tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846469594426320958.post5903030029027567975..comments2017-04-25T02:17:10.709-07:00Comments on Critical Distance: Early SpringRob S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09189372586918106258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846469594426320958.post-22330229305047042008-04-15T05:58:00.000-07:002008-04-15T05:58:00.000-07:00Actually, I like draughtsman, which is the old-sch...Actually, I like <I>draughtsman</I>, which is the old-school/European spelling of the word. And I thank you for the compliment! I'm much sloppier in my approach than it looks, believe me.<BR/>I've always had a thing for Giacometti, despite my realist tendencies. His work was always so personal and sensual.<BR/>Sargent had the same issues at times, and he had a few women weeping at the fact that they had to return for an 80th sitting or some such because he scraped out the head again. The portrait <I>Mr. and Mrs. John Phelps Stokes,</I> is a good example.Rob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09189372586918106258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846469594426320958.post-1975878117429997982008-04-14T16:32:00.000-07:002008-04-14T16:32:00.000-07:00draughtsman? (drinking a bit, lately?)oh, i wish t...draughtsman? (drinking a bit, lately?)<BR/><BR/>oh, i wish there was a spell check on these things!<BR/><BR/>amazing DRAFTSMAN!martha millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847828956846494958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846469594426320958.post-45743661572786299242008-04-14T16:30:00.000-07:002008-04-14T16:30:00.000-07:00Hi RobTo hell with the paint issues - you are an a...Hi Rob<BR/><BR/>To hell with the paint issues - you are an amazing draughtsman! This is a beautiful painting.<BR/>Have you ever read the book(I think it's called) Sitting for a Giocometti (Giocametti?) Portrait? It's a fun read. He kept wiping out his painting and starting over. The guy who was sitting for him had to stay in Paris far longer than planned and finally just grabbed his portrait off the easel and told G that it was DONE. I think that G had OCD...martha millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847828956846494958noreply@blogger.com