tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post8182998561494809869..comments2024-03-08T17:15:57.067-05:00Comments on Kelley MacDonald's Paintings: Rory, Get Your Dory, 8x10 Inches, Oil Painting of RowboatKelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-44285742035819321552012-04-01T02:28:06.430-04:002012-04-01T02:28:06.430-04:00Love the serenity of this scene! I certainly kno...Love the serenity of this scene! I certainly know about painter's block ....... Ughhhhhh !Helen Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375088525584272270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-71961084029715476252012-03-28T21:25:00.410-04:002012-03-28T21:25:00.410-04:00The painting is awesome Kelley. :) No evidence in ...The painting is awesome Kelley. :) No evidence in it that you had a blo#k. (I choose not to spell that word cuz I'm superstitious like that)Crystal Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665844725894074136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-22767072978026788262012-03-28T14:30:27.123-04:002012-03-28T14:30:27.123-04:00Brilliant painting, and inspiring message! Kelley...Brilliant painting, and inspiring message! Kelley, I love your sincerity, and ability to write about what actually happens during your process of painting! You are so talented in both writing, and painting! Thank you for sharing all of this with us!Nancy B. Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09502030805682745728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-10734595195763923732012-03-28T08:45:49.718-04:002012-03-28T08:45:49.718-04:00A wonderful painting! And a great story.... we...A wonderful painting! And a great story.... we've all been there :)Maureen Brookfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509939480529635534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-1856480226413516232012-03-28T08:07:21.467-04:002012-03-28T08:07:21.467-04:00I love the cool calm of this piece and the warm sh...I love the cool calm of this piece and the warm shot of orange. I also appreciate hearing about your trials and tribulations! I often wonder how people come up with their ideas and find inspiration. Love it!Maria Bennett Hockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991414921895251096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-8566214550709278952012-03-28T08:01:46.962-04:002012-03-28T08:01:46.962-04:00I was right there with you yesterday....had the sa...I was right there with you yesterday....had the same problem but by lunch I was finally working steady. It always seems to happen when I have a lot to do in a short amount of time. Thanks for sharing...always great to hear about someone else's struggles!! Love the reflection of the boat and the glowing blue of the water. Really nice composition...takes my eye right through the painting.Dottie T Leatherwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716667548917319141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-11785719608851440252012-03-28T07:46:16.980-04:002012-03-28T07:46:16.980-04:00Well for all that work you ended up with a wonderf...Well for all that work you ended up with a wonderfully beautiful painting. Really captures the mood. The blues are beautifulSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666735270675787643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-62174561107532618902012-03-28T07:16:25.164-04:002012-03-28T07:16:25.164-04:00This is a wonderful painting. Love the peacefulne...This is a wonderful painting. Love the peacefulness! Also good to hear that the big girl artists struggle with things and how you worked your way through it. You rocked this one- Rory would love it!!:)Kathy Cousarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953673216135274293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-48842450646297868852012-03-28T06:39:41.724-04:002012-03-28T06:39:41.724-04:00I absolutely love this--the reflections of the boa...I absolutely love this--the reflections of the boat and the buoy are perfect--and the deep blue water coming in from the right is to die for. I just had to paint two similar paintings for Color and Composition class of a small sail boat with a buoy nearby. One was only in opaque colors and the other was opaque and translucent. I guarantee you, Rory will not kill you!!!Jerry Stockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249234173191846713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-15947401691445029362012-03-28T05:42:30.541-04:002012-03-28T05:42:30.541-04:00Considering the angst of the deep freeze, I honest...Considering the angst of the deep freeze, I honestly have to say, Kelley, that this is one of my favorites yet. Something about the colors and the whole of the composition. It is absolutely perfect. Me? Now I'm hearing, "Rory, the racing car..." song from the kids' tv show.Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-54242657760752395972012-03-28T05:01:12.744-04:002012-03-28T05:01:12.744-04:00This is great painting, glad you became unfrozen! ...This is great painting, glad you became unfrozen! It may have been just a rhetorical question, but I think we freeze up because somewhere in the back of our minds we think we have to get it "right" or it needs to be "perfect" and we fear it won't be. That fear chokes up the creative flow. I see the mental picture of my mind of someone squeezing the neck of a chicken and then being totally mystified at why the chicken isn't breathing.Amy Hillenbrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047724845071769806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083940342074718657.post-22228222401394264462012-03-28T00:52:29.257-04:002012-03-28T00:52:29.257-04:00Doesn't everything just get in the way when yo...Doesn't everything just get in the way when you have SO MANY IDEAS? I know it does with me. Try setting up a still life? 45 Minutes? An HOUR? <br />This has great design and the little splash of orange makes it ;)<br />we are going to take a million more photos! You know we are :)Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.com