tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post8821230442314928241..comments2023-09-01T02:48:51.149-07:00Comments on Wendy Barrett's Paintings and Writings: Australia Day WeekendWendy Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-12678342986291703952014-02-15T14:43:44.692-08:002014-02-15T14:43:44.692-08:00This is a lovely painting Wendy .....love the comp...This is a lovely painting Wendy .....love the composition too!Helen Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375088525584272270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-70115188249985211472014-02-10T04:17:59.391-08:002014-02-10T04:17:59.391-08:00Love the painting! I also love how you have taken ...Love the painting! I also love how you have taken me on a tour of Western Australia. I don't have to spend money on airfare!Kaethe Bealerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407036018162325267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-31360206487588381392014-02-07T16:53:01.967-08:002014-02-07T16:53:01.967-08:00I'm glad you liked the painting and photos Hil...I'm glad you liked the painting and photos Hilje. I hope things aren't so busy for you now - unless it is painting that's keeping you busy. I'm looking forward to your next eye-popping creation!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-54948666703879750882014-02-07T16:50:21.825-08:002014-02-07T16:50:21.825-08:00Nice to hear about your take on the 70s and 80s Ca...Nice to hear about your take on the 70s and 80s Catharina. I too came of age in the 1980s when shoulder pads were all the rage. I'd thought the 80s were so sophisticated after the 70s - it would be hard to pick a winner for the most garish now wouldn't it?Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-72686713367703900532014-02-07T16:44:53.949-08:002014-02-07T16:44:53.949-08:00Thanks so much Robin! I love all the work you'...Thanks so much Robin! I love all the work you've been doing with glass lately!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-79759913016571228342014-02-05T02:00:46.578-08:002014-02-05T02:00:46.578-08:00A beautiful landscape, Wendy! You're right, ve...A beautiful landscape, Wendy! You're right, very nice and interesting to see how you paint. I love that kind of photo's. Sorry, that it took me a while to visit, but the past days were quite hectic. I'm glad that you had a great weekend. Great sand dunes! xx :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-90576535246555447452014-02-05T01:10:54.743-08:002014-02-05T01:10:54.743-08:00I think that orange owl is cute. I remember the 70...I think that orange owl is cute. I remember the 70th. with its greens and orange colours! haha My favourite years though is the 80th. with all those clothes. But maybe it is because I was moving to my own apartment then at 17 years of age and starting to go out dancing and feeling my fredom. I moved from a small small place and to Malmö that was a very big city for me at that time. (The third biggest in Sweden still). And about those big hills of sand; they do look like snow yes. I would have believed they were snow! <br />I think you do better staying in the warmer climate. It is cold for us too, and we are more use to it. But my favourite time of year is summer all time!! Take care and see you soon again Wendy!Catharina Engberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954431421201427239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-32960637131497445162014-02-04T04:44:57.469-08:002014-02-04T04:44:57.469-08:00Beautiful landscape and love your colors. Thanks f...Beautiful landscape and love your colors. Thanks for sharing your painting set up too. I gain so much from seeing how other artists do things. Those sand dunes looked like snow (in summer?).Robin Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827597944322458196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-80695369789469169512014-02-03T16:08:35.099-08:002014-02-03T16:08:35.099-08:00Thanks so much Judy! Glad you enjoyed seeing the s...Thanks so much Judy! Glad you enjoyed seeing the sand dunes.Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-1667695237218455282014-02-03T16:05:43.452-08:002014-02-03T16:05:43.452-08:00Thanks for your very kind comments David.
Ah, now ...Thanks for your very kind comments David.<br />Ah, now I see why macrame went the way of the dodo, it wasn't needed so much with the advent of smaller families!<br />It certainly must have been a lot of work for your mum having 5 kids, but it must be great for you all having a big family.<br />I too was still young at the end of the 70s but retain clear memories of the decade in all its garish glory - purple flares and all!<br />Your orange cabinet sounds like a great coup! Yes, retro and vintage is very trendy here too.<br /><br />I think we'll have trouble finding bloggers to cover the Southern and Arctic Oceans!<br />Love your ocean series!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-91852917483346497682014-02-03T15:46:15.507-08:002014-02-03T15:46:15.507-08:00You are too kind Michael! I'm glad you liked t...You are too kind Michael! I'm glad you liked the painting. <br />I feel far less cluttered now that I have my paints stored this way. I always have to reach for tubes throughout my paintings due to constantly needing to re-squeeze more paint as I go along. I have yet to master the art of putting out well thought out amounts of colours in neat blobs like so many others seem to do effortlessly before they get started. So there's a lot less scrabbling around going on now.<br />I'd love to see a photo of the piles of rock salt - can't say I've ever seen such a sight before.<br />I hadn't noticed your slip because of the exclamation mark - funny how our brains compensate for what we expect to see. I think David may be right though about the Freudian slip - painting can be as much pain as pleasure sometimes don't you think? This one certainly had its fair share of discomfort. However, I've done other paintings that have been a pleasure from beginning to end. I guess it depends on whether or not you get "in the zone".<br />I hope you're still enjoying your wintry weather!<br />Love the trolleys!!<br />Your art cobber<br />WendyWendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-21478349972709989272014-02-03T15:25:47.825-08:002014-02-03T15:25:47.825-08:00Thanks Laura! That's a pain for you with your ...Thanks Laura! That's a pain for you with your smudgy lens. Love your bird gallery!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-12855316063848413232014-02-02T19:40:22.557-08:002014-02-02T19:40:22.557-08:00Beautiful painting and amazing sand dunes--so whit...Beautiful painting and amazing sand dunes--so white! Thanks for sharing your photos. Judy Bakerhttp://judybakerart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-29530435743537384562014-02-01T23:44:12.332-08:002014-02-01T23:44:12.332-08:00Wha 'sup Smudgee?
