tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post5082498952023249515..comments2023-11-03T12:38:37.410+00:00Comments on Jessie Lilac Blog: Thoughts on PatienceJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-58837375378596365382009-01-15T09:39:00.000+00:002009-01-15T09:39:00.000+00:00I'd love to be like that Karen :)I'd love to be like that Karen :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-84108506727017777602009-01-14T17:32:00.000+00:002009-01-14T17:32:00.000+00:00Its funny how we all work so differently isn't it....Its funny how we all work so differently isn't it.<BR/>I take too long over things. Normally on the planning , thinking side of things. Once I get painting I speed up.<BR/>When I was at college, one of my tutors used to tell me to stop 'faffing about' and to get on with it! She would be apalled as I haven't changed :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17630216046532015989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-21545697443786553892009-01-14T16:04:00.000+00:002009-01-14T16:04:00.000+00:00Ruthie, it is hard getting going, you have to (as ...Ruthie, it is hard getting going, you have to (as Kim says)'make a mark' each day and not worry about what mark it is.<BR/>Joss, me too, low boredom threshold!<BR/>Thanks Kim, I used to work at several paintings at once. It's a good way of staying quick and spontaneous. Thanks for reminding me of this!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-56612543529694173922009-01-14T15:37:00.000+00:002009-01-14T15:37:00.000+00:00Hi Jess, I love these and know it would take me a ...Hi Jess, <BR/><BR/>I love these and know it would take me a lot longer to come up with something like this. I completely understand how you have had to teach yourself to work fast over the years with small ones about. I couldn't even draw when they were little...spent time sewing and doing needle work I could leave in mid-stitch.<BR/><BR/>Now that my youngest is 19, I have to say I spend a lot of time when I finally get to the studio. I make my mark each day, but even that pulls me in and time slips away. It seems to take a lot to get me really into the studio, but when I am in there I do not want to be disturbed at all for hours and hours on end. That being said, I often work on 2 to 4 pieces at a time. Process is what draws me in, not the result.<BR/><BR/>Good discussion...<BR/><BR/>Thanks JessAndrea and Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337904921232330088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-87428280113497209282009-01-14T15:32:00.000+00:002009-01-14T15:32:00.000+00:00oooh no, i couldn't keep at the same piece -i woul...oooh no, i couldn't keep at the same piece -i would get so bored, i'm a 'wham, bam, thank you mam' type of person in all that i do.<BR/>that's why i have to work really hard at stopping to 'smell the roses'.soulbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879115279499153124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-16172551677491799352009-01-14T15:22:00.000+00:002009-01-14T15:22:00.000+00:00Jessie, i love how you work - i so wish i could sp...Jessie, i love how you work - i so wish i could speed myself up, i work far to meticulously!!! and i know i said i was going to sketch a day, i am having troubles getting going!Ruthie Reddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544345949078281235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-21935932337101971312009-01-14T14:39:00.000+00:002009-01-14T14:39:00.000+00:00I used to listen to Flamenco while painting but th...I used to listen to Flamenco while painting but that's when I painted large abstract canvases which allowed for the inevitable movements!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-53362407217596035852009-01-14T14:34:00.000+00:002009-01-14T14:34:00.000+00:00I like to work fast and listen to radio 4 or John ...I like to work fast and listen to radio 4 or John Martyn/flamenco on the headphones. It's more difficult to draw with headphones because I start moving around! I have a Wacom Intous tablet, a glove with the fingertips cut off on my right hand and a digtal pen. A Ramirez and a Goya guitar on the right and a pot of beginning tulips on the left. Arthur is sunbeaming on a cushion on the floor.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467630407914812378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-16519942029595828742009-01-14T13:37:00.000+00:002009-01-14T13:37:00.000+00:00Thanks so much Liz! I'm so fascinated by how other...Thanks so much Liz! I'm so fascinated by how other artists work, I know there's no 'right' way, but I must say I'd like to have the stamina to keep going with the same piece ;)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164548994721698171.post-65251261816085820002009-01-14T13:13:00.000+00:002009-01-14T13:13:00.000+00:00Hi Jessie!Lovely drawings - I don't think it matte...Hi Jessie!<BR/>Lovely drawings - I don't think it matters if the drawings are done quickly, it's the essential quality of them which counts. All your work is exqisite, and I really laughed at IF 'Contained' - great take on the theme!<BR/>It's interesting to see how other people work, isn't it? I have a very set way of working; rough out the idea / concept in sketchbook. Once happy, trace it off on to good quality tracing paper, refining any parts - this bit has to be really exact with very precise lines. Then, put tracing on to lightbox and trace off on to superdooper paper using a 0.5 process blue lead. (You can see I am a grapho of the old school!) Then, off to my desk to colour it in with Karisma coloured pencils - but as I'm running out of them, whatever I have left! Had to resort to Derwent watercolour and Studio pencils, yuk!<BR/>After all that, tidy up pencil dust etc to an obsessive, degree and finish with pencil shading - usually 2b, sharpened within an inch of it's life!<BR/>Phew! It's exhausting just writing it! Think I'll get a cup of tea now!<BR/>xBuskittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com