tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post6436957332806673970..comments2023-06-29T13:13:47.293+02:00Comments on A sketch in time: Coming up RosesCathy Gatlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-36416960041963080512009-11-09T08:00:49.744+02:002009-11-09T08:00:49.744+02:00I love your work! These are so beautifully done an...I love your work! These are so beautifully done and you're so good with negative painting. Rose gardens are so challenging to paint with all the various colors and mottled light but you make it look easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-11866856882862830512009-11-05T14:23:53.175+02:002009-11-05T14:23:53.175+02:00What a beautiful post - I especially love the way ...What a beautiful post - I especially love the way you've handed the wedding party.caseytoussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482259941095650449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-2135671650853651592009-11-03T00:05:38.410+02:002009-11-03T00:05:38.410+02:00Beautiful sketches and you notes sound like a poem...Beautiful sketches and you notes sound like a poem! You should send the happy couple the sketch(or a copy!)<br />RonellAfricantapestry and Myfrenchkitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721198951463440836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-86955309006750152522009-10-30T16:25:06.601+02:002009-10-30T16:25:06.601+02:00Such colorful, happy paintings! I so love the ligh...Such colorful, happy paintings! I so love the light, vibrant quality to your paintings. <br /><br />Seems strange that we are turning grayer and more wintry by the week... and I when I visit your blog it's summer all over again!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186138266137470331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-69896435502456848932009-10-30T03:02:31.307+02:002009-10-30T03:02:31.307+02:00beautiful sketches and words here. Love the weddin...beautiful sketches and words here. Love the wedding party. Just beautiful.<br />Thanks for stopping by my blog from waaaaaayyy over there in Johannesburg.Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-30017469245222111382009-10-29T17:40:51.760+02:002009-10-29T17:40:51.760+02:00Hi Cath - mmmm, roses - the scent! And beautiful s...Hi Cath - mmmm, roses - the scent! And beautiful splashes of colour in your garden and into your sketch book. The weddings are so lovely too. I agree with V - do a BIG rosey one!Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994846953739263248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-34222810379697924402009-10-28T17:37:26.785+02:002009-10-28T17:37:26.785+02:00This is utterly joyous! And beautiful to boot. L...This is utterly joyous! And beautiful to boot. LOVE the figure sketches in the wedding. Thank you!Suzanne McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785042270660883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-77832972826380602932009-10-27T22:54:56.021+02:002009-10-27T22:54:56.021+02:00All of your sketches are always wonderful but I...All of your sketches are always wonderful but I'm in love with the wedding party... great image with such a few strokes.Helen Percy Lystrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162214208975169832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-62890366159225800972009-10-27T17:52:57.540+02:002009-10-27T17:52:57.540+02:00I love your wedding sketch! It is great. The rose...I love your wedding sketch! It is great. The roses are wonderful too. Your work is very inspiring.<br />~DanaDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-32067749546473293952009-10-26T22:55:40.458+02:002009-10-26T22:55:40.458+02:00I love the wedding paintings and your flowers are ...I love the wedding paintings and your flowers are to die for. I want to come paint with you. Maybe in our life time there will be computers that will transport.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856658182326309262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-7206301444469333902009-10-26T22:01:10.862+02:002009-10-26T22:01:10.862+02:00Hi Liz - obviously 'tis the season for wedding...Hi Liz - obviously 'tis the season for weddings! Sometimes you have to search for the beauty in Joburg, but easy to find right now - we should go sketching if you're back this way again!Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-4285715246739750302009-10-26T20:18:32.647+02:002009-10-26T20:18:32.647+02:00Hi Cathy, I was up in your part of the world for a...Hi Cathy, I was up in your part of the world for a wedding! this weekend. Everything is looking so beautiful and colourful up there with the jacarandas and bougainvillea providing such a display. Your sketch is a beautiful reminder of how lovely Johannesburg can be in Spring.Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-4549509263180396362009-10-26T18:43:40.500+02:002009-10-26T18:43:40.500+02:00GoodMorning Carol, Thank you so for the reply. I w...GoodMorning Carol, Thank you so for the reply. I will follow your blog to learn things but to enjoy the adventures from your work. What is it like to be living in South Africa? well just following your journal pages I can just imagine.