tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post1317179707485368061..comments2024-01-30T23:01:54.645-06:00Comments on Jean's Paintings: Seated Woman In Blue And Red; Reclining Woman In Orange And GrayJean Spitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-9837992169353136522010-12-08T21:11:01.259-06:002010-12-08T21:11:01.259-06:00Denise, this is the third time, I think, that I...Denise, this is the third time, I think, that I've drawn this model. Always a pleasure.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-33412756346893318032010-12-08T16:04:09.986-06:002010-12-08T16:04:09.986-06:00yes; indeed this model has much plasticity ...
bot...yes; indeed this model has much plasticity ...<br />both works are excellent;<br />at first light, is spectacular!Denise SCARAMAIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03900073012771855869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-27192244165603818282010-12-07T13:16:13.160-06:002010-12-07T13:16:13.160-06:00Thanks, L.W.
I'm a big proponent of "mee...Thanks, L.W.<br /><br />I'm a big proponent of "meetup"; the website makes it easier to find other obsessives (nonclinical use of term) to draw with.<br /><br />I'm thrilled to have found an inexpensive ($5), regular source for life drawing sessions.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-77240109728626195202010-12-07T09:25:55.581-06:002010-12-07T09:25:55.581-06:00Very nice figurative drawings. I wish I had a frie...Very nice figurative drawings. I wish I had a friend who would model--or even a group I could find that would pitch in and pay one. I love figurative drawing. You do it very well.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-23670907284271638302010-12-06T08:44:06.190-06:002010-12-06T08:44:06.190-06:00Thanks, bandit.
Go well together.Thanks, bandit.<br /><br />Go well together.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-6458857961227734762010-12-06T08:25:50.798-06:002010-12-06T08:25:50.798-06:00http://fayaoyagi.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/todays-h...http://fayaoyagi.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/todays-haiku-december-5-2010/bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291863523347898783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-28282779718334985582010-12-05T18:09:27.634-06:002010-12-05T18:09:27.634-06:00Good thinking, Cafe.Good thinking, Cafe.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-65396266824496300492010-12-05T14:24:13.744-06:002010-12-05T14:24:13.744-06:00I'm trying to figure out which female blogger ...I'm trying to figure out which female blogger you may have had in mind here. But u said an artist so that narrows it a bit!Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-86564953549538296632010-12-04T07:46:58.980-06:002010-12-04T07:46:58.980-06:00Thanks and welcome, Humberto!Thanks and welcome, Humberto!Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-51523243861776520152010-12-04T07:22:10.812-06:002010-12-04T07:22:10.812-06:00Great blog, Jean, beautiful paintings! I'll be...Great blog, Jean, beautiful paintings! I'll become your follower.<br />Cheers from Argentina.<br />Humberto.<br /><br />www.humbertodib.blogspot.comHumberto Dibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319829934525814825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-65454372606469214392010-12-04T05:52:39.200-06:002010-12-04T05:52:39.200-06:00Thanks, Annie.
Shanna, doesn't PA have great ...Thanks, Annie.<br /><br />Shanna, doesn't PA have great ideas?<br /><br />It's a tribute to the power of drawing that people react strongly. But it is odd when figures aren't considered "family friendly"--an expression I've heard around here more than once.<br /><br />What keeps popping up in my mind is Jessica Rabbitt, in Who Framed Roger Rabbitt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy5THitqPBw<br /><br />As she said, "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-KiXiKfDV8Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-63892162619278186192010-12-03T16:02:56.416-06:002010-12-03T16:02:56.416-06:00I really like the diptych idea. I favor the second...I really like the diptych idea. I favor the second one and appreciate reading what BANJO had to say about eroticism. <br /><br />I draw and paint the female figure and always have. Showing them in our Puritan established country has been a problem though. In my three decade retrospective there were, for example, NO nudes. I had a major drawing, a life size male nude - frontal - taken out of a group show and no, it was not in my retrospective. Lately, I have been drawing the sky. Sigh.Shannahttp://www.shannagalloway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-15449562520289722752010-12-03T15:54:54.305-06:002010-12-03T15:54:54.305-06:00Captivating pastels!Captivating pastels!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986091372575060907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-38227628980015047292010-12-03T08:11:50.788-06:002010-12-03T08:11:50.788-06:00Thanks, Pamo--and back atcha.Thanks, Pamo--and back atcha.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-47331461882872048112010-12-03T08:11:12.740-06:002010-12-03T08:11:12.740-06:00Banjo, I get what you're saying.
