tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post5047155805890192095..comments2024-03-21T23:14:27.787+00:00Comments on Middle of Nowhere: Blue without youGretelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-21114029754026262442008-02-18T21:00:00.000+00:002008-02-18T21:00:00.000+00:00Interesting demo of watercolor graininess... alway...Interesting demo of watercolor graininess... always a nice touch. I find Paynes grey often makes a bit of grain.<BR/><BR/>WHY am I suprised to discover you have an accent? (watching your movie).<BR/><BR/>Funny... I'm quite certain I have no accent at all.<BR/><BR/>:0)John Nezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428052549806632272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-60185268941875681442008-02-08T13:58:00.000+00:002008-02-08T13:58:00.000+00:00Gretel, thank you for the step by step look at you...Gretel, thank you for the step by step look at your process! And, as always, a beautiful picture!!Matt Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832391661429686859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-25406580986176216802008-01-28T19:26:00.000+00:002008-01-28T19:26:00.000+00:00"Not something they could sell ..." - what arrogan..."Not something they could sell ..." - what arrogance! Maybe you should frame that sentence.<BR/>Wonderful work, Gretel, thank you for sharing its creation.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-13683171022023555882008-01-23T23:18:00.000+00:002008-01-23T23:18:00.000+00:00Thanks for the insight into your working practice ...Thanks for the insight into your working practice gretel. <BR/><BR/>Wet on wet is a beast that few can tame. You are one of the few.Chris.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158314374260401549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-88865800517696334752008-01-23T13:11:00.000+00:002008-01-23T13:11:00.000+00:00Such a beautiful image Gretel and wonderful to see...Such a beautiful image Gretel and wonderful to see the complicated process too. I have only scratched the surface of using watercolour and always mix it with other mediums - I certainly don't have the skill it needs to use it on it's own! Alot can be hidden amongst 10 different mediums but this is so much more pure and delicate. Lovelygilflinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592760829575230458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-680894631155195342008-01-23T09:29:00.000+00:002008-01-23T09:29:00.000+00:00Ah! I see the window now. Bit slow on the uptake...Ah! I see the window now. Bit slow on the uptake but I do eventually catch on. :) Thanks.Soozcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549632685008663664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-83709195253765945122008-01-23T04:23:00.000+00:002008-01-23T04:23:00.000+00:00water color is one thing i really feel nervous mes...water color is one thing i really feel nervous messing with, but you do it so well. nice touch, lovely texture.....Yuko Nagaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828819644314160817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-13435581175797326882008-01-22T20:54:00.000+00:002008-01-22T20:54:00.000+00:00Absolutely fascinating to learn how you work. Than...Absolutely fascinating to learn how you work. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I love the way your pictures look almost magical - as though they evolved somehow onto the paper and took on a life of their own. Truly gorgeous - you have a rare talent.LITTLE BROWN DOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176955139690523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-11313890458304951182008-01-22T10:48:00.000+00:002008-01-22T10:48:00.000+00:00Fascinating insight into how you work PG. And the...Fascinating insight into how you work PG. And the finished effect is beautiful.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-51534145836819305602008-01-22T00:35:00.000+00:002008-01-22T00:35:00.000+00:00Wow, 55 years old man has felt himself the baby wh...Wow, 55 years old man has felt himself the baby while watching at the birth of your awesome picture - THANK YOU!<BR/><BR/>I am proud of adding you to my blogroll. <BR/>I would greatly appreciate your comments on my works. Just click on a link http://www.captains-bridge.blogspot.com/ and you will see my all other locations on a web there too. <BR/>Thank you . <BR/>Sincerely yours<BR/>Tomas KarkalasTOMAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226497003658176393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-4869681668145418182008-01-22T00:07:00.000+00:002008-01-22T00:07:00.000+00:00All of this is way above me a non artist, but I do...All of this is way above me a non artist, but I do appreciate reading about your process and the steps you take to create your art.<BR/>One of the things that I love about your work is the emotion that you are so skilled in conveying. It astounds me!ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245099394863979981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-58361898467895169392008-01-21T20:35:00.000+00:002008-01-21T20:35:00.000+00:00Fabulous! Really just fabulous. I hope you will do...Fabulous! Really just fabulous. I hope you will do more paintings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-68205548144590021812008-01-21T19:46:00.000+00:002008-01-21T19:46:00.000+00:00You really paint well for someone with no training...You really paint well for someone with no training. I really like blue without you.Anuradha malik Jagdharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578929749938172539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-1128412421470323072008-01-21T14:28:00.000+00:002008-01-21T14:28:00.000+00:00Realy wonderful. I love that you allow for certain...Realy wonderful. I love that you allow for certain unknowns-like detaching colours-and make it work, in fact make it vital to the finished work. I love the little window, it's a really cool visual device and adds to the narrative. I've never seen anyone use gouache like this. You really take it away from that finickiness(?) that can happen when using a medium like that. I love the detail of the cup, it looks so elegant and really stands up to the standard I learned in school-every square inch should have some beauty to it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375615378259386972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-2670573604761759502008-01-21T13:36:00.000+00:002008-01-21T13:36:00.000+00:00Thank you for the lessons. You are a very skilled...Thank you for the lessons. You are a very skilled and generous teacher. The photos really do show the stages of care that lead to the finished painting, that is so full of grace.<BR/><BR/>Well done!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-72958348392007471912008-01-21T13:15:00.000+00:002008-01-21T13:15:00.000+00:00So beautifully done - I love watching this paint d...So beautifully done - I love watching this paint dry! Great work Gretel!Debbie Miller of Onion Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368218699592335958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-83352766705960601822008-01-21T12:14:00.000+00:002008-01-21T12:14:00.000+00:00This is fascinating! I'm now well and truly hooked...This is fascinating! I'm now well and truly hooked on watercolour and when people ask me how my 'painting' is going they're really talking baout my acrylics on canvas and I feel a bit naughty having defected without telling anyone...(yet!) Thanks Gretel for this post, I really enjoyed it. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-13142851868086883992008-01-21T07:03:00.000+00:002008-01-21T07:03:00.000+00:00Lovely to see it finished and how you work - thank...Lovely to see it finished and how you work - thank you. (Glad someone adopted him...)Caroline Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458832101616631036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-11999017749545400602008-01-20T23:17:00.000+00:002008-01-20T23:17:00.000+00:00I send a cuddle to the blue nellyphant. Gorgeous, ...I send a cuddle to the blue nellyphant. Gorgeous, gorgeous work, Gretel. Process insight is fabulous, too...<BR/><BR/>xxShonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916541656815041599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-16704625525408081092008-01-20T17:08:00.000+00:002008-01-20T17:08:00.000+00:00Cute elephant G.Nice to see how you work too.P.xCute elephant G.<BR/>Nice to see how you work too.<BR/>P.xnatural attrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932782598258944332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-10746039892178082392008-01-20T13:53:00.000+00:002008-01-20T13:53:00.000+00:00Oh my goodness....So much work and knowlege goes i...Oh my goodness....So much work and knowlege goes into creating one of your masterpieces. I knew when I first saw your work that it was something very special. Thanks for letting me have a little insight on how you come up with such soft, loveable characters. <BR/><BR/>Hugs,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-56192309380070068982008-01-20T12:41:00.000+00:002008-01-20T12:41:00.000+00:00Thank you Gail! :) Yes, all the image is traced li...Thank you Gail! :) Yes, all the image is traced lightly (4H or 5H)onto the paper before stretching; it oftn fades when I soak the paper, and start putting washes on and then later when it is dry I decide which bits to leave looking more painted and which bits to pull out - stitching is always redone with a darker pencil, H or 2H. The outlines often get a thin darker line where the different washes meet, sometimes I use this for the outine , sometimes I very carefully take it out wih tiny amounts of clean water and clean tissue, (I try not to this too often as you risk mucking the whole wash up with fiddly fussing) let it dry completely and then go over with pencil, very thinly, often using a combination of darker pencil (H - HB) in the shadow, and changing to lighter where the light is falling (2H- 3H)- so in short, yes, I pick out small important details with pencil. :)Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-48343570163392806702008-01-20T12:29:00.000+00:002008-01-20T12:29:00.000+00:00Hi Gretel - nice of you to share this process and ...Hi Gretel - nice of you to share this process and great to see the final result (he's gorgeous by the way - I just want to pick him up and give him a cuddle!). I have one question though - your outlines and details like the stitching - are these worked up in coloured pencil or somthing else?<BR/>Thanks<BR/>-GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480023031281581371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-53767091488049075012008-01-20T09:58:00.000+00:002008-01-20T09:58:00.000+00:00Hi Sooz! It's a little window, if you click on one...Hi Sooz! It's a little window, if you click on one of the images, you'll see that there it is a patch of blue and a bit of white wall. :) Which is where the light is coming from.Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-36144272567050751562008-01-20T09:05:00.000+00:002008-01-20T09:05:00.000+00:00Gretel, you do such beautiful work.At the risk of ...Gretel, you do such beautiful work.<BR/><BR/>At the risk of sounding stupid, I must ask--what is that white rectangle above Mr. Blue's head? I can't identify it.Soozcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549632685008663664noreply@blogger.com