tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142554.post5308602548814305857..comments2023-10-02T00:48:39.649-07:00Comments on painting life: KeyTodd Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01106002893113309433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142554.post-24798495180898946232007-04-05T17:22:00.000-07:002007-04-05T17:22:00.000-07:00There's on old urban..nope scratch that...desert m...There's on old urban..nope scratch that...desert myth about a painting that Georgia O'Keefe tossed out while living in Abique, NM. As the story goes a couple rummaging through garbage found it and used it as collateral for a hefty loan at the bank.<BR/><BR/>If you hurry yours might still be in the dumpster. Ha!Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577206872187236746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142554.post-68165250482343986742007-04-05T11:29:00.000-07:002007-04-05T11:29:00.000-07:00The soft shadow is my favorite part of this piece....The soft shadow is my favorite part of this piece. It gives such a great sense of distance between the key and the wall. The way shadow is portrayed is always so important. Great work.Jelaine Fauncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505739232830178306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142554.post-41156165251239776172007-04-05T10:54:00.000-07:002007-04-05T10:54:00.000-07:00Thanks Cara, you're too kind, really. Two days ag...Thanks Cara, you're too kind, really. Two days ago I tossed out a painting I was working on because I couldn't quite get the texture to be believable. You win some-lose some I guess. I think part of it is your affection for the subject matter.<BR/>Thanks again for your kind words.<BR/>Best,<BR/>ToddTodd Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106002893113309433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142554.post-46805284815148356152007-04-05T10:31:00.000-07:002007-04-05T10:31:00.000-07:00Todd - your ability to convey texture is awesome. ...Todd - your ability to convey texture is awesome. I can almost feel the scratched and pitted metal of this old key.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577206872187236746noreply@blogger.com