Comments on: Thawing Out

By: Mary Sheehan Winn

Mary Sheehan Winn — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:21:58 +0000

Your rich grays showcase the sweet but not overly sweet, color in your paintings. Beautiful brushwork. The subtle nuances in your colors are breathtaking.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:44:34 +0000

Hi Bonnie

Thanks for checking in. I hope St Croix is treating you well. I’m glad you’re still enjoying the book and my work. Thanks.

Hi Tracey,

Thanks for the tip. Sometimes I can get soft natural light to give me a good photo, but lately I’ve just given up on rushing into it and I try to give the paintings a few days to dry up. I will certainly try your idea out and see what I can do with it.

By: Tracey Mardon

Tracey Mardon — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:16:09 +0000

Hi Colin, I fluked onto a method of photographing my paintings that works even when the painting is still wet. I prop the painting against the house, the patio is covered by a roof with the sides open. I have tried everywhere in the house and some bit of glare will get caught until it’s completely dry. A young friend who’s studying photography at Emily Carr said “Oh yeah, that’s 3 way ambient light. I’d never heard of that but it works.(Probably bringing coals to Newcastle but…)Love the painting!

By: Bonnie Luria

Bonnie Luria — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:21:37 +0000

Colin- I’m so pleased that you’ve given your many admirers a place to leave a comment. Having just completed a week long workshop here, I understand the way you’ve explained how you apply the effect of reflecting colors on your shadows.
I keep your book close at hand and refer to it pretty regularly.

Your new site is delightful and I enjoy reading other peoples’ comments as well.
( if I can add a pennys’ worth of thought- the font reads kinda light on the screen and is sometimes hard to see. maybe it’s just my ” older ” eyes !)

By: admin

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:58:13 +0000

Thanks Mary, I’ll look forward to hearing from you which paintings grab your interest. I think it will be fun having a comments section and getting more feedback on my posts.

By: Mary Brewster

Mary Brewster — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:24:43 +0000

Colin, Thank you for going ahead with a comment location. Several times I have wanted to say thank you for a painting that you have done, and have been frustrated not to be able to. Your work is just full of life!

By: admin

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:20:08 +0000

Hey Frank,

This place is in South Rockland. It’s a funky house with a really funky boat in the yard. Thanks for checking in.

By: Frank Gardner

Frank Gardner — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:01:17 +0000

The color in this one just sings Colin. I was thinking that it was that house in Port Clyde that had a boat like that out front, but it is probably not.
Good description on how you push the subtle color differences.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:54:51 +0000

Hi William,

I paint the buildings with the local color fairly accurate. The house in this painting is actually teal. BUT I will push the warm/cool differences and look for subtle variations within a color and exaggerate them to create more interest in an image. So the shadow side of a white building may be a bluish grey overall, but it will be catching reflected greens from the grass, blues from the sky, and other colors from any other objects in the area. Looking for these colors and figuring out how far to push them is what makes painting fun for me. I hope that makes sense.

By: William R. Moore

William R. Moore — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:01:12 +0000

Mornin’ Colin,
Looking forward to seeing your new paintings. One of the many things that I like about your work is the nice clean color. I have never been to Maine. Is the color of the buildings in your paintings actual or is it your interpretation? I have noticed that when it is apparent you are painting a white or light grey building you do get a lot of color variation in the building.