tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post1829502206714168245..comments2024-01-30T23:01:54.645-06:00Comments on Jean's Paintings: Sketches Of Woman In Marker And Ink; Seated Woman With Feathered Back; Reclining Woman With Feathered BackJean Spitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-45509442505492481852011-02-04T09:36:49.065-06:002011-02-04T09:36:49.065-06:00Thanks and welcome, Rodney.
I love markers, espec...Thanks and welcome, Rodney.<br /><br />I love markers, especially with this Yupo paper and definitely plan to do more of it.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-62084495202955669902011-02-04T08:06:58.711-06:002011-02-04T08:06:58.711-06:00Very nice work with the markers! Like your diverse...Very nice work with the markers! Like your diverse styles and materials but as I've been trying to draw with markers recently this caught my eye. Great blog!Rodney van den Beemdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418376199276194614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-48406585191792911122011-01-28T09:15:28.321-06:002011-01-28T09:15:28.321-06:00Banjo, I added all that explanation after you ask...Banjo, I added all that explanation after you asked the question, so don't visit the neurologist on my account.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-85442663021194162442011-01-28T08:56:09.354-06:002011-01-28T08:56:09.354-06:00Jean, did I simply not see your explanation? If s...Jean, did I simply not see your explanation? If so, my apologies. Believe it or not, I was wondering if it had something to do with brain hemispheres. Also, sorry for my missing verb, tho' it's implied: I really LIKE them, both alone and together. Is it just me, or does the lefty background work contribute something, which I cannot name? <br /><br />Bandit, that's a really nice image of a father and son. Probably more sense of cooperation than most father-adult son relationships?Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-40686190372672649452011-01-28T07:59:07.421-06:002011-01-28T07:59:07.421-06:00I like that picture, of the two of you, working.I like that picture, of the two of you, working.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-14681828897780533792011-01-28T07:06:50.656-06:002011-01-28T07:06:50.656-06:00I use hawks and trowels, pans and broad knives and...I use hawks and trowels, pans and broad knives and other tools of destruction in my work. Often, to access difficult areas, I have switched from my dominant hand.<br />it took many years to achieve this without discomfort (mostly of the mind).<br /><br />My son is an excellent journeyman in his own right. He is right-handed while I am a leftie. We sometimes joke about this and will often divide work for reasons of accessibility due to our "handedness". Say, for example, twenty feet in the air, on platforms.<br /><br />The best days are when we don't speak, moving naturally, knowing what the other will do. We become like two hands working in unison.bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291863523347898783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-78319971959455867652011-01-28T05:54:04.084-06:002011-01-28T05:54:04.084-06:00Banjo, why draw with the non-dominant hand?
Well,...Banjo, why draw with the non-dominant hand?<br /><br />Well, it is a standard drawing exercise. The idea is that it frees one up to use the "right brain" to draw with. I don't know how valid this concept is, but it is a popular notion.<br /><br />A practical reason, that PA is now bumping up against, is that sometimes you need to. Hands wear out or get injured.<br /><br />Exercising that spare hand and arm and training and strengthening them, just gives the artist an extra drawing arm: a good thing.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-9804191775420513112011-01-28T05:46:32.776-06:002011-01-28T05:46:32.776-06:00Banjo, I haven't seen Black Swan, yet.
The mo...Banjo, I haven't seen Black Swan, yet.<br /><br />The model has an amazing, elaborate and beautiful tattoo of feathers on her back and upper arms. It was added to her body over the course of a summer.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-76750695812328344422011-01-28T05:44:37.416-06:002011-01-28T05:44:37.416-06:00Thanks, all.
And welcome, Matt and Kathleen Bren...Thanks, all. <br /><br />And welcome, Matt and Kathleen Brennan.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-1624373811886043552011-01-27T18:27:02.805-06:002011-01-27T18:27:02.805-06:00This top composition is stunning. Absolutely stunn...This top composition is stunning. Absolutely stunning. Take it from someone whose been forced to become a lefty.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-68267503757326449652011-01-27T13:34:38.740-06:002011-01-27T13:34:38.740-06:00Jean,
I love your use of lines to achieve a very ...Jean,<br /><br />I love your use of lines to achieve a very gestural impact. Wonderful !!!Matt and Kathleen Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981958681246529245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-42386999766710071352011-01-27T07:39:26.802-06:002011-01-27T07:39:26.802-06:00I meant to add that I really, really the three fig...I meant to add that I really, really the three figures in one piece--extra interesting, each one and the interplay among them. <br /><br />By the way, what is the rationale for using the non-dominant hand? It's an intriguing idea.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-63394484924618462502011-01-27T06:54:01.121-06:002011-01-27T06:54:01.121-06:00Excellent results with your left hand. I need to ...Excellent results with your left hand. I need to try using my left and see what happens.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-66314534310627568022011-01-27T05:28:39.335-06:002011-01-27T05:28:39.335-06:00yes this is a great result!!yes this is a great result!!nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05136437257114318426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-77520429122880613052011-01-26T22:05:07.203-06:002011-01-26T22:05:07.203-06:00I think somebody's been to the movies, namely ...I think somebody's been to the movies, namely Black Swan . . . <br /><br />But the leftie biz is really amazing.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-59631352819090434172011-01-26T20:10:15.299-06:002011-01-26T20:10:15.299-06:00Wow. These are so dynamic! I love the energy of th...Wow. These are so dynamic! I love the energy of the line work. Non dominant hand is the way to go.Katherine Keanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466330357052340620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-88521489265366043992011-01-26T19:28:03.679-06:002011-01-26T19:28:03.679-06:00The results are great, which ever hand. I like the...The results are great, which ever hand. I like the idea of Yupo paper with marker.Anthony Ducehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476865809734682418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-63493331187119143222011-01-26T19:12:07.493-06:002011-01-26T19:12:07.493-06:00Amazing that you did these with your non dominant ...Amazing that you did these with your non dominant hand. I wouldn't have realized that. Nice work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-28347263594576209842011-01-26T19:02:32.307-06:002011-01-26T19:02:32.307-06:00I so enjoy the poses of the three women.I so enjoy the poses of the three women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-44371079183054299382011-01-26T17:04:22.482-06:002011-01-26T17:04:22.482-06:00Thanks, Margaret.
I was surprised at how well th...Thanks, Margaret. <br /><br />I was surprised at how well the left-handed drawing went yesterday. I've done it before, but not for such an extended period. It's hard to do much of it at once, usually, because that hand is not "in shape" the way my right hand is.<br /><br />The model actually has a beautiful, elaborate tattoo of wings covering much of her back.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-59880126353703313182011-01-26T16:20:00.587-06:002011-01-26T16:20:00.587-06:00Wow. I am left handed, and you are amazing. Love...Wow. I am left handed, and you are amazing. Love the wings.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.com