tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.comments2023-12-14T22:50:59.971-07:00Steel Sky WomanVerna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comBlogger794125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-60162096004644844712023-12-14T22:50:59.971-07:002023-12-14T22:50:59.971-07:00Thank you Barbara :)
Your unseasonably warm day do...Thank you Barbara :)<br />Your unseasonably warm day does sound wonderful!!<br />xoxox<br />VVerna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-28766674378855912882023-10-27T23:01:10.723-06:002023-10-27T23:01:10.723-06:00Today was unseasonably warm. There were 9 blue Mo...Today was unseasonably warm. There were 9 blue Morning Glory<br />blooms on the fence, and it was almost too hot to sit on the porch and drink our coffee looking at the garden on Steven's lunch break. So yes it was a wonderful day. This is amazing. So beautiful, and they look superb together,<br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-90608304485693365902023-10-07T18:34:38.093-06:002023-10-07T18:34:38.093-06:00Thank you Barbara, I love your work too!
Yeah, so...Thank you Barbara, I love your work too!<br /><br />Yeah, so often we only read about the good stuff, the artists who look like they have it all together, all the time. But for me and many others, that is not the whole reality.<br /><br />However I think it's important to stay focussed on the good parts, and hopefully learn from the other parts. In my case, knowing when to say "no" to last-minute interviews while travelling (which I'm not very good at) and also remembering a few tricks I used to do with "difficult" students but which I forgot the first time teaching after 3 years' break.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment, and your support and enthusiasm, so much appreciated!<br /><br />xoxoxo<br />VVerna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-45816779701528270562023-10-07T14:28:36.226-06:002023-10-07T14:28:36.226-06:00Thanks Verna for sharing this. I think every arti...Thanks Verna for sharing this. I think every artist<br />goes through times that demand what is very difficult to<br />deliver. And we do get exhausted in the process.<br /><br />I'm glad you feel better today. Because it's weird that<br />we always feel guilty when we're not charged with the <br />full electricity of creativity. Art eh?<br /><br />Love your work!<br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-50053181754641945412023-09-19T17:50:27.873-06:002023-09-19T17:50:27.873-06:00Hi Barbara,
Thank you so much for your support!
...Hi Barbara,<br />Thank you so much for your support! <br /><br />I have grown remiss about replying to comments, the endless stream is sometimes tiring I think, for me. So this reply is many months later.<br /><br />I do very much appreciate your support, and I love your work too, and I hope you and your family are keeping well!!<br /><br />xoxoxo<br />VVerna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-35228896731692418392023-05-10T12:48:13.475-06:002023-05-10T12:48:13.475-06:00You always dazzle me. Sorry about the head cold. ...You always dazzle me. Sorry about the head cold. <br />What beautiful work. Take it easy and stay healthy.<br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-62968330145778359762023-02-11T17:27:10.557-07:002023-02-11T17:27:10.557-07:00Thank you madame!! Love your work too ❤️Thank you madame!! Love your work too ❤️Verna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-33139192577922256382023-01-15T23:28:54.550-07:002023-01-15T23:28:54.550-07:00How fantastic! I love your work!
Congratulations. ...How fantastic! I love your work!<br />Congratulations. <br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-20980291597433549002022-05-02T00:09:14.954-06:002022-05-02T00:09:14.954-06:00The grey dominance in our world at the moment make...The grey dominance in our world at the moment makes me<br />think the whole city is depressed. I long for cities<br />where colour dominates -- Lunenburg. Sooooo beautiful.<br />I love colour. And your colour work is gorgeous. You can't steer me into the grey camp. And thanks to Steven for colouring my hair. Artists rock!<br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-68830833688686586292022-03-22T22:34:00.442-06:002022-03-22T22:34:00.442-06:00Yes! Leave it -- it's perfect! I'm so impr...Yes! Leave it -- it's perfect! I'm so impressed!<br /><br />Love your work. <br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-12667532369541790972022-03-11T09:56:40.877-07:002022-03-11T09:56:40.877-07:00Thank you Barbara! I'm glad you're not ge...Thank you Barbara! I'm glad you're not gesso-ing over too, keep at it and the hand will work out! I have total faith in your skills and abilities. You are an amazing painter.<br /><br />I haven't been in my studio all week. It's reflection time :)<br /><br />Love your work!<br />xoxoxox<br />Verna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-35516875748507787072022-03-09T21:43:10.360-07:002022-03-09T21:43:10.360-07:00The old gesso over debate. I love both versions, s...The old gesso over debate. I love both versions, so I'm glad you're not gessoing over your work. Keep it!<br /><br />I have been working on a painting for 6 months I think. Slowly. So I try to forgive myself. But I won't gesso over it. I will just keep going slowly, because I love the face -- but the hand is another story. Argh. Art eh? Keep your work. I love it.<br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-32335661170152233152022-03-05T11:11:27.544-07:002022-03-05T11:11:27.544-07:00Yes, I hope that too, very deeply.
