753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-45591351500052494302011-07-12T14:37:30.780-04:002011-07-12T14:37:30.780-04:00I love its looseness and all the colors you put in...I love its looseness and all the colors you put in! It made me smile -- thank you! nancynanke's stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597989427187199295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-2092628059329176672011-07-12T09:15:17.243-04:002011-07-12T09:15:17.243-04:00Anything impulsive works great on art Dan, and thi...Anything impulsive works great on art Dan, and this is no exception =) Like how the colors are in everywhere, the subtle expression of....yourself? =)<br />Anyway, thanks for your comments, and I do hope things get published, and now to get the author's final approval. I didn't do the coloring so I don't really know how it'll look like, or if I even approve them myself, but I sure approve the lines ^^Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703463476504355697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-12296794370463076562011-07-12T07:03:42.424-04:002011-07-12T07:03:42.424-04:00Very interesting, Dan!
I like it. I don't hav...Very interesting, Dan!<br /><br />I like it. I don't have any traditional pastels, only pan pastels, wax pastels, and oil pastels, but this reminds me to try out my oil pastels again.<br /><br />xoxoVicki Holdwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080822190815460018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-88537296061970938052011-07-12T03:32:36.113-04:002011-07-12T03:32:36.113-04:00I rarely use pastels because of the dust, but when...I rarely use pastels because of the dust, but when I do it's exactly for the same reason, the need to get colour down fast! It looks as if you had fun, did you have a muse?Cathy Holtomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510196597713178864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-8179875127062839412011-07-11T23:42:06.535-04:002011-07-11T23:42:06.535-04:00pastels are sooooo hard to use!! great job :)pastels are sooooo hard to use!! great job :)christinahttp://www.cmcleanart.comnoreply@blogger.com