tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post6032734096797712908..comments2023-11-16T00:27:14.569-08:00Comments on Daily Art West: Don Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-64131294589948340992009-01-30T09:30:00.000-08:002009-01-30T09:30:00.000-08:00Hi Pat--thanks very much!Hi Pat--thanks very much!Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-36988262687752129492009-01-29T23:35:00.000-08:002009-01-29T23:35:00.000-08:00Yes, exactly, Sheila,thank you for pointing that o...Yes, exactly, Sheila,thank you for pointing that out. I started thinking after I completed this painting that it might have carried more power if I only depicted the shadow, with the actual horse implied but not seen. On the other hand I kind of like the "bounce" that's created left to right with this design. It also seems to me that the space between horse and shadow feels somehow "charged" as well.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-17173027874203742142009-01-29T23:29:00.000-08:002009-01-29T23:29:00.000-08:00Hi Todd--thanks for coming by and taking the time ...Hi Todd--thanks for coming by and taking the time to comment in depth. Yes, I've always felt a kinship to Wyeth's love of winter--I'm of course very flattered by that comparison. I look forward to your postings as well--thanks.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-27368185680308723272009-01-29T15:54:00.000-08:002009-01-29T15:54:00.000-08:00How interesting. This painting really holds your ...How interesting. This painting really holds your attention and makes you want to keep looking.PAT MEYER --https://www.blogger.com/profile/01711437301093145074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-77854255640350759132009-01-29T07:05:00.000-08:002009-01-29T07:05:00.000-08:00You know Don what this made me think of was that i...You know Don what this made me think of was that in a painting the "shadow" can have as much weight (by that I mean, importance, relevance) as the actual object it represents. In fact sometimes even more depending on the whole plan of the painting. And yet, if we were physically at that scene and walked towards it the horse would be the key point of contact rather than the shadow. It's art as interpretation again isn't it?Sheila Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202418013915704272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-23435944396045766472009-01-29T05:37:00.000-08:002009-01-29T05:37:00.000-08:00Don,Another fantastic piece. I totally agree with...Don,<BR/><BR/>Another fantastic piece. I totally agree with you on your thoughts about winter too..sure, we can complain about the snow and shoveling, but it's magical in so many ways visually , aesthetically and so full of mood..a quiet, almost mysterious mood. I've commented before how your work reminds me of Andrew Wyeths in a lot of ways, he felt the same way about winter as you do. The work is spectacular Don. I always look forward to checking it out.<BR/>All the best,<BR/>ToddTodd Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106002893113309433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-621013036329013322009-01-29T00:17:00.000-08:002009-01-29T00:17:00.000-08:00Hi Bri--thanks.Hi Bri--thanks.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-9078314289708331702009-01-29T00:16:00.000-08:002009-01-29T00:16:00.000-08:00Thanks a lot, Gerald.Thanks a lot, Gerald.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-90132144125093631392009-01-28T12:45:00.000-08:002009-01-28T12:45:00.000-08:00Nice new painting. Love the shadow and how you hav...Nice new painting. Love the shadow and how you have two subjects because of it. I agree with you about mixing it up with different canvas sizes.Dogs by Brihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220299008402837480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-1954098978443608332009-01-28T11:51:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:51:00.000-08:00Great painting & title..Great painting & title..Gerald Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012878400546743684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-76040895758780056922009-01-28T09:59:00.000-08:002009-01-28T09:59:00.000-08:00Oh yeah Brian, I've seen that photo--it's fantasti...Oh yeah Brian, I've seen that photo--it's fantastic! Thanks for the kind words.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-24282888330988670242009-01-28T04:21:00.000-08:002009-01-28T04:21:00.000-08:00Lovely piece, Don. It reminds me of a National Ge...Lovely piece, Don. It reminds me of a National Geographic picture I saw of camels in the desert. They were walking in line and everything looked normal...until you realized that what you were seeing were their shadows from above! It was really cool. So you have much the same effect here, with your "two" horses instead of one. I love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com