Oh the seventies and macrame...Wha 'sup Smudgee?<br />Oh the seventies and macrame. I remember it well. I was young but our house was loaded with it, including plenty of macrame plant hangers as Michael noted.<br />I think that craft projects that is how my Mom kept 5 kids busy so she could sit down once in a while! ; )<br />The seventies has been retro and back in fashion these last couple years hasn't it? I agree it has taken 30 years to fully appreciate it!<br />My current favorite color is (70's) orange, like the owls! I bought an orange vintage metal cabinet for my studio a year or two ago, so well built back then and a fraction of the cost of something new (that would not be as solid). Love it!<br />Those sand dunes are so white and pristine. I agree with Michael, do painting!<br />Love the painting here. Great compositional lead-in from the bottom with the sweeping arc of brushstrokes up into the shoreline and houses. That is what makes strong work... a solid design to build on.<br /><br />Keep painting...<br /><br />BTW between you, me and Michael, we have the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans all covered!<br />David Teterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747334525619423349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-73783430332743864672014-02-01T23:27:33.269-08:002014-02-01T23:27:33.269-08:00No Michael, it was a freudian slip! Sometimes pain...No Michael, it was a freudian slip! Sometimes painting IS a PAIN isn't it?<br />That's why it is NOT called EASYing!<br />Keep pain_ing anyway... ; )David Teterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747334525619423349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-29441886793012339862014-02-01T10:06:50.063-08:002014-02-01T10:06:50.063-08:00I wrote tubes of "pain!" Of course I me...I wrote tubes of "pain!" Of course I meant tubes of "paint?" A slight slip?art by Michael Perchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767323223269323935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-22667387443316983612014-02-01T06:24:58.034-08:002014-02-01T06:24:58.034-08:00G'Day Mate! A great post today! Love your se...G'Day Mate! A great post today! Love your seascape! Much like a Cezanne? Or Van Gogh! Better still a Barrett! Love the blocks of colors. Of course love to see the Indian Ocean? Great job! I am constantly amazed how you can get so much great art on such small surfaces. Bravo! Good on you!<br />I also love your art set up! I am definitely going to copy your new way of storing your tubes of pain! So very organized and space efficient! Thank you!<br />Now these white sand dunes. My wife and I thought you photoshopped snow onto the screen! These dunes are spectacular! What a great painting they would make, with the blue sky and green foreground! Hint! Hint! They also remind me of our huge piles of stored rock salt used to treat our snow covered frozen roads in the winter. I may post a photo!<br />Love the macrame owl hanging! Brought back many memories of the seventies! We had them everywhere. Especially for our hanging indoor plants! I am glad you had a grand Australia Day! Great post buddy!<br />Take care cobber!<br />Michaelart by Michael Perchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767323223269323935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-40772900361317303542014-02-01T03:49:16.925-08:002014-02-01T03:49:16.925-08:00Fab landscape Wendy. I can smell the sea air from...Fab landscape Wendy. I can smell the sea air from here. Great textures and colours. My camera has a permanent smudge on it at the minute. Quite frustrating. Lucky we can paint our memories without the smudges as you say. ;-)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709571152864645964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-76905457546498182692014-01-31T22:45:11.808-08:002014-01-31T22:45:11.808-08:00Thanks so much Jane! Yes, the sand dunes are very ...Thanks so much Jane! Yes, the sand dunes are very surrealistic - they seem out of place in the landscape.Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-68370278969597327822014-01-31T22:42:59.626-08:002014-01-31T22:42:59.626-08:00Thanks Celia! It's taken me about 30 years to ...Thanks Celia! It's taken me about 30 years to be able to appreciate the style of the 70's era. Congratulations for finishing the 30/30 challenge! Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-42855466493075440902014-01-31T22:39:50.813-08:002014-01-31T22:39:50.813-08:00Thank you Joan! I've been enjoying your blog p...Thank you Joan! I've been enjoying your blog posts and am so impressed at how prolific you are!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-14802611051458029822014-01-31T18:34:58.145-08:002014-01-31T18:34:58.145-08:00Thanks so much Katherine! I want to try for a more...Thanks so much Katherine! I want to try for a more stylised approach to this type of beach landscape but haven't been able to translate my vague ideas into my actual work.<br />I love your latest painting!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-20000279191987278822014-01-31T00:30:58.066-08:002014-01-31T00:30:58.066-08:00I love your warm, sunny and inviting painting, you...I love your warm, sunny and inviting painting, you really got a great sense of distance here , and the color are so fresh , beautiful ! Those sand dunes are incredible,really look like an immense snow mountain ! Have a nice weekend.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-17272876738015392242014-01-31T00:03:26.810-08:002014-01-31T00:03:26.810-08:00Your painting is gorgeous Wendy! It's nice to ...Your painting is gorgeous Wendy! It's nice to see a beautiful beach scene on a rainy winters day. <br />Ah the 70's... how I miss orange knitted wall decorations! LOL The dunes are amazing, it looks like a snowy hill! Thanks for sharing and I hope all is well! Celia Blancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669218214678136163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-35007216335507534292014-01-30T14:11:11.915-08:002014-01-30T14:11:11.915-08:00Your painting is lovely...great colors. Those sand...Your painting is lovely...great colors. Those sand dunes are so white they do look like snow! The beach house sounds like a fun place...love the decoration!Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.com