Hello from France

Mary Sparrow · 03-11-2005, 07:05 AM

Hi Lyn, Welcome. Be careful, before long those 12 colors will turn into 1200! Those pastels become very addicting

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Carolyn Bannister · 03-12-2005, 05:41 AM

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome, yet another plus for this wonderful site. I have posted in other places where nobody ever speaks to each other

can't see the point myself.

A special bonjour to my namesake Carolyn, hope you are enjoying France, but do you find it difficult to find the materials you need and framing is so expensive, but I am in deepest, darkest, rural Brittany

Carolyn Ortiz · 03-14-2005, 05:14 AM

Hi Carolyn,

Actually not really, there are a couple of pretty decent size art stores here in Nice. They're a good walk from my house but it's nice to walk in Nice, so I dont mind the trek. I am sure framing is expensive here too. Think I will check out the flea markets for frames and just refinish them. I am really enjoying Nice, hope you are doing the same in Brittany!

Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco · 04-09-2005, 10:39 AM

Carolyn, welcome!

I hope this forum will be as useful for you as it was for me.Some of the comments made when I posted my works here were of great help also for future pieces.

Carolyn Bannister · 04-10-2005, 03:59 PM

Ilaria,

Thank you for taking the time to make your comments, (they seem to have disappeared though?), I agree with everything you said and since joining this forum I am starting to see my mistakes.

I like the look of vignettes but didn't think it through as to where the colour was to end and consequently ended up with a shape that bears no relation to the subject. I'm half way through my first painting since joining and am going for a vignette but hope i'm not making the same mistake again.
http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...8383#post48383

No, I don't think you were being mean

Carolyn.

Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco · 04-11-2005, 04:38 AM

Carolyn, my comments were rightly edited by Michele, as they actually belonged more in the critique section.

Recently I was in a life drawing task. The theme of the day was to use the edges actively, the starting point was Schiele (cannot post, too indecent).

He was a real master at doing so. If you look at his paintings you will see...oops, I think I'd better go on with this under your painting

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Sergio Ostroverhy · 05-10-2005, 01:21 AM

Hello Lyn,

Welcome to the Forum,
See that even the rain in Brittany did not discourage you to paint some colorful portraits!

Hope to see some more work soon again!

A bientot!
Sergio