tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post607780076742169517..comments2023-11-16T00:27:14.569-08:00Comments on Daily Art West: StormcatcherDon Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-8717814503228655752015-05-23T21:17:11.939-07:002015-05-23T21:17:11.939-07:00Thanks for your positive comments on "Stormca...Thanks for your positive comments on "Stormcatcher". You are right, it is SO hard to strike that balance! I wish there was a formula I could bottle, but it really is trial and error (emphasis on error) every single time...maddening. And I hit the right balance so rarely. Each time I begin another painting, it's like starting at square one all over again--as if I've learned nothing from all these years of practice! I take a little solace in Degas' statement: "Painting is very easy when you don't know how, and difficult when you do."Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-5700280611594241302015-05-23T20:57:25.858-07:002015-05-23T20:57:25.858-07:00Hi Gary--very sorry to drag my feet in replying to...Hi Gary--very sorry to drag my feet in replying to your kind words. Thanks for those supportive comments--they make me feel great!Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-58290606722487950372015-05-18T11:12:50.685-07:002015-05-18T11:12:50.685-07:00LOVE this Don. Striking a successful balance of a...LOVE this Don. Striking a successful balance of abstract and representational elements can be so difficult.<br /><br />I've been wrestling with those sensibilities with my plein air landscapes though I haven't posted them on my blog...because getting it right is HARD. You make it look easy, this painting is exceptional.<br /><br />Congratulations on your solo exhibition, Don!Marilyn Flaneganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-25309392790395006022015-05-18T02:08:31.289-07:002015-05-18T02:08:31.289-07:00Hi Don,
Wow! This is beautiful and evocative and ...Hi Don,<br />Wow! This is beautiful and evocative and many other things beyond my ability to communicate, but rest assured, they're all good.<br />I predict it will be the first of hopefully many sales at the show.<br />Knock it out of the park, Don!<br />Sincerely,<br />Gary.Gary L. Everesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343464132076469808noreply@blogger.com