tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post1748031641376268370..comments2024-01-14T04:36:22.872-08:00Comments on Susan Smolensky: Working on Titles and a BIG Thank You to Sandra!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-83437981718635050182015-11-04T08:31:23.907-08:002015-11-04T08:31:23.907-08:00I had a black and white springer spaniel I named &...I had a black and white springer spaniel I named "Sport." He was my first dog when I was five. He ran about 30 mph to catch seagulls. I fed him a large bowl of food each day, but it was not enough. At six, my widowed mother remarried. About a year later we moved from the country and the dog had to stay on my aunt's farm. He was not feral, but he was more wild than a pet. He was a hunting dog. If that were my portrait, the name would be "Sport." JohnLloydScharfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035700451861758352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-57384717402557113952015-02-12T13:51:26.695-08:002015-02-12T13:51:26.695-08:00Motion is something that appeals to me in almost e...Motion is something that appeals to me in almost everything I paint - ballerinas, horse, dogs! Thnak you, Diana!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-29090102457331036532015-02-12T13:50:48.952-08:002015-02-12T13:50:48.952-08:00So glad you are back Sandra and looking forward to...So glad you are back Sandra and looking forward to seeing your wonderful work once again!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-38774749745022937052015-02-12T13:50:14.556-08:002015-02-12T13:50:14.556-08:00Thanks, Vic - and I love your recent Yorkie painti...Thanks, Vic - and I love your recent Yorkie paintings!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-28176011440747148002015-02-12T13:49:45.274-08:002015-02-12T13:49:45.274-08:00I try for enigmatic ttles (sometimes I think they ...I try for enigmatic ttles (sometimes I think they appeal only to me) as I don't want to give the viewer any preconceived notions about the painting. So I guess I do agree to some degree with Dylan Thomas . And YES - Sandra is magic! I adore her work and her generous spirit!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-10177972822990998552015-02-12T13:47:50.698-08:002015-02-12T13:47:50.698-08:00Love that! Thank you, Kathryn. These are all new p...Love that! Thank you, Kathryn. These are all new paintings - trying to go smaller and wielding a brush in a more confined space is challenging!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-37549116100927667232015-02-12T13:46:43.691-08:002015-02-12T13:46:43.691-08:00Thank you for your suggestions, Irina - I apprecia...Thank you for your suggestions, Irina - I appreciate them all and will surelyconsider your thoughts!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-5811563419767306712015-02-12T13:45:01.612-08:002015-02-12T13:45:01.612-08:00Sandra's News;letter is such fun and informati...Sandra's News;letter is such fun and informative - I think you will love it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-907941226418957722015-02-12T13:44:20.939-08:002015-02-12T13:44:20.939-08:00I actually love the challenge of wracking my brain...I actually love the challenge of wracking my brain for interesting, provocative and appropriate titles. Of course, at times they are interesting and provocative only to me! Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-76989573374813001482015-02-12T13:42:59.777-08:002015-02-12T13:42:59.777-08:00Hi, Linda - sorry for the late reply to this blog ...Hi, Linda - sorry for the late reply to this blog post but I have been so busy. Life as a whirlwind is good though - it keeps me out of trouble! I still have not gotten around to considering the titles. That is next on my list of things to do!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-59701253623215605002015-02-11T23:45:27.641-08:002015-02-11T23:45:27.641-08:00Oh my, I love the dogs! I can just see their ears ...Oh my, I love the dogs! I can just see their ears flopping along in the wave of their locomotion.Diana Moses Botkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254521493118166524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-16610573919546498732015-02-03T04:54:40.364-08:002015-02-03T04:54:40.364-08:00That is so lovely Julie! Thanks so much for signin...That is so lovely Julie! Thanks so much for signing up - I hope you enjoyed it :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-53094155832563843412015-02-03T04:53:51.559-08:002015-02-03T04:53:51.559-08:00John, you are so lovely to say that, thank you so ...John, you are so lovely to say that, thank you so much! :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-65944602062231610102015-02-03T04:53:15.177-08:002015-02-03T04:53:15.177-08:00Oh you are so welcome Susan! You know I adore your...Oh you are so welcome Susan! You know I adore your work! Thanks so much! And here again we have another lot of masterpieces! I'm finally catching up on blogs now I have returned from my holiday. I will be back at my own easel this weekend. I can't wait! :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-9934849098902166332015-02-02T10:05:18.112-08:002015-02-02T10:05:18.112-08:00H Susan.
What can i say but, Brilliant. I love the...H Susan.<br />What can i say but, Brilliant. I love the Dog Paintings, fantastic. All the besr.<br />Vic.Victor Erringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374323225965910201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-16962724157656933452015-02-02T09:13:43.653-08:002015-02-02T09:13:43.653-08:00So much energy in each, love them all, so much mov...So much energy in each, love them all, so much movement and they all seem to be enjoying themselves.<br /><br />Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet, always ranted against titles saying that the poem should speak for itself without trying to précis it with a title. Perhaps it's the same with paintings ... although even he gave way to the need to add a title.<br /><br />Sandra is magic, isn't she? She started me off bloging and was my first 'follower' and showing me around the blogasphere.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-58131281793050262522015-02-02T07:45:27.443-08:002015-02-02T07:45:27.443-08:00These are all gorgeous, Susan! I think I have seen...These are all gorgeous, Susan! I think I have seen the three lower paintings, but the one of the Appy is new to me. LOVE IT! How about "Seeing Spots"?<br />KathrynStudio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-57044402228238235422015-02-02T00:29:54.442-08:002015-02-02T00:29:54.442-08:00Congratulations, Susan!!
Who am I to offer not-nat...Congratulations, Susan!!<br />Who am I to offer not-native language names? But I'd include words "forward, energy, movement" in each name of these excellent buddies.irinapictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850627821782513051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-71889833864485429042015-02-01T21:18:49.288-08:002015-02-01T21:18:49.288-08:00all beautiful, Susan.all beautiful, Susan.Gina Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480160486419192363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-87338056572381348902015-02-01T17:56:07.728-08:002015-02-01T17:56:07.728-08:00OOPS, forgot to congratulate you for being include...OOPS, forgot to congratulate you for being included in Sandra's newsletter. I went on over and signed up so I could get it.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-70936713422156794382015-02-01T17:54:33.883-08:002015-02-01T17:54:33.883-08:00The dogs are so much fun with their flapping ears ...The dogs are so much fun with their flapping ears and moving legs. they look ready to jump out of the monitor - just wonderful<br />Titles...I am not too creative with those...eg. a recent one was - Snow, Water and Crows - but Carol Marine is the BEST at being creative with them.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-51565856370580148972015-02-01T16:28:03.330-08:002015-02-01T16:28:03.330-08:00These paintings have awesome energy. The way you d...These paintings have awesome energy. The way you draw the joints and speckle the ground puts the subjects in motion and imparts a high. Very electrifying. <br /><br />Titles have always confounded me, but I like them for the same reasons you do. I think a title probably should answer why of the painting, but who can put their finger on that? Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.com