tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758805761478449587.post4516943022293685806..comments2023-09-26T07:26:00.685-07:00Comments on M.E. BAILEY ART: Awakening to The LightMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589916820019735485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758805761478449587.post-17803603389792713512013-06-26T21:38:57.508-07:002013-06-26T21:38:57.508-07:00Yes, Anne, there are more than one way to skin the...Yes, Anne, there are more than one way to skin the cat, so to speak. Your thoughts are completely valid. I just chose this path as an experiment. What I learned from it is that the subject seems more solid or to have more mass than the transparent parts of the composition. It is just another way to insert a subtle contrast that the viewer may not notice. The transparent approach is just as valid.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589916820019735485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758805761478449587.post-40109590333337039512013-06-26T20:11:41.630-07:002013-06-26T20:11:41.630-07:00I have been doing some color experiments lately an...I have been doing some color experiments lately and was just wondering if you think you could have done the same thing with pure watercolor hues instead of the opaque paint? The use of subdued, nutralized color in the background against the purer forground color...could that work? Just interested in your opinion.<br />I love the painting.<br /><br />Anne Hightower-Patterson<br />patter816@aol.com<br /><br />PS We met at Kanuga several years back, but I am certain you have no memory of me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13736210015059281746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758805761478449587.post-54173918657009042722013-06-25T10:18:13.730-07:002013-06-25T10:18:13.730-07:00Beautiful painting Mike. I look forward to seeing ...Beautiful painting Mike. I look forward to seeing more from your early morning jaunts! I love your writing abou the process too: "Stowed Away in the studio, furiously slobbering paint..." great voice :)Ruth Armitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645146132177812407noreply@blogger.com