tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post5021087343886126094..comments2023-10-20T05:53:39.965-07:00Comments on Ruminating on the Profundities: Why Is Representational Oil Painting So Difficult--Revised VersionRUMINATING ON THE PROFUNDITIEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635082319246533931noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-12476393091816892262010-04-13T07:42:24.138-07:002010-04-13T07:42:24.138-07:00Don, I want you to stop pulling your punches. Tell...Don, I want you to stop pulling your punches. Tell us what you really think. I know you are hardest on youself.... but what you say is true.K Chesebrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058027432445330489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-42727693989777865822010-04-10T17:51:21.007-07:002010-04-10T17:51:21.007-07:00Don, your words ring true. I want to "get it...Don, your words ring true. I want to "get it", really "get it". But some days it's like I wake up and forget how to paint entirely. Why is that?<br />I'm on about week three of "can't do a thing right".<br />My dog still loves me. Even better, my God still loves me. And all of you too. I guess everything else pales by comparison.<br />And I hope that $100 gets multiplied 100 times!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799016923038189074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-33635502541291322010-04-10T17:02:49.796-07:002010-04-10T17:02:49.796-07:00Yo Bill: I won $100.00 in Texas, so I am now on t...Yo Bill: I won $100.00 in Texas, so I am now on the road to financial recovery with this massive infusion of cash. Thanks for your prayers for my rather lost soul these days--I need a chew and a few tee times. I want to meet you some day and kick your ass--your words to me always make me smile, brother--Always, DonRUMINATING ON THE PROFUNDITIEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635082319246533931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-63854435826437217462010-04-10T07:48:38.107-07:002010-04-10T07:48:38.107-07:00Ah yes, the deep funk. It seems to show up just wh...Ah yes, the deep funk. It seems to show up just when your plate is full.<br /> Is that what they call a handicap?(golf term :)<br /> What would Jesus do? Does he care?<br /> Throw your bread on the water, discuss it with him. I would find out those questions Don!<br /> I hope you win every prize out there, you're a<br />prize too!billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-22721899407126613772010-04-09T22:01:15.632-07:002010-04-09T22:01:15.632-07:00It just occurred to me that I have 5 commissioned ...It just occurred to me that I have 5 commissioned (sp. ck.)-- paintings to do, and I am in a deep funk--If Ray Kinstler will award me first place in the Salon Show at Greenhouse this weekend--that will help--I can go play golf and get my head straight--does Jesus care? I need at least a $750.00 cash prize to cover shipping and framing. I guess I shouldn't talk about it. O well...Don--at 63 its time I won a prize or two--don't ya think?RUMINATING ON THE PROFUNDITIEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635082319246533931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-68560240690968577542010-04-09T21:52:41.470-07:002010-04-09T21:52:41.470-07:00Bill and Craig: Thanks for giving a damn--I'm...Bill and Craig: Thanks for giving a damn--I'm so glad you guys are out there! Real art is done in community--right? Humble DonRUMINATING ON THE PROFUNDITIEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635082319246533931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-65162827996106090962010-04-09T19:45:44.947-07:002010-04-09T19:45:44.947-07:00I kind of liked the ramped-up, amped-up version. E...I kind of liked the ramped-up, amped-up version. Either way you left the nuts and bolts oil painting teaching intact. That's I appreciate from you. That's what I need to hear. I know, you need another blog! You can call it Behind the Tapestry where you load your wrist rocket with marbles and rotten eggs let fly at anything that moves. No guilt, no 'pologies. Hell, maybe I'll do that!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728620967098066840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-76346379805612346432010-04-09T18:22:53.741-07:002010-04-09T18:22:53.741-07:00Ok tuff guy, I'm taking off my clown nose...an...Ok tuff guy, I'm taking off my clown nose...and<br />my clown feet..put'em up..put'em up! Oops, my pants just fell down. <br /> Paint that Donny boy!(ha) Still getting to know ya!billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-49854769385111981862010-04-09T17:16:53.060-07:002010-04-09T17:16:53.060-07:00Still here. Didn't see the first version. I to...Still here. Didn't see the first version. I took this one to mean "They is You." ;^) <br />Your coaching has added greatly to my understanding and goals, if not yet my performance.Connie McLennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692302994508585091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-86690538847793007812010-04-09T17:08:23.072-07:002010-04-09T17:08:23.072-07:00Nora and Randy: I re-wrote the post, because upon...Nora and Randy: I re-wrote the post, because upon re-reading the first one--I was really embarassed. I calmed down--better?RUMINATING ON THE PROFUNDITIEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635082319246533931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-20403569613768211752010-04-09T13:43:36.404-07:002010-04-09T13:43:36.404-07:00Don,
You made that very clear. But I was a bit wor...Don,<br />You made that very clear. But I was a bit worried before I got to the third paragragh. Thank you, I wanted to post it on my blog so my students could read it, but really it's me who needed to hear it. One more time....<br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804052066127276822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-55987292072676428082010-04-09T10:21:27.900-07:002010-04-09T10:21:27.900-07:00I'm not tough--I just wanted to see if anybody...I'm not tough--I just wanted to see if anybody was still out there. I take everything back--is it too late? I hope that the readers understand that I am describing a universal tendency and not anybody in particular--did I make that clear?RUMINATING ON THE PROFUNDITIEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635082319246533931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249128850320807701.post-11257734891065512852010-04-09T08:04:19.101-07:002010-04-09T08:04:19.101-07:00Oh My . . . . you're tough, Don. But you'...Oh My . . . . you're tough, Don. But you're good for my soul and I appreciate your honesty. Keep up your good works and sending out the message.<br />NoraNORA KASTENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246829888139875748noreply@blogger.com