tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188700731713860207.post4569452446746286757..comments2024-02-19T10:13:10.031-08:00Comments on Painter's Process - Randall David Tipton: New Year Oaks - new and old abstractionRandall David Tiptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842621412363241927noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188700731713860207.post-62616817119727257682015-08-10T11:11:30.978-07:002015-08-10T11:11:30.978-07:00Love your new abstract... it seems very in keeping...Love your new abstract... it seems very in keeping with your landscapes. I find abstraction both a welcome challenge and a relief from the tyranny of the image. Love the Doris Lessing quote!Ruth Armitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645146132177812407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188700731713860207.post-68299252633105744482015-08-09T17:27:20.963-07:002015-08-09T17:27:20.963-07:00I agree that you do abstracts well. I find much o...I agree that you do abstracts well. I find much of your work is right next door, in high interpretive style.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed Gatsby again! I also listen to audio-books (mostly from Library2Go) when I'm walking, and have enjoyed that and many other classics again. I feel as though they're new discoveries, they're so ENTIRELY different to me in my maturity (ha!) <br /><br />Does that happen to you when you look at your early works? Thanks for posting some of them!<br /><br />Hugs...BlueHwyGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322048670392789640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188700731713860207.post-2262418753856400782015-08-09T06:04:26.518-07:002015-08-09T06:04:26.518-07:00Your friend, Don, is right - you do abstracts very...Your friend, Don, is right - you do abstracts very well. Each one of these has a vitality and power and your gorgeous color choices to make them ones I'd spend time looking at and thinking about (unlike some abstracts which are only worth a quick glance). I'll be watching for your next experiments...sorry about the summer heat, it's kept me inside, too - but autumn is coming!!RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188700731713860207.post-77187777361775479222015-08-04T12:29:05.204-07:002015-08-04T12:29:05.204-07:00The way I read Don's comment is that your usua...The way I read Don's comment is that your usual landscapes are quite abstract though not non-representational which is what lots of people think of by the term abstract. And you certainly do them well. However, we all need to change our approach to the canvas now and then so I'll be looking forward to seeing what happens and in hearing of your response and that of your patrons.<br /><br />I hear you about re-reading books from early adult days. I've just re-read "To Kill a Mockingbird" and really liked it as it reminds me so much of my growing up years. I had forgotten Scout and Atticus and glad to become reacquainted. Now I'm reading Harper Lee's newest which has some rather painful issues to chew on. <br /><br />Other artists have said they listen to books on tape while painting; I never have. But if you liked The Great Gatsby so much I'll give it a go again. I always follow your lead when it comes to art.Jo Reimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381636308808299868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188700731713860207.post-72536406156908666002015-08-04T04:15:00.536-07:002015-08-04T04:15:00.536-07:00Randall-
Summer gets me down too with the heat an...Randall-<br /><br />Summer gets me down too with the heat and so I head to higher ground, aka The Mountains. Do it if you can and do it as often as possible. Trust me, it helps.<br /><br />As for the abstracts, I can relate. For me, when I try deliberately without an underpinning of an idea it never works. I must say though that both sets of your work are beautiful and beautifully related. So, if you are committing to just a few months of trial and error then I am in. <br /><br />As an adult, I revisited many of the books that I read in high school and even college. I wasn't able to appreciate them fully when younger and I got much more out of a second reading. You are smart to access some of these books now since your frame of reference is much broader. I may have to revisit The Great Gatsby. (I am positive I didn't "get" the idea of it or of Fitzgerald's writing.)<br /><br />Great post as always. Thanks!<br />LibbyLibby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.com