tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848088465428671336.post5838329196062175897..comments2023-09-25T06:17:27.500-04:00Comments on the accidental artist: Turn Aroundcarrie jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873372843804612246noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848088465428671336.post-36702197465463146832010-07-17T05:15:47.277-04:002010-07-17T05:15:47.277-04:00Hi, Brandon - You know, I really think it is mostl...Hi, Brandon - You know, I really think it is mostly that, the decision to commit. At least, that's what it is for me. And it is a day by day thing. Even after a few years of doing the blog and finishing a painting almost every day, it is still a day by day thing with me. <br /><br />Honestly, I haven't done much painting since I've been back from Canada. I've had shows every weekend, and it's been a million degrees here, and I've been coasting a little, on the Canada paintings. I have done a few dog portraits that I haven't posted to the blog - but I know, from my past trips, that I need a couple weeks to recharge... and so it is OK. Today, I am itching to paint! But I have another show, so I will go and set up my tent, and do my thing - but I am taking canvas and easel, and I plan to paint while the show is on. <br /><br />Also, it is the anniversary of my mother's death, and so I feel even more compelled to paint. <br /><br />So, onwards! Push all the crap out of the way and paint. Live in a messy house, let your friends do the going out, eat leftovers and sandwiches, leave the computer alone or do it at odd, fill-in times,... this is how I get to my painting. You'll find things that help you get to your painting, I am sure.carrie jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873372843804612246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848088465428671336.post-76877943921191716522010-07-16T19:56:08.073-04:002010-07-16T19:56:08.073-04:00Hello again Carrie,
Thank you for telling me how ...Hello again Carrie,<br /><br />Thank you for telling me how your process works. It's encouraging. I really need to just commit and do it. I started my blog for the same reason but didn't really have a goal, so I end up hardly painting at all cause like you said everything can easily get in the way. I look forward to seeing more of your paintings as well. I really enjoy your style, and i really like the new waterscape painting you posted. Take care.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708230179625045340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848088465428671336.post-60825027025082485292010-07-16T18:39:56.110-04:002010-07-16T18:39:56.110-04:00Many thanks, jyothisethu. I appreciate your taking...Many thanks, jyothisethu. I appreciate your taking the time to look and to drop me a line.carrie jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873372843804612246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848088465428671336.post-59930770343246693662010-07-16T18:38:49.746-04:002010-07-16T18:38:49.746-04:00Hi, Brandon - Thanks for the note, and for checkin...Hi, Brandon - Thanks for the note, and for checking out my blog. <br /><br />I ponder a lot, even while I am in the midst of painting, and showing and selling and trying to figure out how to sustain a life with this. I have realized that if I am to be a painter, I have to be a painter, and not a house-cleaner, or gardener, or cook, or any of the other thousand pursuits that I can (and do) use to avoid painting. And I love painting more than anything! But still, it happens that I look up, and the day has almost gone, and I haven't painted. <br /><br />That's one of the reasons I started the blog, and made the commitment to finish a painting every day, or nearly every day. Right now, I'm coasting a little, but I've found that after one of these painting trips, I need that. <br /><br />I agree wholeheartedly with your astute comments about my various booth displays. I designed pages for newspapers for years, and am starting to understand that a successful booth display is much like a successful page display, with a central focus, white space, and directed movement, among other things. <br /><br />I appreciate your analysis, on this, and on anything else that you might consider. I look forward to seeing your paintings!carrie jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873372843804612246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848088465428671336.post-23967718876735831952010-07-14T22:16:19.107-04:002010-07-14T22:16:19.107-04:00your paintings are beautiful...
congrats...your paintings are beautiful...<br />congrats...jyothisethuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223899489263314460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848088465428671336.post-35758245351049214312010-07-14T20:32:53.372-04:002010-07-14T20:32:53.372-04:00Hello,
I have been checking out your blog for the...Hello,<br /><br />I have been checking out your blog for the past couple weeks. First off, congratulations on selling 6 paintings. That's nice! I am still in the "pondering" stage with my art. I love looking at others' art and do love painting. I hope to actually exhibit and sell my work one day, but it's been difficult to get around to painting recently. But, for what it's worth, the one thing I did notice that was much different, that caught my eye from your first and second booth set-ups to the third one was the variation in size and placement. The previous set-ups seem a little more (forgive me) boring, because of the lack of size differentation and the very "organized" close positioning. Perhaps, the composition of the canvas/frame set-up shows someone how a specific painting might be displayed in their home. And it's easier for them to see that when their spaced out differently. Like I said, I do not have any experience with exhibiting paintings yet, but this is what I noticed while looking at your booths. Thank you for letting me comment. Take care, Brandon.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708230179625045340noreply@blogger.com