tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post865487163808909382..comments2023-03-25T10:05:14.672-04:00Comments on Robin Samiljan Art Blog: After the StormRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473234128433916311noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-75482494034592123002011-01-18T16:28:18.848-05:002011-01-18T16:28:18.848-05:00Hi Renee,
SOOOOO happy you visited my blog, I am ...Hi Renee, <br />SOOOOO happy you visited my blog, I am loving this new medium.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473234128433916311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-91640386357967545522011-01-18T15:15:08.268-05:002011-01-18T15:15:08.268-05:00Hi Robin! Good to see you and your work! Love the ...Hi Robin! Good to see you and your work! Love the snowscapes photograhy! <br />Pretty good job capturing the scenes in encaustics. Your love for that sure has <br />taken off. Forever in art,<br />Reneewww.Timelesspainting.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368675463368007445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-56402743199548874242011-01-15T10:05:23.493-05:002011-01-15T10:05:23.493-05:00Peggy, what a compliment to have been associated w...Peggy, what a compliment to have been associated with Cezanne, he is my all time favorite impressionist painter (tied with Monet). My goal has always been to create "impressions" with my art.<br /><br />Hallie, glad the work made you feel.<br /><br />Don, I actually wasn't sure if adding touches of evergreen in the distance was going to compliment all the white and gray tones so I kept it minimal, love the way you romanticized this painting with your interpretation!<br /><br />Hi Dan, I found your blog yesterday, but I have been watching both you and Peggy post regularly on Katharine's blog. Impasto is an interesting way to describe encaustic painting... you do have to work quickly because the minute the wax leaves the heat source it hardens, and it does create 3 dimensional textures, literally, which is why I am so attracted to the medium. My purpose is always to take someone to another place in their mind, glad my painting had that effect on you and welcome to my blog.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473234128433916311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-37154493269144585942011-01-15T08:25:35.848-05:002011-01-15T08:25:35.848-05:00I am so glad to have found your blog - beautiful w...I am so glad to have found your blog - beautiful work. I am not too familiar with encaustic. I like the impasto effect. It's funny - I have read Don's description, and all of that is there. But I am a Floridian - snow is not in my experience - the painting reminds me of saw grasses at the top of a beach! So if the purpose of painting is to take you away, you have done that. I have gone a couple posts back, great photos, and interesting words (the post about the school assemblies was quite interesting). I look forward to more.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-46248502872833586612011-01-14T19:01:28.931-05:002011-01-14T19:01:28.931-05:00I shivered when I saw the top one. It's hard t...I shivered when I saw the top one. It's hard to describe exactly what I felt, but I'm going to try. I got a sense of being lost, and a little lonely, but I can see some warm colors in the distance which show me that if I push through I can make it to the other side. Like the longing for spring in the midst of the harsh winter. Wonderful!<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-51819043813036976982011-01-14T16:19:46.077-05:002011-01-14T16:19:46.077-05:00The small one makes me shiver. Both are beautiful...The small one makes me shiver. Both are beautiful.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-25190721271733507432011-01-14T09:53:23.374-05:002011-01-14T09:53:23.374-05:00Hi Robin, Your composition reminds me of Cezanne&#...Hi Robin, Your composition reminds me of Cezanne's paintings with the big triangle in the background seen sometimes in the landscapes and sometimes in the bathers. I particularly like your subtle variations in gray. Lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-62222074693516546102011-01-14T07:39:53.894-05:002011-01-14T07:39:53.894-05:00Pam, I actually thought of you when I posted how l...Pam, I actually thought of you when I posted how liberating it was to NOT stick with a plan! I think you shared some words of wisdom about that a few postings ago.<br /><br />Hi Wax Beach, as you know, encaustic is wonderful for creating depth, and what is more beautiful than snow white?<br /><br />Nancy, the textures are built up with layers of wax but because there is a hardening agent (Damar resin) mixed into beeswax the wax is not as pliable. I did not add anything to the surface of the painting and I don't think it's fragile, a reason I would suggest you touch the work!<br /><br />Autumn, winter really is best captured with minimal color and that was my motivation, thanks for your comment.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473234128433916311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-34025545156817023042011-01-14T05:35:21.678-05:002011-01-14T05:35:21.678-05:00Both pieces are perfect, Robin. I love the minima...Both pieces are perfect, Robin. I love the minimal use of color in them too.Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-65597141225224976132011-01-14T00:35:29.230-05:002011-01-14T00:35:29.230-05:00These are both beautiful Robin. You've really...These are both beautiful Robin. You've really created a sense of cold and I love the textures. I have a friend here that does encaustic art and she always encourages us to touch them. The tactile quality of them is really wonderful. Do you let people touch your paintings as well? Yours look like they have things added to the surface which I'm guessing would make them more fragile.Nancy Goldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957674798737272474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-43706147723937185142011-01-13T23:51:05.974-05:002011-01-13T23:51:05.974-05:00Very nice! I love the depth and the colors are gre...Very nice! I love the depth and the colors are great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711605588592797362.post-76848329622425624442011-01-13T18:09:33.915-05:002011-01-13T18:09:33.915-05:00Robin- I love both of these! I think the 6 x 6 is ...Robin- I love both of these! I think the 6 x 6 is my favorite, but they are both lovely. You really captured the texture and beauty of snow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com