tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post2030513848033756766..comments2024-03-28T16:01:46.555-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Looking closelyThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16171147990972877812011-02-11T07:52:59.280-08:002011-02-11T07:52:59.280-08:00I can't draw either, apart from rabbits.I can't draw either, apart from rabbits.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52553723644232954462011-02-10T07:01:08.789-08:002011-02-10T07:01:08.789-08:00How lovely. I have quite forgotten the colors of s...How lovely. I have quite forgotten the colors of spring. We still have a thick layer of snow cover in my neck of the woods. Not yet, but soon!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-61148006759319541612011-02-09T07:13:10.198-08:002011-02-09T07:13:10.198-08:00Thank you for the encouragement but I know I could...Thank you for the encouragement but I know I could not keep up the daily practice - so shall really never get any better.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84337007195038590862011-02-09T01:26:50.069-08:002011-02-09T01:26:50.069-08:00My dad (who was a very talented amateur artist) al...My dad (who was a very talented amateur artist) always told me - draw what you see, not what you think. And he was right. <br /><br />He also used to say that drawing was easy: "You just put a pencil to paper and move it around."<br /><br />It took me years before I believed that one though. I've been taking part in an art challenge ever since I started blogging and I have to admit my technique has improved. Practice. You don't have to show anyone your results until you're happy with them.MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27464362756678849172011-02-08T20:21:32.387-08:002011-02-08T20:21:32.387-08:00Two thoughts: First, NEVER too late (it is just wh...Two thoughts: First, NEVER too late (it is just when we decide to say "yes" - nothing to do with years) and second, you take great photographs - your petal is a testament to that. Thanks for a great post - so fun to read and reflect upon!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14488536425815551163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74624909045273760232011-02-08T18:28:32.585-08:002011-02-08T18:28:32.585-08:00I think you have a great appreciation of art as ex...I think you have a great appreciation of art as expressed in music, words and painting, Pat, and as you reflect this awareness in your postings you inspire a lot of people. You should have no regrets about not being a great drawer!Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72027828717918424542011-02-08T14:44:20.872-08:002011-02-08T14:44:20.872-08:00weaver in my experience art is what you wish it to...weaver in my experience art is what you wish it to be. you used to post your collages and found objects here so you already know that. to draw or paint something that has the qualities of a photograph - well that's a different piece. i say go for it!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53116552064026022742011-02-08T13:42:11.830-08:002011-02-08T13:42:11.830-08:00Although I am reasonably creative, I am not very g...Although I am reasonably creative, I am not very good at drawing! I think I'll have to try and take the advice of another of your readers and aim to draw a little, each day.<br /> I love Cyclamen. I bought one in Sainsburys, of all places, at Christmas and it's still going strong, in my lounge.<br />;-)Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991496263250729580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38853039017853147582011-02-08T11:49:57.462-08:002011-02-08T11:49:57.462-08:00Another one here with a butterfly mind - I see it ...Another one here with a butterfly mind - I see it as a constructive thing though, shows a vibrant intellect (or so I say!)<br /><br />I enjoy sketching, but don't get much time to settle down to it these days. I surprised myself recently though when I did a passing likeness of two racehorses jumping from a photo in the paper. Only "Copying", but better than nothing I suppose!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16627558905548451142011-02-08T11:30:58.439-08:002011-02-08T11:30:58.439-08:00Very interesting in the white little flower are th...Very interesting in the white little flower are that layer of green striped inside petals. (See, you have begun "looking") Being ridiculed as a child in anything, would set one up to be fearful of that subject!<br />I agree with the artist, 99% is work and practice. Some even say that there's not such a thing as "talent"!<br /> And your cyclamen is stunning!Jeannette StGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9671629896640130112011-02-08T11:29:17.191-08:002011-02-08T11:29:17.191-08:00Even if you just draw for your self and if you get...Even if you just draw for your self and if you get joy from putting pencil to paper then it is worth while.<br /><br />I disliked my life drawing classes at school I always had a hard time then one day one of my teachers said to me "you see the flat shapes between the objects and a lighting bolt went off in my head and drawing was not a big deal anymore. I will never draw lifelike but I am secure in what I can do.<br /><br />I am not a writer but I love writing haiku, I am sure that all of you at the poetry bus can do much better as seen in your writing posts. But I enjoy it and when I sit there and write it feels lovely.<br />and isn't that what matter the most ?<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25846178418246200892011-02-08T11:22:08.633-08:002011-02-08T11:22:08.633-08:00I am most hopeless in creating art with pencil or ...I am most hopeless in creating art with pencil or music or paint or clay. I love to try, but I am such a good patron of the arts that I know how bad I am at it.<br /><br />And so, I have come to accept the gift of being deeply appreciative of art...that's a worthy gift, as well, right? After all, any art needs its admirers.<br /><br />You have noticed the artistic composition created by the cyclamen and the snowdrop blossoms. You've seen it and appreciated it. That's so much more than many others can do.<br /><br />Your artistic gift may be in the artful way in which you arrange words and images on the virtual page. <br /><br />Your work is creative, beautiful, and authentic. Great art always is.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937847762010497687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14645397339424474812011-02-08T10:29:13.055-08:002011-02-08T10:29:13.055-08:00Weaver it's never to late to learn My mother t...Weaver it's never to late to learn My mother took up art at 74 and she's loving it. I draw and long ago I was taught to observe everything as the basic shape. A quick scribble is just as much a masterpiece as a great painting is in a gallery. Give it a try.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100812038496671783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65485640034233541792011-02-08T09:58:33.954-08:002011-02-08T09:58:33.954-08:00I am much the same with drawing Pat but do believe...I am much the same with drawing Pat but do believe that we should draw each day in order to improve. Perhaps if we started by drawing just one petal instead of tackling the whole plant or even a flower, we would begin to get somewhere!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55908132991604520902011-02-08T09:38:53.988-08:002011-02-08T09:38:53.988-08:00Your cyclamen plants are blooming so heartily in t...Your cyclamen plants are blooming so heartily in their tiny pots! Looks like you have the watering ratio down pat!Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9436839506173874712011-02-08T08:29:10.426-08:002011-02-08T08:29:10.426-08:00Even just a little dabbling in art has halped me s...Even just a little dabbling in art has halped me see the world in a whole new way. For that, I shall always be grateful and enriched in that I can see all the many colors in a field or in a tree. They are no longer just a green or brown but filled with many shades and kinds of color.<br /><br />Sometimes when painting I surprise even myself. Fun!Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189300487828240620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3559238619390882032011-02-08T08:07:16.232-08:002011-02-08T08:07:16.232-08:00Never too late :)
I had to take drawing in college...Never too late :)<br />I had to take drawing in college as it was a required class for my photo degree. I was kind of like the class mascot. If my assignment was anything close to recognizable, everyone would clap. The bar was much lower for me than everyone else. I am like you and was once referred to as a "moth" because I dart around as well, butterfly sounds so much nicer.jeanette from everton terracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025486213973874174noreply@blogger.com