tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post2393870785218682694..comments2024-02-27T01:47:28.197-08:00Comments on JENNIFER McCHRISTIAN PAINTINGS: San Pasqual Stables and ChicagoJennifer McChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-46606056379372389892008-06-24T08:42:00.000-07:002008-06-24T08:42:00.000-07:00Your painting of Yolanda is Great! I also love tho...Your painting of Yolanda is Great! I also love those life drawing sketches. Keep it up! Simply inspiring!adebanjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832505675979297771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-49193646095739916262007-05-10T22:52:00.000-07:002007-05-10T22:52:00.000-07:00Cooper.....I highly recommend you make it out to C...Cooper.....<BR/>I highly recommend you make it out to Chicago when you get a chance.<BR/>I wouldn't be surprised if you ended up staying ;-)Jennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-15191437747160592992007-05-08T08:33:00.000-07:002007-05-08T08:33:00.000-07:00I think I need to go to Chicago, but I'm also afra...I think I need to go to Chicago, but I'm also afraid I might never want to come back!Cooper Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076675344475030237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-34682093344873017692007-05-03T20:32:00.000-07:002007-05-03T20:32:00.000-07:00Wowie, what a great post, from the glowing paintin...Wowie, what a great post, from the glowing painting of the stables, the pictures of Chicago and the paintings from the Institute. This is a real treat. Thanks.Tom Kiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304383935503636393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-5348465232336352482007-04-28T23:42:00.000-07:002007-04-28T23:42:00.000-07:00Hi Chris,Copy and paste this link. It's a service ...Hi Chris,<BR/>Copy and paste this link. It's a service that provides professional and easy to navigate web sites for artists:<BR/><BR/>http://www.fineartstudioonline.com/index.html<BR/><BR/>...and thanks for the links to the palette and chisel plein airs! I thoroughly enjoyed my visit!Jennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-10352896435914227032007-04-28T23:32:00.000-07:002007-04-28T23:32:00.000-07:00Thank you Michael..by the way, Chicago was indeed ...Thank you Michael..<BR/>by the way, Chicago was indeed inspiring. The Art Institute has quite a handsome and extensive collection of incredible paintings.<BR/>The Sparhawk-Jones painting also blew me away the first time I set eyes on it. Quite a stunner!Jennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-45444131756377105982007-04-28T23:25:00.000-07:002007-04-28T23:25:00.000-07:00Slim.....thank you for the warm and generous comme...Slim.....<BR/>thank you for the warm and generous comments and no, I never tire of appreciative words :)Jennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-59569322487580158962007-04-28T23:20:00.000-07:002007-04-28T23:20:00.000-07:00Thanks Robin!Thanks Robin!Jennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-24534310660862240212007-04-26T21:14:00.000-07:002007-04-26T21:14:00.000-07:00Hi Jennifer, I like the barn picture.. that little...Hi Jennifer, I like the barn picture.. that little area of purple near the back left makes for some interesting colour combos with the darkish brown of the barn. <BR/>Your trip to Chicago must have been inspiring. Looks like you saw some great artwork too! Never heard of Eliz Sparhawk Jones, but that painting is amazing!!Michael Pieczonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564760964865130176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-11891594390070485002007-04-26T07:36:00.000-07:002007-04-26T07:36:00.000-07:00Jennifer -- as usual, your color is great, your co...Jennifer -- as usual, your color is great, your composition is great. Your paintings have an excellent sense of light. Aaaahhhh, you probably get tired of hearing it!!!slimjohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996144241854482415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-60539294871452066912007-04-26T06:14:00.000-07:002007-04-26T06:14:00.000-07:00Great composition Jennifer!I agree with the commen...Great composition Jennifer!I agree with the comments about all the lovely details of this painting. Bet you guys rested in the shade of the barn, looks nice and cool.Robin Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538544287232000518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-42466594153294226752007-04-26T05:46:00.000-07:002007-04-26T05:46:00.000-07:00I'm kind of a fan of contemporary plein air painti...I'm kind of a fan of contemporary plein air painting.<BR/><BR/>Do you know anyone who has made a comprehensive web gallery ? (that would be selective -- but not just limited to paintings for sale -- like what I've been trying to do for <A HREF="http://www.ilovefiguresculpture.com/masters/21century/newcentury.htm" REL="nofollow"> figure sculpture </A>)<BR/><BR/>(and how I wish that contemporary museums would recognize this genre!)<BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://thisoldpalette.blogspot.com/2007/03/exhibit-plein-aire-painters-2007.html" REL="nofollow">Here's </A> one of our club's recent Plein Air shows, and <A HREF="http://thisoldpalette.blogspot.com/2006/08/exhibit-plein-aire-painters-march-2006.html" REL="nofollow">here's </A> another.