tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post8943672992137607158..comments2024-03-20T01:03:09.526-07:00Comments on phantsythat: neptunia and her beachballsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-65071128079358868692010-12-14T19:48:32.058-08:002010-12-14T19:48:32.058-08:00steve - Thanks for coming by during this time to l...steve - Thanks for coming by during this time to leave your thoughts about Neptunia. The drawing I really do like a lot but then something happened with the background colors that I hadn't intended. Had I been working in oil I could have pulled off what I saw in my mind's eye so I'm a bit disappointed and feeling a little color shy at the moment. <br />I'm very glad you like the essence and yes, she is looking up. I hope soon things are looking up for you too.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-7974768607692994812010-12-13T20:07:38.185-08:002010-12-13T20:07:38.185-08:00Long trip and then bad news - I am just getting to...Long trip and then bad news - I am just getting to some blog reading, in a break from other duties... I like Neptunia. I love the shapes within shapes, with the different sections separated from, yet interacting with and echoing the others. Like a mandala, with the planet in the middle - the sea in the middle. I crave a closer look at her head dress. Sea creatures? (star fish?)<br />And I'm with the others here - her eyes are beautiful and a bit sad. But mostly they look like they're meditative, or prayerful eyes. Looking up?Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-56893678843681737152010-12-07T19:21:00.289-08:002010-12-07T19:21:00.289-08:00liberality - So glad the twins have been reunited....liberality - So glad the twins have been reunited. Much love to you too, sister :-)<br /><br />sean - What a wonderful story and one that reminds me of when my son was born (the child looks much as he did at a similar age too).. we had a name chosen and when he arrived he had another and that's what he was called.<br /><br />lisa - I really wish that were so but it's going to take a miracle the likes of which we've never seen. Alien Mother Ship, where are you?susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-9557841869017188042010-12-05T09:03:23.528-08:002010-12-05T09:03:23.528-08:00Operating in cooperation instead of competition. I...Operating in cooperation instead of competition. It's a radical idea whose time has come.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-81738388829011460292010-12-04T14:51:36.447-08:002010-12-04T14:51:36.447-08:00Before reading this very (fine) post, I was smilin...Before reading this very (fine) post, I was smiling while and immediately thinking of you and <i>Neptunia</i> when reading <a href="http://this.is/birgitta/me/neptunus.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>.<br /><br />By the way, I am (almost) sure, following the link you will discover an artist after your heART.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-75993879127324866792010-12-04T12:27:33.830-08:002010-12-04T12:27:33.830-08:00susan: I got your lovely gift yesterday in the mai...susan: I got your lovely gift yesterday in the mail, thank you so much. I am searching for something that I hope you will see beauty in to send to you--just because it's fun to do so. I am not artistic so it will be something I fancy and you may fancy instead. <br /><br />Peace sister.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-82152868356508004072010-12-04T12:24:52.826-08:002010-12-04T12:24:52.826-08:00linda - Thank you. I'm very glad you can see w...linda - Thank you. I'm very glad you can see what's best about this painting. I would have destroyed it and tried again had it not been that I got her face and headpiece just right. Sometimes I try too hard and sometimes I think I should just paint in oils or acrylics and be done with it.<br /><br />jams - Yes, it would be. dammit.<br /><br />randal - Yeah, look where all that competition got us. Free market principles work fine at a smaller scale but not so well globally when governments and banks are playing with the money supply while people starve. You know that :-)<br /><br />belette - How sweet of you to say so. The painting in its entirety got too dark and there's nothing to be done once that happens to a watercolor. She is just right though and I'm glad you like her.<br /><br />sera - Well, to begin with I'd drawn a very nice globe and then decided the reference was too mundane (:-)) and obvious. Then I thought to paint a very small mandala but I had to keep it light because of the background underpainting. The result isn't as I'd hoped but I'm glad you like it. I'll try to lighten up.<br /><br />ps: Salt can have an interesting effect on watercolor if used sparingly :-)<br /><br />marja-leena - Yes, it was supposed to be the world - or a seed of the world. I'm very happy you enjoyed seeing it.