tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post3965833875659289500..comments2023-07-14T04:19:58.832-04:00Comments on A Painter's Year: Cafe in SunSusan Abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729773074834731314noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-40142355059161559092010-04-10T12:45:53.873-04:002010-04-10T12:45:53.873-04:00Glad you like this one, Marie--thanks for taking t...Glad you like this one, Marie--thanks for taking the time to write and let me know!Susan Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729773074834731314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-46005070883969482362010-04-10T12:23:57.084-04:002010-04-10T12:23:57.084-04:00The quick sketching, the warm colors, an absolutel...The quick sketching, the warm colors, an absolutely perfect painting!Marie Theronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873852756825147600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-7210138109778887532010-04-05T16:10:31.263-04:002010-04-05T16:10:31.263-04:00Thanks so much for writing, F.M.! I am very much l...Thanks so much for writing, F.M.! I am very much looking forward to seeing Galicia--I've been interested in this part of the world for a long time. I look forward to seeing what I paint here, too. It's always a bit of a mystery!Susan Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729773074834731314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-4234262255225106912010-04-05T16:02:16.637-04:002010-04-05T16:02:16.637-04:00Hi Susan, welcome to Galicia I´m sure you will enj...Hi Susan, welcome to Galicia I´m sure you will enjoy the magnificent scenery, and Santiago de Compostela, a wonderful city.<br />Your paintings are great, I enjoy seeing them, I'll wait to see what you paint here, greetings.F.M.Marrouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429488531350760155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-90229751442332466942010-04-04T09:59:13.799-04:002010-04-04T09:59:13.799-04:00Jane and Hania, many thanks for writing. I think w...Jane and Hania, many thanks for writing. I think watercolor--transparent washes and white paper--can evoke strong sunlight like nothing else. One of the reasons it's worth working in such a technically difficult, indirect (meaning the amount of thought one has to put into painting spontaneously) medium.Susan Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729773074834731314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-25761991997084384102010-04-04T09:53:09.749-04:002010-04-04T09:53:09.749-04:00Linda, thanks for writing. I'm looking forward...Linda, thanks for writing. I'm looking forward to seeing what I paint in Spain, too! First trip there, so it will be a new landscape for me. I'll be in Madrid and Barcelona for two weeks after Galicia, and am very much looking forward to many hours in the Prado and other museums.Susan Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729773074834731314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-48850163077842365822010-04-04T09:25:54.240-04:002010-04-04T09:25:54.240-04:00Cel, this painting was a bit of an experiment. I u...Cel, this painting was a bit of an experiment. I used only two colors--quinacridone sienna (a very red, transparent burnt sienna made by Daniel Smith) and prussian blue. Usually I begin a watercolor landscape with a fast graphite drawing, but here I started with color shapes, drawing directly with my brush. This approach forced me to be very decisive about value and temperature, which I think is what caught your eye here.Susan Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729773074834731314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-11038112990018390862010-04-04T09:20:29.540-04:002010-04-04T09:20:29.540-04:00Thanks, Altoon. I'll see you in May--meanwhile...Thanks, Altoon. I'll see you in May--meanwhile, enjoy our Vermont spring!Susan Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729773074834731314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-27664461140610457822010-04-04T07:57:56.530-04:002010-04-04T07:57:56.530-04:00I love it! ou can just feel the warmth of the plac...I love it! ou can just feel the warmth of the place.. I wish it was me sitting thereHaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219304788722933879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-4774788599210121582010-04-04T05:13:03.426-04:002010-04-04T05:13:03.426-04:00Sounds fantastic, have a good time love the painti...Sounds fantastic, have a good time love the painting.Lakeland arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035506902884410151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-72624049995894746092010-04-03T21:57:39.448-04:002010-04-03T21:57:39.448-04:00Beautiful! I like all the warm colors. Have fun ...Beautiful! I like all the warm colors. Have fun in Galicia! I'm looking forward to seeing your work from Spain!Linda Popplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597184853450230942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-8965683222832726092010-04-03T20:52:29.545-04:002010-04-03T20:52:29.545-04:00It is the light/shadow/color interplay that catche...It is the light/shadow/color interplay that catches my attention here.celnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099623746004047287.post-38207110964659105622010-04-03T15:53:29.800-04:002010-04-03T15:53:29.800-04:00The light in this painting is beautiful; it captur...The light in this painting is beautiful; it captures the almost bleached feeling of heat radiating off surfaces. <br /><br />have a great trip!Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.com