tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post6349576258206541293..comments2024-02-05T00:12:32.364-05:00Comments on Kalayna Price: Can you see?Kalayna Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420169208237019578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-17382661542541362222006-11-30T22:57:00.000-05:002006-11-30T22:57:00.000-05:00Fred, Have fun with the water colors!
Alexandra, ...Fred, Have fun with the water colors!<br /><br />Alexandra, I imagine it would help! I wonder how many writers are also artists and vice versa...Kalayna Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420169208237019578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-52028897378761740052006-11-30T13:41:00.000-05:002006-11-30T13:41:00.000-05:00Funnily enough, I think being a photographer (eek,...Funnily enough, I think being a photographer (eek, that sounds pretentious) has made me a better writer, because I learnt (again) to stop and look at things. . .look at them in any number of ways, before actually taking the shot I liked the most. <br /><br />I now take the same times when writing, to look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-47677752527507341792006-11-24T20:53:00.000-05:002006-11-24T20:53:00.000-05:00lol, I don't mind the long reply. Thanks. I'm thin...lol, I don't mind the long reply. Thanks. I'm thinking of getting some watercolors and playing around with them. I picked up a beginners book that seemed to have a lot of good info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-53147461921030931772006-11-21T18:59:00.000-05:002006-11-21T18:59:00.000-05:00I graduated with a BFA in studio painting,. I'm no...I graduated with a BFA in studio painting,. I'm not terribly talented in art (and was actually told as much by one particularly nasty teacher) but I enjoy painting. Art isn't a passion the way writing is, but it serves two purposes in my world: 1) it allows me to express the things I can't put into words; when my brain is bogged down in chaotic turmoil, I turn to the physical act of painting 2) it is a form of instant gratification to visually change the world around me (by 'instant' keep in mind paintings tend to take months to years to complete.) At the same time painting is a source of extreme frustration because I can never capture the image behind my eyes and nothing turns out as well as I want. <br /><br />umm that turned out rather long and didn't really answer your question. I learned in school, yes. But I also learned a lot from mucking around on my own, getting confused, and trying to use techniques my teachers taught me and getting them 'wrong.' Some things I've learned from looking at other's work and 'reading' the painting. (though sometimes I can't figure out how in the world they managed to do certain things) At the end of the day, there is no wrong way to paint, though some ways are more successful than others according to the taste of the beholder. (wow...this is full of terrible sentence...)<br /><br />So um, yes I learned in school, and yes it came naturally in that the way I paint is not something someone taught me but a culmination of everything I picked up along the way. err... I'll just shut up now.Kalayna Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420169208237019578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34675192.post-50155640809013120722006-11-21T09:48:00.000-05:002006-11-21T09:48:00.000-05:00I've tried painting in the past but never seriousl...I've tried painting in the past but never seriously. Where did you learn how to paint? Did it just come naturally or is it something you had to learn in school. Just curious. Lately, I've been getting the urge to draw and paint again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com