tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.comments2024-01-18T02:29:43.020-07:00Art Talk - Julie Ford Oliverjuliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comBlogger21631125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-30776784381502576402021-02-26T22:26:39.503-07:002021-02-26T22:26:39.503-07:00Hi Sharon - thanks... its a shame you do not have ...Hi Sharon - thanks... its a shame you do not have a link on your blogger profile' I do enjoy your Instagram posts.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-5512359859640753532021-02-26T22:25:00.644-07:002021-02-26T22:25:00.644-07:00Jane said it depends on the variety of waterlily. ...Jane said it depends on the variety of waterlily. I remember in India the lotus would grow tall out of mud.<br />Hope you are continuing to paint beauty. <br />juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-77970776290070833532021-02-26T22:19:40.684-07:002021-02-26T22:19:40.684-07:00thank you Debra. thank you Debra. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-69812410010106362502021-02-26T21:58:51.033-07:002021-02-26T21:58:51.033-07:00Romantic is the right word Jane. I am a romantic. ...Romantic is the right word Jane. I am a romantic. I paint beauty because it moves me. Neat to get your explanation that it is the "variety" of the waterlily what determines the length. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-71282561142432156512021-02-26T21:45:38.546-07:002021-02-26T21:45:38.546-07:00Happy you like the waterlilies Hilda. I never knew...Happy you like the waterlilies Hilda. I never knew the koi liked to eat them so I was grinning reading that. Time moves on and Texas is returning to its usual strength. It always amazes me the resilience of people. <br /> juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-14996536461895751272021-02-26T21:24:19.933-07:002021-02-26T21:24:19.933-07:00Hello David, love your post with the Snowy Owl (I ...Hello David, love your post with the Snowy Owl (I adore its proper name -Bubo scandiacus.) the photos are a pure delight. That must be a really good camera that Miriam owns, but she has the eye for great design too - doesn't she? Thank you for always being supportive.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-57443729601979807132021-02-23T19:18:30.286-07:002021-02-23T19:18:30.286-07:00As a watercolorist you will notice the physical te...As a watercolorist you will notice the physical texture. A watercolorist creates the impression of texture. I am in awe of that ability! Thanks for the neat comment. Love the way you captured the shadows in your new street painting. <br />juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-69688568754175235132021-02-21T20:03:27.640-07:002021-02-21T20:03:27.640-07:00Saw this on Instagram and my heart sang. Love it....Saw this on Instagram and my heart sang. Love it. Sharon Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700204375513579870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-84629826982548217852021-02-21T10:18:29.137-07:002021-02-21T10:18:29.137-07:00A lovely softly-nuanced painting, Julie. A good qu...A lovely softly-nuanced painting, Julie. A good question about the stem length...the only ones I've seen here are closely tucked down against the leaves. Helene Adamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12652560365974237451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-35292542524014973072021-02-21T09:52:14.529-07:002021-02-21T09:52:14.529-07:00A lovely painting!A lovely painting!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982370018359352543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-62580081600328955282021-02-21T09:39:11.721-07:002021-02-21T09:39:11.721-07:00Lovely and romantic painting , always love your wa...Lovely and romantic painting , always love your waterlilies. There is a great variety of waterlilies that's why some have long stems and some do not, some are rustic and live through winter and some do not.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-19142156951852948402021-02-21T09:30:40.938-07:002021-02-21T09:30:40.938-07:00I always love seeing paintings with water lilies a...I always love seeing paintings with water lilies and I visualize koi’s swimming there. In the past, I had water lilies but my koi’s ate them before I can enjoy seeing them!!!<br />This painting is outstanding my friend. Gorgeous colors. And I as well feel for Texas...so hard hearing about this disaster. My friends daughter lives there and thank God she’s not affected so she has some people living in mobile homes in her yard so they can have electricity and water! I love to hear people helping out.hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-39069483356164591382021-02-21T04:56:13.758-07:002021-02-21T04:56:13.758-07:00I don't know the answer to your question Julie...I don't know the answer to your question Julie, but I am curious now and will try to find out. I will have your exquisite painting in my head as I pore through the books!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-60562409531173111052021-02-21T02:26:57.268-07:002021-02-21T02:26:57.268-07:00I particularly love that Impressionist way where y...I particularly love that Impressionist way where you can noticeably see the painting and its texture, that's what the oil gives it, then those water lilies that seem to float is very nice the work.<br />Congratulations.