tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post5667373606822229945..comments2024-03-04T21:31:55.922+00:00Comments on Middle of Nowhere: A bit rubbish but funGretelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-88382878647028823582010-09-04T22:52:31.739+01:002010-09-04T22:52:31.739+01:00Your observations are getting off to a good start....Your observations are getting off to a good start. I freeze when I look at a blank page. I'm better with the needle.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-87079730047744947132010-09-04T21:56:03.921+01:002010-09-04T21:56:03.921+01:00"Trip-trap, trip-trap across the troll bridge..."Trip-trap, trip-trap across the troll bridge", I love it, we could almost be there. <br />And the enticing rainbow-in-a-box of soft smudging pastels, with those beautiful views - what a perfect way to spend an afternoon, and a well-deserved break after your stretch of work (and I am so looking forward to seeing what you have been doing, when the wraps are officially off).Frances Tyrrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300498036210195590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-2594915403698673512010-09-04T12:53:46.379+01:002010-09-04T12:53:46.379+01:00Hi Gretel, I'm back!
As you have seen in my bl...Hi Gretel, I'm back!<br />As you have seen in my blog I'm in the middle of a big new adventure. <br />I'm glad that you managed yourself to take care of your needs. Stress and anxiety are my worst enemies too! That's why I'm making this change in my life. Live in the countryside (and near the sea :)) is what I need now.<br />I hope you will enjoy the end of the summer making long walks and all the stuff you want to do!Mlle Miraclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097469480368586030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-14715108928619900172010-09-02T15:16:57.253+01:002010-09-02T15:16:57.253+01:00Similar story here, but the more you do it, you...Similar story here, but the more you do it, you'll relax into it and before you know it, you'll be fluent again. I spent an hour trying to sketch a piece of sea holly with skeleton leaves, on the beach, yesterday. The sketch is stiff and not what I wanted, but I learned something I think!LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-86078163198436851382010-08-31T19:54:48.037+01:002010-08-31T19:54:48.037+01:00So glad to see you blogging again - what a lovely ...So glad to see you blogging again - what a lovely chill out walk/ paint/picnic you had. I am sure it was really uplifting to be out and about in the sun in such lovely countryside. I love those little pictures!!!Twiglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851717329658611598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-45762820415204035322010-08-31T09:14:08.413+01:002010-08-31T09:14:08.413+01:00I can see why you chose the line of chestnuts, it&...I can see why you chose the line of chestnuts, it's a lovely view pulling your eye right down the line. The main thing is to have fun!Cathy Holtomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510196597713178864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-73308294001570210162010-08-30T18:51:16.526+01:002010-08-30T18:51:16.526+01:00I'll take that bit of rubbish any day! :) Look...I'll take that bit of rubbish any day! :) Looks great to me...just wanted to stop by and say hiya. Love your pics as always, take care.Elizabeth Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910474336835656519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-61710022742250342502010-08-30T16:20:58.347+01:002010-08-30T16:20:58.347+01:00Sounds like a perfect day , unwinding and experime...Sounds like a perfect day , unwinding and experimenting with those gorgeous pastels . I'm almost inspired to rush out and get a mini box and have a go . <br />I wouldn't manage anything like yours but it sounds really fun ..... and I'd do the picnic justice at least !<br />Sonata .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-43607683355618741832010-08-29T22:50:59.806+01:002010-08-29T22:50:59.806+01:00I have been longing to go on a sketching escapade ...I have been longing to go on a sketching escapade like you did. I feel my living room is in dire need of framed artwork and I want it to be my own creation. If I can produce a bit of your "rubbish" by myself, I would happily frame it up and display on my living room. Best regards.Kellie Dobbiehttp://www.transformationsau.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-17881468399244417332010-08-29T18:00:56.718+01:002010-08-29T18:00:56.718+01:00Sounds like the perfect sort of day to me.
Especi...Sounds like the perfect sort of day to me. <br />Especially the Orange Squash!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-69931457366019623042010-08-28T18:36:54.510+01:002010-08-28T18:36:54.510+01:00♥♥ Olá, amiga!
Que lindo!
Que delicadeza!...
