Comments for Paintings by Christeen Swan http://christeenswan.wordpress.com Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:01:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on …Hello? by Lisa Purcell http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-929 Lisa Purcell Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:26:34 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-929 Christeen you have a gift for telling a story. What a time you had. I can relate to your misadventure and it shows how human you are. I laughed and wanted to cry with you. Gives me a sense of your determination and your humour. Very likeable. Christeen you have a gift for telling a story. What a time you had. I can relate to your misadventure and it shows how human you are. I laughed and wanted to cry with you. Gives me a sense of your determination and your humour. Very likeable.

]]> Comment on Vines by jowe d. abano http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/vine/#comment-926 jowe d. abano Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:11:40 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/vine/#comment-926 i like it! the way u paint it, u are professional. i like it! the way u paint it, u are professional.

]]> Comment on …Hello? by Martìn http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-925 Martìn Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:57:05 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-925 hi Christeen! hope you're doing great. I hope all this incident hasn't made you stay away from your beautiful art. Want to see some more new paintings soon!!! hugs. hi Christeen! hope you’re doing great. I hope all this incident hasn’t made you stay away from your beautiful art. Want to see some more new paintings soon!!! hugs.

]]> Comment on …Hello? by Linda http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-869 Linda Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:25:42 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-869 I'm shaking my head in sympathy. I had much the same thing happen with my french easel, which was holding a tray of very very expensive and very very fragile pastels when it hit the floor. I have these two jars of lovely pastel dust now, one a darkish mix and one a lightish mix, that I can use for an underpainting. I guess that's a lot better than dealing with OIL paint! Yikes! I'm glad to see you back, and to hear the excitement in your "voice." You're a wonderful artist -- and I'll bet you return to art even stronger than before! I’m shaking my head in sympathy. I had much the same thing happen with my french easel, which was holding a tray of very very expensive and very very fragile pastels when it hit the floor. I have these two jars of lovely pastel dust now, one a darkish mix and one a lightish mix, that I can use for an underpainting. I guess that’s a lot better than dealing with OIL paint! Yikes! I’m glad to see you back, and to hear the excitement in your “voice.” You’re a wonderful artist — and I’ll bet you return to art even stronger than before!

]]> Comment on …Hello? by Joan Y http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-866 Joan Y Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:41:17 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-866 Christeen! Your misadventures actually make for a great story. You're a great story-teller btw. I mean, it is kinda good for us regular folk to know that ultra-talented artists like you have the same kind of problems as the rest of us! Looking forward to your paintings again! Christeen! Your misadventures actually make for a great story. You’re a great story-teller btw. I mean, it is kinda good for us regular folk to know that ultra-talented artists like you have the same kind of problems as the rest of us! Looking forward to your paintings again!

]]> Comment on …Hello? by Jana Bouc http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-856 Jana Bouc Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:21:46 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-856 Oh my god! That was so rewarding a read -- to hear that someone else had been there too! I know exactly what you're talking about (except the collapsing easel--I've seen it in action numerous times in my plein air classes and that's one of the reasons I chose not to get a french easel. I've also been through many variations of the medium problem, including one that worked great but when the painting dried the paint film wrinkled like an old raisin. I went through all those lighting agonies and photographing nightmares and have worked out some good solutions if you'd like to hear about it. I've also learned to paint with virtually no medium (which forces you to actually use quantities of paint rather than treating the oil paint like watercolors which is what I was initially trying to do. I hope you're over the awfulness and sharing your wonderful paintings again soon! Oh my god! That was so rewarding a read — to hear that someone else had been there too! I know exactly what you’re talking about (except the collapsing easel–I’ve seen it in action numerous times in my plein air classes and that’s one of the reasons I chose not to get a french easel. I’ve also been through many variations of the medium problem, including one that worked great but when the painting dried the paint film wrinkled like an old raisin.

I went through all those lighting agonies and photographing nightmares and have worked out some good solutions if you’d like to hear about it. I’ve also learned to paint with virtually no medium (which forces you to actually use quantities of paint rather than treating the oil paint like watercolors which is what I was initially trying to do.

I hope you’re over the awfulness and sharing your wonderful paintings again soon!

]]> Comment on …Hello? by caseytoussaint http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-828 caseytoussaint Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:40:30 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-828 I've been missing you, Christeen - but my life had also gotten a little complicated lately, so I figured I just hadn't seen your posts. I'm so sorry about your painting misadventure, although it makes a great story. Too bad there wasn't someone on hand to take photos... I sometimes have trouble with my field easel too - one day I'll have to get myself a proper one. I’ve been missing you, Christeen - but my life had also gotten a little complicated lately, so I figured I just hadn’t seen your posts.
I’m so sorry about your painting misadventure, although it makes a great story. Too bad there wasn’t someone on hand to take photos… I sometimes have trouble with my field easel too - one day I’ll have to get myself a proper one.

]]> Comment on …Hello? by Sharon M. http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-784 Sharon M. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:26:42 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-784 This is quite a tale, Christeen! But I'm glad you're back and look forward to more of your lovely work. This is quite a tale, Christeen! But I’m glad you’re back and look forward to more of your lovely work.

]]> Comment on …Hello? by :) Silvia http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-782 :) Silvia Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:26:26 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hello/#comment-782 Christeen, I had similar problems with my field easel. The truth is I just bought that stupid thing, because it was the cheapest (standing) easel in the art shop (about 20 bucks) and I thought that it isn't that place consuming since it is foldable. But I soon learned that it was difficult to get it straight, the bolts tend to magically unscrew themselves at times, let's make it short: it... is crap!! So I saved my money and bought myself a serious atelier easel. All I can say: it was worth it. Actually that's what I would recommend to you, too. Get yourself a good quality easel and you'll fall in love with painting again ;-))). It would be a pity if we wouldn't see more of your beautiful paintings. (By the way, what was this mysterious "oil blend" you have used?) Christeen, I had similar problems with my field easel. The truth is I just bought that stupid thing, because it was the cheapest (standing) easel in the art shop (about 20 bucks) and I thought that it isn’t that place consuming since it is foldable. But I soon learned that it was difficult to get it straight, the bolts tend to magically unscrew themselves at times, let’s make it short: it… is crap!! So I saved my money and bought myself a serious atelier easel. All I can say: it was worth it.
Actually that’s what I would recommend to you, too. Get yourself a good quality easel and you’ll fall in love with painting again ;-))). It would be a pity if we wouldn’t see more of your beautiful paintings.

(By the way, what was this mysterious “oil blend” you have used?)

]]> Comment on Big Red Mug! Hot Cocoa with Marshmallows. Oil on Canvas. by E-J http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/big-red-mug-hot-cocoa-with-marshmallows-oil-on-canvas/#comment-694 E-J Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:40:55 +0000 http://christeenswan.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/big-red-mug-hot-cocoa-with-marshmallows-oil-on-canvas/#comment-694 I'm just a teensy bit late catching up with everyone's blog posts ... This is a lovely little painting - I can almost taste those marshmallows! I’m just a teensy bit late catching up with everyone’s blog posts … This is a lovely little painting - I can almost taste those marshmallows!

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