tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186959491936711427.post5068856309965940970..comments2023-06-18T04:00:48.429-04:00Comments on Aesthetic Work: Go to the Mat!Kelly M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07281523503121981821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186959491936711427.post-57023495550547170722010-04-26T14:36:14.323-04:002010-04-26T14:36:14.323-04:00Hi, Donna & Eva-- Thanks for stopping by! I of...Hi, Donna & Eva-- Thanks for stopping by! I often wonder whether the "eye" requires some type of frame to organize what may seem chaotic or to simply eliminate the redundant? Always a journey of discovery, though . . . :-)Kelly M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07281523503121981821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186959491936711427.post-25703540559975898902010-04-25T16:45:00.194-04:002010-04-25T16:45:00.194-04:00I like your minis. Small pieces often saved a show...I like your minis. Small pieces often saved a show for me. I have cropped rejects, but for the most part I just painted smaller paintings that reflected the larger works.I found that often my in creating my smaller painting, ideas for larger ones emerged. I'm predominately an abstract painter so maybe that made it a little easier.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566258201228886795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186959491936711427.post-89849860798919039012010-04-25T01:03:35.847-04:002010-04-25T01:03:35.847-04:00its funny how a mat always sets off a painting and...its funny how a mat always sets off a painting and makes it look better-- and these do look very nice already.layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186959491936711427.post-55094572470304263352010-04-18T10:47:38.526-04:002010-04-18T10:47:38.526-04:00Thanks, Neva -- that yupo intrigues me -- must giv...Thanks, Neva -- that yupo intrigues me -- must give it a try! Ha--thanks about the pic, too. I think I grew up on too many b/w Hollywood movies -- LOL!<br /><br />Thank you, Mary Ann -- yes, I thought I'd better start now because when the summer hits -- I'm at the beach! :-)Kelly M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07281523503121981821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186959491936711427.post-49867204180979324102010-04-17T23:03:44.392-04:002010-04-17T23:03:44.392-04:00Good idea matting small pieces...priced right! The...Good idea matting small pieces...priced right! These are beautiful and should look great matted. You can never start to early for a studio tour...fun!Blue Sky Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405128176114875597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186959491936711427.post-61433041337680282512010-04-17T20:29:13.016-04:002010-04-17T20:29:13.016-04:00i love that, finding the abstracts in our frustrat...i love that, finding the abstracts in our frustrating landscapes, etc....a friend paints with me on fridays, retired therapists and calls her style INTUITIVE...she's been a silent influence, watching her process out the corner of my eye...and then comes back the next week, and chops things up with the paper cutter. i've samed the matting site, thanks. and ... i ordered some of the yupo paper and it's amazing to watch paint ooze together and over, and then are ERASABLE with a cloth. PLAY THERAPY, i say. nice new profile pic, too...the dreamer in you.nancy neva gaglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595457316411476236noreply@blogger.com