tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post115331632643626535..comments2023-12-02T03:36:14.917-05:00Comments on Tracy Helgeson Art: Subject MattersTracy Helgesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510044613771862211noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1153483403976769992006-07-21T08:03:00.000-04:002006-07-21T08:03:00.000-04:00Hey Painterdog, It is a bit different isn't it? I'...Hey Painterdog, It is a bit different isn't it? I'd say it's a gradual new direction. Or maybe a swerve.Tracy Helgesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510044613771862211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1153442986036062672006-07-20T20:49:00.000-04:002006-07-20T20:49:00.000-04:00This is a very nice work.Different than the others...This is a very nice work.<BR/>Different than the others.<BR/>New direction?jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1153427013194336542006-07-20T16:23:00.000-04:002006-07-20T16:23:00.000-04:00Stacers, I get that comment about painting water t...Stacers, I get that comment about painting water too! I don't paint many of them because I just don't feel as strongly about water scenes most of the time. The reflection thing makes me think too much about Bob Ross on PBS. But they always sell, when I do paint them. <BR/><BR/>Good points, Chris, about Mondrian and other artists doing different kinds of work. I like your figurative work and I would like to see more and see how they progress and develop within a series.<BR/><BR/>I can also do other things, and plan to, right now though I just don't have enough time in the day.Tracy Helgesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510044613771862211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1153422808976332762006-07-20T15:13:00.000-04:002006-07-20T15:13:00.000-04:00Talking about changing subject matter: A curator ...Talking about changing subject matter: A curator I know was telling me how she went to this museum in the Hague where they have a lot of paintings by <A HREF="http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/mondrian/index.html" REL="nofollow">Piet Mondrian</A>. Mondrian, of course, is known for his totally abstract rectilinear paintings. Apparently he did a lot of other things, too, including realistic landscapes. But you wouldn't know it unless you went to this one particular museum where they have his "other" works.<BR/><BR/>So it's very common for artists to have more than one branch of work. Even if you're known for your landscapes, that doesn't mean you can't do something entirely different and be successful with that, too.<BR/><BR/>If you've been to my Web page you know I'm mostly a figurative painter -- female figures in particular -- but I do all kinds of things. In my case it's probably a problem because I don't have a "body of work" I can show to someone -- nothing where someone can see it and say, "Yes, that's a Rywalt." I'm working on that.Chris Rywalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15766746064219235983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1153410238149338652006-07-20T11:43:00.000-04:002006-07-20T11:43:00.000-04:00I think your landscapes are beautiful, and I can't...I think your landscapes are beautiful, and I can't what to see what you're going to do with the figure!<BR/><BR/>It's tough to find the time to paint what you want once you've marketed yourself as a painter of a certain subject matter. My gallery keeps saying things like, "Your paintings with water seem to be selling well," in an attempt to nudge me in the direction of certain subject matter, but I resist. I need to paint what I want - if I'm not passionate about it, I think it shows in the final result.Stacey Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092020892186641387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1153363646069993592006-07-19T22:47:00.000-04:002006-07-19T22:47:00.000-04:00Isolation can be really hard. The winters here ar...Isolation can be really hard. The winters here are bad too<BR/>There is something about art that is liberating, a freedom to do whatever you chooseamberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326093692033355487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1153345178501769712006-07-19T17:39:00.000-04:002006-07-19T17:39:00.000-04:00Hi Shan, I think it has to do with maturity:-) Hi ...Hi Shan, I think it has to do with maturity:-) <BR/><BR/>Hi Ed, You're right I do need to just jump in. But when i get back from our vacation in a few weeks, I have to get right back to landscapes for a few things I have coming up this fall. I'll get to it though.Tracy Helgesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510044613771862211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22266501.post-1153340493094488802006-07-19T16:21:00.000-04:002006-07-19T16:21:00.000-04:00Anything or anyone that is living and growing even...Anything or anyone that is living and growing eventually has to struggle. My wife and I have had our marital struggles and emerged on the other side the better for them. Go ahead and just paint the figure. Think of it as a well deserved vacation from landscapes.Ed Maskevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505691052584290449noreply@blogger.com