tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post8197755138584513058..comments2024-03-28T04:20:14.241-04:00Comments on Painted Thoughts Blog: Artistic License, Colorful Black and (Erk!) Ink BlobsLaure Ferlitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-25991363979385668162014-06-22T16:48:34.828-04:002014-06-22T16:48:34.828-04:00Popping over from Carole's blog to say how muc...Popping over from Carole's blog to say how much I enjoyed your sweet painting of the woodswallows Laure. It was especially interesting reading this post and I just know I'm going to have fun looking through your blog - am inspired already. Cheers now :D)Sue (this n that)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06391234047655434003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-37508039353347189042014-06-20T10:32:54.917-04:002014-06-20T10:32:54.917-04:00Thanks, John, I'm not sure I have the patience...Thanks, John, I'm not sure I have the patience for pen and ink anymore! I can usually get watercolor to say what I want to…that's not so easy with just black and white. Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-66363030639675772762014-06-20T10:31:56.639-04:002014-06-20T10:31:56.639-04:00Thank you, Eileen! Thank you, Eileen! Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-73732375415362513482014-06-20T10:31:39.774-04:002014-06-20T10:31:39.774-04:00Hope you had a wonderful trip, Carole! Thanks agai...Hope you had a wonderful trip, Carole! Thanks again for sharing the image—it was great fun!Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-29783739629904316482014-06-20T10:22:39.609-04:002014-06-20T10:22:39.609-04:00Came by from Carole's blog just to see. I admi...Came by from Carole's blog just to see. I admire artists that work with color. I stick to black and white - pen & ink. Very imaginative on how you covered up the ink blob. Well done and I think it made the finished piece all the better. Hurrah for "mistakes".John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-51756622851154943342014-06-20T06:32:33.199-04:002014-06-20T06:32:33.199-04:00Stopping in from Carole's blog.. I really love...Stopping in from Carole's blog.. I really loved your Woodswallows watercolor.. It is lovely, well done..eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-9092655730033235612014-06-20T03:45:05.288-04:002014-06-20T03:45:05.288-04:00Laure' you know I was interstate when your ema...Laure' you know I was interstate when your email with art arrived. Now I'm back from the Red Centre of Northern Territory, I've finally been able to access my blog and share you art via my blog too. Thanks so much! http://dragonfly47.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/woodswallows-bird-art.htmlCarole M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13261384312136535762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-36971547305782371532014-06-15T17:24:32.191-04:002014-06-15T17:24:32.191-04:00The tag is a great addition even without the ink b...The tag is a great addition even without the ink blob, so I guess it's good to make mistakes occasionally so we're forced to be creative in fixing them. And the lesson on value is true in quilting too - in fact, the saying there is "value does all the work and color gets all the credit."Cheryl Gebharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397847473688573549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-21120257698345135912014-06-13T15:57:39.122-04:002014-06-13T15:57:39.122-04:00Laure - this is super - I do love the variety of c...Laure - this is super - I do love the variety of colors that you used in the swallows too. As for the ink blog - hooray for being so creative and fixing the blob so wonderfully. Thanks too for sharing a lesson that you learned regarding the flexible nib! Have a lovely week-end.Debbie Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168646638438558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-70737991214722146802014-06-13T12:40:09.792-04:002014-06-13T12:40:09.792-04:00Love this painting…and I love your fix. I assumed ...Love this painting…and I love your fix. I assumed you were being creative and added the tag on purpose. I thought…"Laure's always so creative." Then when I read it was a fix, I thought what a happy mistake! It gives the drawing a "being in the field" feel. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-84500285810350546822014-06-12T17:21:56.653-04:002014-06-12T17:21:56.653-04:00You of all people know I make lots of blunders and...You of all people know I make lots of blunders and boo boos. And that I usually find a way to fix them. Fear them? Nah. Waste of time. Mistakes are GOING to happen despite my best efforts. Dang it!Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-84804708639853353312014-06-12T17:20:46.469-04:002014-06-12T17:20:46.469-04:00Such poetic words, Elva. Thank you! I think that&#...Such poetic words, Elva. Thank you! I think that's what I like about using so many colors in black—it creates energy and makes them sparkle…and dance.Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-63400723945709561242014-06-12T17:19:52.983-04:002014-06-12T17:19:52.983-04:00Thank you, Chris! I loved Carole's photos. She...Thank you, Chris! I loved Carole's photos. She's a talented lady.Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-6308143058770712112014-06-12T17:19:22.761-04:002014-06-12T17:19:22.761-04:00Thanks, Katherine. I'd like to say it's th...Thanks, Katherine. I'd like to say it's the first time I've done that, but it's not nice to not tell the truth….;)Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-80770709872273198432014-06-12T17:18:39.537-04:002014-06-12T17:18:39.537-04:00Good observations on the "black" birds, ...Good observations on the "black" birds, Lisa! Ravens and crows are one of my favorite birds to sketch because of all the cool colors. Starlings too. Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-84943384531236012622014-06-12T10:04:55.740-04:002014-06-12T10:04:55.740-04:00What a lovely final product, and thank you for sha...What a lovely final product, and thank you for sharing your boo boo--and the fix for it. It helps me two ways: in not being afraid to make a mistake (and thus not sketching at all) and in showing creative ways to cover up little mistakes that inevitably occur. Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-23108227067326180352014-06-12T01:47:54.537-04:002014-06-12T01:47:54.537-04:00I love all that color dancing around in there. I love all that color dancing around in there. Elva Paulsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642197019054496596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-26154250778779138952014-06-12T00:30:51.424-04:002014-06-12T00:30:51.424-04:00I love your black colors. What an amazing photo i...I love your black colors. What an amazing photo it was and such a good idea of yours to paint it.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-80284570459206990312014-06-11T20:35:32.412-04:002014-06-11T20:35:32.412-04:00Excellent solution to a blob problem. Will have to...Excellent solution to a blob problem. Will have to remember that!<br />Katherine Harrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926173580990033616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711781124266002702.post-22539990539486178702014-06-11T19:25:51.734-04:002014-06-11T19:25:51.734-04:00Even when you look at "black" birds they...Even when you look at "black" birds they have other colors mixed in. Even crows if you look at them in the sun. Fun sketch. Mistake? What mistake? It looks like you really jazzed up your sketch. I like it.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com