tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post6094357233787263909..comments2024-01-14T04:36:22.872-08:00Comments on Susan Smolensky: Ballerina 25Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-29375664452665697862012-12-17T14:32:36.508-08:002012-12-17T14:32:36.508-08:00Many thanks, Lisa!Many thanks, Lisa!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-78961853015536300192012-12-15T17:30:28.339-08:002012-12-15T17:30:28.339-08:00Fresh! I like how the figure interacts with the ba...Fresh! I like how the figure interacts with the background - and is fragmented in places - beautifully done! Lisa Dariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02443381570976798391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-28626546060166982242012-11-16T16:36:41.885-08:002012-11-16T16:36:41.885-08:00Thanks, Diana - this is one of those paintings tha...Thanks, Diana - this is one of those paintings that just seemed to complete itself. I was thinking more about value and shape and really didn't see her until I put my brushes down!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-22161301197555118172012-11-16T16:35:42.669-08:002012-11-16T16:35:42.669-08:00It's always fun - and a great learning experie...It's always fun - and a great learning experience - when a bold experiment turns out decently! Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-47771028975206815902012-11-16T16:34:17.360-08:002012-11-16T16:34:17.360-08:00:) - thank you, Ashok!:) - thank you, Ashok!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-87281702974880876242012-11-16T16:33:50.333-08:002012-11-16T16:33:50.333-08:00I used Google Translate to translate your comment ...I used Google Translate to translate your comment Floriana - "your dancers have a place in my heart amuse me and move me and I find a nice metaphor for life, effort and pleasure, awkwardness, so many feelings in faces and gestures very very human!" And your words make me so happy! It is a special joy to me when my work finds a special place in someones heart. Many, many thanks :).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-12561127453902225932012-11-16T16:31:47.377-08:002012-11-16T16:31:47.377-08:00Many thanks, Darlene - and welcome to my blog. Tha...Many thanks, Darlene - and welcome to my blog. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment. It is greatly appreciated.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-66786048655112338622012-11-16T16:30:42.989-08:002012-11-16T16:30:42.989-08:00And we get a double whammy as I think even the pho...And we get a double whammy as I think even the photo loses a lot when it is transferred to the web. But its the best we can do - and thank goodness for the technology that allows us this much!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-11061674862940160862012-11-16T16:29:25.682-08:002012-11-16T16:29:25.682-08:00I agree, Stephanie - sometimes it feels so frustra...I agree, Stephanie - sometimes it feels so frustrating when a photo really loses the essence of the painting. :(Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-15483214315193533832012-11-16T16:28:21.969-08:002012-11-16T16:28:21.969-08:00Your soft roses are quite beautiful, Simmone - and...Your soft roses are quite beautiful, Simmone - and thank you for the nice comment!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-65998083638540155402012-11-16T16:27:37.337-08:002012-11-16T16:27:37.337-08:00Bonjour, Martine Alison - and I thank you so much ...Bonjour, Martine Alison - and I thank you so much for the kind words and the link from your site to mine. Soon I will repay this generous gesture! I am so glad you like her!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-65138099721101497242012-11-16T16:25:11.051-08:002012-11-16T16:25:11.051-08:00Many thanks, Sandra - I like the way the light was...Many thanks, Sandra - I like the way the light was falling as well :).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-89254897417748696202012-11-16T16:23:47.865-08:002012-11-16T16:23:47.865-08:00I really did have fun with color - thanks, Hilda!I really did have fun with color - thanks, Hilda!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-28869533847884146362012-11-16T12:21:16.378-08:002012-11-16T12:21:16.378-08:00So adventuresome! I love the way you pushed the co...So adventuresome! I love the way you pushed the color in this piece. It's very captivating.Diana Moses Botkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254521493118166524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-42150548295781674072012-11-15T16:53:12.848-08:002012-11-15T16:53:12.848-08:00My fav so far. I love the way you handled the pain...My fav so far. I love the way you handled the paint.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-82445230875214972622012-11-15T00:19:28.011-08:002012-11-15T00:19:28.011-08:00Ciao Susan,
le tue ballerine hanno un posto nel mi...Ciao Susan,<br />le tue ballerine hanno un posto nel mio cuore: mi divertono e mi commuovono e le trovo una bella metafora della vita, fatica e piacere, goffaggine, tanti sentimenti in volti e gesti molto molto umani!<br />Sei bravissima!<br />Ciao, abbracci, Floriana<br />Floriana Quainihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029295442736805564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-3667015284028490142012-11-14T09:13:03.315-08:002012-11-14T09:13:03.315-08:00Fantastic! I love this!Fantastic! I love this!Darlene Twitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914968584187053182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-75219270107772680912012-11-14T08:04:12.434-08:002012-11-14T08:04:12.434-08:00Susan, it is a most striking painting. I love how ...Susan, it is a most striking painting. I love how you have used bright colors as "dark" values. I have come to the same realization with my watercolor. No camera, no editing does justice to the subtle nuances of the many thin glazes.Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-68631357960164545252012-11-14T07:35:19.552-08:002012-11-14T07:35:19.552-08:00It's wonderful! I like all your portraits. Y...It's wonderful! I like all your portraits. You keep them loose but don't lose any of the nuances or personality. All paintings look better in person I think. Getting a good photo is always a challenge.Stephanie Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509283083557327502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-18800564069306736062012-11-13T13:07:56.944-08:002012-11-13T13:07:56.944-08:00ik hou van de uitdrukking op haar gezicht.
Bedankt...ik hou van de uitdrukking op haar gezicht.<br />Bedankt voor uw bezoek aan mijn blog.<br />groetjes,<br />SimonneSimonne's fantasiestudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949507948705634973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-91627785013513663442012-11-13T12:56:57.345-08:002012-11-13T12:56:57.345-08:00Une ballerine en fête ! Elle me fait tourner la tê...Une ballerine en fête ! Elle me fait tourner la tête... Les couleurs du bonheur qui dansent avec la lumière...<br /><br />Gros bisous à toi Susan !martinealisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055152925986659065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-15828378383006973862012-11-13T12:47:55.882-08:002012-11-13T12:47:55.882-08:00I think it's absolutely wonderful! I love how ...I think it's absolutely wonderful! I love how the light is dancing across her face. And such energy in your brush strokes! :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-64907251904674496222012-11-13T11:35:40.960-08:002012-11-13T11:35:40.960-08:00Love it!! the colors are wonderful, Susan. Anoth...Love it!! the colors are wonderful, Susan. Another perfect ballerina!! hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.com