tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post6916478601578024192..comments2023-09-01T02:48:51.149-07:00Comments on Wendy Barrett's Paintings and Writings: Limestone CoastWendy Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-49164138332055401172013-09-21T05:51:28.904-07:002013-09-21T05:51:28.904-07:00Thanks so much for the vote of confidence Sally. Y...Thanks so much for the vote of confidence Sally. Your encouragement is much appreciated. I really loved your landscape painted from memory!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-79361196507370063012013-09-19T10:39:49.773-07:002013-09-19T10:39:49.773-07:00Wendy, your painting is more pleasing to me than t...Wendy, your painting is more pleasing to me than the photo, I like your composition and angles. ...your proficiency with the medium has increased with this challenge you've set yourself. not to mention increasing your inventory. have fun with it. Your'e doing awesome. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987603799232901184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-52721345919277828242013-09-19T05:55:43.539-07:002013-09-19T05:55:43.539-07:00Thanks so much Linda! I have been admiring your bl...Thanks so much Linda! I have been admiring your blog and love the way you capture your local landscape and the lovely big and dramatic skies. We too have wonderfully distracting skyscapes.Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-2328878956936782212013-09-19T05:48:09.219-07:002013-09-19T05:48:09.219-07:00Thanks so much for the encouragement Cindy. I have...Thanks so much for the encouragement Cindy. I have enjoyed looking at your blog. I found it interesting to read how varied the state of California is. You are lucky to have so many different landscapes on your doorstep!<br />Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-45689669554706901542013-09-19T05:41:05.594-07:002013-09-19T05:41:05.594-07:00Thanks so much Hilje! I'm glad you thought the...Thanks so much Hilje! I'm glad you thought the limestone worked. I liked it a lot more by the evening once I'd had a chance to get used to it. I'm guessing that you must be very close to finished on your painting now? I can't wait to see it!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-21926829789978330902013-09-19T05:38:05.596-07:002013-09-19T05:38:05.596-07:00Thanks so much Kaethe, I really appreciate your co...Thanks so much Kaethe, I really appreciate your comments. I think you are a lot further along already with loosening up. You are amazing at capturing light - something I strive for. Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-80251724576182496742013-09-19T05:35:11.245-07:002013-09-19T05:35:11.245-07:00Thanks Cindy. This is painted from a photo taken a...Thanks Cindy. This is painted from a photo taken along the coastline in suburban Perth, Western Australia.Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-44396243746486608872013-09-19T05:33:52.243-07:002013-09-19T05:33:52.243-07:00Thanks so much for visiting Cindy. I tried to comm...Thanks so much for visiting Cindy. I tried to comment on your blog but wasn't sure if it went through. I'm impressed that you are doing the painting challenge while holidaying at the same time!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-61897856956141574032013-09-18T17:21:09.702-07:002013-09-18T17:21:09.702-07:00I agree with Kaethe Beaker about the process of an...I agree with Kaethe Beaker about the process of an artistic eye... seeing where we need to be. This is a lovely painting!Linda Nickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102635146350617588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-15445182295024038262013-09-18T16:15:33.933-07:002013-09-18T16:15:33.933-07:00Wendy, as Kaethe said, you aren't as far off a...Wendy, as Kaethe said, you aren't as far off as you think! I find this type of seascape to be the most difficult, and I have several in various stages of "unfinishedness" myself. Your limestone colors especially are very nice. Keep painting!!Cindy Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751164449236931939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-67795716006453088912013-09-18T11:58:32.482-07:002013-09-18T11:58:32.482-07:00Lovely, WendyLovely, WendyCindy Williamshttp://www.cindysartblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-82344453944453277882013-09-18T11:57:32.234-07:002013-09-18T11:57:32.234-07:00Where is this if you dont mind. Nice painting :)Where is this if you dont mind. Nice painting :)Cindy Williamshttp://www.cindysartblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-64233786855094480762013-09-18T07:48:39.340-07:002013-09-18T07:48:39.340-07:00Wendy, you do not have far to go. This is a beauti...Wendy, you do not have far to go. This is a beautiful painting. It is an interesting process to have an artistic eye that can see where we need to be but aren't there yet. That is the way it is for me. I see all my mistakes but that keeps me going. To be better and learn. You have a true art spirit that comes through in all your work! Kaethe Bealerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407036018162325267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-38769987331374275722013-09-18T07:29:38.493-07:002013-09-18T07:29:38.493-07:00Beautiful, Wendy! The limestone worked out very we...Beautiful, Wendy! The limestone worked out very well. I find the 'Peach Blossom with Bee' also really wonderful. Indeed the blue background makes the blossom more stand out, than the previous version with yellow/ochre. The bee is lovely! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-5678082288029088532013-09-18T06:37:27.949-07:002013-09-18T06:37:27.949-07:00Thanks so much Celia! You are such a great support...Thanks so much Celia! You are such a great support!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-57381266246302200152013-09-18T06:16:02.596-07:002013-09-18T06:16:02.596-07:00Thanks Lynette! I love the ocean scene you did yes...Thanks Lynette! I love the ocean scene you did yesterday!Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-14924121225801856462013-09-18T06:15:32.232-07:002013-09-18T06:15:32.232-07:00Thanks so much Lori! That is a great idea for Caro...Thanks so much Lori! That is a great idea for Carol Marine's Challenge. Maybe I will revisit the subject in order to enter it. Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-19872696421122304142013-09-18T06:13:32.447-07:002013-09-18T06:13:32.447-07:00There is a nice sense of depth and atmosphere,nice...There is a nice sense of depth and atmosphere,nice work Wendy! Celia Blancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669218214678136163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-7765598955924300512013-09-18T04:40:54.586-07:002013-09-18T04:40:54.586-07:00Very pretty... I think seascapes are my favorite! ...Very pretty... I think seascapes are my favorite! <br />Lynette Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156200973082315951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885803560747547484.post-14124735201245941202013-09-17T22:22:58.382-07:002013-09-17T22:22:58.382-07:00I like your painting Limestone Coast. I looked at...I like your painting Limestone Coast. I looked at some of your blog and found it very interesting. I noticed your painting of "Grass Tree" and thought of the current Carol Marine Challenge which is to paint GRASS! Your tree would be a good one for that...Lori Quartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244848178411940845noreply@blogger.com