tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post553512467629631733..comments2024-03-29T03:35:11.890-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: A New Painting: "Blue Bolts"Altoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-46001237133279733312011-04-02T08:05:40.487-04:002011-04-02T08:05:40.487-04:00thanks, Mona.
As for pigments, I get all of mine f...thanks, Mona.<br />As for pigments, I get all of mine from Kremer Pigments and have never had the trouble you mention.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-71543069510609551362011-04-01T21:39:18.660-04:002011-04-01T21:39:18.660-04:00Altoon, the blues in your painting are wonderful, ...Altoon, the blues in your painting are wonderful, and thanks for listing out the pigments you chose.<br /><br />I've had the worst problems with manganese blue powder pigment (mixing, unanticipated color shifts on a painting, etc.), and after this I gave up on it. Is there a brand of manganese you recommend, as it is such a lovely color?Mona Diane Connerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-25407864295830544782011-04-01T18:56:33.063-04:002011-04-01T18:56:33.063-04:00It can certainly be done -- I've put bits of ...It can certainly be done -- I've put bits of all those into quilts, and I've seen them look great in Tiffany-era stained glass. I would love to see what you do with them! After considering my sister's too-powerful influence, I got over my pink-aversion, but I never made a quilt with much pink in it.Susan Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249426819285565971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-32746052965538430432011-03-31T16:59:44.103-04:002011-03-31T16:59:44.103-04:00Susan, now you've made me want to make a work ...Susan, now you've made me want to make a work with pinky tan, olive drab and mucky ochre. Maybe not a painting, but a textile, as a challenge.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-58433423029432470472011-03-31T14:26:22.233-04:002011-03-31T14:26:22.233-04:00I think all the work of layering the transparent c...I think all the work of layering the transparent colors was well worth it! This is one I could stare at forever, getting lost in transcendent blues. I find few colors to dislike, and I work at that -- to make sure I'm not hating pink because my older sister did when she was 12 and I was 7. For sure, there are some I don't want to look at in quantities -- band-aid pinky-tan, olive drab, a mucky ochre -- but they can all look good in the right company, or on the right surface.Susan Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249426819285565971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-9791538871103880982011-03-31T08:41:30.253-04:002011-03-31T08:41:30.253-04:00What a glorious blue you have given our eyes...so ...What a glorious blue you have given our eyes...so rich and with such depth. Inviting and alive. Lovely painting.Maggie Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793869416867166254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-83848616479054886822011-03-31T08:03:05.182-04:002011-03-31T08:03:05.182-04:00rappel, I'd be very curious to see how this, o...rappel, I'd be very curious to see how this, or other of my tiny paintings, would look in a group show. Would they hold their place or be overwhelmed?<br />This painting seems to encourage puns. Fun.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-74382765180645703682011-03-30T20:09:39.657-04:002011-03-30T20:09:39.657-04:00it would be nice to see this one along side some o...it would be nice to see this one along side some others - the size somehow implies conjunction with others - not necessarily your own others but other others... this strong bolt out of the blue (!)rappelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03569445602513667186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-69209088034132505302011-03-30T16:31:55.318-04:002011-03-30T16:31:55.318-04:00thanks, Myrna. I didn't think of the color sta...thanks, Myrna. I didn't think of the color statement as brave, simply as what was there. (I like your pun.)<br />Lisa, it's too bad that a uniform had turned you against a color, but certainly understandable. I'm glad you like the shadow. I found it interesting that it curved alongside the mostly straight lines of the composition.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-2708175484194756092011-03-30T09:58:27.284-04:002011-03-30T09:58:27.284-04:00I like blue. It didn't used to be a color I li...I like blue. It didn't used to be a color I liked I think becasue I had to wear a blue uniform for years. Poor blue got the brunt of my resentment. This I like a lot. I think the shadow brings it alive.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-50875516535470602322011-03-30T09:53:13.353-04:002011-03-30T09:53:13.353-04:00I think Spring sort of whips us into shape regardi...I think Spring sort of whips us into shape regarding color prejudices. <br />Natures has so many colors to offer including "neck ache" pink. <br /><br />This is a brave color statement. Blue is bolting off the canvas.<br /><br />myrnaMyrna Burkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222550574332505043noreply@blogger.com