tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post3098179406572379488..comments2024-03-05T15:12:28.554+01:00Comments on Have Dogs, Will Travel: From watercolour to pen sketchesRobyn Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-7986421484552337752007-12-21T07:53:00.000+01:002007-12-21T07:53:00.000+01:00These are both absolutely stunning! Gorgeous!These are both absolutely stunning! Gorgeous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-76068156575969329412007-12-13T04:41:00.000+01:002007-12-13T04:41:00.000+01:00Oh Robyn both of these are really good. I bet you...Oh Robyn both of these are really good. I bet you can't wait for spring!mARTahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385896087633426989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-18719994384433113882007-12-12T05:23:00.000+01:002007-12-12T05:23:00.000+01:00I always love coming back here and visiting. Your ...I always love coming back here and visiting. Your paintings and sketches make me feel like I am there.<BR/><BR/>"Doodling" is supposed to be just that....not a final finished product, but a process....a visual learning process that I think you are handling with great success.Karen Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781297289001148349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-37956523601599813982007-12-11T23:05:00.000+01:002007-12-11T23:05:00.000+01:00beautiful painting.beautiful painting.janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509066082484200314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-5222640265744267072007-12-11T18:06:00.000+01:002007-12-11T18:06:00.000+01:00Robyn, Is the sketch done in pen yours? I know it ...Robyn, Is the sketch done in pen yours? I know it is a bit tilted, but many of the buildings in Italy are that way anyway. You should have a great time when Gabriele takes you sketching on location. It helps when someone has already scouted out locations. I took an outdoor wc painting class once and we went to a new spot every day. The instructor knew the best spots, where to park, how to find bathrooms and lunch. It took a lot of the pressure off painting. Enjoy! Ciao.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860888779743721034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-69582819577368775972007-12-11T15:38:00.000+01:002007-12-11T15:38:00.000+01:00Thank you all - the credit for the improvement I'v...Thank you all - the credit for the improvement I've made is really Gabriele's. But what is it with me and verticals, Katherine. Gabriele just looks at them now and shakes his head ;) I think it has to do with my nose being too close to the paper. Let's see if I can do better in future.Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-19914525332125850682007-12-11T15:14:00.000+01:002007-12-11T15:14:00.000+01:00Robyn - your work is coming along in leaps and bou...Robyn - your work is coming along in leaps and bounds! Lovely drawings.<BR/><BR/>One small suggestion is to get yourself a small ruler or a fold up one for checking out verticals and how straight a horizon line is. If you get one line wrong and then measure all of them from that then you can get a tilt which I think both Casey and I have spotted. Believe me I'm the Queen of the tilting lines (when I forget to check) and I don't want any usurpers! ;)Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-80723539573230080702007-12-11T14:56:00.000+01:002007-12-11T14:56:00.000+01:00What beautiful colors! I'm enjoying your work and...What beautiful colors! I'm enjoying your work and the places you depict in your paintings and drawings. Sounds like you found a great teacher.Judybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713490150041520712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-63286188069019956282007-12-11T10:58:00.000+01:002007-12-11T10:58:00.000+01:00Love your wash in the WC...the heavy darks on the ...Love your wash in the WC...the heavy darks on the foliage and the gentle soft touch on the walls, as if sunkissed...great capture. And I love your ink too, especially that architectural shape of the tree! You have just inspired me to go do some trees now...they are a BIG problem for me!<BR/>Great work and keep going with Gabriele!<BR/>RonellAfricantapestry and Myfrenchkitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721198951463440836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-18824840190955142922007-12-11T02:10:00.000+01:002007-12-11T02:10:00.000+01:00It seems you have a wonderful mentor in Gabriele, ...It seems you have a wonderful mentor in Gabriele, Robyn. And with your natural talent, its a beautiful marriage. Your paintings and excursion into pen and wash are wonderful!Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-38444495760523178302007-12-09T17:44:00.000+01:002007-12-09T17:44:00.000+01:00I don't know about your self-crit. I think your e...I don't know about your self-crit. I think your end results are just great. You are becoming an artist! Of course you always were, but I gather from your self talk that you feel the neophyte. You are making wonderful pictures, Robyn.<BR/><BR/>Try putting your drawing on the vertical (easel) rather than the desk top. Do use your whole body - hand, arm, torso, when making the drawings. Capture the main lines in a quick blitz, then see about the rest. VG was known for making his landscapes as portraits are made. Think of the figure, how we want to get the gesture most of all. Same with the landscape, huh?<BR/><BR/>I like the way you lead us into your scene with curved lines. I see the values darken at the tree and corner of the sketch - very nice. On the painting, I like the proportional differences being so great. The far buildings so small, the church so large. I noticed in Italy the focus on one building was a good method.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-72835461380269744852007-12-09T17:31:00.000+01:002007-12-09T17:31:00.000+01:00Beautiful work Robyn! You have a delicate touch wi...Beautiful work Robyn! You have a delicate touch with color that goes very well with the landscapes you do. The pen and ink drawing as well shows such a light touch. More please!caseytoussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482259941095650449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-37204358146274895712007-12-09T15:26:00.000+01:002007-12-09T15:26:00.000+01:00Robin! WOWOWOW!!! What a fabulous job! I LOVE pe...Robin! WOWOWOW!!! What a fabulous job! I LOVE pen and wash and you've mastered that balance of line to wash --- gorgeous, simply gorgeous! I wish I too could learn how to balance those two things I love -- wash and line -- I find my own paintings of buildings too light or too dark in line ...I will study yours, then so I too can learn!<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work, Robin -- these are incredible ... and make me long to return to Italy ... yet again ...Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962094268196360875noreply@blogger.com