tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post1946831397577290485..comments2024-01-13T23:40:11.599+11:00Comments on tachisme: Cataract Gorge in flood, "Wild Water"Harry Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-5971540156977656292012-04-07T22:51:58.927+10:002012-04-07T22:51:58.927+10:00Nice Cataract ImageNice Cataract Imagecataract surgeryhttp://www.dragarwal.com/services/cataract.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-65066255508137288492011-04-28T04:33:47.831+10:002011-04-28T04:33:47.831+10:00much better the second photo ( a different view o...much better the second photo ( a different view of the hall ) : the problem in Australia , is what they will hung next to your painting .....<br /> nice painting !<br />ciaoooMarialuisa Giovanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033145903739300693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-4038085443593163272011-04-15T14:50:23.229+10:002011-04-15T14:50:23.229+10:00Thanks Gabriella, youre so nice about what i do wh...Thanks Gabriella, youre so nice about what i do when really it's just what i do. Your own writing is so fine, engaging, celebrating all that is human, that your kind words have extra value for me. Ta.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-40008331799161054582011-04-15T14:47:23.670+10:002011-04-15T14:47:23.670+10:00Thanks Brian for your enthusiasm. Occasionally the...Thanks Brian for your enthusiasm. Occasionally they run an extreme kayaking events and held the 1992 the World Cup Slalom here in the Gorge. Exhilarating.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-58158832230888457092011-04-15T14:42:37.548+10:002011-04-15T14:42:37.548+10:00Thanks, Carolann. Yes, the painting was nicely pla...Thanks, Carolann. Yes, the painting was nicely placed by the curators. Unforntunately, my other one is stuck in a far corner, which is a pity because it needs a long approach. But i'm lucky to even get a good billing with this one, so can't complain.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-9642257729769117042011-04-15T13:21:45.335+10:002011-04-15T13:21:45.335+10:00Harry, I don't know what moved me more - this ...Harry, I don't know what moved me more - this beautiful forceful painting or your equally expressive description of its background history and aesthetic genesis! Very interesting what you said about engaging a landscape temporarily displacing the portrait side of your work...I think working in various subjects and media can be so enriching. But one has to have a vast imagination and flexible talent to sustain such variety. Thank you for being proof positive!Gisizeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842508709852026701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-37867030402740871522011-04-15T11:25:32.135+10:002011-04-15T11:25:32.135+10:00Harry,
This is what makes me happy - a beautiful ...Harry,<br /><br />This is what makes me happy - a beautiful work in a grand setting, and better yet, a red dot! Well done, my friend!<br /><br />I love the texture, the size, the composition and the title of this piece. I come from a state where white water rafting is a big sport, and I can look at this and feel the spray of the water and the cragginess of the rocks. Excellent!<br /><br />All the best to you,<br />BrianBrian Sylvesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966651327484142472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-40152505828579407852011-04-15T10:09:46.109+10:002011-04-15T10:09:46.109+10:00Harry, you are right - it's not the red dots t...Harry, you are right - it's not the red dots that make us paint but something inside that has to come out in a certain way - almost an obsession and sometimes a wicked master :)RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-28998510567373458362011-04-15T00:14:04.807+10:002011-04-15T00:14:04.807+10:00Really terrific painting, bold and strong! Are you...Really terrific painting, bold and strong! Are you feeling like that now? Hope so. I really like to see the size of the work hanging in the gallery. A real eye catcher - it just had to sell. Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-5974052162530640432011-04-14T18:01:48.339+10:002011-04-14T18:01:48.339+10:00Thanks Harry. I received a text update and I phone...Thanks Harry. I received a text update and I phoned David Lake to congratulate him on his win.<br />It's quite warm up here, but the humidity isn't that high and Val and I are coping well. I'm on my second drawing since our arrival as I intend to enter a major exhibition up here early next month.Richard Klekociukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438277920923333436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-12389567833617136692011-04-14T14:51:18.518+10:002011-04-14T14:51:18.518+10:00Thanks Richard. I enjoyed discovering yours in the...Thanks Richard. I enjoyed discovering yours in the room next door too. <br /><br />Don't know if anyone told you, but the judges mentioned you and your "Cold Tea, Chestnut" by name and commended both at the awards ceremony.<br /><br />And FNQ to you too! LOL. Though i am wondering how you are coping with the heat and humidity after your cool Riverside garden.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-40099297540340381812011-04-14T14:44:25.659+10:002011-04-14T14:44:25.659+10:00Thanks, Rhonda. Though you mentioning vertigo remi...Thanks, Rhonda. Though you mentioning vertigo reminds me of how i had to hang onto the easel to steady myself as i worked. Maybe some of that creeped into the work . <br /><br />And yes, red dots are nice and of course i'm pleased. But it's not why you and i paint, and it is not the measure of the merits of the work. I have a second landscape in the same exhibition (will get a blog post up about it shortly) and in many ways i think it may be a more successful painting. But there you go. <br /><br />Great to see your lovely ravens up in exhibition too!Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-37643410755098876792011-04-14T08:59:09.374+10:002011-04-14T08:59:09.374+10:00Congratulations on your painting and its sale, Har...Congratulations on your painting and its sale, Harry.<br />Regards from FNQ!Richard Klekociukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438277920923333436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-88165791423175891922011-04-14T08:30:52.005+10:002011-04-14T08:30:52.005+10:00I imagine standing in front of this painting would...I imagine standing in front of this painting would be like standing at the precipace before vertigo takes you over into the water, swirling, moving, rushing - you've captured that beautifully, Harry, and congrats on the show and the sale :) Always nice to see those red dots meaning a sale has been made.RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-25843724866154852132011-04-14T07:25:09.937+10:002011-04-14T07:25:09.937+10:00Glad you said that about full scale, Nicki, becaus...Glad you said that about full scale, Nicki, because the photo doesn't really capture the painting. I photographed it with oblique sunlight to highlight the texture, but scale is an essential part of the viewing. It's seeing the swirl and movement fill your field of view in a large expanse of paint that makes it a monumental work rather than just a simple, boring image. Thanks.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-18152248916261008372011-04-14T07:21:23.776+10:002011-04-14T07:21:23.776+10:00Thanks Blanca. I had a lot of fun getting down the...Thanks Blanca. I had a lot of fun getting down the marks for water, used a wax extender to make the oil paint really soft and buttery while still retaining the peaks of the paint knife marks.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-74134668648683404012011-04-14T06:48:00.760+10:002011-04-14T06:48:00.760+10:00Me alegro que te guste, Mercè.Me alegro que te guste, Mercè.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-36873250027901774052011-04-14T06:30:42.692+10:002011-04-14T06:30:42.692+10:00Hi Annette in far away London. Yes, Home. Can you ...Hi Annette in far away London. Yes, Home. Can you hear it calling, like Mole did in Wind In the Willows?Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-89456111547191601452011-04-14T06:28:32.204+10:002011-04-14T06:28:32.204+10:00Gracias, Manel. Debo admitir que el tamaño hace qu...Gracias, Manel. Debo admitir que el tamaño hace que el trabajo un poco de una lucha. Los vapores de la pintura sólo eran difíciles de manejar, haha.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-36757604131518428432011-04-14T06:25:32.047+10:002011-04-14T06:25:32.047+10:00Hi Daniel. Thanks for visiting my blog and finding...Hi Daniel. Thanks for visiting my blog and finding something to like in my work. <br /><br />And i enjoyed checking out your teaching blog and seeing your immaculate traditional realist works. You certainly are a master of medium and so your kind comments are all the more valuable. <br /><br />The direction of both my landscape and figurative work will be towards abstract expressionism and so currently i'm struggling to leave picturesque realism behind. Wild Water, though stylized, is still a naturalistic work. <br /><br />It's hard to break free and break through in my search for a pure emotional response, and an authentic expressive style that has impact, has something original to say, yet remains an accessible communication to most viewers.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-60940275766525872011-04-14T06:19:35.103+10:002011-04-14T06:19:35.103+10:00Thanks, Laura, glad you like.
.Thanks, Laura, glad you like.<br /><br />.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-81373688987431842102011-04-14T06:14:58.343+10:002011-04-14T06:14:58.343+10:00This is such a strong painting, Harry. Very expres...This is such a strong painting, Harry. Very expressive as is your way. I'd love to take it in at full scale. I feel like I can hear the crashing and pounding of the water. What a great force of nature... both the water and you!<br /><br />All the best,<br />NickiNickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333869924278210044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-61450226634739228942011-04-13T20:20:24.112+10:002011-04-13T20:20:24.112+10:00love your cataract gorge, does it justice - all th...love your cataract gorge, does it justice - all that movement and power on canvas! It really does look like it's heading down into the speck of city in the background. Good workBeeGardenArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935237364256999464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-21769606533262797822011-04-13T19:29:20.094+10:002011-04-13T19:29:20.094+10:00impactante !!
se puede escuchar el rugido del agua...impactante !!<br />se puede escuchar el rugido del agua<br />muy bueno.mercèhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561857187436467453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-69136020785182314862011-04-13T19:11:09.110+10:002011-04-13T19:11:09.110+10:00I love this. *home* :-)I love this. *home* :-)Annette Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078075767352387819noreply@blogger.com