tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post1181087424875412059..comments2024-03-28T12:15:48.456-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: "Lights of Las Vegas" RevisitedThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-67575503643691726332010-05-08T12:52:48.778-07:002010-05-08T12:52:48.778-07:00I do remember screwing up my face (actually squint...I do remember screwing up my face (actually squinting, which I learned from a book by Richard Schmidt who recommends squinting not at art but at the landscape). Unluckily (or not:-)) I can't remember what I was thinking. I was surely appraising it, but what that appraisal consisted of escapes me. It's funny what I remember and what I don't -- and what you remember, too.<br /><br />You can take some solace in the fact that I'm now struggling with the border question myself.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325386238844997236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-42977129493495417812010-05-08T08:26:52.523-07:002010-05-08T08:26:52.523-07:00Yes, Sheila, perhaps I have been hanging out with ...Yes, Sheila, perhaps I have been hanging out with June. Though I must tell you that June and I do not always agree on everything! Just ask her. ;-)<br />Back to your piece. I can think of several things I might consider doing with the edge *if it were my piece* And, of course it isn't, and, of course it is you who ultimately must feel right about what you do with it. But here's another bit to chew on. Perhaps in leaving off a border you see it looking too unfinished. And it is true that some of the things I said a border does--stopping the flow, etc--also might happen to some degree just by any edge, even the clean, unbound edge. I would be tempted to give it an uneven edge, an edge where some of those "stripes" extended a bit beyond others and had a softer, more organic edge rather than a precisely cut edge. If you have a photo program you could do a little experimentation. <br /><br />Maybe I have stirred the pot after you have come to a final decision. If so, feel free to totally IGNORE this latest comment! June's current post brought me back here and the ongoing discussion got my mind working on it again.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-56367081923317866712010-05-07T23:54:19.814-07:002010-05-07T23:54:19.814-07:00Thanks for dropping by my blog! I'm going to ...Thanks for dropping by my blog! I'm going to the Isle of Man to stay with fellow blogger Loulee (manxgirl). All the travelling however, reminds me that I'm 55 and not 25 - it doesn't help that I picked up a nasty cold virus on the plane over. Hoping to get over that soon.Shirley Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18063053094802339927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-5550564591176631672010-05-07T19:45:01.337-07:002010-05-07T19:45:01.337-07:00What, I can't gesso over it and use it as a ba...What, I can't gesso over it and use it as a base for a new work like you do? VBG<br /><br />I don't suppose you remember screwing up your face into a squint looking at Emily Carr Skies and my worried reaction either. Or what you were thinking at the time. I was pretty curious about what you were looking for/at in that one because there are definitely things I would do differently if I tried it again. Whether or not a take your advice, whether or not I agree with your take, I always manage to learn something from you. Apparently, we are both kinder on each other than we are on ourselves! So yes indeed - carry on we will.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-75496608383886076602010-05-07T18:16:21.047-07:002010-05-07T18:16:21.047-07:00Good evening, Sheila,
You _were_ incredibly flatt...Good evening, Sheila,<br /><br />You _were_ incredibly flattering about my comments and ability to see, a bit of a surprise to me, since I think of each of us as comrades and equals. I know my limitations very well and I see your strengths (in areas very different from mine). So it hadn't occurred to me that anything I said would be taken really seriously. It's so easy to give advice; I don't have to follow it, except when I give it to myself <br /><br />So carry on, friend, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you've arrived at and hearing why you got there. But please, remember, advice is only as good as the results that come from it (and usually has little to do with the source from which it emanated).<br /><br />The really odd thing is that I don't remember the particular question or conversation about the border, although it clearly was important to your decision making. It's what I've noticed over my years of being in critiques and classes -- that what is said has different degrees of importance to the parties involved. I take other people comments quite seriously, at the same time that I don't think mine are very important. I often miss the impact of my own pronouncement, although I'm very aware of what other people say about my work and often it becomes a focus of much internal discussion.<br /><br />So I can safely say that whatever you decide will be greeted with interest and delight on my part -- unless you decide to trash the work. Which would make me really upset, because I think it's one of your best pieces.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325386238844997236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-54831282594793791752010-05-07T16:27:02.766-07:002010-05-07T16:27:02.766-07:00Yes, & no, June. Yes, ultimately it IS my work...Yes, & no, June. Yes, ultimately it IS my work and only I know what is right for it. But no, you should not be dismayed that I take you and your comments seriously. Go back and carefully read the quotation. You do all those things for me which stretches me, just like (I hope) I stretch you. And through this exercise which caused me to doubt myself, I've finally figured out why, on this particular piece, we are seemingly diametrically opposed about the edge finish. Will share the insight I woke up with this morning soon. Suffice it to say, Terry's observation, so nearly word for word the same as yours, kept me riled all evening, was the last thing on my mind as I drifted to sleep, and thus gave my sleeping brain its assignment for the night. I am at peace, finally, on this issue. I know WHY my gut reaction is what it is.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-16748064780080701092010-05-06T23:36:56.948-07:002010-05-06T23:36:56.948-07:00Oh dear. I'm always dismayed to hear that I...Oh dear. I'm always dismayed to hear that I'm taken too seriously. I guess in my hubris, I think everyone is as arrogant about their own opinions as I am about mine.<br /><br />That said -- I'm with Terry. <br /><br />But -- BUT -- it's your work, your eye, your art. And if anybody would less be able to comprehend what you wanted/needed/felt was right for your art than I, I can't think of who. We are so diametrically different in our approaches and insights into our art that you should think of listening to me like you would listen to a talk radio show host that you absolutely disagreed with. It's always good to hear what the other side has to say, but in the end, you generally have to stick with your basic gut reaction.<br /><br />So, m'dear, do as you darn well please. And epate the bourgoisie. [that last probably isn't spelled right at all, but you might get the idea ]Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325386238844997236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-33499791588091455102010-05-06T19:38:06.612-07:002010-05-06T19:38:06.612-07:00You've been hanging out with June, haven't...You've been hanging out with June, haven't you? ;-)The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-2428102895251071652010-05-06T18:44:26.609-07:002010-05-06T18:44:26.609-07:00I would finish it without a binding. It is not tha...I would finish it without a binding. It is not that I am opposed to bindings in general, but here is my take on this piece. This design radiates out from a center point. It has a sense of depth and space and energy. All those lines that go out to the edges of the piece imply that they continue indefinitely, adding to that dynamic sense of space and depth. The border brings the energy to a screeching halt and boxes it in.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.com