tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post8773502056113945231..comments2023-12-30T00:24:08.084-08:00Comments on Gatepost Pictures: The Drawing Board Saga ...continued.Gatepost productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-80802466260120507852012-03-31T07:17:47.636-07:002012-03-31T07:17:47.636-07:00Hilda, you really are too kind, thank you. My gran...Hilda, you really are too kind, thank you. My granddaughters would be standing behind me whispering silently to you, 'Don't encourage him!' :0)<br /><br />Loved your San Francisco pastel, btw.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-80463639158165171102012-03-31T06:48:04.189-07:002012-03-31T06:48:04.189-07:00First of all, John, I don't think you can ever...First of all, John, I don't think you can ever bore me...I love your stories and absolutely love your work...Keep them coming!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-10633169605523099982012-03-30T07:49:00.682-07:002012-03-30T07:49:00.682-07:00Yes it's dated April 1980 and I only started i...Yes it's dated April 1980 and I only started in the Jan/Feb.<br /><br />I didn't mean the drawing was crude but rather that I wouldn't do it the same naive way now.<br /><br />You shouldn't encourage old men to tell stories ... they do it all the time as it is :0)Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-24010142751281419102012-03-30T07:45:50.993-07:002012-03-30T07:45:50.993-07:00Hello Nicola - so wonderful to find a pen and poit...Hello Nicola - so wonderful to find a pen and poityinker :0) I've just spent some time over your website and just loved your dogs, they are remarkably brilliant. You really are very professional and versatile in your techniques. I shall follow your work with great pleasure<br /><br />Pssst... whilst Sandra can't hear us ...yes I agree, she really is an excellent painter, such a bundle of fun, and very kind young lady (watch out here she comes).<br /><br />Oh hi, Sandra... just talking to Nicola about her holiday in Scotland.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-24383566508999836412012-03-30T01:57:58.475-07:002012-03-30T01:57:58.475-07:00Wow - thank you Nicola! What a lovely thing for me...Wow - thank you Nicola! What a lovely thing for me to stumble across :0DSandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-50126338680250711882012-03-30T01:57:00.152-07:002012-03-30T01:57:00.152-07:00I can hardly believe that this was one of your fir...I can hardly believe that this was one of your first drawings! I can believe even less that you see some if the pen work as 'crude'. Crude??? I think NOT!! <br />I love hearing your tales too and I want to know what happened next!! Maybe in your next post? :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-37008148435778250972012-03-30T00:28:52.052-07:002012-03-30T00:28:52.052-07:00hi John, I stopped by after Sandra (who I hold in ...hi John, I stopped by after Sandra (who I hold in the highest regard as an amazing artist) shared your actor analogy of her sketches and suggested we visit to see your pen and ink work. being a pen and ink artist myself (albeit in a stippling style) I headed over and am very glad I did. Your work is outstanding and how fantastic that you raised all that money from prints of your early work. You also tell a great story so I'll enjoy working my way through your older blog posts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-38536635025193595042012-03-29T13:00:53.721-07:002012-03-29T13:00:53.721-07:00Hello Crystal. I did that drawing in 1980 and have...Hello Crystal. I did that drawing in 1980 and have since fallen under the influence of Axel Herman Haigh, I'm going to attempt his famous, "Moorish Archway, Toledo [Spain]" 1884 this weekend. That should test out the new location let alone my poor old eyes :0)<br />If you like pen & ink(ish) type drawing, then look at the American printmaker, John Taylor Arms - he blows my brain with his brillianceGatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-89139634642983016622012-03-29T12:35:01.294-07:002012-03-29T12:35:01.294-07:00Thank you both, but writing is what I do most, and...Thank you both, but writing is what I do most, and I am trying to rebalance in favour of drawing :0)).<br /><br />I just love your duck, Kathryn, and Judy's Daffodil made me smile.<br /><br />Daphe-Duck was was one of my granddaughters names for ducks.Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-68629310424492899822012-03-29T12:34:02.876-07:002012-03-29T12:34:02.876-07:00Love your new drawing table area. :) And yes you a...Love your new drawing table area. :) And yes you are a good story teller! How could we become bored? I always love hearing about other artist's and their career paths. I love the ink drawing, it is incredibly skillfull. I can't see how anyone could think it crude! :)Crystal Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665844725894074136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-45661010291415324332012-03-29T10:29:11.409-07:002012-03-29T10:29:11.409-07:00I agree with Kathryn, you are such a good story te...I agree with Kathryn, you are such a good story teller! What a wonderful story about the start of your artistic journey! Now I like to hear the rest of it!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715473069364081174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-78253298624029069992012-03-29T07:57:45.363-07:002012-03-29T07:57:45.363-07:00John, you ... a bore? NEVER!!! I am so enjoying yo...John, you ... a bore? NEVER!!! I am so enjoying your wonderful tales, your style of writing, your humor, and your ink sketches.Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com