tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post1467923196869614715..comments2023-10-05T03:33:49.508-07:00Comments on Libby Fife Fine Art-Studio Blog: New Work: Every Last DropLibby Fifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-73826426314475097662016-02-05T03:16:04.350-08:002016-02-05T03:16:04.350-08:00Carol,
Thank you so much for your supportive comm...Carol,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your supportive comments on the design aspects of this piece. That is helpful to me since I am really trying to work on both the process of making the art and the design itself. It's very challenging, I have to admit! <br /><br />And working on a diagonal was very fun. It was one of those things where I added elements as I rotated the paper. Lining up the parallel lines was quite a challenge! (I felt that they needed to line up anyway.)<br /><br />Thanks again for your visit and observations , Carol. I appreciate it!<br />LibbyLibby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-55989899505499836022016-02-04T10:28:01.956-08:002016-02-04T10:28:01.956-08:00This design is very thought out in so many ways! Y...This design is very thought out in so many ways! Your approach to artistic problem solving is thorough and challenging. The outcome is wonderful in many ways including color, patterns, shapes, values, etc. I love the use of diagonals - often difficult to work in with other shapes. What a marvelous set of prints these would make!Carol Flatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280091225563623507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-31443114469307215682016-02-04T08:42:13.558-08:002016-02-04T08:42:13.558-08:00Thanks Meredith!
I was quite surprised with the r...Thanks Meredith!<br /><br />I was quite surprised with the results which seemed so much stronger than my initial sketch. Just goes to show you what could (or couldn't ) happen! Lots of fun to have a good outcome.<br /><br />Glad that you liked the pst too. I try to write about the things that I find out about, all of the mistakes and happy accidents that occur, and other things that might be of benefit (or a good laugh). <br /><br />Thanks again for the visit,<br />LibbyLibby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-28696151589923319932016-02-04T02:10:00.033-08:002016-02-04T02:10:00.033-08:00The piece is so pleasing to the eye and clever (st...The piece is so pleasing to the eye and clever (stimulating to the intellect), so I would have to say your process sure worked for me, result-wise. I enjoyed reading about your process, too. I'll bet you are a really good teacher...Meredith Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527906823778153381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-48837440659632158822016-02-01T04:38:11.151-08:002016-02-01T04:38:11.151-08:00Debbie,
Hey, coffee is just fine! I remember the ...Debbie,<br /><br />Hey, coffee is just fine! I remember the commercial too:)<br /><br />I find the whole process really challenging. In a good way though and right in line with making a painting in a traditional way. It's almost like you need to be conscious of seeing in three dimensions on a two dimensional surface, if that makes sense. It's good stuff. Maybe it will keep me on my toes as I get older:)<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words. I really like the piece and so that means a lot.<br /><br />Thanks again!<br />LibbyLibby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-46122303572194418202016-01-31T16:50:59.619-08:002016-01-31T16:50:59.619-08:00Libby - this is an amazing piece. The colors wor...Libby - this is an amazing piece. The colors work just beautifully together. I admit when I first saw it and read the title my mind thought about coffee - you know because that catchy tune "good to the last drop". So glad though that you had a deeper meaning in mind. Thank you too for sharing how you cut up the pieces and paint them. Having played with collage a bit I think that has to be such a difficult process deciding what goes where. You certainly know what you are doing friend. Thanks as always for your generous sharing. Debbie Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168646638438558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-78710671454631821272016-01-27T12:31:54.908-08:002016-01-27T12:31:54.908-08:00Julie,
Always glad to hear from you. It's fun...Julie,<br /><br />Always glad to hear from you. It's funny how the pieces have gotten increasingly quilt like. Applique was never my strong suit but I find myself drawing on what I learned awhile ago. It has served me well!<br /><br />That woody texture is just paint thinned down with a transparent medium. The brush and the transparency cause that texture which I thought was quite unexpected and lots of fun.<br /><br />Hope you are doing well. I thought your finishes looked good. I agree about that Kona fabric too. It's the devil to work with.<br />LibbyLibby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-28543704625113200752016-01-27T12:27:42.505-08:002016-01-27T12:27:42.505-08:00Julie,
Thanks for the positive comments. The colo...Julie,<br /><br />Thanks for the positive comments. The colors turned out much better than what I anticipated considering all of the trouble that I gave myself!<br /><br />Now, your idea to find colors and cut out shapes to assemble a collage on which to build has me very interested. I have cut up bits of painted paper from my pieces which I use to do just what you are suggesting. But, I never thought to take shapes and colors from a magazine. Now, that is interesting! Thank you!<br /><br />We will see what comes of that and in the meantime, I have another idea! Thanks as always for your visits and support.<br />LibbyLibby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-35248600773762355142016-01-27T11:04:51.844-08:002016-01-27T11:04:51.844-08:00This piece has such great colors that it felt posi...This piece has such great colors that it felt positively great just to look at it - before discovering what it had to offer. <br />I enjoyed reading your thoughts. Some of them I am already familiar with as I have traveled the same path of discovery... in reverse. I would see a color combination I liked in a magazine and cut it up and arrange the different shapes until something hit me as "right". Then I would set up a still life to paint from the inspiration collage.<br />I agree with moving from big shapes down to the smaller ones last. The same principles work in painting.<br />As always, Libby. A fascinating post.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899715599676824140.post-17027904369611904992016-01-27T10:25:08.503-08:002016-01-27T10:25:08.503-08:00I was going to say that it looked very quilt-like,...I was going to say that it looked very quilt-like, but then I read on and saw that you already knew that! I like it a lot. Did you paint the woody texture on the brown paper? Wonderful...floribundahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580721857582350448noreply@blogger.com