tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post6406383041556917423..comments2023-09-12T08:31:27.225-04:00Comments on loriann signori : Distance: What I know and what I do and the contrastloriann signorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-82138123022160686212009-04-14T17:55:00.000-04:002009-04-14T17:55:00.000-04:00Hi Mary, How kind of you to say..but accurate. We ...Hi Mary, How kind of you to say..but accurate. We as artists are critical of ourselves, probably because we see it clearly in our mind's eye, but alas it is different on canvas. Thanks anyway!loriann signorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-47346930982533003272009-04-14T10:14:00.000-04:002009-04-14T10:14:00.000-04:00We're all too critical of our own work. This clear...We're all too critical of our own work. This clearly states distance and atmosphere to me. Also, the color harmony here, makes the painting.Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-78653793757232761632009-04-13T10:34:00.000-04:002009-04-13T10:34:00.000-04:00Amen Jala!I guess I know I love juicy colors but I...Amen Jala!<BR/>I guess I know I love juicy colors but I fully realize for them to be juicy there must be subtlety (Of 6 rows of pastels in my small heilman box 2 are dedicated solely to neutrals...a must.) <BR/>Deborah's course opened up the idea of glazing which as of yet I am not quite certain. It also changed slightly the way I set up a pastel. As for color....I realize that is such an internal...unstoppable way of seeing and feeling. What do you think?loriann signorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-33466205287363069242009-04-12T02:31:00.000-04:002009-04-12T02:31:00.000-04:00I find it so fascinating how we can intellectually...I find it so fascinating how we can intellectually know (and list!) certain techniques for making things look a certain way...but somehow, it doesn't necessarily happen when actually painting.<BR/><BR/>I also like what you said about realizing you prefer bolder or juicier colors, rather than subtlety. Is doing the Deborah Paris workshop helping you realize this?Jala Pfaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186623108399217523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-29392857011549804212009-04-11T02:28:00.000-04:002009-04-11T02:28:00.000-04:00I always love your color! To get distance, simply ...I always love your color! To get distance, simply grey down and maybe lighten a bit those distant bright blue hills. DO NOT DISCARD!<BR/>Gary MichaelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072879878082877052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-89545414888433573052009-04-10T22:46:00.000-04:002009-04-10T22:46:00.000-04:00Thanks NJ!I own the Gifford book and many other go...Thanks NJ!<BR/>I own the Gifford book and many other good ones by the HRS. Sanford Gifford's light and luminosity is unsurpassed, in my opinion.loriann signorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-41644453231575747912009-04-10T21:28:00.000-04:002009-04-10T21:28:00.000-04:00Hi Loriann,I like what you have painted. This a st...Hi Loriann,<BR/>I like what you have painted. This a strong expressive painting with some beautiful color. Somehow that strong blue/green in the distance shouldn't work but it does. I agree with your opinion about the Hudson River school. An artist can always learn from those paintings. I also like Sanford Gifford's paintings. A few years ago the Metropolitan had an exhibition of his work. Perhaps Amazon has a copy of the catalog. His sense of space & light was incredible. Everytime I look at either Bierstadt or Church I cannot help but think-they do not paint like that anymore! BTW- Brian is right on the money about the Inness room at the Montclair Museum. You can become immersed in the paintings on display. Altough the museum is near where I live I do not go to the Inness room often enough.NJ ART 73noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-66008524322643756072009-04-10T20:05:00.000-04:002009-04-10T20:05:00.000-04:00Hi Melinda and Donna,Thanks for your support. Afte...Hi Melinda and Donna,<BR/>Thanks for your support. After obsessing about this one all day I have come to believe it is because it did not match my vision of what if should look like. Instead I was desperately clawing at ways/solutions with no understanding. That's never good. I have decided to chuck this one and begin again. This time on a landscape I know.... I dare say the reservoir? And the beat goes on...eh?loriann signorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738796573576452724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-68506492049735764262009-04-10T14:31:00.000-04:002009-04-10T14:31:00.000-04:00I agree with Melinda: spectacular painting, Lorian...I agree with Melinda: spectacular painting, Loriann! I don't see any struggle in this at all. It's funny that you say that subtlety is not your thing. I have the opposite problem - using "delicious colors" and pushing them for effect is my struggle. I admire your work and your ability to use color so expressively so I'll keep struggling.Donna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129186863757507990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569842595006112796.post-9838618131157569582009-04-10T13:10:00.000-04:002009-04-10T13:10:00.000-04:00Hi Loriann,This painting is spectacular. Really. I...Hi Loriann,<BR/>This painting is spectacular. Really. I read with interest your analysis, noting how carefully you approached your canvas and how you held all the elements you admired in the work of others. Then, I thought, but...Loriann's work is luminous, is expressive, DOES work just as well as those she wrote about. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes when I work in a new way I am so shocked by the changes that I think what I've done is not up to my standards plus, not up to the comparative value of famous works. Could this be something you feel too?Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.com