tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044778093667409865.post47552735124067615..comments2023-03-31T05:24:31.916-04:00Comments on Color Sweet Tooth: Sisu, Gardens, Watercolor StartsSteve Emeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044778093667409865.post-59053411078416612582009-01-05T23:07:00.000-05:002009-01-05T23:07:00.000-05:00Linda - no comment is too late - e-mail tells me t...Linda - no comment is too late - e-mail tells me the comment arrived. Sorry your first attempt didn't stick.<BR/><BR/>The Nolde book is called Emil Nolde: Unpainted Pictures. It has over a hundred color plates (about life size, since these were so small) and it's only $20 from Amazon. It has some prefaces and introductions - one is stuffy and academic, but the others have lots of quotes that Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044778093667409865.post-35805470982370318382009-01-05T11:00:00.000-05:002009-01-05T11:00:00.000-05:00oo, I'm loving the sky in the second one so much! ...oo, I'm loving the sky in the second one so much! <BR/><BR/>it's also awesome to see your process of preparation. I'd love to see the process of stapling or taping too!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381213681911598073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044778093667409865.post-37874259735723654292009-01-05T02:23:00.000-05:002009-01-05T02:23:00.000-05:00I thought I commented on this and then came back t...I thought I commented on this and then came back to see your comments back and see I forgot too....the spiritual one, the madonna, is interesting and definitely a departure in color! <BR/><BR/>fascinating about nolde working the same way,with the paint first and then moving it from there....glad to know there were other crazies out there doing it before me ;) I need to get something of his work, L'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044778093667409865.post-5181004650314523422009-01-04T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-04T11:56:00.000-05:00DarklyFey - Thanks! Glad I could help.Gypsy - I'm...DarklyFey - Thanks! Glad I could help.<BR/><BR/>Gypsy - I'm not surprised to find that Palestinians have a form of Sisu. The extreme living conditions in a place like Finland are probably part of the cause of this strength - adversity creates this kind of steel.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the compliments on the photo and the watercolor. And Duke Gardens is a beautiful place. We're fortunate it's Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044778093667409865.post-56924975748685750012009-01-04T02:11:00.000-05:002009-01-04T02:11:00.000-05:00I know what you mean about Sisu - as a Palestinian...I know what you mean about Sisu - as a Palestinian I have that same style of stubborness :-) ... can be a strength; can be a weakness - but there you go.<BR/>I love the photo of your shadows and the last painting in this post - the colours and the style are so peaceful and dreamy - I think I would like to go live there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044778093667409865.post-62815301210338128622009-01-03T23:11:00.000-05:002009-01-03T23:11:00.000-05:00I'm hooked, too! This is gorgeous. The colour is j...I'm hooked, too! This is gorgeous. The colour is just what I need to see on a blustery winter's day.DarklyFeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685889721664210218noreply@blogger.com