[Aquanet] critique

[Patricia Roshaven]

Pat -- I missed your original message!  Thank you for sending it again. For me, the white adds to the mystery.  I don't mind painting into those spaces, and I'm realizing from some of the members' comments  that I could do more to add to the painting once it has been poured.  I'll think more about your comment.  Thanks again.  Pat Roshaven 


Website:  http://www.roshaven.com
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--- On Fri, 9/11/09, Pat Chapin <artist at patchapin.com> wrote:

From: Pat Chapin <artist at patchapin.com>
Subject: Re: [Aquanet] critique
To: "Patricia Roshaven" <roshaven2000 at yahoo.com>, Aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net
Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 3:00 PM



 
 

I sent one too, it has since been deleted from my email, but I'll bet I can 
pretty much put another together:
 
"Before we get lost in Cia's sad passing, let's not forget the monthly 
critique on the painting from Ms. Roshaven!  This one is a love-hate 
situation for me:
 
I have no talent for pouring myself, although I love paintings done this 
way, they are almost always interesting.  This one's no exception, the 
colours vibrant against each other for the most part, and the leaf appearing 
really as an abstract shape.  I love the blended blue/greens.
 
The inky bottom and white bits left sticking out, however, for me ruin the 
basic shot, and yet I know the problem: you want the colour to do whatever it 
will, and yet it does something you don't want -- to guide or not to 
guide?  to go back in with a brush later feels so often like cheating, and 
yet...........and yet..........
 
So as I say, there are things I love about this one, and things I hate -- 
the composition is sharply dark/light despite the medium blend colours, 
and while there is a liquid feeling to some of the blending, there are 
those bits of white paper sticking out like islands or pimples.  The 
picture as a whole feels frozen but not complete, even though parts of it are 
really, really neat   -- I like the third at either end, barring the white 
spots.  "
 
pat chapin
www.patchapin.com
 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: 
  Patricia 
  Roshaven 
  To: Aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net 
  
  Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 10:23 
  AM
  Subject: [Aquanet] critique
  

  
    
    
      Hello -- I've not heard from any of you yet about my 
        September critique.  Since you are all more experienced than I am 
        at water media, I'm hoping that you can give me some words of wisdom 
        about my work.  And I'm wondering if those of you who knew Cia 
        Price might add something that she might have said about this kind of 
        work.  I know it's not as representational as most of your is, but 
        I'd still like to hear from you.  Thanks!  Pat Roshaven 
        


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