When I'...Banjo, I get what you're saying. <br /><br />When I'm drawing a woman, in part, of course, I identify with the subject. <br /><br />Predominantly, I'm just drawing and coloring, appreciating and celebrating the beauty of--in this case--the human form and enjoying the line- and shape-making.<br /><br />And, as a general matter, make love, not war, is preferable when possible.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-52218344648268719552010-12-03T07:53:25.344-06:002010-12-03T07:53:25.344-06:00Thank you and welcome, Cynthia.Thank you and welcome, Cynthia.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-78041695956483831832010-12-03T07:51:45.126-06:002010-12-03T07:51:45.126-06:00PA, yes, I like them too. I spent more time looki...PA, yes, I like them too. I spent more time looking than drawing with these. I even took a break and went for a walk in the middle, cutting down even more on drawing time but increasing percolation time, which is probably why my first remark about the drawings is the kind of mystifying description of the weather outside the studio.<br /><br />On my walk, among other things, I filled my jacket pocket with pecans that had fallen onto the ground. I brought them home and got out the nutcracker--delicious.<br /><br />And you are so right--these kind of scream diptych, now that you've said it. (It wasn't on my mind when I made them.)Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-82604857051910815302010-12-03T07:40:30.134-06:002010-12-03T07:40:30.134-06:00AH, definitely focused on something we can't s...AH, definitely focused on something we can't see and are left to wonder about.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-33595199905514136872010-12-03T07:37:10.707-06:002010-12-03T07:37:10.707-06:00Thanks, Najma. Line and color are what these are ...Thanks, Najma. Line and color are what these are about.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-31563460224557890152010-12-03T07:36:13.461-06:002010-12-03T07:36:13.461-06:00Thanks, Laura. I spent much of my drawing time pu...Thanks, Laura. I spent much of my drawing time putting in that wall; I like it too.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-49397733010231115072010-12-02T18:14:23.713-06:002010-12-02T18:14:23.713-06:00skip the binary approach. the way you've laid ...skip the binary approach. the way you've laid out the large swath of color behind the figures make these two look great together as a diptychPasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-11740786496656052532010-12-02T17:44:25.669-06:002010-12-02T17:44:25.669-06:00These are both beautiful Jean. My favorite is the ...These are both beautiful Jean. My favorite is the Seated Woman, I love the shadow and her hair.<br /><br />Have a wonderful holiday season and I'll see you in the New Year! Thanks for being such a great blog friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-16281522251230383652010-12-02T16:51:53.224-06:002010-12-02T16:51:53.224-06:00On second thought, it's a tie. In the top, the...On second thought, it's a tie. In the top, the strip is a GREAT complication in a harmony that might have been boringly harmonious, tho' peaceful. In the bottom, I guess I'm just being shy about finding it erotic--her pose for sure, but the red also adds a LOT. Is someone asking, Can't a lady take a nap? Not if there's a straight male watching. I could go on, but I'm probably already in trouble. <br /><br />Not at all that it's all about me, but in my mind, this is all quite relevant to my post today.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-71527852256402125282010-12-02T16:43:47.179-06:002010-12-02T16:43:47.179-06:00I like both, but prefer the top one, which I think...I like both, but prefer the top one, which I think is clearer, more settled, unified in theme (right word?)--as you say, relaxation, peacefulness. I find the bottom one, esp. with red wall, predominantly erotic--nice in its way, but everything seems to fit in the top one, whereas the bottom one seems as troubled or stirred up as it is relaxing. Red wall contributes to this, probably. <br /><br />How about this: I feel classicism in the top, romanticism in the bottom? :), but maybe I mean it.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-13380932285931125832010-12-02T16:15:23.566-06:002010-12-02T16:15:23.566-06:00So glad to have discovered your blog. I really lik...So glad to have discovered your blog. I really like your paintings and the imagery is wonderful.Cynthia Fox-Giddenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311008272824624550noreply@blogger.com