tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post4938812273457515006..comments2024-03-28T11:12:57.723+02:00Comments on Art with Liz: Our Visit to KirstenboschArt with Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-52723927477355032162010-07-25T20:02:34.113+02:002010-07-25T20:02:34.113+02:00Ah Marie, thank you! I know you know Kirstenbosch...Ah Marie, thank you! I know you know Kirstenbosch so you will recognise exactly where they are!<br /><br /><br />Wow Judy, you certainly thought about that! Thank you for your wonderful input - but I don't think I have the patience to start all over again! I will bear what you say in mind though, for future reference.<br /><br /><br />Hello Fabio, I hope you enjoyed your trip to Europe! It sounded like to you had a great time. And thank you so much for the great comment on my work. Really appreciated coming from you.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-71074670154320729812010-07-25T19:59:17.749+02:002010-07-25T19:59:17.749+02:00Hi there Barbara. Don't know how your commen...Hi there Barbara. Don't know how your comment landed up in the middle of things, but thank you so much!<br /><br /><br />Sharon, the master of the human form! Thank you, thank you.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-80267786573620006702010-07-24T05:09:22.851+02:002010-07-24T05:09:22.851+02:00Dear Liz...Lacking? Your composition is great, I l...Dear Liz...Lacking? Your composition is great, I love the faces, expressions... maybe..I would add a different color in the sky, just to add more contrast... But I like it, it's a original very well done work, congrats.Fábio Cembranellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333766988677944342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-16267209224446584432010-07-24T03:52:37.903+02:002010-07-24T03:52:37.903+02:00Liz-- I think you've done a marvelous job with...Liz-- I think you've done a marvelous job with this painting! I too was racking my brain to find a way to improve it.....hmmm...the only thing I could come up with is this suggestion-- <br />--break up the foreground steps a bit by putting the children on different planes instead of all sitting on the same step. Maybe move the boys in the middle to the front(?) and use the greens in the background to echo their shapes.<br />Or maybe if one child was standing it'd be easier for the eye to flow over the foreground steps into the picture. But... that sounds like a whole other painting.... so I'll be quiet and just enjoy the marvelous job you've done here. Really is nice! and the blue in the clothing doesn't bother me at all. Keep painting -- your work is beautiful!Judybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713490150041520712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-6120567541449300602010-07-21T18:32:29.226+02:002010-07-21T18:32:29.226+02:00Delightful, Liz. I love the body language of these...Delightful, Liz. I love the body language of these little ones. You have depicted it so well!Marie Theronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873852756825147600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-12205861151429081972010-07-21T18:30:17.620+02:002010-07-21T18:30:17.620+02:00Brilliant, made me smile, such lovely faces.Brilliant, made me smile, such lovely faces.SharonWrightArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510138090568900945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-34865235061381740762010-07-20T19:28:42.901+02:002010-07-20T19:28:42.901+02:00Hey there Glenda! As soon as I've done the gl...Hey there Glenda! As soon as I've done the glaze, I will add it to the bottom of this post. Hopefully by tomorrow!Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-43283585451411956502010-07-20T19:27:46.052+02:002010-07-20T19:27:46.052+02:00Hello Shelley, I've been popping into your blo...Hello Shelley, I've been popping into your blog for a while, just loving the sea and beach pics you take. A beautiful place to live. Thank you for visiting me and leaving your kind comment.<br /><br /><br />Hi Cathy, I've had such wonderful suggestions, so am going with Celeste's first and then will relook the background/sky as both you and Padmaja suggest. I thank you so much.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-35555833558266102582010-07-20T19:24:53.973+02:002010-07-20T19:24:53.973+02:00Hello Laura, thank you very much!
Dear Sherry, t...Hello Laura, thank you very much!<br /><br /><br />Dear Sherry, thank you so very much for always being there and leaving such lovely,encouraging comments. Bless you.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-48524578462671807692010-07-20T19:23:20.240+02:002010-07-20T19:23:20.240+02:00Gosh Padmaja, I'm going to try the glaze first...Gosh Padmaja, I'm going to try the glaze first, then re-look the background as you suggest - never thought of that. In fact I brought more sky down to try and frame the faces a bit more - let's see what happens with the glaze first.<br /><br /><br />Thank you Nancie, for the lovely comment and the visit. I saw your "hippie feet" on the Calypso Moon blog and loved it.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-11309954299387267842010-07-20T19:16:23.090+02:002010-07-20T19:16:23.090+02:00Hey there Becky - thank you dear friend.
