tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post5435811332488987311..comments2024-02-27T11:06:05.751-05:00Comments on Nancy Colella: Simply Painting: "Up sizing" tips (and a critique!)Nancy Colellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008875837229141501noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-52680140830578877052011-11-28T08:54:36.044-05:002011-11-28T08:54:36.044-05:00Somehow I missed all the type in RED. The opposit...Somehow I missed all the type in RED. The opposite of what you'd think, no? But when I printed out the page with my review I saw.... YOU! And it is a spot-on review for you and your wonderful work and blog! Congratulations!Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-64909243277867689162011-11-19T11:04:07.509-05:002011-11-19T11:04:07.509-05:00Yes the grid ROCKS Nancy! Gotta love the initial c...Yes the grid ROCKS Nancy! Gotta love the initial control of getting everything down right and then having a blast with the painting part. As you know I did one this week.Thanks for stopping by too.Giselle Vidal McMenaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485784213084567008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-42652892596804662652011-11-17T06:22:12.791-05:002011-11-17T06:22:12.791-05:00Great critique, Nancy. I subscribe to his blog an...Great critique, Nancy. I subscribe to his blog and had read it there. I have the opposite size thing- I have always painted large until I took Carol Marine's workshop and I still find painting small a challenge.<br />Great work!Fay Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13930838090136292433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-73083048365188211032011-11-16T11:22:39.441-05:002011-11-16T11:22:39.441-05:00Wicked awesome critique Nancy!!
And thanks for the...Wicked awesome critique Nancy!!<br />And thanks for the tips. I am a gridder but don't know how to size the photo proportionally to the photo. Any tips there?<br />Beautiful painting.Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-59726161792312117832011-11-16T08:44:50.537-05:002011-11-16T08:44:50.537-05:00Congratulations on the critique -- I completely ag...Congratulations on the critique -- I completely agree with the guy -- your beach paintings at SSAC just sing with light!jkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213571286682594162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-10289482297560695232011-11-16T07:56:49.179-05:002011-11-16T07:56:49.179-05:00Wow! on a few counts..Love the painting..love the ...Wow! on a few counts..Love the painting..love the tips..your Critique is fabulous and right on Nancy<br />The grid...ugh..no way for me. I know it would cut out a lot of work in the end for me..but the process is so against the whole feeling of how I paint...sure works for you I seePage Pearson Railsbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835062945787175006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-8978510004814238052011-11-16T07:36:19.174-05:002011-11-16T07:36:19.174-05:00Well said. I always have trouble painting smaller....Well said. I always have trouble painting smaller.Paintings by Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589699014755515679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-18212491151374321982011-11-15T18:24:51.032-05:002011-11-15T18:24:51.032-05:00For sure! That's my struggle! If it's not ...For sure! That's my struggle! If it's not "perfect", but it says what I want it to say, then, well, it's perfect! In my view anyway.Nancy Colellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008875837229141501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-21914842720335785792011-11-15T16:41:23.016-05:002011-11-15T16:41:23.016-05:00You're so right about the grid, but I also thi...You're so right about the grid, but I also think the awkward angles and incorrect perspective gave "Weekly Rental" character. As a recovering perfectionist, I'd like to think there's a lot to be said for imperfection. So I says to myself, self?... (art) history is full of (artists) people struggling to become what they're not... Picasso spent a lifetime trying to paint like a child... etc... etc...<br />Artists talk to themselves.SamArtDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322356829966791319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368381159271211777.post-77208584477068528952011-11-15T16:39:27.874-05:002011-11-15T16:39:27.874-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.SamArtDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322356829966791319noreply@blogger.com