Comments on: Overcoming attachment

By: Betty

Betty — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:39:34 +0000

Deidre; I have admired your work for sometime. My preference is the blue first one. The reason is that there is more contrast between the dark blue and white. My eye moves around the piece. Whereas the finished work, quite beautiful and more complex in detail, doesn’t move me my eye and has less clarity with less contrast.

By: Terry Jarrard-Dimond

Terry Jarrard-Dimond — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:53:59 +0000

Great article. It’s true. Work goes through many phases and sometimes you just have to be patient, understand what you have and then make the decision if have resolved the work. Thank you for the great photos.

By: Virginia A. Spiegel

Virginia A. Spiegel — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:58:10 +0000

As a known re-worker of work, I am always for more layers, more daring, more mystery. Beautiful artwork!

By: Debbie Ewing

Debbie Ewing — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:34:17 +0000

I definitely like the final painting the best. The red on the original looks a little too dominant to me and the second one seemed unfinished. The final is beautiful.

Then again, I couldn’t do any of what you do, so they are all beautiful!

By: Mags Ramsay

Mags Ramsay — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:54:44 +0000

Fascinating to see the process.
Last year I was blown away seeing Gerhard Richter’s ‘Cage’ series at Tate Modern. The book accompanying the exhibit showed all the stages that the paintings had gone through, in some cases complete colour changes. But it all added to the sense of depth and glimpses of hidden layers that made them so masterful.
I can see some of these qualities in your work here – worth the perseverence!

By: Deidre

Deidre — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:39:42 +0000

Thanks, everyone. I should mention that as regards In-Progress I, the photo for some reason looks better than the painting did in life. Although as I’ve said multiple times, when you work abstractly it’s sometimes hard to know when to stop, I think perhaps that may be part of my knowing. If the original painting looks better than the photo, I’m happier than if it’s the other way round.

By: Mona Doering

Mona Doering — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:07:00 +0000

Thanks for putting words to my dilemma. Attachment. It certainly keeps my work from progressing. Here’s to forging ahead without fear.

Organic Compound in progress l and Organic Compound are hardly the same piece, are they? Both interesting to look at. I ‘like’ them both but can’t pick a favorite. One is more layered and one is more unlayered. In progress ll is not interesting by comparison. Really appreciate seeing your process.

Love, LOVE your work btw. I’ve watched it for years.

By: meta

meta — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:06:37 +0000

I like the change you made. It’s funny that you went back to the blue again, except this time a much stronger blue.

By: Teddi

Teddi — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:47:16 +0000

I think opinion is objective but since you asked I like the painting in the first step /progress 1, It would have pleased me at this point yet disadvantage of only seeing photo not texture. Then I love your final progress of the piece I do think it added the punch and looks complete. (did not feel progress two looked completed)
Thanks for sharing.

By: Marijke van Welzen

Marijke van Welzen — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:44:09 +0000

I also like THE original one!