tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post3525055341406465502..comments2023-05-27T07:53:58.502-04:00Comments on Mark Adams Studio: "Holly and Jonahven"Mark Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-5785402145530285642009-05-26T21:47:22.156-04:002009-05-26T21:47:22.156-04:00Good to hear from you Alice. I hope you are havin...Good to hear from you Alice. I hope you are having wonderful adventures. Your comments about following in my footsteps are prophetic as Holly has indeed embraced her artistic side and is creating some exciting work of her own. Her girls Sonny and Willow, also create with freedom and exuberance, unencumbered by the principles of design. Ah, youth.Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-30522968685789658222009-05-26T19:41:56.096-04:002009-05-26T19:41:56.096-04:00Mark,
I haven't given up on you! Sorry to post a c...Mark,<br />I haven't given up on you! Sorry to post a comment so late after you published this post but I had to let you know that it's so nice to see you paint this way, with those lively brush strokes. It must be hard for a realist trained painter to do... but then again you did have that abstract cubist(?) phase for a while. Good looking family... maybe someone will follow in your footsteps.Alice Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241821308618963857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-54557403937819642742009-05-17T18:17:00.000-04:002009-05-17T18:17:00.000-04:00Thanks, Dean. It feels good to stand at the easel ...Thanks, Dean. It feels good to stand at the easel again. My posting will still be spotty this summer due to the new house, but I hope to keep the creative fires burning.Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-18672298460444228672009-05-16T04:08:00.000-04:002009-05-16T04:08:00.000-04:00Mark!
Glad to have you back posting your work aga...Mark!<br /><br />Glad to have you back posting your work again.<br /><br />Awesome, awesome portrait of your daughter and grandchild.<br /><br />Quite tight and focused for such small painting.<br /><br />Great job with that!<br /><br />I LOVE the floral wreath thing-y your daughter is wearing. Yeah, a bit Lord of the Rings, but in a really, really cool way! (^_^)<br /><br />-DeanDean Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014573083751127043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-62017760551276803372009-05-13T12:17:00.000-04:002009-05-13T12:17:00.000-04:00Thanks. Susan. I think so, too.Thanks. Susan. I think so, too.Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-64243177882433052712009-05-13T11:53:00.000-04:002009-05-13T11:53:00.000-04:00They are beautiful Mark!They are beautiful Mark!.......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17664312477655460712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-72092121499692451962009-05-11T12:25:00.000-04:002009-05-11T12:25:00.000-04:00Thanks, Don. I guess splashing around all that re...Thanks, Don. I guess splashing around all that red and an affinity for Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelites does show through. <br /><br />Oregon truly is a beautiful state that begs more exploration.Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-9683818609117467172009-05-11T03:00:00.000-04:002009-05-11T03:00:00.000-04:00Mark, a stunningly beautiful painting. It does fe...Mark, a stunningly beautiful painting. It does feel a bit like you were channeling Cassatt--with a twinge of the Pre-Raphaelites thrown in.<br /><br />On your next Oregon trip, try to make time to visit us in our northeast corner of the state...catty-corner to Ashland.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-39543899863307992492009-05-08T10:49:00.000-04:002009-05-08T10:49:00.000-04:00Thanks, Joanne. I had an organ removed LAST yea...Thanks, Joanne. I had an organ removed LAST year. There has been some gallivanting (New Orleans, Oregon, DC) but a lot of my time away from the studio has been dealing with the final stages of building a new house and studio. It is all very exciting but time consuming: selecting lighting, plumbing, tile, paint, etc., driving out daily to check the progress. Now comes the fun part (ha) Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-16062203206771078072009-05-08T09:55:00.000-04:002009-05-08T09:55:00.000-04:00Hey Mark,
I was one of the ones concerned about wh...Hey Mark,<br />I was one of the ones concerned about whether you were out galavanting and having fun or in the hospital having some organ removed... I am happy to see you back - hale, happy and hippy roots showing!!! <br />This painting is lovely; there is such an air of tenderness about it... congratulations on the new grandchild.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743900480139515536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-22768025044510937592009-05-07T14:47:00.000-04:002009-05-07T14:47:00.000-04:00Rebecca,
I agree with your assessment that many m...Rebecca,<br /><br />I agree with your assessment that many mother/daughter paintings can be cloying. I was channeling Mary Cassatt last night. Thanks for the nice comments.Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-13293770304167748452009-05-07T13:59:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:59:00.000-04:00Wow! I am rarely captivated by images of mothers ...Wow! I am rarely captivated by images of mothers and daughters (usually too predictable and saccharine) but this is just lovely, almost photographic. I shared it with my mother :-)Rebecca Westhttp://www.rivalee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-13297143594456736722009-05-07T13:25:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:25:00.000-04:00Thanks, Sheila. The good old Opti-visor came in h...Thanks, Sheila. The good old Opti-visor came in handy once again.Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-33464474691185183362009-05-07T12:54:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:54:00.000-04:00Wow... The subjects are beautiful but the fact you...Wow... The subjects are beautiful but the fact you painted such an exquisite image on a 6x8 is amazing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05599714103955686190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-40336582923141046922009-05-07T10:21:00.001-04:002009-05-07T10:21:00.001-04:00Gen hannon, Diane. No in elenath hîlar nan hâd gîn...Gen hannon, Diane. No in elenath hîlar nan hâd gîn.<br /><br />(Many thanks, Diane. May all stars shine upon your path.)Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-75632794486767630192009-05-07T10:21:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:21:00.000-04:00you leave me in tears,lol
What dish accompanies g...you leave me in tears,lol<br /><br />What dish accompanies great art...<br />Why great stories of course!<br />more, morenaquaiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129741242914807590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-48558861485587613352009-05-07T10:13:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:13:00.000-04:00Naquaiya - Sushi has no greater friend than I, but...Naquaiya - Sushi has no greater friend than I, but eating brittle, paper thin, glassine wafers of nori without the fish and rice was odd. I have to admit it grew on me, though it was probably that I was desperately hungry. When I was forced to go sailing as a boy, the only things to eat on the boat were canned sardines in mustard and stale saltine crackers. My dad was a mighty sailing man, a Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-63232045379478425222009-05-07T09:41:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:41:00.000-04:00Mark, the new grandson and Holly look magically tr...Mark, the new grandson and Holly look magically tranquil..amd She does indeed look fairy-like... a lovely composition!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605706780002918262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-47473804349989892452009-05-07T08:42:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:42:00.000-04:00I love nori with shrimp or salmon and sweet sticky...I love nori with shrimp or salmon and sweet sticky rice. I make it with the above + pickled ginger threads and sesame seeds, yumnaquaiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129741242914807590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-134734960329835812009-05-07T08:12:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:12:00.000-04:00Thanks, Naquaiya. I didn't mention the culinary a...Thanks, Naquaiya. I didn't mention the culinary aspect of our trip. Eating seaweed wafers and other miscellaneous organic food(?) walking through Lithia Park was a new experience.Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-27682535137335290792009-05-07T07:59:00.000-04:002009-05-07T07:59:00.000-04:00Thanks, Olha.Thanks, Olha.Mark Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490123252091873758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-49495934179257328742009-05-07T06:31:00.000-04:002009-05-07T06:31:00.000-04:00What a classically beautiful painting. Thank you f...What a classically beautiful painting. Thank you for your story,it was captivating to read your adventures. Ashland is really a kick.naquaiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129741242914807590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159202576660638917.post-14323570696990939822009-05-07T03:34:00.000-04:002009-05-07T03:34:00.000-04:00this is stunning!this is stunning!olha pryymakhttp://olechko.orgnoreply@blogger.com