tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post5962504282343199946..comments2023-12-30T00:24:08.084-08:00Comments on Gatepost Pictures: The Moorish Archway (1884) - Toledo, Spain.Gatepost productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-63270342911259506952012-04-14T06:11:44.638-07:002012-04-14T06:11:44.638-07:00It's pen and ink, Alina - the fine nibbed pens...It's pen and ink, Alina - the fine nibbed pens often confuse people when the picture size is reduced as it has been here.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping inGatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-48295480437751279182012-04-13T23:05:37.251-07:002012-04-13T23:05:37.251-07:00I forgot to put "am" between I and looki...I forgot to put "am" between I and looking, sorry ! :o)Alinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175118240520630680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-12848171920845366292012-04-13T23:04:09.867-07:002012-04-13T23:04:09.867-07:00Your drawing is fantastic ! Pencil and graphite ar...Your drawing is fantastic ! Pencil and graphite are my favorite<br />medium, but I also love color...I looking forward to see more<br />of your drawings !!!Alinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175118240520630680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-41824328498902189092012-04-13T11:28:09.244-07:002012-04-13T11:28:09.244-07:00Thank you, Susan.
Poets' Corner is a confusio...Thank you, Susan.<br /><br />Poets' Corner is a confusion of stained glass, towers and cobbles - it really is the pen & ink tester - a great challenge. I've finished with the pencil and am about to start the ink work.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-71349416779942520722012-04-13T10:38:33.446-07:002012-04-13T10:38:33.446-07:00It's lovely, mysterious and romantic - and hav...It's lovely, mysterious and romantic - and having seen it, I can hardly wait to see the Poets Corner!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-14416108049422761292012-04-11T23:19:10.575-07:002012-04-11T23:19:10.575-07:00Thank you, Crystal, I'm glad you like it.Thank you, Crystal, I'm glad you like it.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-53068429678480883372012-04-11T18:28:40.192-07:002012-04-11T18:28:40.192-07:00Well John it is simply beautiful! I can see that y...Well John it is simply beautiful! I can see that you have spent lots and lots of time drawing even if you did take a bit of a break. There's just so much skill evident here. :)Crystal Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665844725894074136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-91383114169905740622012-04-11T07:56:26.773-07:002012-04-11T07:56:26.773-07:00Hi Floriana Yes I agree that Spain and Italy seem...Hi Floriana Yes I agree that Spain and Italy seem to have many such similarities. I do love the way the world un-raps its different architectures for us, in such delightful and diverse ways. <br />Ciao ... did I tell you my grandmother was Italian?Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-60901433869594578092012-04-11T00:59:49.713-07:002012-04-11T00:59:49.713-07:00Ciao, this place is similar to a little country in...Ciao, this place is similar to a little country in Italy, Molise (but in Italy there are so many similar place...). Now there are cars, but the general atmosphere is the same that hundred year old.<br />Beatiful!<br />Ciao, FlorianaFloriana Quainihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029295442736805564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-61444108102653340292012-04-11T00:40:03.309-07:002012-04-11T00:40:03.309-07:00I'm going to spend sometime today, looking at ...I'm going to spend sometime today, looking at your Spanish Collection they really are special.<br />Thanks for dropping in.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-56381789999261925532012-04-10T15:47:22.503-07:002012-04-10T15:47:22.503-07:00John, I am so glad we found each other. Not only i...John, I am so glad we found each other. Not only is the architecture of Spain inspiring but your work is as well! Glad to hear that your granddaughter got you back to it:)Leslie Lambert Redhead https://www.blogger.com/profile/18421003396799018798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-51649279531439533162012-04-10T13:00:20.132-07:002012-04-10T13:00:20.132-07:00Thanks, Sandra. Glad you like it. I'm about to...Thanks, Sandra. Glad you like it. I'm about to find out if the pen is mightier than the saw ... starting a new double four poster bed this week!Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-27287979580829080382012-04-10T12:03:48.818-07:002012-04-10T12:03:48.818-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-21117317830378128552012-04-10T12:01:15.292-07:002012-04-10T12:01:15.292-07:00Wow, John this is an incredible! It has SO much ch...Wow, John this is an incredible! It has SO much character! You are a master with your pencil! It goes to show that every cloud... :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-16726869389198453142012-04-10T09:29:33.449-07:002012-04-10T09:29:33.449-07:00You're too kind, Rosemary, thank you. I enjoy ...You're too kind, Rosemary, thank you. I enjoy your posts, too: the portraits are awe inspiringGatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-50031137513200445132012-04-10T08:32:58.237-07:002012-04-10T08:32:58.237-07:00Bad luck to fall off of the roof but it's good...Bad luck to fall off of the roof but it's good that it brought you back to drawing. This is beautifully done. I love your composition and sense of depth.Nancy Goldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957674798737272474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-31613107230558508872012-04-10T07:23:37.647-07:002012-04-10T07:23:37.647-07:00Your extraordinary talent grabs our attention with...Your extraordinary talent grabs our attention with this Archway! So impressive! Sorry it took a fall to get the pen back in your hand, but glad you are drawing again! Hope your knee is healing. Your posts are wonderful -Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123711998908894938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-30351665749909659872012-04-09T10:12:20.129-07:002012-04-09T10:12:20.129-07:00Aw, thanks Hilda, you are really kind. I need all ...Aw, thanks Hilda, you are really kind. I need all the encouragement I can get at the moment :0)<br /><br />I'm going to have a go at, 'The Entrance to Poets Corner - Westminster Abbey London' next It is the antithesis of The Moorish Archway.<br /><br />I can see a Sailor-boy on my sidebar ... so I'm just coming over to see what you've been up to :0)Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-69275451878026381562012-04-09T09:56:45.872-07:002012-04-09T09:56:45.872-07:00This Moorish Archway is absolutely incredible, Joh...This Moorish Archway is absolutely incredible, John!! ...the detailing exhausts me!! Please stay off roofs..we need you around to do these incredible drawings!! Good luck with your knee surgery!!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-20158590735343288382012-04-09T02:36:39.226-07:002012-04-09T02:36:39.226-07:00Pleased you liked it, Judy. My granddaughter is a ...Pleased you liked it, Judy. My granddaughter is a hard taskmaster :0))Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-7370950941476151162012-04-09T02:35:12.101-07:002012-04-09T02:35:12.101-07:00Thank you, Kathryn. It's strange seeing it tha...Thank you, Kathryn. It's strange seeing it that small on the screen. Visit to the hospital tomorrow to sort out date for knee surgery ... and then I'll be fit for the Olympics!!Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-70532640787651922762012-04-09T01:18:40.709-07:002012-04-09T01:18:40.709-07:00It's beautiful, John! Please continue your occ...It's beautiful, John! Please continue your occupational therapy!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715473069364081174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-36156139932980354652012-04-08T16:16:37.271-07:002012-04-08T16:16:37.271-07:00John, you have done a superb work of the "sha...John, you have done a superb work of the "shambles" of the Moorish Archway. It's wonderful! Perhaps it was almost worth the pain and misery of falling off the roof to start drawing again.Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com