<BR/><BR/>Your paintings are so sunny and upbeat compared to our Midwestern views !chris millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575033275184403015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-90392432926863689512007-04-26T00:24:00.000-07:002007-04-26T00:24:00.000-07:00Bill, welcome back to sunny side up LA!Thanks for ...Bill, welcome back to sunny side up LA!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the groovin' compliments. <BR/>Now that you're invigorated and inspired from your vacation, you can join us for some plein air action sometime soon!<BR/>Miss painting with you.<BR/><BR/>JJennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-91067574919294975192007-04-26T00:18:00.000-07:002007-04-26T00:18:00.000-07:00Thank you Les for the generous comment :)Chicago w...Thank you Les for the generous comment :)<BR/><BR/>Chicago was awesome! Looking forward to visiting again next year....(or sooner, hopefully)Jennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-12365599997705904582007-04-26T00:13:00.000-07:002007-04-26T00:13:00.000-07:00Thank you Chris!By the way, I too was unaware of E...Thank you Chris!<BR/><BR/>By the way, I too was unaware of Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones' existence until I saw her 'Shoe Shop' painting at the Institute. Copy and paste this link for a brief biography of Elizabeth if you're interested:<BR/><BR/>http://elizabethsparhawkjones.com/galleryofwork<BR/>_frame.shtml<BR/><BR/>George Bellows..... ah yes, one of my favorites. His work is indeed very spirited.Jennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-69444176341899414472007-04-25T23:58:00.000-07:002007-04-25T23:58:00.000-07:00Hi Rob,I guess I did go for quite a stretch sans p...Hi Rob,<BR/>I guess I did go for quite a stretch sans posting.<BR/>Must be true what they say about taking a vacation after a vacation...heck, I'm on vacation right now ;-)<BR/>Thanks for stopping in and I appreciate the compliments.Jennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-26115483683590166192007-04-25T23:52:00.000-07:002007-04-25T23:52:00.000-07:00Hi Chris,Thanks for the info re 'Palette and Chise...Hi Chris,<BR/>Thanks for the info re 'Palette and Chisel'......I've bookmarked their website.<BR/>I definitely plan on returning to Chicago and will stop by to visit and/or paint.Jennifer McChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421669439217821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-73959241050131136252007-04-25T16:47:00.000-07:002007-04-25T16:47:00.000-07:00Great shots.. Glad I was able to be there too or I...Great shots.. Glad I was able to be there too or I'd be jealous. Chicago... what more can be said. To say it's a "user friendly" NY is to do both an injustice. Now for the painting. The drawing is near flawless.. but what makes this for me are the neutrals. I'm grooving on the color of the barn and the way you mixed it into the dirt foreground. The color alone carries this work.. all else is gravy.William K. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886162513117493657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-33937385434927199592007-04-25T16:21:00.000-07:002007-04-25T16:21:00.000-07:00Nice tour of Chicago. Great little painting of th...Nice tour of Chicago. Great little painting of the barn. Tight in all of the right places. Your range of greys are to be applauded. The right amount of bright and lovely handling of the colors that get to peek through.les lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101817566236498343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-77767046403425993382007-04-25T15:24:00.000-07:002007-04-25T15:24:00.000-07:00Nice job on the Barn. I like the flickers of light...Nice job on the Barn. I like the flickers of light. It's like little grace notes.Chris Ousleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556882962791033501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-50407264421661120352007-04-25T15:22:00.000-07:002007-04-25T15:22:00.000-07:00Never heard of Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones. I like wh...Never heard of Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones. I like whit I see. Love the Bellows pieceas well. He really has a lot of spirit in that paintingChris Ousleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556882962791033501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-63234589083131951762007-04-25T12:27:00.000-07:002007-04-25T12:27:00.000-07:00welcome back....in cyberspace anyway.love the barn...welcome back....in cyberspace anyway.<BR/>love the barn painting,it was a long wait,but so worth it.<BR/>the composition/crop works well.<BR/>love the colors,amazing how little brown you need for a brown barn!rob ijbemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181400742209221739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891289335116213.post-74202376475964507082007-04-25T04:51:00.000-07:002007-04-25T04:51:00.000-07:00Next time you visit Chicago -- you might want stop...Next time you visit Chicago -- you might want stop by the <A HREF="http://www.paletteandchisel.org/" REL="nofollow">Palette and Chisel </A> -- for its exhibit or to sit in on one of the daily model sessions.<BR/><BR/>More details about its members and history is <A HREF="http://www.thisoldpalette.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">here </A>chris millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575033275184403015noreply@blogger.com