<br />Best regards.José Antonio Sánchez Rumíhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16868955652525157795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-60458229012150019182021-02-19T02:49:01.560-07:002021-02-19T02:49:01.560-07:00Poor you. Such a bad time you've been through....Poor you. Such a bad time you've been through. I had my vaccination a few weeks ago and should get a second in a couple of weeks. Let's look to the future made brighter with your gorgeous African Violets they are almost 3 dimensional leaping out of the screen. I'm at an art standstill at the moment as we are in total lockdown with Pat totally immobile, and the domestic cleaner isn't allowed in. However, I have taught myself to do her hair (to her satisfaction). Chemical free and I use the best shampoo. At 83 Pat's hair has, in 12 months, come back to a rich auburn with white highlights. :) We do have fun!! Stay well dear friend and keep on painting. Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-24016279359504511822021-02-16T13:42:21.758-07:002021-02-16T13:42:21.758-07:00You are so sweet to comment, dear Debbie. Such a h...You are so sweet to comment, dear Debbie. Such a hard time you have been through and my heart is with you..juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-4248956757719897122021-02-14T18:43:55.057-07:002021-02-14T18:43:55.057-07:00Julie your African Violet painting is beautiful. ...Julie your African Violet painting is beautiful. I have had so many of these lovely plants over the years but I am unfortunately not good at growing them. My grandmother though had the touch...she always said they needed to rest for a few months and then she would feed them and they would bloom beautifully.<br />So thankful to read that you didn't have the Covid...I can certainly see why you would have thought you might. Take care and so glad to read you are getting the vaccine. Thank you too for your prayers. Hugs! Debbie Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168646638438558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-85135062265298840932021-02-05T14:35:40.795-07:002021-02-05T14:35:40.795-07:00My mother always had one going too. I find them co...My mother always had one going too. I find them comforting due to happy memories.<br />Hope you will have had your vaccine by now or pretty soon. I get mine today! A relief from anxiety is only a month away.<br />Your new portrait is totally gorgeous...oh those amazing eyes!juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-35500627914763541902021-02-05T14:22:34.288-07:002021-02-05T14:22:34.288-07:00thanks jane. I enjoyed seeing your lovely still li...thanks jane. I enjoyed seeing your lovely still life.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-2039091468741329892021-02-05T14:17:15.981-07:002021-02-05T14:17:15.981-07:00They live for the light so it may have not been yo...They live for the light so it may have not been you but where you placed it. I love your people and the animal/bird sculptures Debra - you are so talented!juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-36309127845134247982021-02-05T14:04:28.376-07:002021-02-05T14:04:28.376-07:00Nice complement...thanks Joan! and for the good wi...Nice complement...thanks Joan! and for the good wishes.<br />I marvelled at your new post regarding the NYC Urban Sketchers zooming with Beirut group. Very encouraging and I enjoyed seeing the results. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-69831531718454310172021-02-05T05:55:21.873-07:002021-02-05T05:55:21.873-07:00Love these flowers Julie. I remember my mom putti...Love these flowers Julie. I remember my mom putting it by the window and giving them sunshine and love. I am so happy you tested negative.... I’m still waiting patiently until my cardiologist calls to send me “somewhere” for the vaccine. It’s funny because I have mixed feelings on getting the shot... I just want this nightmare to be over so yes... I will get it!!<br />I always have problems getting through so hopefully this will post... take care my friend!!!!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-73362876270845857982021-02-03T04:02:50.183-07:002021-02-03T04:02:50.183-07:00Oh my what a scare , really glad it all came down ...Oh my what a scare , really glad it all came down to a plain cold . Love your violets that seem to spring out from the foliage .Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-28016580969493104342021-02-02T07:52:15.476-07:002021-02-02T07:52:15.476-07:00I love the touch of pink with the blue and violet....I love the touch of pink with the blue and violet. Of course-that's how they are in life. I have always managed to kill them-they seem to not like me. I wish I could say I was painting, but I'm making things, so maybe I'm thinking about painting while my hands are busy! I'm relieved for you and your husband. I'm so glad you can relax and just have a plain old cold!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982370018359352543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-26666832320215417592021-02-01T17:17:59.330-07:002021-02-01T17:17:59.330-07:00This is really lovely with the purples and the gre...This is really lovely with the purples and the greens and your textures! I smiled when I saw them!! Covid has made all of us so paranoid about the slightest illness and our exposure to other people. We haven't been able to schedule the vaccine yet here so we will continue to be careful. Stay well and safe!!<br />Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.com