tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post8412337547107098987..comments2023-11-08T09:15:51.740+00:00Comments on Paint Bytes: Extreme plein air sketchingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-69674206731844900542011-09-09T17:02:56.445+01:002011-09-09T17:02:56.445+01:00Hi Jane. Thank you for stopping by and for your ki...Hi Jane. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-62199352679045227262011-09-09T15:12:57.421+01:002011-09-09T15:12:57.421+01:00catching up with all your recent sketches micheal ...catching up with all your recent sketches micheal ..cottage is super .JANE MINTERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753128396478756721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-49495410334528544182011-08-11T15:29:43.607+01:002011-08-11T15:29:43.607+01:00Hi Blaga. Thank you very much indeed for your kind...Hi Blaga. Thank you very much indeed for your kind comments. You have some lovely work on your blog which I will take a longer look at very soon! As far as working plein air is concerned, the wind is a real problem in the UK but the sun ... well, not very often!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-3416041560894103602011-08-11T14:52:09.324+01:002011-08-11T14:52:09.324+01:00The painting of the cottage is wonderful – its com...The painting of the cottage is wonderful – its composition, its colors and depth. It’s great that you overcame the hurdles of plain air painting! To me even just the wind and sun are still too distracting, let alone a by-stander...Blagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596986317236711714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-53122645040730089362011-08-09T20:51:29.019+01:002011-08-09T20:51:29.019+01:00Hi Sue and thank you. Cuba, wow lucky you! I need ...Hi Sue and thank you. Cuba, wow lucky you! I need to minimise even more on what I carry really. I took so much away with me, including an A4 watercolour sketchbook, but most of it was never used. Sounds like you need a Felix the Cat bag lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-62066110738126029692011-08-09T19:28:23.588+01:002011-08-09T19:28:23.588+01:00I really like the top painting, great use of the p...I really like the top painting, great use of the paper to produce highlights.<br /><br />I'm amazed at what you carry around... I'll take a photo of my Cuba stuff for you, but haven't found a bag that'll take the A3 watercolour block yet lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-37332854428866963662011-08-08T20:59:05.523+01:002011-08-08T20:59:05.523+01:00Hi Maggie and thank you. Yes it was a wonderful ho...Hi Maggie and thank you. Yes it was a wonderful holiday and I managed to get lots of sketches done, all plein air, apart from the one I did in gouache from a photo. I like the more energetic marks of the second one too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-14589732167061261722011-08-08T16:01:29.076+01:002011-08-08T16:01:29.076+01:00Very nice PA paintings! Sounds like you had a wond...Very nice PA paintings! Sounds like you had a wonderful time. I love the energy of the second one, although the first one is very pleasing to look at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-75354750295717438552011-08-06T17:30:10.809+01:002011-08-06T17:30:10.809+01:00Oh my, so many comments. Thank you everyone :) Bac...Oh my, so many comments. Thank you everyone :) Back home again now so hopefully these personal replies will not get lost!<br /><br /><br />Lisa - I'm used to working under pressure in my job, but this was different. You're so lucky to live in Dorset :)<br /><br />Judy - no I think I concentrated more on mixing the right colours and thinking about each brush stroke so it was a worthwhile ordeal :)<br /><br />Renske - I learnt a lot that day and have a lovely memory in my mind and in my sketchbook now :)<br /><br />Vic - I wasn't nervous at all since it wasn't the first time out or the first time that someone has taken an interest, but it was the longest I have had to endure an onlooker :)<br /><br />Pat - Yes 'No Fear' I like that! I took out quite a bit of the background but the windbreak was a nice compositional feature and stayed in :)<br /><br />Joan - as you know yourself it's not easy being watched but it was worth it all to get such lovely comments :)<br /><br />BJ - I loved doing the top one best too so I'm really pleased you think it's a gem :)<br /><br />Sandra - this guy wasn't just chatting, he told me his whole lifestory LOL! I think it is a confidence issue at first but once you get through that you don't think twice about sketching in public.<br /><br />Jean - yes it is a quaint place definitely so I'm glad I conveyed that. I think you would be absolutely fine painting with an onlooker.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-65218370781983647752011-08-06T16:59:07.719+01:002011-08-06T16:59:07.719+01:00I love the cottage painting. It conveys the charm ...I love the cottage painting. It conveys the charm of the quaint country scene. The colors are lovely too. And all that while being watched. Not something I would like to do.<br />JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-13030918641272094132011-08-06T14:05:26.902+01:002011-08-06T14:05:26.902+01:00It's fabulous that you are sketching regularly...It's fabulous that you are sketching regularly like this! It's something that I need to do far more of! I find people chatting to be quite distracting, but maybe that's more about the lack of confidence in what I am doing at the time! :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-14309147550717595542011-08-06T13:13:41.527+01:002011-08-06T13:13:41.527+01:00Not easy to paint/draw while people are watching ,...Not easy to paint/draw while people are watching , but for you it worked beautiful, I,m not a big fan of watercolor pencils, but you did well. The top one ?. That watercolor is a gem. !!! BJBarbra Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263982645593300365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-87248535455784778452011-08-06T12:54:55.745+01:002011-08-06T12:54:55.745+01:00Michael, you certainly work well under pressure. ...Michael, you certainly work well under pressure. I also am partial to the cottage painting. Love the composition and lovely shadows. The second is also very good. Love the way you used your derwent wc pencils, your ability to describe an on the spot scene is amazing. Have a great weekend. <br /><br />Joanjsicignano2.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952267666954894935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-87413846388777068862011-08-06T11:57:32.641+01:002011-08-06T11:57:32.641+01:00Well done you - the top one painted while someone ...Well done you - the top one painted while someone is watching - and it is FAB ! <br />You'll have to change your blog name to Michael "No Fear" :) <br /><br />The second is good too - love the windbreak behind the scrub. Nice touch . xxPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344072012837774958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-69141187613120589312011-08-06T11:21:55.542+01:002011-08-06T11:21:55.542+01:00Hi Michael, Again.
I like these two paintings. I k...Hi Michael, Again.<br />I like these two paintings. I know what you mean about people standing beside you watching you paint. I did get use`to that a long time ago, but at first, it was nerve racking, as you probably know. My favourite is the cottage, the painting that fellow was watching you do. All the best Michael.<br />Vic.Victor Erringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374323225965910201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-26684198848139654202011-08-06T10:58:06.307+01:002011-08-06T10:58:06.307+01:00This is gorgeous Michael. Especially the first one...This is gorgeous Michael. Especially the first one is well painted. Yes, every day you learn something. Now you know how expensive it is to buy hay for horses and you have fear of painting with onlookers overcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-88496954632820272452011-08-06T10:02:27.427+01:002011-08-06T10:02:27.427+01:00I like both, but the top one is great! Wasn't ...I like both, but the top one is great! Wasn't it difficult to concentrate with someone watching?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715473069364081174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-51316177586036577852011-08-06T09:22:14.274+01:002011-08-06T09:22:14.274+01:00Looks like you work well under pressure! That'...Looks like you work well under pressure! That's a lovely loose painting. (...hay for horses....you learn something new everyday! :o)Lisa Le Quelenechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939073566444931704noreply@blogger.com