tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356984408931048879.post8608266020853605149..comments2023-07-11T00:33:19.684-07:00Comments on An Artist's Impressions From Life: Furrowed ValleyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356984408931048879.post-74083740741361756832011-09-12T19:42:59.464-07:002011-09-12T19:42:59.464-07:00These are stunning paintings Nancy. I love pattern...These are stunning paintings Nancy. I love pattern, and I think that you do too. And I always seem to love the paintings you do with the furrows! What a lovely pair, and so interesting.Sri Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746864792684762134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356984408931048879.post-419197842514661952011-03-03T15:34:02.365-08:002011-03-03T15:34:02.365-08:00Thank you so much Jeff. That is very helpful. Also...Thank you so much Jeff. That is very helpful. Also that you tell me you like them both. Otherwise I might just trash one, <br /> <br /><br />"The thing about being a painter is that every night you go to bed thinking that the work you've done that day is fabulous. And then you wake up the next morning and look at your canvas and think it is worthless, a piece of junk and you start again". Andrew Vicari - the richest artist in the world taken from an article in the Sunday NY Times Magazine Section January 30, 2011Nancy Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205972089730618717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356984408931048879.post-7594495654499995882011-03-03T08:15:31.554-08:002011-03-03T08:15:31.554-08:00Nancy: I too like the middle/lower foreground in #...Nancy: I too like the middle/lower foreground in #2, mainly for the warm greens. I also like the tree-line better in #2. The vertical lift is nice along the right horizon and the sky works better for me. I like that orangish earth color in #2 also. <br /><br />In #1 I like the strong whites low in the right field furrows and the expressive brushwork in the low left foreground. The eye tends to look past the foreground to find objects further away so vigorous high contrast painting works well in the foreground.. don't you think?<br /><br />But I do like both paintings.. :)oxeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090991809551162388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356984408931048879.post-4963741912941985022011-02-28T17:06:20.485-08:002011-02-28T17:06:20.485-08:00Hi Mary,Subjective responses may be the most impor...Hi Mary,Subjective responses may be the most important at that. It is true I took more time with the first painting. Good to hear from you.Nancy Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205972089730618717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356984408931048879.post-19017355766568208722011-02-28T15:12:53.810-08:002011-02-28T15:12:53.810-08:00i like the first one better. you seem to be more c...i like the first one better. you seem to be more clear and assured with your brush strokes. there is a different energy in each. the colors are nice in both. i guess it is just my subjective preference. i hope this makes sense. i am a little groggy after a nap.MARYMARYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505366785796662787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356984408931048879.post-81495567484814985552011-02-28T11:54:06.634-08:002011-02-28T11:54:06.634-08:00Thanks Jeff, I was hoping you could help me pick t...Thanks Jeff, I was hoping you could help me pick the better one and maybe give me reasons! I like the foreground in the top painting (2).Nancy Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205972089730618717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356984408931048879.post-17093844430731322572011-02-28T08:31:31.312-08:002011-02-28T08:31:31.312-08:00Hi Nancy: I like both paintings. I cannot pick a f...Hi Nancy: I like both paintings. I cannot pick a favorite.. Thanks for showing us both.oxeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090991809551162388noreply@blogger.com