Comments on: Shallow Water- New Painting

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:22:03 +0000

Jack- thanks for adding your recipe too. This is what makes bloggers so valuable to each other.
I appreciate your leaving a note here and glad you liked what you saw.

PS- Your link came up empty- but I did try.

By: Jack Riddle

Jack Riddle — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:40:40 +0000

Bonnie–Wow –an awful lot of info came out of this blog–and thanks to everyone about the discussion of “finish.” As a couple of responders do, I use a retouch varnish to even out a painting when it is done. It can be applied as soon as the piece is dry to the touch. But Frank is right–it does take a long time to dry. I use a 1/2 and 1/2 mix of linseed and turp as a medium while I paint, but I am so inconsistent in its application that I get dry and shiny spots. The retouch evens everything out. Thanks for the step-by-step–you ended up with a wonderful painting!

By: bonnieluria

bonnieluria — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:55:40 +0000

Paulette- thanks for dropping in here again and so appreciative of the thoughtful comments, as always.

Funny how some people love the ” critters ” and others run screaming…..

By: Paulette

Paulette — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:52:22 +0000

Hey Bonnie,
You’ve been busy! I love the new paintings and enjoyed hearing how you did them. I also loved hearing about your local critters, so big and colourful.

By: bonnieluria

bonnieluria — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:18 +0000

Pat- great, now I’ll walk around with the opposite affliction of birders’ neck, looking down while walking and hopefully not twisting an ankle on the cobblestones of the old streets.

Who could resist a challenge from YOU!

By: bonnieluria

bonnieluria — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:48:54 +0000

Hi Barbara- I really appreciate your comment and am glad you enjoyed what you saw.

Isn’t it so interesting that with so many artists and art blogs, we all seem to have our own signature?

That’s why I enjoy poking around these sites too!

By: w1kkp

w1kkp — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:37:19 +0000

Oooo…good one. Sort of like a Mao reader, you mean?? But, first, we have to do manhole covers. Yes, you heard me. Just posted the call. Hey, its me and Anish Kapoor. He said, (I’m paraphrasing) “My goal is not to make beautiful things…isn’t there enough of THAT already in the world.” Of course, his sculptures are so totally out of this world that they redefine beauty.

By: Barbara Pask

Barbara Pask — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:54:02 +0000

I love your style. So loose and suggestive. Also really enjoy your subject matter.

By: bonnieluria

bonnieluria — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:54:35 +0000

Dar- what a nice compliment- thank you for that.

Pat- yes, in a way, working with fewer colors is like reducing to the essence, the shapes and warms and cools of a subject.

Bumper stickers – aren’t they also part of your new ” Coakley’s Callings”?

Feel free………

By: w1kkp

w1kkp — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:45:04 +0000

Is limiting your palette colors as a painter like limiting an essay to 500 words for a writer? Engagement springs from discipline? Oi. That sounds like a bumper sticker.