tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post8190890897170604066..comments2023-09-17T05:06:45.217-04:00Comments on Dan's Canvas: Do Not EnterDan Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-14378258251688720082012-11-17T22:32:52.387-05:002012-11-17T22:32:52.387-05:00Well Sue, I've seen your complex ink drawings,...Well Sue, I've seen your complex ink drawings, I am certainly no more dedicated than you. Thanks!Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-61749036739044866582012-11-17T22:32:16.110-05:002012-11-17T22:32:16.110-05:00It's not dedication really. It's a hunger...It's not dedication really. It's a hunger, plain and simple. I have to paint. I have to draw. And I would spend my workday doing this if I could. Thanks!Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-52499239864815662632012-11-17T22:31:29.833-05:002012-11-17T22:31:29.833-05:00Super-talented = mucho practice. That's all t...Super-talented = mucho practice. That's all there is too it. I don't know if I could have done it a year ago, but I can do it now! Looks like I'm surprising folks about how slow and plodding I am - I should have kept you all in the dark so it would seem like magic! :) Thanks Linda B.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-16014282018489457362012-11-17T22:29:54.276-05:002012-11-17T22:29:54.276-05:00And of course I know yours too, Holly. ;)And of course I know yours too, Holly. ;)Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-69897615622512646772012-11-17T22:29:28.656-05:002012-11-17T22:29:28.656-05:00Pretty neat that you checked back. I know I annou...Pretty neat that you checked back. I know I announced the figurative ones as a series, but I kind of think of these buildings as a series too. Not necessarily the white ones only. They are an exploration into geometry and composition, I think. Thanks for your compliments on the piece!Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-77499867330443892172012-11-17T22:27:22.097-05:002012-11-17T22:27:22.097-05:00This is, unfortunately, how I have done it for yea...This is, unfortunately, how I have done it for years now. If I didn't squeeze in time, I wouldn't paint. Thanks for your comment!Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-36704141971162434662012-11-17T22:26:30.707-05:002012-11-17T22:26:30.707-05:00I am slow..I am slow..Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-83125656338834752132012-11-17T22:26:18.544-05:002012-11-17T22:26:18.544-05:00Honestly, Captain, in four days I could have gotte...Honestly, Captain, in four days I could have gotten quite a lot of info if I had a nefarious purpose - they took too long. Thanks for appreciating the light and lines. The perspective - mostly right, I'm not sure I got it perfectly, but perfection is boring.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-17512564555051307402012-11-17T22:24:34.509-05:002012-11-17T22:24:34.509-05:00Nancy!! We've missed you! Thanks for liking ...Nancy!! We've missed you! Thanks for liking my people series. I have a new excitement about the series and there will be many, many more.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-9355368800123949322012-11-17T22:23:55.070-05:002012-11-17T22:23:55.070-05:00Thanks, Joan, for appreciating the whites - that w...Thanks, Joan, for appreciating the whites - that was the part I was most anxious about. As for story being a huge component of the painting, I hope the story brings one in, but also hope that the painting speaks for itself. Thanks for missing my postings. I do not post as much as I want to because of my schedule, and hope to do more.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-65882336155630544932012-11-17T22:21:33.349-05:002012-11-17T22:21:33.349-05:00So much for simplifying, eh? I have been trying t...So much for simplifying, eh? I have been trying to simplify everything I do. In fact, if you look at the details closely, they are simplified, if that makes sense. But there are a lot of them. In this piece I made and exception because to me it was the complexity that really made the scene.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-48324983844770850882012-11-17T22:20:10.789-05:002012-11-17T22:20:10.789-05:00The "Do Not Enter" sign is the last thin...The "Do Not Enter" sign is the last thing I did, and the only thing that I did not do on sight. I needed some care, and a table for that one. Thanks for appreciating the subtle changes in the white. I am always so complimented when there is something in a painting that you appreciate.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-26370226349136323252012-11-17T22:18:33.770-05:002012-11-17T22:18:33.770-05:00I thought you'd appreciate this because of the...I thought you'd appreciate this because of the geometry of it. This is what seems to attract me to all of the urban scenes of late - the geometry. Thank you!Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-18796105999371913552012-11-17T22:17:41.630-05:002012-11-17T22:17:41.630-05:00Thanks Mari, I'm glad you like the way I paint...Thanks Mari, I'm glad you like the way I painted this. It was the challenge. I think it's fun that you like the top right corner of the painting. You never know what someone will like or not like in a piece, do you?Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-48275293340694756232012-11-17T22:16:04.881-05:002012-11-17T22:16:04.881-05:00Thanks Cathy - in the past it has been so hard for...Thanks Cathy - in the past it has been so hard for me to preserve the whites. This may be progress.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-76938335005419103322012-11-17T22:15:33.794-05:002012-11-17T22:15:33.794-05:00Thanks Linda! I am finally learning to use values...Thanks Linda! I am finally learning to use values properly in my watercolors, I think. I hope. All of the parking garages down here look like art museums, don't yours?Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-70140220936818363362012-11-17T22:14:33.905-05:002012-11-17T22:14:33.905-05:00Thanks, Mary, I had been concerned about represent...Thanks, Mary, I had been concerned about representing the subtle curves of the building, and I am glad that I was able to pull it off.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-10455144320901388262012-11-14T21:53:22.286-05:002012-11-14T21:53:22.286-05:00Great painting and story Dan. As Cindy said "...Great painting and story Dan. As Cindy said "what dedication"!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-10184284894706484202012-11-14T10:26:35.215-05:002012-11-14T10:26:35.215-05:00Really lovely painting style but oh my goodness, w...Really lovely painting style but oh my goodness, what dedication. An hour before work! And that's hilarious about the guards. Great story and great painting!Cindy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14818401562297915046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-55607341284368739772012-11-13T21:51:00.778-05:002012-11-13T21:51:00.778-05:00WOW, I can't believe all the detail in such a ...WOW, I can't believe all the detail in such a small space. You are sincerely talented; I don't think I would have had the nerve to try all that white. thank you so much for sharing the process, I really appreciated knowing it took more that a few minute - I always feel like the super-talented knock stuff out in a heartbeat!<br />Linda B.Linda B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05997800152601657200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-25631950068613186052012-11-13T21:14:41.907-05:002012-11-13T21:14:41.907-05:00And I do know that your name is DAN (as in Dan'...And I do know that your name is DAN (as in Dan's Canvas)!! hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-11072577812785446952012-11-13T20:30:12.771-05:002012-11-13T20:30:12.771-05:00You're really good with white buildings ( ther...You're really good with white buildings ( there must be a deep meaning here)--I checked back to the two you posted in July. I love the shape of the garage and how you make me look twice; first at the entrance, then at the upper story. I thought this was a large work until I looked at the dimensions. Wonderful work, Don.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-37172926631387933002012-11-13T20:08:26.089-05:002012-11-13T20:08:26.089-05:00Fun story. Thanks for sharing that when you poste...Fun story. Thanks for sharing that when you posted the drawing. Good for you, squeezing in the opportunity to paint!CreativeKristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600705089824043858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-64378867348277758232012-11-13T18:55:33.627-05:002012-11-13T18:55:33.627-05:00Well, you got the last laugh! Enjoyed hearing how ...Well, you got the last laugh! Enjoyed hearing how you took several days to complete this project. I'm learning that all these super pieces are not done in 45 minutes.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285606251006696303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926475327161474509.post-19946545260815780702012-11-13T18:31:39.440-05:002012-11-13T18:31:39.440-05:00Wonderful work, love the play of light and shadow....Wonderful work, love the play of light and shadow... the curved lines and your perspective is spot on.... It is nice to hear that the 'guards' did eventually wonder what you were up to... lucky for them you were just an artist and not some shady character out to do them harm.Capt Elaine Magliacanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919763270702138153noreply@blogger.com