tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468843067640834925.post6749023058013583998..comments2023-06-26T03:48:47.216-07:00Comments on The Painting Struggle: Annual Trip to BP Portrait ExhibitionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09350381570737387904noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468843067640834925.post-74686081597998769872012-08-27T13:26:53.120-07:002012-08-27T13:26:53.120-07:00Sharon - Thanks. Is that a preference for watercol...Sharon - Thanks. Is that a preference for watercolour that I detect?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350381570737387904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468843067640834925.post-42049263552116060202012-08-27T13:25:55.647-07:002012-08-27T13:25:55.647-07:00Rhonda - Thanks. There are many ways that the arti...Rhonda - Thanks. There are many ways that the artist can build expression in a portrait and it is great to understand how they achieve their stimulation of the emotions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350381570737387904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468843067640834925.post-85083289404766235452012-08-27T13:23:57.533-07:002012-08-27T13:23:57.533-07:00Peter - I can't believe that you generated a s...Peter - I can't believe that you generated a spat. ne of the joys of some of these is the way that the paint has been applied. The Michael Longley portrait is well worth a closer look in that regard. I agree that there are many crackers amongst the ones on FB and am not surprised they appeal to you given your love of watercolour.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350381570737387904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468843067640834925.post-34538191361149891142012-08-26T12:41:17.086-07:002012-08-26T12:41:17.086-07:00I agree with Peter - although all excellent techni...I agree with Peter - although all excellent technically, I see portraits on facebook which immediately catch my attention and am moved bySharon Whitleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403989834480218330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468843067640834925.post-28325902743758824312012-08-26T05:21:48.905-07:002012-08-26T05:21:48.905-07:00Thanks for sharing, Mick. I tend to veer away fro...Thanks for sharing, Mick. I tend to veer away from photo-realistic, too - I want to see the hand of the artist in the brush strokes or the marks made on the paper/canvas. I do like some of these - they evoke an emotion in me - others, just a nice portrait, I guess. RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468843067640834925.post-369618272177042362012-08-26T03:46:52.479-07:002012-08-26T03:46:52.479-07:00I agree with you and your friend Mick. The first o...I agree with you and your friend Mick. The first ones look just like photographs. I don't like photorealistic paintings, although you have to be careful what you say as such comments can cause fury amongst those who are in favour of them. I got involved in a horrendous spat on Wetcanvas which ended up with my being on the end of some very nasty stuff.<br />As for the others I can't say I'm moved by them. Many of the ones posted on Facebook are fantastic by comparison BUT ... each to his own. It's all a matter of opinion.Peter Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451951778074071828noreply@blogger.com