tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post6096354701827053363..comments2024-01-14T04:36:22.872-08:00Comments on Susan Smolensky: The Warthogs are GatheringSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-30193498137289816462012-12-28T14:20:25.211-08:002012-12-28T14:20:25.211-08:00Your comment means a lot to me, Linda, as I do hop...Your comment means a lot to me, Linda, as I do hope to find beauty where it might not otherwise be seen.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-51127244133745426872012-12-28T08:16:40.463-08:002012-12-28T08:16:40.463-08:00You have turned the warthog into a beautiful creat...You have turned the warthog into a beautiful creature. I especially like the liveliness of the top painting--via color and movement.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-25274537792730288502012-12-19T12:48:32.713-08:002012-12-19T12:48:32.713-08:00LOL - yes, that explosive rear end drive! Oh, my g...LOL - yes, that explosive rear end drive! Oh, my gosh - a warthog ballerina! Ummmmmmmmmmmmm - let me think about it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-78696292149214620922012-12-19T12:47:37.431-08:002012-12-19T12:47:37.431-08:00I had to laugh at your concept of me lunging at th...I had to laugh at your concept of me lunging at the canvas - actually, it is not far from what actually does happen! These little alla prima pieces are often accompanied by a fearlessness that is harder to reach when painting larger and more seriously!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-68583683736307501482012-12-19T05:01:13.036-08:002012-12-19T05:01:13.036-08:00They have that sort of explosive energy that is sh...They have that sort of explosive energy that is shared by rhinos' ... they seem to generate power in their rear end as if they are saying, "Just one more word ...that's all it will take... I'm getting really angry now!" Particularly in the top one. <br /><br />The bottom one wants to be a ballerina ... I can just sense it: see that pose?<br /><br />wonderful, Susan!Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-23576944555744418282012-12-19T02:27:59.826-08:002012-12-19T02:27:59.826-08:00Just gorgeous! Wow - I wish i could just lunge at ...Just gorgeous! Wow - I wish i could just lunge at a canvas like this with little thought to the result and end up with such wonderful paintings! What's the secret??? :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-24183570720750609562012-12-18T20:28:55.252-08:002012-12-18T20:28:55.252-08:00How nice - thank you, Hilda!How nice - thank you, Hilda!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-82967369838253562792012-12-18T20:28:36.403-08:002012-12-18T20:28:36.403-08:00LOL - I love that! Thank you, Judy!LOL - I love that! Thank you, Judy!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-72803191882674472562012-12-18T20:28:19.985-08:002012-12-18T20:28:19.985-08:00Oh, I love watching them on wild life shows - but ...Oh, I love watching them on wild life shows - but of course, in my imagination, they are much more elegant!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-82777923963908681222012-12-18T20:27:42.297-08:002012-12-18T20:27:42.297-08:00Sometimes, when painting just for fun, my brushed ...Sometimes, when painting just for fun, my brushed dare to go where I would otherwise never tread!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-7634984716075197802012-12-18T20:26:58.685-08:002012-12-18T20:26:58.685-08:00I think you have characterized them perfectly - he...I think you have characterized them perfectly - heavy power is an apt description!They are so ungainly and strange but I find a great deal of beauty in their motion and uniqueness.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-1941098961679429722012-12-18T19:14:32.792-08:002012-12-18T19:14:32.792-08:00These Warthogs are painted so beautifully. Love a...These Warthogs are painted so beautifully. Love all the splashes of color...and wonderful shadows..great job, Susan.!!!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-12698467128260095082012-12-18T01:33:38.189-08:002012-12-18T01:33:38.189-08:00Even your warthogs seem to be dancing! I love them...Even your warthogs seem to be dancing! I love them!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715473069364081174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-50163593625205008492012-12-17T23:56:45.685-08:002012-12-17T23:56:45.685-08:00Love these guys on wild life programmes especially...Love these guys on wild life programmes especially when they get starled and take off with their tails in the air....much like the wee guy on the bottom :)Elizabeth McCrindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757752273783445575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-26256588054842826832012-12-17T19:46:50.377-08:002012-12-17T19:46:50.377-08:00They have such presence - warts and tusks and all....They have such presence - warts and tusks and all. I can see you had a blast painting them :)Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-69115471688359401312012-12-17T19:07:37.708-08:002012-12-17T19:07:37.708-08:00Il doit être très impressionnant que de se trouver...Il doit être très impressionnant que de se trouver nez à nez avec ces phacochères!... J'aime la manière très adroite que vous avez pour capturer leur puissance lourde qui semble les caractériser. Le choix des couleurs aussi est captivant.<br />Très joli travail.<br /><br />Gros bisous.martinealisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055152925986659065noreply@blogger.com