tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509811710246147860.post7261767634364900351..comments2009-08-20T06:22:43.068-06:00Comments on Sid Frissell's Art Blog: Painting DistractionsSid Frissellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851619477196587545noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509811710246147860.post-57488921612530124772008-12-21T20:27:00.000-07:002008-12-21T20:27:00.000-07:00Great views and birds of the Bitterroot, I have no...Great views and birds of the Bitterroot, I have not been there in years and I miss it. I work at home, so I understand the problem of distractions, though my neighborhood is nothing like yours!<BR/>To answer your earlier question, I graduated from UM in 2000, which feels like ages ago.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037151652023799197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509811710246147860.post-26095242117815393342008-11-29T16:28:00.000-07:002008-11-29T16:28:00.000-07:00Ken:Yeah, that painting is bright alright. Hope i...Ken:<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that painting is bright alright. Hope it doesn't scare people away! I'll eventually change it for something else. At least that painting is an example of one that actually sold!<BR/><BR/>By the way, the trees are aspen not birch. They do look a bit similar but birch are really whiter. See, my forestry background still comes to light.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the painting part requires that your isolate yourself a bit from nature. But, if you do lots of field sketching you can wallow among the birds and flowers awhile supposedly collecting "reference material!"Sid Frissellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851619477196587545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509811710246147860.post-88127419275437717882008-11-29T15:30:00.000-07:002008-11-29T15:30:00.000-07:00Hey Sid,That's a very nice image topping your blog...Hey Sid,<BR/><BR/>That's a very nice image topping your blog now. I assume it's one of your own paintings? Those are some really lush colors and I think the white of the birches really helps them stand out.<BR/><BR/>I can see why you might get distracted. Those are some views. Art is the oddest thing in a way. You enjoy the beauty of nature and want to get it down on canvas or paper. And yet the only way to do that is to tear yourself away from nature, especially when it's right outside your door. But I tend not to worry too much about them. At least these are good distractions, not like a bad show on television. Eventually I assume they'll have a positive affect on your work. Art is made from many, disparate influences, even those beautiful distractions right outside your window.Ken Januskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.com