tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post3011960124262534127..comments2023-09-12T08:31:27.225-04:00Comments on loriann signori : View from Olanaloriann signorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-40770486070289862472009-05-04T07:31:00.000-04:002009-05-04T07:31:00.000-04:00Hi Takeyce! I will be back, probably in June. Let'...Hi Takeyce! I will be back, probably in June. Let's hook up then.loriann signorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-50255082862158151892009-05-03T10:31:00.000-04:002009-05-03T10:31:00.000-04:00wish I'd known that you were up this way! I would...wish I'd known that you were up this way! I would have come out to paint with you. Beautifully done!Takeyce Walterhttp://takeyceart.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-47904285756965190112009-04-27T09:33:00.000-04:002009-04-27T09:33:00.000-04:00Thanks Brian...I will be back for an extended peri...Thanks Brian...I will be back for an extended period, probably in June. I love the Hudson! What a beautiful place to grow up, I bet the landscape resides in your soul.loriann signorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-88931283672148172192009-04-27T09:20:00.000-04:002009-04-27T09:20:00.000-04:00I like the wide format as well and have been wanti...I like the wide format as well and have been wanting to do more horizontal drawings like this myself.<br /><br />Loriann, my family lives near Chatham, which is about 25 minutes drive northeast from Olana and the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. They are close (five miles) to the border with Massachusetts. From an open field next to my parents' home you can look down into the Hudson River Valley and see the distant river like a silver dashed line at the valley's floor. From that perspective, the Catskill Mountains rise up behind the valley and it's really very beautiful all year around. The Hudson River is stunning from end to end - whether the Pallisade cliffs opposite northern Manhattan down here in the city or the more secluded spots north of Albany. Each bend and stretch of the river presents unlimited opportunities for painting and the colors and feel of the valley changes dramatically from season to season. One could devote a lifetime to painting just a small part of it, I'm sure. Your painting suggests all of those possibilities wonderfully, Loriann.Brian McGurganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963409828276349170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-26110599898007217782009-04-27T07:59:00.000-04:002009-04-27T07:59:00.000-04:00Thanks for checking back Jala! I do love the super...Thanks for checking back Jala! I do love the super long format too.loriann signorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-21452823770266966072009-04-27T00:55:00.000-04:002009-04-27T00:55:00.000-04:00Such a wonderfully wide open feel (love the format...Such a wonderfully wide open feel (love the format!), expansive...like you can breathe...it's great. Had to check back for the wonderful new photo!Jala Pfaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186623108399217523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-40489546218401017292009-04-26T22:38:00.000-04:002009-04-26T22:38:00.000-04:00Hi Jala and Janelle,
The views were awesome and ve...Hi Jala and Janelle,<br />The views were awesome and very inspiring. The weather warm -90, if windy. Summer is on the way. And yes Janelle...magic hours excite me! I think it is the same for you!<br /><br />Hi Brian,<br />Olana and the surrounding countryside is amazing. Where did you grow up? (Lucky you!) I am so accustomed to painting my Potomac River - the Hudson River is so different. Wide, deep and with surrounding mountains..nice! The Potomac is much narrower and very shallow. It has a hill or two nearby.loriann signorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-11102071345325341112009-04-26T17:47:00.000-04:002009-04-26T17:47:00.000-04:00It's a beautiful stretch of river there near Olana...It's a beautiful stretch of river there near Olana and you've captured it wonderfully in this painting. I hope you had a great weekend up there near my old stomping grounds.Brian McGurganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963409828276349170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-2795622340178836532009-04-26T06:10:00.000-04:002009-04-26T06:10:00.000-04:00I can see from the landscape, that it must be a be...I can see from the landscape, that it must be a beautiful view you were seeing. Wish I was there to see it. Sounds like you're painting the magic hours.Janelle Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421704740728568653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-33009986780420637532009-04-25T23:19:00.000-04:002009-04-25T23:19:00.000-04:00You are such a trouper with the weather. We should...You are such a trouper with the weather. We should all be so tough. :)<br />Lovely, my dear.Jala Pfaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186623108399217523noreply@blogger.com