tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post920320846315905131..comments2024-03-29T14:38:14.572+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: YesterdayYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-89208227496915422712017-03-07T23:01:47.383+00:002017-03-07T23:01:47.383+00:00I'm not an artist so I can only comment as an ...I'm not an artist so I can only comment as an art appreciator. I preferred your first attempt. I thought it lived. I think that I would walk away from it for a while before attempting another go.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-19798000899552463802017-03-07T10:40:23.724+00:002017-03-07T10:40:23.724+00:00Thank you for sharing that quote Tim. I believe it...Thank you for sharing that quote Tim. I believe it was by a little known Italian artist called Leonardo da Vinci.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-57591141919131600332017-03-07T06:25:49.361+00:002017-03-07T06:25:49.361+00:00I like the quote (not sure of the author) 'A w...I like the quote (not sure of the author) 'A work of art is never finished; only ever abandoned'. I only wish I could paint as well as you!Creaking oldiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430135963085747003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-61633654968401307742017-03-06T22:44:23.668+00:002017-03-06T22:44:23.668+00:00I have been waiting a long while to start making a...I have been waiting a long while to start making art again. It was always in my bones but I neglected this talent for many years. Work and other stuff got in the way. I hope I will keep going,,, but you never know. It could all fade away again.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33183228985486354632017-03-06T22:41:47.275+00:002017-03-06T22:41:47.275+00:00He was a RED fox! Reds are very cunning and very s...He was a RED fox! Reds are very cunning and very shifty.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33420322009508680502017-03-06T22:40:49.626+00:002017-03-06T22:40:49.626+00:00Thanks for your thoughtful advice CG.Thanks for your thoughtful advice CG.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-80184735318788192182017-03-06T20:23:17.961+00:002017-03-06T20:23:17.961+00:00I guess I don't have to go and see moonlight. ...I guess I don't have to go and see moonlight. Fred fox is teaching you some good strategy.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67127739665624212242017-03-06T19:42:55.640+00:002017-03-06T19:42:55.640+00:00I preferred the background on your first attempt, ...I preferred the background on your first attempt, it was much more natural, though without the lighter strip you used to denote sunshine. Would suggest that you keep the background simple - Fred, after all is the subject of the picture and with a simple, soft background, he will stand out. Beware too many attempts at the same thing, YP, you'll get heartily disillusioned with the whole project (I speak from experience here as many abandoned paintings will testify) ! Go with the first one, but crop the background.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74224183235154174152017-03-06T18:54:53.258+00:002017-03-06T18:54:53.258+00:00Are we voting? If so, I like today's fox with ...Are we voting? If so, I like today's fox with March 1 background, and I like the fox portrait (head) in a completely different way. But then, I am not an artist, I only know what I like.<br /><br />I admire both your talent and your perseverance, the latter perhaps more than the former. We can't help what talent we do or don't have, but self-discipline and effort are the tools that make talent shine. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70966066653436605662017-03-06T15:22:28.706+00:002017-03-06T15:22:28.706+00:00Thank you for your take on "Moonlight" S...Thank you for your take on "Moonlight" Steve. Perhaps being a Floridian you may have been more receptive to this film than I was.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82319441195737463202017-03-06T15:18:03.772+00:002017-03-06T15:18:03.772+00:00Yes. When I look at my foxes, I also like Fox 1 be...Yes. When I look at my foxes, I also like Fox 1 best. But I'm not over with foxes yet. The next one will be just the head again.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45885782524928465782017-03-06T14:43:34.528+00:002017-03-06T14:43:34.528+00:00Well, you're certainly closer to your objectiv...Well, you're certainly closer to your objectives when you paint than I would be if I painted!<br /><br />I thought "Moonlight" was very absorbing, but I can see how it might not be everyone's cup of tea. I loved it visually, and I thought Chiron was very compelling as a damaged character with his own inner secrets. I can't imagine how hard it would be to live in that environment.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-613994850012822452017-03-06T13:59:34.109+00:002017-03-06T13:59:34.109+00:00When I paint I never know what the end result will...When I paint I never know what the end result will be. Sometimes I just can't cope with the disappointment when it turns out wrong. I guess I haven't got the right temperament to be a proper artist. (I preferred Fox Number 1.)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90329806247883177442017-03-06T13:37:39.047+00:002017-03-06T13:37:39.047+00:00I have just been considering yet more Fred picture...I have just been considering yet more Fred pictures because I am still not happy with him. I am going to try another head but different from the first. Watch this space. Looks like I might miss your birthday.<br /><br />I know what you mean about blogposts also having a life of their own sometimes - so that what you end up with may not be what you thought you were going to type.<br /><br />By the way, Number 3 wasn't good enough to share with visitors.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63985252287747943902017-03-06T13:12:01.490+00:002017-03-06T13:12:01.490+00:00I do not know anything about "Moonlight"...I do not know anything about "Moonlight" and so can not comment on the film. Your review confirms my general view, though: When a huge hype is made about something (a book, film, song, artist...), it often leaves me relatively or completely cold.<br /><br />Your fourth fox picture? I can only account for three (including this one), so which one is the mysterious # 3?<br />In this latest one, I really like Fred's intense expression. He looks as if he knows something we don't know (which I am sure is true) but wants to find out whether he is looking at friend or foe there.<br />The green backgroound is good, too.<br />What you describe about not being in full control of a painting is what authors often say about the charaters in their books. To a much lesser extent, I can relate to that: Sometimes I am all set for writing a specific blog post, but as I start typing, the post develops into something different, my thoughts and fingers leading me into a direction I did not entirely foresee or plan on.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16237198537069162592017-03-06T12:03:35.358+00:002017-03-06T12:03:35.358+00:00What emerges from my Fred pictures is perhaps a se...What emerges from my Fred pictures is perhaps a sense of my relationship with him. A mixture of pity, admiration and envy.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88562406531991886142017-03-06T12:02:04.922+00:002017-03-06T12:02:04.922+00:00I had the same thought that you expressed in the f...I had the same thought that you expressed in the first paragraph. An element of compensation perhaps. And thanks for your honest opinion regarding the latest picture. Much appreciated.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-6689700573156130892017-03-06T11:35:02.888+00:002017-03-06T11:35:02.888+00:00I think that every work of art takes on a life of ...I think that every work of art takes on a life of it's own so there's no real surprise that Fred is self determiningkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-44800133501945963972017-03-06T11:30:57.508+00:002017-03-06T11:30:57.508+00:00I think - and these are just my thoughts - all the...I think - and these are just my thoughts - all the fuss that Will Smith and a few others made last year about the Academy Awards is probably the reason "Moonlight" was chosen as Best Picture. <br /><br />I like the green/grass background, rather than a blank/white background. However, I still like/prefer the one of Fred you painted the other day with the background greenery not as bright green as the one here. The green used in your previous painting is more "real"; more authentic. It allows Fred's character to shine through. Just my opinion, for what it's worth. :)<br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.com