<br />Have a great day Carol and will look forward to new pages soon.<br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-51559466119471652532009-10-26T14:42:49.956+02:002009-10-26T14:42:49.956+02:00Robyn, thanks so much - it's a surprise to get...Robyn, thanks so much - it's a surprise to get so many nice comments about a sketch I almost delegated to the scrapheap!<br /><br />Hi Cathy and Isabel - thank you!<br /><br />Thanks Carol, hope your winter isn't too drastic...I am very happy to be entering summer!<br /><br /><br />Hello Martin - I'm honoured at your kind comment, coming from a sketching master!<br /><br />Hi Vivienne! Welcome back from your travels - it's in my medium-sized moleskine watercolour sketchbook, about 200x130mm...hmm, maybe a big one would be nice to do - if I can stay loose!Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-52699566615926547002009-10-26T11:43:38.822+02:002009-10-26T11:43:38.822+02:00These capture sunshine happiness and the smell of ...These capture sunshine happiness and the smell of roses.<br />I so, so love the rose watercolour. How big is it?<br />It reminds me of the Joseph Raphael Luxembourg Gardens w'c s I had on a calender years ago,but regretfully lost.<br />Do a big one?<br />XXViviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002012531162874560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-9385192520538655622009-10-26T09:38:22.505+02:002009-10-26T09:38:22.505+02:00I find these sketches great Cathy, especially the...I find these sketches great Cathy, especially the bright sketch of the wedding couple. The white of the brides cloth is shining in the sunlight!Papierfliegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006399662058810780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-2808916732088970072009-10-26T01:38:25.773+02:002009-10-26T01:38:25.773+02:00Lovely roses, I can smell their fragrance from he...Lovely roses, I can smell their fragrance from here. So nice that you are going into summer. We are going into winter and it's already getting colder and windier. <br /><br />The brides and groom that you did are really spectacular. I love how you did the dresses.Carol Kinghttp://carolking.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-64521277560435063692009-10-25T22:54:47.641+02:002009-10-25T22:54:47.641+02:00beautiful post, Cathy love your colorful watercolo...beautiful post, Cathy love your colorful watercolorsIsabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09465830815742344059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-45054776947132378352009-10-25T18:43:45.760+02:002009-10-25T18:43:45.760+02:00Lovely, lovely sketches!! You have the knoack to (...Lovely, lovely sketches!! You have the knoack to (re?)create an atmosphere! Thanks for sharing!Cathyhttp://cardsandstuff.canalblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-60228670838312236702009-10-25T18:21:47.319+02:002009-10-25T18:21:47.319+02:00Brilliant capture of the wedding party, Cathy. Si...Brilliant capture of the wedding party, Cathy. Since I have admired your roses elsewhere, I'd have missed this delightful little watercolour except for Martin's comment.Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-36910821043638152762009-10-25T12:26:43.128+02:002009-10-25T12:26:43.128+02:00Hello Linda (I think that's you!?) - it's ...Hello Linda (I think that's you!?) - it's very rewarding to know that what I do is so appreciated, and encourages you I hope, to keep on with your own painting/journalling/sketching journey.<br /><br />Thanks Rhonda - I often wish I could just be invisible when I sketch, so that was a bit like it!<br /><br />Thank you Claire - I simply left most of the whites, white, with a bit of cerulean in the folds that some burnt sienna serendipitously bled into. I've struggled with whites before!Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-68493978138747702412009-10-24T23:56:12.262+02:002009-10-24T23:56:12.262+02:00Priceless! I love the flowers, but the wedding is...Priceless! I love the flowers, but the wedding is fantastic!! Whites are always a challenge, but this is wonderful.Claire Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422062718551034294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-31612094193399631662009-10-24T23:18:37.871+02:002009-10-24T23:18:37.871+02:00Nicely done and love the bride's dress :) How...Nicely done and love the bride's dress :) How fun, watercolor sketching the wedding party without being seen.RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-17714750889975108522009-10-24T22:14:43.136+02:002009-10-24T22:14:43.136+02:00Just lovly as always. Sure wish you had classes on...Just lovly as always. Sure wish you had classes on art journaling. Just love the way you paint your pages. Learning on your own is hard. But having blogs like yours Just thank you so.<br />LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com