tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616260236584338487.post3668117024576663014..comments2023-11-03T06:21:14.046-07:00Comments on Kay's Art: Healesville Sanctuary-What's that? WIPmagicmysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08346289167467106094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616260236584338487.post-2764834400531982492008-09-05T03:54:00.000-07:002008-09-05T03:54:00.000-07:00Hi Kay. Sorry, this pic is worrying me. The bottom...Hi Kay. Sorry, this pic is worrying me. The bottom right hand corner, all the grasses and the pastel technique youve used to denote grasses seems to drag my eyes down with it. To me it looks like the kids are standing on a cliff and the bottom corner is just dropping off. can you not do blocks of colour and then just suggest the grasses with a fleck here and there??Wendi. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00938483886091317749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616260236584338487.post-83463222345883453142008-09-03T15:45:00.000-07:002008-09-03T15:45:00.000-07:00I'm glad you took my advice in the right light. I...I'm glad you took my advice in the right light. It seems like everyone on the art blogs just says nicey-nice things, when I know I would appreciate constructive criticism, too. It must be the teacher in me...:)PastelGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456333187417895058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616260236584338487.post-27311782434366012392008-09-03T15:39:00.000-07:002008-09-03T15:39:00.000-07:00Thanks Matthew, Great advice I think I will work o...Thanks Matthew, Great advice I think I will work on those ideas in my painting. I will post revised edition when done.magicmysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08346289167467106094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616260236584338487.post-9425176651074826742008-09-03T14:49:00.000-07:002008-09-03T14:49:00.000-07:00Kay,Thanks so much for your continued comments and...Kay,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your continued comments and support of my blog! Actually, I do teach English, too (just not art!). I'm always tying to get my students to journal, so I thought I'd better take my own advice...<BR/><BR/>I like your new work. The movement in the grasses is great. I might have made more temperature differentiation between the foreground and the background, however. The movement of the central figure is wonderful, too, especially after seeing the preliminary sketches. Do you think maybe lowering the warm-colored horizon line away from his face might make it more effective?PastelGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456333187417895058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616260236584338487.post-19853318409804268152008-08-31T17:31:00.000-07:002008-08-31T17:31:00.000-07:00Nice to see both the initial and completed paintin...Nice to see both the initial and completed painting. I like the colors you used in the grasses. That is what I love about pastels, that rich color that just pops.Holly Zemakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768967840938674453noreply@blogger.com