tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584133350757271122.post1979649144635945123..comments2021-04-11T01:30:35.279-04:00Comments on Vickie's Sketchbook: Books, A Difficult Start, and A Passion for WatercolorVickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584133350757271122.post-17653312794538178202013-11-04T08:29:53.274-05:002013-11-04T08:29:53.274-05:00Hi Barbara! Thank you so much for your comments. ...Hi Barbara! Thank you so much for your comments. I think our mutual experience with intitial discouragement is common. I hear so many artists comment on how hard it is to paint with watercolor and they gave it up to paint with other media. So glad you kept trying and glad you found my blog!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584133350757271122.post-15677421377020255002013-11-04T05:16:25.726-05:002013-11-04T05:16:25.726-05:00I've just posted a comment on your Fun with fa...I've just posted a comment on your Fun with fall leaves- enjoying movement and now started to read other posts. How encouraging for me to know you started as a mere novice just like me not knowing how paint reacted to different methods. The only painting I had ever done was painting walls in my house. I also gave up after my introduction course feeling I would never grasp what I was supposed be doing. I restarted 2yrs later, after reading some simplified techniques. I'm so pleased I've found you.Barbara Lilian in Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798063785447224950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584133350757271122.post-80448665368352554262011-10-08T10:52:11.591-04:002011-10-08T10:52:11.591-04:00Barbra, thank you for this comment. I will be pos...Barbra, thank you for this comment. I will be posting the second part of this story sometime today and I'm glad to know that in writing it, others have found it encouraging. Keep painting! Every time you paint, you are learning!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584133350757271122.post-48399481684877644432011-10-03T15:11:19.392-04:002011-10-03T15:11:19.392-04:00Vickie, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed th...Vickie, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this post.. I read it twice. <br /> you are certainly an inspiration to anyone who wants to give up watercolor.. your work is outstanding. I'd worked in other mediums, but that darn watercolor bug was always in my ear.. my early attempts were a disaster! I had no clue and I had no one to look to ( no internet then) except for books and more books, I still have them, and wouldn't part with them for anything.. I'm getting there, but still struggle with a lot of it.. still struggle to get that looseness that I want without it looking like an amateur. I've been 'at it' for over 20 years, LOL ! but still loving every minute of it even those big bad mistakes.. <br /> My dream is an art vacation/workshop that you speak of. I have that on my 'bucket list' Thanks Vickie for your wonderful post. hugs, BJBarbra Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263982645593300365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584133350757271122.post-35448948331671466032011-09-26T21:27:17.359-04:002011-09-26T21:27:17.359-04:00A wonderful sharing Vickie. Thank you.A wonderful sharing Vickie. Thank you.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029722057577018059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584133350757271122.post-9194493555306050732011-09-26T20:37:06.712-04:002011-09-26T20:37:06.712-04:00Looking forward to your reviews and demonstrations...Looking forward to your reviews and demonstrations. I am just learning watercolor, and really enjoy "seeing" it done. ThanksBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022080428503615168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584133350757271122.post-22275459019626551922011-09-26T12:53:38.788-04:002011-09-26T12:53:38.788-04:00I have so admired your work and found this refresh...I have so admired your work and found this refreshing to see that you to had to start somewhere, as I did. I would so love to have you do a blog for me; even repeating this one would be nice.<br /><br />Please contact me if you're interested!AnfinsenArts Alivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com