xoxoxoxoYes, I hope that too, very deeply.<br /><br />xoxoxoxoVerna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-9982904335168932292022-03-04T11:21:40.534-07:002022-03-04T11:21:40.534-07:00Thank you Verna,
I hope the world situation impro...Thank you Verna,<br /><br />I hope the world situation improves in every respect and we can get to see one another again.<br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-36135542113734471012022-03-03T12:35:00.872-07:002022-03-03T12:35:00.872-07:00Hi Barbara,
Oh yes, I would agree with both of y...Hi Barbara, <br /><br />Oh yes, I would agree with both of your points. I think the best use of "rules" is to ignore them until you run into problems, and then sometimes they can help resolve the problem. This is how I use my colour wheel, too! <br /><br />Isn't it wonderful how we have so many creative ways of problem-solving? We can't live entirely without rules, but we can modify existing rules to suit a situation, or simply make our own!<br /><br />Love your work, and your words on your blog<br />xoxoxo<br />VVerna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-33447384006584456682022-03-02T13:17:47.104-07:002022-03-02T13:17:47.104-07:00Sometimes I think as artists we are defeated by us...Sometimes I think as artists we are defeated by useless rules.<br />No one has ever painted like you. No one. So anyone else's rules about what you should do, don't apply. I love the one you were worried about, and will love whatever you do. <br /><br />I so understand being stopped, and I also get how someone else's words can help.(Ironically given what I just said) Yours do. On my current painting, watching another artist's video gave me that AHA moment.<br /><br />Love your work.<br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-70041595819883753132022-03-02T10:50:54.150-07:002022-03-02T10:50:54.150-07:00Thank you Russell. I should be able to work on it...Thank you Russell. I should be able to work on it tomorrow, so you may indeed see it at a more developed stage (or possibly finished) depending on when you next pass through. Always look forward to our visits.<br /><br />:)<br />VVerna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-8634868620921051222022-03-02T08:25:22.305-07:002022-03-02T08:25:22.305-07:00Hiya… interesting to see the process & look fo...Hiya… interesting to see the process & look forward to someday viewing the finished & more compositionally robust painting. Genn always did have something worth reading! ~Russell Russell Manghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747686929683148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-79274740643265531652021-12-06T14:24:19.332-07:002021-12-06T14:24:19.332-07:00Thanks Diane! Yeah, blogging is satisfying in a d...Thanks Diane! Yeah, blogging is satisfying in a different way than the other medias... slower I think. Not so concerned with quantity as with quality. Or maybe that's about my own way of using the various things.<br /><br />I saw your recent blog post in my email! I was at work at the time and have not yet looked at your actual blog, though. But very happy also to see you posting again!<br /><br />xoxo<br />VVerna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-23424476255001790432021-12-02T07:57:42.339-07:002021-12-02T07:57:42.339-07:00So happy to see a blog post this morning! I've...So happy to see a blog post this morning! I've noticed more pople (including myself) popping back over to blog a bit more often. I always enjoy your posts.P.d. Crumbakerhttp://ten-minutetake.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-73520878225187415942021-10-29T00:54:31.129-06:002021-10-29T00:54:31.129-06:00Dear Barbara,
Thank you so much for your thoughts...Dear Barbara,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your thoughts. I hope you find a gallery like the Collector's! <br />And you are so right, art does take time, and the search for excellence cannot be rushed, or even monitored by outside eyes during its development. (although I have read about the great artists of the past fighting with their patrons over exactly that)<br />Yes, i-g is good, for what it is.<br /><br />I love your work too, and your spirit. <br /><br />Thank you so much for your thoughts.<br /><br />VVernahttp://vernavogel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-90052898253802096202021-10-28T23:46:00.706-06:002021-10-28T23:46:00.706-06:00I get all of it. And I would love a gallery like t...I get all of it. And I would love a gallery like that. Especially now it seems more important<br />than ever to feel my way through my work. And that is a process that takes time. Plus <br />isn't it okay if art takes time. They didn't ask for updates on the Cistine Chapel every day!<br /><br />Love your work. And I seem to be over on I.G. more too. The design is good. But I love<br />coming here too, where you can read more, and see more.<br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-75329119873408289622021-04-20T11:23:40.158-06:002021-04-20T11:23:40.158-06:00Hi Barbara,
Thanks! I love your work too :)
Ah,...Hi Barbara,<br /><br />Thanks! I love your work too :)<br /><br />Ah, yeh I'm working on the blog's funcioning - so people can leave comments and also an rss feed, so you can get new posts via email.<br /><br />It's all still a work in progress, and whew a lot of work it is! But all to good purpose.<br /><br />xoxoxoxo<br />V<br />Verna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-56011793513230216732021-04-16T23:21:18.893-06:002021-04-16T23:21:18.893-06:00Love the new website,
I can't seem to comment...Love the new website,<br /><br />I can't seem to comment on your blog there.<br />You know I love your work!<br /><br />XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO BarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-39445157895889234132021-01-30T22:22:30.062-07:002021-01-30T22:22:30.062-07:00Thank you Barbara! Yes, I think it has been that ...Thank you Barbara! Yes, I think it has been that long, wow!! So glad to have known you a bit over all these years. <br />Of course I will link this blog to the new one. I will make a blog post about it when all is up and running, and include a link on the blog in my site :)<br /><br />Happy New Year! Yes, it is!!<br /><br />xoxoxo<br />VVerna Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com