Duende
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| 11/20/2007 11:10 AM |
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OK, I'm working on about 10 new paintings, I just can't help but start new painting while I'm working on other ones, anyone else do this? I like to paint on a couple at the same time while one is drying, I'll work on the other one which means I have lots palettes. I also like that when I'm finally finished with the paintings, I have a nice body of work to show. Here's one of my favorite flowers
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JoyK
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| 11/20/2007 1:03 PM |
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This is breathtaking- great composition and use of color, especially the background. I've been told it is good to work on more than one painting at a time, so I need to try this to stop overworking.
How are you getting your posts in blue? I'm using a Mac OSX. |
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klippie
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| 11/20/2007 2:22 PM |
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Wow
stunning work.
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gene
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| 11/21/2007 7:25 AM |
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| Beautiful! I look forward to seeing more of your work..........Yes, I also work on a few different paintings at the same time on occasion. It helps to get away from one from time to time and then go back to it with fresh eyes, I think.........Gene |
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Duende
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| 11/21/2007 4:01 PM |
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Thank you for your comments again, I really appreciate them.
Joy, I'm about as techy as a frisbie so all I can tell you is that when you post a new topic, there's thingys at the top of the message window that has colors and font sizes and I don't know what else, I just press and click and hope it comes through. I'm trying to figure out how to post a little bit larger images on, I guess the ones I have are to big a file?
I'll be posting some new work soon! so make sure to tell me what you think and how I can improve! |
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MTillie
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| 11/21/2007 6:03 PM |
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| Great painting. Like you I want to work on more than one painting at a time and I also work in more than one media too. But I still love watercolors. |
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sandeep.khedkar
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| 11/21/2007 11:42 PM |
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Hi Duende
Great work. Glad to read that you work on many paintings at the same time. I too like to do it...just cannot wait till the water dries up.
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JoyK
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| 11/23/2007 3:03 PM |
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Can't wait to see more - my forum reply does not have colors and sizes, but on Wet Canvas it does. Anyone else have this? |
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JOY
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darsart
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| 11/28/2007 5:36 PM |
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This is an absolutely stunning flower, beautiful color and detail.
I can't wait to show this post to my husband- he thinks I'm nuts to have more than one watercolor painting going at the same time. I'm always working on more than one, often many. He says that it's because I have ADD (attention-deficit-disorder) or something, but I was too busy starting a new painting to really listen to him. (ha, ha) |
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Duende
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| 11/28/2007 8:03 PM |
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I used to feel strange about starting new paintings before finishing what I was working on then I met an artist who started a new painting every week (wether he needed to or not) and his paintings took anywhere from a month to three months to finish, that just opened me up to a new freedom! Now I don't care, I have too many ideas to not jump on them, they all get finished eventually and because I go back and forth, the ideas stay fresh and foster new ideas. Maybe we have artist's ADD?
Mainly, I do what works best for me! |
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clarity
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| 11/30/2007 9:57 PM |
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 Hi _ I'm just starting to take an interest in painting flowers and looking at your beutifully clear but also so individual flower portraits has been really inspiring. Thank-you.
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Duende
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| 12/04/2007 10:11 PM |
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Thank you Clarity. .. .I keep forgetting that being on the computer really means going global! New Zealand? !
Keep painting! Make lots of mistakes now so when you start making masterpieces, you'll know what to expect from watercolors! |
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clarity
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| 12/05/2007 1:15 AM |
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| Thanks (both) for the advice. I'm doing it! |
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Neeci
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| 12/12/2007 6:47 PM |
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How do you keep all your different palettes, with paint, fresh? I do several different works at the same time also, but get discouraged when my paints start to go bad.  |
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Duende
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| 12/15/2007 11:56 AM |
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Hi Neeci, how do you mean bad? dirty? or other? I've knows a couple of colors that have molded on me in the past cause I had them in a container that didn't let them dry out but that's about it, otherwise I just wipe what I don't need off and continue.
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Jim
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| 12/15/2007 5:11 PM |
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Excellent work Duende,
I wish I could work like you, but I'm restricted to time & space. The boredom factor is
something you don't have to deal with working on all those palettes at once. I admire
your ability to paint and to multi-task!
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
www.paintingsbyjim.com |
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Duende
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| 12/17/2007 12:56 PM |
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Thanks Jim, the biggest lesson I've learned from the kids so far is to create daily goals and then to breath when I don't accomplish any of them! Multi-tasking is the only way I can do anything around here!
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deep2006
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| 12/26/2007 9:55 AM |
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| breathtakingly beautiful |
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Elvira
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| 12/28/2007 2:19 PM |
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Really lovely work. Amaryllis are not the easiest of flowers to paint! I think it is good to work on a few paintings at a time - you don't get bored!
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