tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post5200205689777310626..comments2024-03-21T20:34:38.384-06:00Comments on My life is but a tapestry...: Killing, uh, I mean Filling Time...K Spoeringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692584187798649701noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post-15370527229965195992009-02-27T07:08:00.000-07:002009-02-27T07:08:00.000-07:00Tommye, I had not thought of this as a weaving, bu...Tommye, I had not thought of this as a weaving, but now that you mention it, this does look more like my tapestry maquettes than it does my paintings. Interesting thought.K Spoeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692584187798649701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post-9710402175005391662009-02-26T08:57:00.000-07:002009-02-26T08:57:00.000-07:00I love how the twins are looking into the icecream...I love how the twins are looking into the icecream maker with silent anticipation. Grand Opening is great too. I can never get mine to open. I agree with the previous comment, hardly bargain bin...As for loose ends, I think it is that time of year also.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204047258371950042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post-22090637377638538472009-02-26T08:50:00.000-07:002009-02-26T08:50:00.000-07:00Kathy,The painting of your son and grandkids would...Kathy,<BR/>The painting of your son and grandkids would be a fantastic next "heritage" tapestry beginning!!! Actually, maybe a new series--"legacy"<BR/>The composition of this is just wonderful, I think.<BR/>I love the large bold shapes, the asymmetrical elements, the movement of the humans--eyes, arms, bodies. And the dog is just wonderfully placed. Reminds me of a Degas approach to composition.<BR/><BR/>TommyeTommye McClure Scanlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816922767294739515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post-34943041989159624442009-02-24T19:17:00.000-07:002009-02-24T19:17:00.000-07:00The Grand Opening is a perfect title for this love...The Grand Opening is a perfect title for this lovely work. Bargain Bin? Worthy of more, for sure!!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851668813182425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post-57924424622311177962009-02-24T14:52:00.000-07:002009-02-24T14:52:00.000-07:00Yeah, Janet, I knew I was supposed to gesso and pr...Yeah, Janet, I knew I was supposed to gesso and prep the masonite, but I can't remember doing it, and it acts like I didn't - like I just put an acrylic underpainting on. I'll have to try it again, the right way!K Spoeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692584187798649701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post-4406946386630600352009-02-24T11:16:00.000-07:002009-02-24T11:16:00.000-07:00Tuesday 2/24/09 1:11pmWhen I paint on Masonite, I...Tuesday 2/24/09 1:11pm<BR/><BR/>When I paint on Masonite, I gesso several coats and lightly sandpaper between coats....to me it's kind of slippery and of course very different from canvas or canvas paper....your painting of your son and grandchildren is really good, especially all the folds of the clothing.....of course I'm hoping the next tapestry will be another of Good Boy Wooster, up close and personal, without all kinds of extraneous lakeside surroundings...from Janet way over EastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com