tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post1614430936138870259..comments2024-03-20T12:46:10.513-07:00Comments on The Colorist: ContentCasey Klahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-26641470851460378982009-11-25T07:36:13.366-08:002009-11-25T07:36:13.366-08:00Thanks for reading so closely, Katherine.Thanks for reading so closely, Katherine.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-19179397370824588882009-11-24T22:30:55.318-08:002009-11-24T22:30:55.318-08:00Casey, I love the way you used music to say what m...Casey, I love the way you used music to say what might have been limited by too many words. The music allows expansion.<br /><br />Connecting the darks and your way of feeling the color inspires me to play with abstraction more. Thank you for sharing your process as well as the lovely results.Katherine van Schoonhovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16856296773149274225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-38758719584337785602009-11-24T19:49:36.636-08:002009-11-24T19:49:36.636-08:00Thanks, Jala and Petra. Sorry to not respond earl...Thanks, Jala and Petra. Sorry to not respond earlier, btw.<br /><br />Brian, I appreciate your careful reading. I didn't look at them upside down, but that's a defect of my studio set up. My ceiling in the trailer is low, and the mast of my big easel touches. That means my tray is low, and I use clamps instead of the tray - anyway, often I'm just taping my la carte on the big surface of gator board. As it happens, today I made an extra effort to turn my image while working on an abstract.<br /><br />I don't know why the Umber River turned out so well even upside down, but it probably has to do with paying close attention to the abstract patterns when I drew the study.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-40859934062672817782009-11-24T18:38:27.556-08:002009-11-24T18:38:27.556-08:00I've come back and re-read this post several t...I've come back and re-read this post several times, Casey and the thought that you brought to the river series has given me much to reflect on. Most immediately, it's challenged me to give more thought myself to the ideas and objectives that tie together my own work.<br /><br />Seeing the paintings upside was striking. I had noticed obvious similarities between the paintings as you posted them individually but shown together and upside down, the value patterns in each composition seem more pronounced and consistent, bringing the series together in yet another way. Did you look at these pieces upside down while you worked on them?Brian McGurganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963409828276349170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-86583632762466270262009-11-22T01:49:35.304-08:002009-11-22T01:49:35.304-08:00Fabulous work Casey! These are my thoughts about c...Fabulous work Casey! These are my thoughts about conceptual ideas too although my work is completely different from yours.<br />You are good at making abstract work more tangible and comprehensiblepetra voegtlehttp://vyala.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-79144184343872617542009-11-21T19:00:34.435-08:002009-11-21T19:00:34.435-08:00Beauuuuuutiful.Beauuuuuutiful.Jala Pfaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186623108399217523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-85379257633553027032009-11-21T07:07:20.903-08:002009-11-21T07:07:20.903-08:00Sam, that is a very kind thing to say.
Thanks, Ke...Sam, that is a very kind thing to say.<br /><br />Thanks, Kelly and Diane, too.<br /><br />Eden, it was hard, but I think the process of rewriting helped. A handicap was the 3 months or so since the works were finished - I had to relive the studio thoughts that I never wrote down.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-24621369254046643812009-11-21T06:04:20.785-08:002009-11-21T06:04:20.785-08:00These have been thought provoking posts Casey! It...These have been thought provoking posts Casey! It is motivating me to finally sit down and write about the content of my work. Though, I fear you may be more articulate than me!Eden Compton Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408901151410400904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-71349197929854581192009-11-20T17:04:10.959-08:002009-11-20T17:04:10.959-08:00I am eager to enter the Living River Juried Exhibi...I am eager to enter the Living River Juried Exhibit. And hope for some fine competition. For information check out www.mckenzieriver.org and visit www.jacobsgallery.orgDiane Widler Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270246393901276648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-72600036085128419092009-11-20T08:48:48.369-08:002009-11-20T08:48:48.369-08:00Intriguing how your inverted images work just as w...Intriguing how your inverted images work just as well -- obviously more abstract but still vibrant, dynamic! When not focused on the "river" aspect, we tend to scrutinize other elements more closely -- color and textures -- and yet the "flow" is still there, too.Kelly M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07281523503121981821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-22794349908753284612009-11-20T08:42:31.540-08:002009-11-20T08:42:31.540-08:00Color thrills me; reading your blog helps me under...Color thrills me; reading your blog helps me understand why. Even when you're not feeling wordy, the art and music say so much. Deep concepts like "dark secrets" simply expressed make for a very rich impression. You ARE the river.SamArtDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322356829966791319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-24230441912120369642009-11-20T07:38:02.045-08:002009-11-20T07:38:02.045-08:00Thanks for even reading, Bob and Steph.
I wasn&...Thanks for even reading, Bob and Steph. <br /><br />I wasn't in the mood to write a wordy explanation for content and process, but one good thing is that I did refresh my experience of being in the studio with these works back in the summer.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-60953274325345721262009-11-19T23:55:31.867-08:002009-11-19T23:55:31.867-08:00These inverted images work really well in their ow...These inverted images work really well in their own right, and the explination of your concept and rules is enlightening.Yellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975849028363084985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-54452629108896771002009-11-19T18:44:55.960-08:002009-11-19T18:44:55.960-08:00Casey, If I only had your text without the images...Casey, If I only had your text without the images, I confess that I might at a disadvantage, but the paintings stand extremely well on their own.<br /><br />BobBob Lafondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085582734443199505noreply@blogger.com