tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post2137564920106872653..comments2023-10-05T03:33:49.508-07:00Comments on Libby Fife Fine Art-Studio Blog: New Work: Follow The LeaderLibby Fifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-68289897796225602142015-05-26T07:53:05.966-07:002015-05-26T07:53:05.966-07:00Libby- I visited Etal Adnan's link. Wow I do ...Libby- I visited Etal Adnan's link. Wow I do see her influence on your work. Sometimes there are certain artists that make an impact on our art. It doesn't mean yours is not original or have a private meaning but the style or technique works for what we want to say. Love your simple interpretations of the landscape. Thank you for sharing your work and your art. Hugs! Debbie Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168646638438558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-889193591803593092015-05-25T11:03:21.219-07:002015-05-25T11:03:21.219-07:00A very astute observation, Libby. You have to adap...A very astute observation, Libby. You have to adapt someone else's methods and ideas to your own sensitivities, in order for it to be authentically you. But, usually that comes down the road a bit, AFTER the initial observations and studies. For many learners, myself included, it helps to spend some time working with the format as is before one can diverge and develop their own approach using, discarding, modifying or adapting what they see to what works for them. Your sourdough starter analogy is perfect!<br />Your painting and title make me smile. After 32 years of teaching of primary students and walking in lines everywhere we go your red blocks remind me of that experience. Carol Flatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280091225563623507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-53871010561779670372015-05-23T16:34:23.795-07:002015-05-23T16:34:23.795-07:00Julie,
It's so true, really. I hadn't rea...Julie,<br /><br />It's so true, really. I hadn't really considered what you could actually learn from copying other the obvious things such as color or surface handling or design. I now really think it's the absence of knowing what the artist was thinking that allows you, the learner, to fill in those gaps with your own thoughts. And you are so right. It tales a lot of thinking and practicing and experimenting to even begin to form any thoughts in the first place. There is so much more to art making than meets the eye!<br /><br />Thank you as always for the visit and comments. They are appreciated:)Libby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-1062613374354995602015-05-23T15:14:03.873-07:002015-05-23T15:14:03.873-07:00Another solid Libby painting!
You hit on an import...Another solid Libby painting!<br />You hit on an important point that not many artists think of when they start copying a certain method ...me included. I was guilty of it too early on. We start off painting what I call, "surface paintings"... meaning no sense of the artist themselves in it.It takes the miles on the brush and lots of experiments to develop the thoughts that lead up to the sourdough bread coming out of the oven!<br />juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com