Seu...♥♥ Olá, amiga!<br />Que lindo! <br />Que delicadeza!... <br />Seus trabalhos são encantadores.♥♥ <br />Bom fim de semana!...<br />♥ ...com tudo de bom!<br />Beijinhos.<br />♥ Itabira <br />Brasil ♥♥Magia da Inêshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452079116590629237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-15820059049005431432010-08-28T18:11:00.362+01:002010-08-28T18:11:00.362+01:00You should have had lashings of ginger beer! Your...You should have had lashings of ginger beer! Your work looks fabulous to me (I think I once sent you an example of mine!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-9059786817964570762010-08-28T14:52:46.496+01:002010-08-28T14:52:46.496+01:00Oh, not so bad, did they look bette the next day o...Oh, not so bad, did they look bette the next day or so? Sounds like a good days "work", hope you get to do it again :)d. moll, l.ac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16007607538375968631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-40069547648396196872010-08-28T09:00:17.909+01:002010-08-28T09:00:17.909+01:00I'd be thrilled to be creating work as good as...I'd be thrilled to be creating work as good as what you call "a bit rubbish," Gretel. There's always that great gulf for artists between what they first imagine and what they actually create. But for those of us who can't see what you imagined, the creative work looks very good.Soozcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549632685008663664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-48733901176582429402010-08-28T08:36:14.484+01:002010-08-28T08:36:14.484+01:00I think you are doing wonderfully .. I love the se...I think you are doing wonderfully .. I love the second with its layers of fields. I know all about trusting and letting go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470961835179653158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-28215116729267128772010-08-28T05:58:36.657+01:002010-08-28T05:58:36.657+01:00Sounds like a most lovely day out enjoying nature ...Sounds like a most lovely day out enjoying nature and yourself! Love your work, I wish I could go plop down and do half as good as that in just a couple hours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-71446482226234537082010-08-28T05:58:18.048+01:002010-08-28T05:58:18.048+01:00Sounds like a most lovely day out enjoying nature ...Sounds like a most lovely day out enjoying nature and yourself! Love your work, I wish I could go plop down and do half as good as that in just a couple hours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-17114059385501410582010-08-28T03:34:28.669+01:002010-08-28T03:34:28.669+01:00PG, I am also very out of practice. In every medi...PG, I am also very out of practice. In every medium that I used to feel fluent.<br /><br />Also losing the ability to speak, write, understand French.<br /><br />Same story line, I have just let go many practices that are dear to me. See...I said are dear, not were dear.<br /><br />Let's see if each of us, and others who might just feel the same, might find some hours left in this year 2010, to get back in touch with lapsed loves and talents.<br /><br />Oh...I do envy you those landscapes you can reach on foot or bike! No excuse for my own idleness, but I do envy you those beautiful landscapes.<br /><br />Loved the photo of the edge of your hand getting that pastel coating. Memories....<br /><br />Best wishes. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-78257311340292909012010-08-28T01:06:06.046+01:002010-08-28T01:06:06.046+01:00I'm not much with colour in sketches. Mostly ...I'm not much with colour in sketches. Mostly use a black aquarelle and a small notebook which live in my bag along with a rubber and a sharpener and a camera.<br /><br />I adore colour in my work though - go figure :)<br /><br />Your landscapes are just so different from ours too. Much softer and a different green (judging by the photos anyhow.<br /><br />Those sketches look fine to me - especially if you are doing them after a long break. That always affects things.<br /><br />viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-71056774125009695172010-08-27T23:31:42.573+01:002010-08-27T23:31:42.573+01:00Hey Gretel, lovely photos, sounds like you had qui...Hey Gretel, lovely photos, sounds like you had quite an enjoyable time, despite your frustration with your pictures, which i think look pretty darn good.<br /><br />Like the sound of your picnic, 3 boiled eggs,what more do you need. It's the sort of picnic Enid Blyton would have written about in one of her stories.<br />Can't believe I actually missed your last post, but so glad your are back on track and feeling better. Hope you have a nice, sunny weekend and manage to drag the pastels out again.<br />Sunshine and blue sky as far as the eye can see, here, this morning.<br /><br />Claire XSweet Birdy Lovehttp://www.sweetbirdylove.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-80564236817610488872010-08-27T23:24:45.473+01:002010-08-27T23:24:45.473+01:00They're lovely and straight from the hand as t...They're lovely and straight from the hand as they should be when you're sitting in a field and drinking it all in :)Shonahttp://www.shonamcquillan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-5152017672982167262010-08-27T23:02:37.319+01:002010-08-27T23:02:37.319+01:00Ah! Well now we can look forward to stunning en pl...Ah! Well now we can look forward to stunning en plein air landscapes from your fair hand too. Glad you've vanquished the demon deadlines and a little sanity can return.Mike Woodcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660839577770854965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-23616193849138290482010-08-27T22:09:52.971+01:002010-08-27T22:09:52.971+01:00I do believe you have to just keep going, the more...I do believe you have to just keep going, the more you sketch the better you feel about the results, keep going!<br />love<br />Lyn<br />xxxLynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548006686821838698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-28662346708704566032010-08-27T21:49:34.142+01:002010-08-27T21:49:34.142+01:00Just experimenting and playing around is half the ...Just experimenting and playing around is half the fun of being creative! It's all a learning process, but you already know that. I love the first photo of the horse chestnut trees...great sky. So happy to see you out and about with no looming deadline...just leisure time...Enjoy!<br /><br />Your friend,<br /> Janet xox<br /><br />PS...and yes, we did borrow those red, white and blue's..thank you very much ;-)<br />They look good on both of usJanet Metzger, Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004040279820041203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-61310535644755558322010-08-27T21:21:45.548+01:002010-08-27T21:21:45.548+01:00Hi Gretel, I'm glad you're back, I'be ...Hi Gretel, I'm glad you're back, I'be missed you sooo much. I don't know how I missed your earlier post. Family, sheesh, in the same spot as you my dear! I try avoidance as much as possible too!<br /><br />I love your sketches and the pastel work too. It all looks so lovely to me, you're too hard on yourself.<br /><br />Take care and I think your mojo is coming back with the fresh air.xYarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662236319781194283noreply@blogger.com