[Aquanet] It's September! It's SEPTEMBER!!!

[Annette Compton]

Thank you, Patricia for sharing your richly colored "Leaf by  
Moonlight." I admire your surrender to the nature of the medium and I  
particularly enjoy the granulation that appears in the lower part of  
the leaf shape. The staining colors act much like dyes—do you use Dr.  
Martin's or another brand?

Your painting begs the question of how to balance composition which  
requires a certain amount of "control" with the joyous spread of  
color in our medium. I love pushing the boundaries of this–trying to  
encourage happy accident while bringing enough structure to the  
painting that my viewer is not "lost in space!" You've struck a  
delightful balance and opened up the dialogue at the same time. The  
title of the painting helps hugely. The colors are rich and  
evocative. I particularly like the neutral greens that seem to evolve  
out of the darks.

Annette Compton

On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Raymond Blum wrote:

> Go check out the results of the theme selection for September
>
> and our stunning September member's critique
>
> both from our home page  http://www.aquanetart.com
>
> and to submit a piece for the September gallery, see the  
> instructions on the results page
> PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, ESPECIALLY THE PART ABOUT HOW TO ASK  
> QUESTIONS AND GET HELP
>
> Thanks all
> ---Raymond
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Annette Compton
Compton ART
PO Box 162
Woodstock, VT 05091
(802) 457-2020
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