Comments on: How to Paint a Portrait from a Casual Snapshot – A Tutorial http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/ Exploring possibilities, asking questions, discovering life day by day. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:36:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Barbara Hartsook http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-10040 Barbara Hartsook Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:41:11 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-10040 Thank you Anita. Add to your qualities, supportive and always a friend. :) I appreciate you. Thank you Anita. Add to your qualities, supportive and always a friend. :) I appreciate you.

]]> By: Sliloh http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-10033 Sliloh Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:33:14 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-10033 It always amazes me what you create from a photo reference. Beautiful work and yes it did deserve first prize ;) Anita .-= Sliloh´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.sliloh.com/blog/mental-illness/depression/mindfulness/" rel="nofollow">Mindfulness</a> =-. It always amazes me what you create from a photo reference. Beautiful work and yes it did deserve first prize ;)

Anita
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]]> By: Barbara Hartsook http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-10027 Barbara Hartsook Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:53:03 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-10027 Hi Suzie. Thanks! I wish you well with your classes. If you're like me, though, you'll never be 'finished' with taking them! Ha! Maybe you can find a way to mix in a portrait here and there. Portraits are really everywhere, you know. Hi Suzie.

Thanks! I wish you well with your classes. If you’re like me, though, you’ll never be ‘finished’ with taking them! Ha! Maybe you can find a way to mix in a portrait here and there. Portraits are really everywhere, you know.

]]> By: Barbara Hartsook http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-10026 Barbara Hartsook Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:49:25 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-10026 Hi Patty. I'm so glad you mentioned collage. As I live each day I think more and more that's just what we all are -- fascinating collages of images and actions and love and hurts and overcoming and growing. You say your mental snapshots also express themselves as speaking, singing, writing. I wonder if you, and others who share this mental-movie process with us, are energized by such expression, or if it wears them out kinda'. Just wondering... It can be overwhelming, but mostly for me, it's freeing. Thank you so much for coming by. :) Hi Patty.

I’m so glad you mentioned collage. As I live each day I think more and more that’s just what we all are — fascinating collages of images and actions and love and hurts and overcoming and growing.

You say your mental snapshots also express themselves as speaking, singing, writing. I wonder if you, and others who share this mental-movie process with us, are energized by such expression, or if it wears them out kinda’. Just wondering… It can be overwhelming, but mostly for me, it’s freeing.

Thank you so much for coming by. :)

]]> By: Suzie http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-10012 Suzie Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:09:08 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-10012 Oh now Barb this is just awesome! I have been pondering portraits for a while, and will get with the tutorial shortly (have to finiah class first;O) Your enthusiasm for all of life just spurs a reader to join in. Brava and thanks for sharing more and setting another spark. Oh now Barb this is just awesome! I have been pondering portraits for a while, and will get with the tutorial shortly (have to finiah class first;O) Your enthusiasm for all of life just spurs a reader to join in. Brava and thanks for sharing more and setting another spark.

]]> By: Patty - Why Not Start Now? http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-10000 Patty - Why Not Start Now? Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:52:47 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-10000 Hi Barb - Just wanted to stop in and say a big thank you for leaving your wonderful comment on my blog. Little did I know I'd discover your amazing talents! So glad you found me so I could find you. I love your work, and I adore stories, so when I saw that you make story paintings from photos, I was hooked immediately. I also resonate with what you write here about each of us taking mental snapshots. I think I internalize mine, and they all become a sort of inner movie, full of shapes and emotions. Then they come out in different ways: speaking, singing, writing. Sometimes collage. But until I read your post, I'd never thought of it this way. So thanks! .-= Patty - Why Not Start Now?´s last blog ..<a href="http://whynotstartnow.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/meaning-mondays-the-clouds-edition/" rel="nofollow">Meaning Mondays: The Clouds Edition</a> =-. Hi Barb – Just wanted to stop in and say a big thank you for leaving your wonderful comment on my blog. Little did I know I’d discover your amazing talents! So glad you found me so I could find you. I love your work, and I adore stories, so when I saw that you make story paintings from photos, I was hooked immediately. I also resonate with what you write here about each of us taking mental snapshots. I think I internalize mine, and they all become a sort of inner movie, full of shapes and emotions. Then they come out in different ways: speaking, singing, writing. Sometimes collage. But until I read your post, I’d never thought of it this way. So thanks!
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]]> By: Barbara Hartsook http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-9996 Barbara Hartsook Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:33:02 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-9996 Thank you so much, Jane. I think all writers and artists are intuitive to some extent. It's why we take the pictures in the first place -- the topic in our heads, hinted at by what we see when we see something, if that makes sense. It's all art. We desire to tell the story and let others in on it. I love that Van Gogh painted because he wanted others to see as he saw. We like it or we don't -- it doesn't matter. He had something inside that had to be told. That was his art. So there... you do TOO have artistic talent. :) Your talent is buried in your stash of photos. As you go through them to scan and post, some will jump at you and you'll set them aside. Those are the ones that have stories you want to tell. And you'll use your new techniques to tell them. :) Have some fresh hot coffee and start sorting. (Just don't spill any on the scanner.) :) Thank you so much, Jane.

I think all writers and artists are intuitive to some extent. It’s why we take the pictures in the first place — the topic in our heads, hinted at by what we see when we see something, if that makes sense. It’s all art. We desire to tell the story and let others in on it.

I love that Van Gogh painted because he wanted others to see as he saw. We like it or we don’t — it doesn’t matter. He had something inside that had to be told. That was his art.

So there… you do TOO have artistic talent. :) Your talent is buried in your stash of photos. As you go through them to scan and post, some will jump at you and you’ll set them aside. Those are the ones that have stories you want to tell. And you’ll use your new techniques to tell them. :)

Have some fresh hot coffee and start sorting. (Just don’t spill any on the scanner.) :)

]]> By: Barbara Hartsook http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-9995 Barbara Hartsook Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:25:02 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-9995 Hi Davina. Yep -- that was my take too. No irritation, no invitation, just interruption. Thanks! :) Hi Davina. Yep — that was my take too. No irritation, no invitation, just interruption. Thanks! :)

]]> By: Barbara Hartsook http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-9994 Barbara Hartsook Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:20:55 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-9994 Thanks, Sandi! I wonder what questions you ask as you paint... your snowy landscape you allowed me to post has been raved about. Here and on FaceBook. It simply draws one into it with the promise of something. When I see a painting like that, I always wonder what the artist saw and felt. I'm so looking forward to your blog when it gets rolling. You have a great idea going... Thanks, Sandi!

I wonder what questions you ask as you paint… your snowy landscape you allowed me to post has been raved about. Here and on FaceBook. It simply draws one into it with the promise of something.

When I see a painting like that, I always wonder what the artist saw and felt.

I’m so looking forward to your blog when it gets rolling. You have a great idea going…

]]> By: Barbara Hartsook http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-9993 Barbara Hartsook Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:17:39 +0000 http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/?p=1247#comment-9993 Hi J.D. And you do that so well. You seem to me to balance the fine line between left-brained organizational thinking and intuitive right brain exploring and creating. You can ask the what-if questions and run back and forth between what might be possible and here's how to get it done. Thanks for coming by... :) Hi J.D. And you do that so well. You seem to me to balance the fine line between left-brained organizational thinking and intuitive right brain exploring and creating. You can ask the what-if questions and run back and forth between what might be possible and here’s how to get it done.

Thanks for coming by… :)

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