tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post8030157927293356288..comments2023-11-16T00:27:14.569-08:00Comments on Daily Art West: Don Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-16906798394274509252010-04-21T23:58:01.356-07:002010-04-21T23:58:01.356-07:00Yes, I see that aspect of the painting too, Heathe...Yes, I see that aspect of the painting too, Heather...but I think he's kinda cute!..."ET go home!" :>}Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-73623262312099807552010-04-21T09:22:17.216-07:002010-04-21T09:22:17.216-07:00To me, Travelogue looks like a giant alien skull. ...To me, Travelogue looks like a giant alien skull. Creepy! Are you sure you weren't abducted in the middle of the night??? :)-- Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544526761669308703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-70327154252642631412010-04-17T00:27:28.803-07:002010-04-17T00:27:28.803-07:00You're welcome, Sheila--thanks for asking.You're welcome, Sheila--thanks for asking.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-5232449755980490922010-04-16T11:25:02.962-07:002010-04-16T11:25:02.962-07:00Thanks for the insights into the techniques Don. M...Thanks for the insights into the techniques Don. Much appreciated.Sheila Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202418013915704272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-28230460044400519192010-04-16T06:36:19.905-07:002010-04-16T06:36:19.905-07:00"Talking to dogs and rocks keeps us humans hu..."Talking to dogs and rocks keeps us humans humble."<br /><br />I'm going to be thinking about that all day! Thanks Sam!Kaylyn Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717537170993339125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-42301229085962212892010-04-15T19:24:48.873-07:002010-04-15T19:24:48.873-07:00Hello Sheila--thanks for the note. Yes, there'...Hello Sheila--thanks for the note. Yes, there's quite a bit of glazing in this painting. I use Liquin as a medium--a lot in the glazes and a little in almost all brushloads. Since it's an alkyd resin the paint gets tacky in an hour or so, and the paint film is usually dry to the touch by the next day. It doesn't seem to take much of it to speed up the drying. It helps to have more than one piece in process. I do as much as I can do wet-in-wet, then move on to another piece.<br /><br />Like you, I get frustrated sometimes with slow drying but put up with it for the richness of oil. I seem to have developed a technique that allows me to pretty much keep steadily working on a piece.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-86867233999314234412010-04-15T19:09:06.618-07:002010-04-15T19:09:06.618-07:00You thought right, Sam. I've had this hanging...You thought right, Sam. I've had this hanging in the studio and it "presides" over whatever else I'm doing. Thanks for your thoughts.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-52446964786312175492010-04-15T19:04:49.871-07:002010-04-15T19:04:49.871-07:00Thanks, Kaylyn--I like your take on the shadows. &...Thanks, Kaylyn--I like your take on the shadows. "A window into another idea" is a great way to express what I'm after with these layered images.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-73941359403827130212010-04-15T19:02:06.738-07:002010-04-15T19:02:06.738-07:00Rahina, you always have something perceptive to sa...Rahina, you always have something perceptive to say and I appreciate hearing from you. Your portraits just keep getting better and better.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-34922419352165485592010-04-15T12:40:01.216-07:002010-04-15T12:40:01.216-07:00Don, I too get a kick out of working over earlier ...Don, I too get a kick out of working over earlier pieces. It lends itself so well to that "developmental" concept of painting. You have strong colour here and yet like the other stones paintings it "feels" chalky - which I love. I suppose that's not clear to anyone except me - no matter. One question - you seem to have worked with multiple colour overlays. How does that work out with oils and their longer drying time? It would send me bonkers with frustration, waiting. Also the concept of letting the painting take you where it wants to go. I agree, I enjoy that probably more than anything, but I can only relax into it with acrylics (again because of quick drying time and total flexibility) ??Sheila Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202418013915704272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-90965308725279930622010-04-15T09:02:08.664-07:002010-04-15T09:02:08.664-07:00When you were doing the sketches of Winston, I'...When you were doing the sketches of Winston, I'd like to think this big rock was looming on the other side of the room. I love how when you veer off, it's way off.<br /><br />Talking to dogs and rocks keeps us humans humble.SamArtDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322356829966791319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-10775085282413845252010-04-15T06:13:23.219-07:002010-04-15T06:13:23.219-07:00This is a really intriguing build on your previous...This is a really intriguing build on your previous rock paintings. I find, in my paintings and in this on of yours, that shadows hold the real interest an provide the glue and a lot of the story. A lot happens in what is merely seen as the dark stuff to set off the 'more important' light. I like the previous images creeping though and making the shadows a window into another idea.Kaylyn Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717537170993339125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674898426369236660.post-35135815462095399612010-04-15T00:48:17.061-07:002010-04-15T00:48:17.061-07:00i had to visualise it as its actual size, and was ...i had to visualise it as its actual size, and was struck with admiration of artists like yourself who can paint big or small. stunning colours, a true travelogue... and your final paragraph is beautifully true, when it happens:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com