tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post6554591349194065973..comments2024-03-20T12:46:10.513-07:00Comments on The Colorist: DirectionCasey Klahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-82651093849991465422008-01-29T10:59:00.000-08:002008-01-29T10:59:00.000-08:00Thanks, Petra. Great to hear from you.I tried har...Thanks, Petra. Great to hear from you.<BR/><BR/>I tried hard to not get pegged as the barn guy. But, when you own a barn...you will be painting it. The image is iconic and beyond sympathy. More narrative and the way I treat them, they become billboards for color compositions.<BR/><BR/>The main element out here is size. Big, huge landscapes that are overwhelming to figure out on the picture plane. The barn "grows" out of the land, and I think the guy who designed the first one was a genius of architecture.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-77671105370321928612008-01-29T10:31:00.000-08:002008-01-29T10:31:00.000-08:00Hi Casey, this is truely a wonderful painting. I f...Hi Casey, this is truely a wonderful painting. I feel totally enchanted by the colours you choose for this one and even if you changed them far from reality they look absolutely authentic somehow. <BR/>I have never been to the American farmland countries - so I cannot say how it looks in reality but this is absolutely charming.<BR/>I must admit that in earlier times I found the motif of barns a bit overworked but since I am doing architecturals myself lately I feel some sort of affection towards those old buildings, walls and rotten windows. The landscapes themselves add their part to it to make this painting perfect.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871565282521663165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-61932236735454213542008-01-25T08:57:00.000-08:002008-01-25T08:57:00.000-08:00Corrine, Hrm phoog hrmmmf greeeff. Jusht a min, I...Corrine, Hrm phoog hrmmmf greeeff. Jusht a min, I ghotta ofen dis bocks llid...there, fresh air!<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is great to fart around in other genres. Even though I stay on a certain tack, so that people can recognize my art when they see it, my artistic wandering feeds fuel to my main effort, if you will.<BR/><BR/>I admire your "what the hey" attitude, Corrine. It makes you the fine artist that you are. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the links, John. Looks like you have a big project ahead of you!Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-35860473141065679432008-01-25T07:42:00.000-08:002008-01-25T07:42:00.000-08:00Thanks for the info. I was leaning toward a wood o...Thanks for the info. I was leaning toward a wood or coal burner but they lack control. Out here in S. Arizona a coal stove would run me out by early afternoon. Pot bellies were a sentimental urge more than anything. Back shop is approx. 1200 sq. ft. with a 9 1/2 ft. ceiling. Also serves as a packing and shipping room. I`ve linked to you cause your very good at what you do.Len Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070399415113307188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-27203048646468312822008-01-25T05:32:00.000-08:002008-01-25T05:32:00.000-08:00Sometimes we need to do other things and you had a...Sometimes we need to do other things and you had a need to this, and it is just lovely. It sounds like you have really captured what makes this place so special. I hate being boxed in artistically, don't you?jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-81702062636758305402008-01-24T08:58:00.000-08:002008-01-24T08:58:00.000-08:00Meg: and they say I don't do realism. Thanks for t...Meg: and they say I don't do realism. Thanks for the compliment, I can certainly use 'em! <BR/><BR/>Dave and Jan haven't gotten it yet (I'm giving it to them for helping me at the Spokane ArtFest for 4 years).<BR/><BR/>John. If you remind me, I'll let you know how the economy is on the electric heat.<BR/><BR/>You could go propane adjacent to the outbuilding and run a propane fireplace. I have one in the house as auxiliary and it heated the house admirably during our problems.<BR/><BR/>I have a couple surplus fireplaces that are wood burning antiques. I may add one to the studio someday as an accent. My mentor, an artist in Langley who built his studio a number of years ago, put a huge coal burning furnace in his studio. Think pot bellied, then think 9 feet high!<BR/><BR/>What I love about that one is it's a WWI barracks furnace, and it was made in Pete's hometown in Michigan.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-16130228131469522732008-01-24T06:35:00.000-08:002008-01-24T06:35:00.000-08:00I remember when the barns on midwestern farms were...I remember when the barns on midwestern farms were used for advertising, like giant bill boards. Thanks for the heating note. I have a large back building that I`m planning to finish. I was thinking of a wood burning stove, but need something that is easier to control. Ducted electric furnace may be the best way to go. No gas available I`d have to put in a line from the house and run it back there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-61178435948603701602008-01-24T06:15:00.000-08:002008-01-24T06:15:00.000-08:00Oh wow, Casey, that's just beautiful!We drove by t...Oh wow, Casey, that's just beautiful!<BR/><BR/>We drove by that farm and could tell which it was from your art of it. It's a beautiful place, but this pastel is another level of awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com