tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post5993146182826940751..comments2023-05-12T06:36:42.300-05:00Comments on LLYYNN - Lynn Davis: Clicks and Snaps of TimeLLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-45913599470902290872008-12-12T13:47:00.000-06:002008-12-12T13:47:00.000-06:00I read an article about Degas and how he worked in...I read an article about Degas and how he worked in pastel with oils over them sometimes. Apparently you can often find his fingerprints on his drawings in charcoal. <BR/><BR/>How exciting about the little pendant, can't wait to see!LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-3381365146857676892008-12-12T13:29:00.000-06:002008-12-12T13:29:00.000-06:00Oh, I'm so glad you like the fingerprint idea, bec...Oh, I'm so glad you like the fingerprint idea, because I find it pretty powerful how lines can then become giant shapes of their own. I've never enlarged a painting, but now I'm intrigued. I've been designing a necklace for your pendant in my head and I hope to do it this weekend. Can't wait to see it come into life :)Beth Hikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382619109646930425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-52666241104139458172008-12-12T06:26:00.000-06:002008-12-12T06:26:00.000-06:00Beth, I never thought of doing the enlargement ide...Beth, I never thought of doing the enlargement idea with fingerprints. And most of the fingerprints I have on my collages are accidental! But what an interesting possibility.<BR/><BR/>I took one of my watercolor paintings and enlarged it on a color printer, and I was surprised how it changed. The scale must be something basic to how we look at images. Have you ever done that with a photograph, made it really large like 11x17 or even bigger? Somehow it changes its presence.LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-33739922090605928912008-12-11T18:27:00.000-06:002008-12-11T18:27:00.000-06:00I totally understand what you mean about blowing s...I totally understand what you mean about blowing something up so it looks finished. I use to do that with fingerprints. The lines of finger prints are so beautiful on a gigantic scale.<BR/><BR/>I love Botticelli and actually got a stern talking to after standing too close to look at his brushstrokes in his painting.<BR/><BR/>My favorite brushstrokes are by the painters John Singer Sargent and Robert Henri.Beth Hikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382619109646930425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-2353105034313096302008-12-11T14:10:00.000-06:002008-12-11T14:10:00.000-06:00Have you been to the museum in Washington, D.C. wh...Have you been to the museum in Washington, D.C. where they have the water lilies paintings that wrap around an entire room - it's like walking right inside the painting! I'd seen them in smaller scale in books and was pleasantly surprised to see them so very large scale. On the other hand, the Mona Lisa painting by Da Vinci is tiny! I pictured it mentally to be a huge portrait, and it's really small. You're so right about Van Gogh, it's like he was painting with thick, wavy paint.LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-50260266847286208522008-12-11T12:20:00.000-06:002008-12-11T12:20:00.000-06:00What you said abou scale making a difference . . ...What you said abou scale making a difference . . I always liked Van Gogh . . . but when I saw his stuff in person! Wow! It's almost 3D! Loved! Monet on the other hand translates almost painlessly into smaller pictures . . .SarahKelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11224325648978545957noreply@blogger.com