Hi Ken ...Hey there Becky - thank you dear friend.<br /><br /><br />Hi Ken - yes it's going to be a glaze - did that friend's suggestion work??Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-61464539622339885472010-07-20T19:14:07.452+02:002010-07-20T19:14:07.452+02:00Thank you Elizabeth. I will be toning down that b...Thank you Elizabeth. I will be toning down that blue!<br /><br /><br />Hi Dean. I'm going to try the orange as Celeste recommends - as she says I can always rub it out and, as you say, try a different colour glaze. Thank you for your great input.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-58300161772841682922010-07-20T19:13:49.141+02:002010-07-20T19:13:49.141+02:00What a wonderful painting, my eye just moves from...What a wonderful painting, my eye just moves from one sweet little face to another. Love the blues.Barbara Paskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236804963054766302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-20276045409771772582010-07-20T19:09:53.415+02:002010-07-20T19:09:53.415+02:00Hi Pam, thank you and I'm going to try Celeste...Hi Pam, thank you and I'm going to try Celeste's advice - seems like you're all on the same page!<br /><br /><br />Dear Marian, thank you so much. Not quite plein air yet!Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-50175784705263194812010-07-20T19:06:42.035+02:002010-07-20T19:06:42.035+02:00Hi there Tony - like you I love painting faces and...Hi there Tony - like you I love painting faces and figures - maybe faces more than figures, but love the form of both animals and humans.<br /><br /><br />Merci Marty - they were quite cute sitting there on those lovely old stone steps at Kirstenbosch!Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-17864026951770789782010-07-20T19:03:43.714+02:002010-07-20T19:03:43.714+02:00Gosh Rosemary, that was really a nice comment. Th...Gosh Rosemary, that was really a nice comment. Thank you so much.<br /><br /><br />Ah Celeste, you are a Star! I am going to try that soonest! And I will put the altered one up as soon as I'm done. Thank you.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-38052592877620889622010-07-20T19:02:09.628+02:002010-07-20T19:02:09.628+02:00Hi Benny and Lily! I think they were just a bit t...Hi Benny and Lily! I think they were just a bit tired - a bit like after you've been for a loooong walk!<br /><br /><br />Hello Skizo - thank you so much.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-14552288269990901802010-07-20T19:01:02.426+02:002010-07-20T19:01:02.426+02:00Hi Carol and thank you. I enjoy faces so didn'...Hi Carol and thank you. I enjoy faces so didn't think twice at what I was trying!<br /><br /><br />Hello Ajay, nice to have you back! And thank you.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-47415747034898480422010-07-20T11:32:41.321+02:002010-07-20T11:32:41.321+02:00Awesome picture Liz, would love to see it when you...Awesome picture Liz, would love to see it when you have made the changes Love GlendaChambers Art Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306271870120552985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-15434460348011967242010-07-20T10:10:56.182+02:002010-07-20T10:10:56.182+02:00I was wracking my brains trying to think of what t...I was wracking my brains trying to think of what to suggest here Liz -this is a wonderful painting, lovely figures and composition. I wonder if you took the trees out and just had the outline of the children as a strong shape against the sky...? Then it would be a more limited palette with just the red shoes as a splash of colour... but if you ask 100 people you may get 100 opinions, and honestly, it's great as it is!Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-82979673794749603862010-07-19T16:37:06.828+02:002010-07-19T16:37:06.828+02:00Hi, Liz, I'm new to blogging, but wanted to sa...Hi, Liz, I'm new to blogging, but wanted to say hi! <br /><br />I really like this painting! I like how you positioned the kids across the steps. Very charming!Shelley Smarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501122778754419543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-79299775206587229762010-07-19T12:52:40.141+02:002010-07-19T12:52:40.141+02:00I think it is awesome, Liz. Truly a beautiful and...I think it is awesome, Liz. Truly a beautiful and poignant piece.Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-49591636784688341032010-07-19T05:29:10.402+02:002010-07-19T05:29:10.402+02:00I like this one too! The little faces, the body la...I like this one too! The little faces, the body language - love the red shoes added to the one! Great painting!Nan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056726501810316005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-24653613343308058852010-07-19T03:38:20.556+02:002010-07-19T03:38:20.556+02:00Liz, attempting to do so many faces in one composi...Liz, attempting to do so many faces in one composition must be applauded first, the faces turning in different directions, the language of the hands and the legs, give out a sort of moving energy though they are all sitting down, very well done. Having said that, I thought that if the blue background was a little darker, that would bring them all out.. Celeste's tip is a nice one.padmajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297562916603110230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350154858053233321.post-28588583869186340792010-07-19T01:04:49.073+02:002010-07-19T01:04:49.073+02:00Maybe if one or two of the children had different ...Maybe if one or two of the children had different color clothing? The "debluing" the blues with orange is good. I use glazes for this purpose quite often. Sometimes I use a glaze to darken the water under a small boat as one of my friends suggested! :-) :-)<br /><br />Ken B.Avocakenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833956560497657947noreply@blogger.com