tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post3992970151022961219..comments2023-03-24T06:49:46.823-04:00Comments on Arting Around in SOVA: To Bonnet or Not to Bonnethw (hallie) farberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-18568294054724304382010-04-27T14:31:53.508-04:002010-04-27T14:31:53.508-04:00Raena, thank you. It took me a while to figure ou...Raena, thank you. It took me a while to figure out the slideshow gadget.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-8444258136470707102010-04-26T23:55:27.550-04:002010-04-26T23:55:27.550-04:00I think it is great! She looks so familiar to me!...I think it is great! She looks so familiar to me! And I love the slideshow; great work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231453420718519162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-84454777778172134132010-04-26T16:25:35.300-04:002010-04-26T16:25:35.300-04:00Thanks, Indigomar. I was lucky on the cornice--it...Thanks, Indigomar. I was lucky on the cornice--it's what I would have painted from imagination. Now I know it exists (sort of).hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-85531103724268510652010-04-25T19:47:49.203-04:002010-04-25T19:47:49.203-04:00I too like the direct gaze. The contrast of the b...I too like the direct gaze. The contrast of the bold blue suit against the soft background is appealing. The porch frames her beautifully~`and that you found the right cornice from the 'nice family on 8th street' is perfect!indigomarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924686419923499022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-28601872472793236912010-04-22T22:22:46.194-04:002010-04-22T22:22:46.194-04:00Thank you, Megha. I always enjoy looking at your ...Thank you, Megha. I always enjoy looking at your drawings.<br /><br />Merci, thanks for the comment about banning the bonnet. Durer's law is one I usually agree with. However, what would American Gothic be like without the pitchfork?<br /><br />Sue, I hope your knee has improved--good excuse for paintings. The red hair usually comes with lots of freckles; now it lots of visits to the dermatologist. Sun is not my friend.<br /><br />Celeste, thank you. When I was painting, I kept saying to myself, "Why can't I paint like Celeste--those great brushstrokes?" She does have a rather puritan look. I like austere in painting.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-28861683026077628972010-04-22T00:43:46.477-04:002010-04-22T00:43:46.477-04:00this is a brilliant portrait. I love the austerity...this is a brilliant portrait. I love the austerity of it ...and that direct gaze. The porch wood is inspired. "My" people were a stoic bunch. They believed in only work and didn't never seemed to care for or understand much else. They could be described as being puritan ...I guess. Your portrait looks more charming than my thoughts about my original family--but I also feel warmth for that "puritanical" look. Everyone in our family wore those plastic hats. <br />Great work. I totally love it.Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-27814691399047503382010-04-22T00:05:15.904-04:002010-04-22T00:05:15.904-04:00Hi Hallie, Just logged into the blog world. I'...Hi Hallie, Just logged into the blog world. I've been painting for 2 days ! ! ! Loving it!Enjoyed your post and enjoyed the story more. I adore red hair, even tried to make mine red several times. Once it turned out burgandy & once it turned out tangarine orange. Hedious.<br />I look like my mom now too. When I was young I looked just like my Dad, so how do we morph into our mothers? I think it's because of the gray hair. If I didn't hate those roots I'd color it again.<br />Anyway love your work.Diary of a Madd Weekly Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741344758189148487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-87031093150857664792010-04-21T21:44:00.687-04:002010-04-21T21:44:00.687-04:00I really enjoy the eye contact of this portrait pa...I really enjoy the eye contact of this portrait painting and I truly enjoy your description of it...the story makes it come even more alive, though it's a simply lovely painting even if you had not said a word.<br /><br />Thanks for coming over to see my foxes and I love your mention of your "weed eater" we had a bunch more of those before the fox arrived!<br /><br />NOT to bonnet...I'll throw in Albrecht Durer's Law: "If it doesn't add it detracts" to back me up.merci33https://www.blogger.com/profile/08059537354941356062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-84326750971901890792010-04-21T04:20:42.828-04:002010-04-21T04:20:42.828-04:00Beautiful painting. Lots of work on her face expre...Beautiful painting. Lots of work on her face expression. Lovely!FitFoodieMeghahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495884042121122351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-34235112296360410512010-04-20T20:04:22.714-04:002010-04-20T20:04:22.714-04:00You caught me, Peggy. The first photo was taken i...You caught me, Peggy. The first photo was taken indoors last night in bad light. This one was a retake outside on the shaded deck--made a big difference. I see a couple of areas that need more work; when she gets her bonnet, I'll post the "after."<br /><br />How observant you are!hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-90504830978858529622010-04-20T19:44:58.834-04:002010-04-20T19:44:58.834-04:00Hallie, Did you lighten this up and repost? It lo...Hallie, Did you lighten this up and repost? It looks different to me today. I really like the piece; it has power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-49689741001707984062010-04-20T13:37:21.563-04:002010-04-20T13:37:21.563-04:00Hi Peggy. Thank you.
Don, I'm glad someone a...Hi Peggy. Thank you.<br /><br />Don, I'm glad someone appreciates redheads--my mother didn't and often commented that no one would believe I was her daughter. (She always liked my brothers more.) It's ironic that people now tell me I look like Mom--I don't know whether I should hit them or thank them. The trick in church is to sit <b>behind</b> your parents.<br /><br />Hi Kathy. Thank you. This was my third attempt in six months to add the slideshow. The album was floating in cyberspace for quite a while before I caught it.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-48617361000884071752010-04-20T10:52:11.268-04:002010-04-20T10:52:11.268-04:00She actually looks like a friend of mine!! How nea...She actually looks like a friend of mine!! How neat. I love your work, and am so glad you added the slideshow to your blog because it's fun to see al lthe great pieces you've created.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-64312347333431668672010-04-20T01:31:09.882-04:002010-04-20T01:31:09.882-04:00I've got such a soft spot for redheads, and th...I've got such a soft spot for redheads, and this one is no exception. I really like her eyes and the set of her chin. I feel a little voyeur-esque, because I can't take my eyes off of her. <br /><br />She's REALLY not going to go out into that rain if she doesn't find her bonnet... If she was anything like my grandmother, she got her hair "fixed" once a week and was not going to do anything to mess it up...<br /><br />I would have loved to have hung out with you in church, although I'm afraid the bruises from all the pinching from my mom would still be healing... fffffpppppt...<br /><br />-Don<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-82027267965084849862010-04-20T00:44:17.369-04:002010-04-20T00:44:17.369-04:00Hi Hallie, What an intense and captivating gaze! ...Hi Hallie, What an intense and captivating gaze! It works with the simple background. Interesting story about the rain bonnet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com