tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post4961155585340388801..comments2024-03-16T07:55:54.153-07:00Comments on Views From the Bald Patch: Guilty pleasuresBotanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-53707115303033326612014-12-30T18:45:50.258-08:002014-12-30T18:45:50.258-08:00Jean, I can see your artistic side from the highly...Jean, I can see your artistic side from the highly inventive creative crafts you've posted on your blog over the years. It's good to have a few different outlets to choose from.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-66837153809082528532014-12-30T07:24:24.459-08:002014-12-30T07:24:24.459-08:00Impressive drawing the ship plans!
I went throug...Impressive drawing the ship plans! <br /><br />I went through most of my younger years torn between drawing/painting and writing. I'm pretty sure my creative writing teacher and my art teacher had heated words over which one got to submit my work to an arts competition one year in high school. It wasn't until my mid-twenties that writing won me over. Shhh, don't tell my writing muse, but I still greatly enjoy my other creative pursuits from time to time. ;)Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-45644506217543722582014-12-28T09:03:12.466-08:002014-12-28T09:03:12.466-08:00Stephen, my book cover was a welcome return to pai...Stephen, my book cover was a welcome return to painting after years of absence. Yes, it felt good.<br /><br />David, I also admire skills in others that I don't have. The biggest one for me is music.<br /><br />Jenny, I've also put those skills to good use over the years on many reno projects. And of course things like the tree fort and pirate ship.<br /><br />Hilary, architectural drawings are fun!<br /><br />Delores, sorry you're having to wait a bit longer. I prefer not to think of it as goofing off, more like catching my breath :)<br /><br />Alex, I don't feel so bad now. I love music, just never been able to play it. I envy its immediacy compared with artwork.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-33408943126764998652014-12-28T05:32:41.106-08:002014-12-28T05:32:41.106-08:00That's a cool drawing!
Writing for publication...That's a cool drawing!<br />Writing for publication is fairly new for me as well. Artistically, music is my first passion.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-29911011365931313312014-12-28T05:04:48.828-08:002014-12-28T05:04:48.828-08:00You really shouldn't admit to people who are w...You really shouldn't admit to people who are waiting to read the next story that you have been 'goofing off' lol. You are very very talented Ian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-24384938095143050712014-12-28T01:51:00.860-08:002014-12-28T01:51:00.860-08:00Hi Ian - good for you ... I'd love to be able ...Hi Ian - good for you ... I'd love to be able to draw etc ... but that's great you're using your talents ... architectural drawings - what fun and they will be amazing once finished ... <br /><br />Have a good year ahead ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-53140623595629447642014-12-27T22:43:55.711-08:002014-12-27T22:43:55.711-08:00Wow - cool!
As a bit of a drawer myself I treated...Wow - cool! <br />As a bit of a drawer myself I treated myself to a book called Perspective Made Easy, by Ernest R. Norling. <br />As I'm in epic renovation mode I've been playing with ideas for my kitchen and being able to draw something at doesn't resemble chicken scratch is rather helpful.<br /><br />You're renderings are amazing! <br /><br />Happy New Year - may 2015 be the year!Pearson Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422640826640133140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-23657259927924767862014-12-27T22:00:32.691-08:002014-12-27T22:00:32.691-08:00Neat ship's blueprint! I'm very impressed!...Neat ship's blueprint! I'm very impressed! I have no skills whatsoever at visual artistry. That's my brother (and our mother). But I always admire--and secretly covet--the skill in others. Haha!<br /><br />Hey, good luck on the revisions. You still have time to buckle down and get it done!David Batistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447011239238933425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-35391904070965067142014-12-27T17:12:40.699-08:002014-12-27T17:12:40.699-08:00Like you, I've been writing for about ten year...Like you, I've been writing for about ten years. My first love has always been painting and story telling, just not with words. For years I worked as a professional illustrator and art instructor at our local art college. This summer after a ten year hiatus I returned to painting. It felt good.<br /><br />Good luck with your art and writing projects. Hopefully 2015 will provide the success you no doubt deserve. Take care. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com