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-48748053621993947752010-12-04T09:33:14.959-08:002010-12-04T09:33:14.959-08:00Neptunia holding the world in her hands, and what ...Neptunia holding the world in her hands, and what a mess we've made of it. Lovely painting, as always Susan.marja-leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634791656471132347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-44326281341428100172010-12-03T20:25:31.239-08:002010-12-03T20:25:31.239-08:00i would have preferred you not calling it a "...i would have preferred you not calling it a "beachball." even if you don't think the painting achieved what you wanted, i rather liked it. don't throw salt on your paintings, susan!<br />/me throws a skittle at you.Seraphinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06527934346602655741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-89313642713937548392010-12-03T18:13:03.593-08:002010-12-03T18:13:03.593-08:00Your painting, me thinks, is a good example of how...Your painting, me thinks, is a good example of how letting go of expectations can lead to WONDERFUL things. She is beautiful and wise.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-15897142677889106592010-12-03T08:19:28.020-08:002010-12-03T08:19:28.020-08:00Oh, bah! Without competition, there would be no ad...Oh, bah! Without competition, there would be no advancement! Hippie!<br /><br />What's that bullshit saw about how Switzerland is the most peaceful nation and all they've given us are watches? <br /><br />Easier to destroy than create, which kind of puts the lie to work über alles. Humanity doesn't want to work for things.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-70592572341820708902010-12-03T06:12:57.345-08:002010-12-03T06:12:57.345-08:00Imagine what a paradise this planet could be if we...Imagine what a paradise this planet could be if we put our efffort into peaceful research instead of the development of bigger things that go bang...jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-23148980569383184322010-12-02T17:55:31.514-08:002010-12-02T17:55:31.514-08:00i have absolutely nothing to add to what you said....i have absolutely nothing to add to what you said...you are right, it is a pitiable situation and one, i fear, we will eventually pay for in a very uncomfortable way or a billion ways...<br /><br />tonight i prefer to focus on smaller things, like this lovely painting....i love her face, the framing you always do i always love, and how she's holding whatever i want it to be... but it's her face, including her hair and crown i love the most, something very sweet yet sad about her and after reading your post, i see why. xxxL'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-38697707711852441042010-12-02T17:39:37.695-08:002010-12-02T17:39:37.695-08:00francis - There have been societies that managed t...francis - There have been societies that managed to do just that but none of them (to my knowledge) became technically and industrially proficient. It would be a great leap if we could find our way back to that way of living while maintaining scientific advances. <br /><br />liberality - It's hard to know what we're missing, isn't it?<br /><br />gfid - I spent so much time reading and thinking about the wasteful madness of our culture while painting this one she couldn't be anything but sad. <br /><br />Now that the tourists have gone I've noticed there are a surprising number of street people begging for money in Halifax. It's not as bad as Portland was but considering the differences in climate, they are here in significant numbers. It's a pity and so unnecessary.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-45096608431759062222010-12-02T17:01:18.786-08:002010-12-02T17:01:18.786-08:00neptunia is regal and, yes, i agree w liberality.....neptunia is regal and, yes, i agree w liberality.... there's a sadness to her. <br /><br />i've just spent the last week or so marinating in local and national housing and income statistics, in prep for a big presentation to our local city fathers, asking for support. none of it is new stuff, but it was a stern reminder that there's enough of everything (food, money, space) in Canada, it's just very poorly distributed. demographics regarding Canadian wealth distribution are not much different from those of third world countries. we just have a few social programs to hide them behind.gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-67958304427492958092010-12-02T14:52:15.615-08:002010-12-02T14:52:15.615-08:00That includes sharing what we learn with each othe...<i>That includes sharing what we learn with each other until we have a society that recognizes that large things matter.</i><br /><br />We can only hope. I like Neptunia's eyes. They are expressive and sort of sad I think.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-17899395810374055822010-12-02T12:26:02.573-08:002010-12-02T12:26:02.573-08:00"The world is so full of a number of things,
..."The world is so full of a number of things,<br />I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."<br />(R.L. Stevenson - A Child's Garden of Verses)<br /><br />If we could only learn to appreciate them without the crazy wish to possess them!Francis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422476000328664994noreply@blogger.com