tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post8437653691702565438..comments2024-01-18T02:29:43.020-07:00Comments on Art Talk - Julie Ford Oliver: Drawing the Petuniajuliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-46565572251305736832012-10-23T08:13:02.070-06:002012-10-23T08:13:02.070-06:00"Yes ... ink," he replied, pen sively.
..."Yes ... ink," he replied, pen sively.<br /><br />No humour today, I'm afraid, I had to have a passport photo taken - without anaesthetic!Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-40542821929472747562012-10-22T13:10:44.506-06:002012-10-22T13:10:44.506-06:00Thanks Helen. The next one is more complex because...Thanks Helen. The next one is more complex because the original large flower has started to droop and the buds are really opening up.<br />Lucky you living near some barns you can paint. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-70997813460595739312012-10-22T13:01:09.906-06:002012-10-22T13:01:09.906-06:00Thanks Roseanne. I like charcoal too. Congrats on ...Thanks Roseanne. I like charcoal too. Congrats on your new studio space. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-90222691114175843252012-10-22T12:57:32.841-06:002012-10-22T12:57:32.841-06:00You are doing color? Ink, right?
These are small l...You are doing color? Ink, right?<br />These are small little sketches - nothing to touch your skill with the pen and ink.<br /><br />Wot - no humour today, laddie - I feel deprived.<br />juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-41770499977422626862012-10-22T12:55:24.018-06:002012-10-22T12:55:24.018-06:00Glad you like it, Dean. I am trying to make it loo...Glad you like it, Dean. I am trying to make it look consistent with my painting but there is no way to fracture on this type of paper. I did try!<br />Your cat is pretty amazing considering you used your fingers too.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-34398389830377822892012-10-22T12:51:57.370-06:002012-10-22T12:51:57.370-06:00Thanks, Bruce.Thanks, Bruce.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-76965396531773490082012-10-22T12:51:40.601-06:002012-10-22T12:51:40.601-06:00Unlike charcoal the full range of the dark in penc...Unlike charcoal the full range of the dark in pencil is not a deep black. I rather like the more gentle transitions.<br />Thanks Crimson.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-7999565987102109922012-10-22T12:50:15.049-06:002012-10-22T12:50:15.049-06:00Actually the drawing came afterwards. The darn flo...Actually the drawing came afterwards. The darn flower kept on developing and buds emerging and flowering. I am following the progression because it delights me.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-4192037706057314972012-10-22T12:48:46.941-06:002012-10-22T12:48:46.941-06:00It has amazed me. I now have four flowers growing ...It has amazed me. I now have four flowers growing from the original cutting.<br />thanks for the visit, Hilda.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-49553444018346753512012-10-22T12:46:45.476-06:002012-10-22T12:46:45.476-06:00Thanks the next one is almost finshedThanks the next one is almost finshedjuliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-3515051814118582702012-10-22T12:46:20.396-06:002012-10-22T12:46:20.396-06:00AS always dear Rita your words are like poetry.
Th...AS always dear Rita your words are like poetry.<br />Thank you... and have a nice day too.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-69373259307919503802012-10-22T11:35:00.121-06:002012-10-22T11:35:00.121-06:00What a great exercise. Look at the dark and light ...What a great exercise. Look at the dark and light pattern. Lovely drawing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287487451653417252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-55351373266510144882012-10-22T10:40:33.352-06:002012-10-22T10:40:33.352-06:00I really enjoy drawing with graphite, conte, and c...I really enjoy drawing with graphite, conte, and charcoal and should do more of it. Like the results of this one very much.Roseanne Campagnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496964418857032852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-71288668075692313132012-10-22T08:26:13.144-06:002012-10-22T08:26:13.144-06:00How bizarre ... you drawing in 'mono' whil...How bizarre ... you drawing in 'mono' whilst I am drawing in colour... you, it should be said, are doing rather better job than I.<br /><br />Really like this one!<br /><br />Thanks for the balloon fiesta link - vety interestingGatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-4853890973721654332012-10-22T08:21:07.521-06:002012-10-22T08:21:07.521-06:00Bravo on the great drawing, Julie!! You have manag...Bravo on the great drawing, Julie!! You have managed to capture a fractured look. Same feel as your terrific paintings!Dean H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02834470562550878971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-49166067635958386892012-10-22T07:27:39.020-06:002012-10-22T07:27:39.020-06:00Perfect petunia!Perfect petunia!Bruce Binghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06560698500136914009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-21967821816840876962012-10-22T04:15:21.461-06:002012-10-22T04:15:21.461-06:00I love it! Graphite pieces are always so beautifu...I love it! Graphite pieces are always so beautiful to me as they are, to my mind, the first steps of any art piece. Oh to draw so well!Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-8860172730633578652012-10-21T23:49:53.931-06:002012-10-21T23:49:53.931-06:00Interesting to see your progress and preparation o...Interesting to see your progress and preparation of the painting. I know that it would be a good thing for me to do the same, but I am so used to just draw up the motive with paint directly on the canvas/panel that I have problem doing it any other way. Must learn to sketch.Roger Åkessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198884418075720705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-37723250013587612492012-10-21T20:37:09.024-06:002012-10-21T20:37:09.024-06:00It is amazing to see flowers continue to bloom aft...It is amazing to see flowers continue to bloom after the cutting.. I like this, Julie! I've never worked with mechanical pencils..I love the texture in the paper...hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-85393549099101346332012-10-21T18:36:38.477-06:002012-10-21T18:36:38.477-06:00great drawing! would love to see the progression ....great drawing! would love to see the progression . . . such a good idea! myra andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666183761339600739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-32776149412256900162012-10-21T16:31:44.940-06:002012-10-21T16:31:44.940-06:00The nature surprises us! Dear Julie, you really ha...The nature surprises us! Dear Julie, you really have a green thumb! (So ,in Italian, for those who seem to give life to plants with their presence).<br />A design very much alive,the paper texture is lovely.<br />Have a nice day!Rita Vasellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647144861301178572noreply@blogger.com