tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post1327805555965284290..comments2024-01-01T20:38:00.570+00:00Comments on JWJarts - Encouraging Beginners: Shaping up!!John (JWJarts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-25066394947045129402012-02-04T10:45:40.226+00:002012-02-04T10:45:40.226+00:00Thank you Nora. Sketching daily things like this i...Thank you Nora. Sketching daily things like this isn't something I've done before but it's great fun. Have a good weekend yourself. :)John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-50954549668046497792012-02-04T00:30:55.448+00:002012-02-04T00:30:55.448+00:00These are lovely. It's awesome to see you docu...These are lovely. It's awesome to see you documenting the events of your life in sketches. SO MUCH better than a camera!!<br />Have a wonderful weekend and good luck with it.<br />NoraNora MacPhailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00157384278145480000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-62538170560571126062012-02-03T18:47:39.652+00:002012-02-03T18:47:39.652+00:00Thank you very much Trudy, and thank you for visit...Thank you very much Trudy, and thank you for visiting my blog - I appreciate it.John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-12364281824974337682012-02-03T14:37:58.209+00:002012-02-03T14:37:58.209+00:00I love your sketches to illustrate the story. I fe...I love your sketches to illustrate the story. I feel drawing is the most important aspect of art. Without a proper drawing, a painting will go no where - I sometimes forget this in my excitement to capture what's before me. Thank you for the reminder!Trudy R. Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496669334732035878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-8138095833987547332012-02-01T19:08:56.905+00:002012-02-01T19:08:56.905+00:00Suzanne, what can I say? What a wonderful comment....Suzanne, what can I say? What a wonderful comment. I have been giving thoughts to a few sketches of the workmen doing their thing but I don't think they'll want to stand still long enough. lol.John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-37149639646355440162012-02-01T00:22:48.487+00:002012-02-01T00:22:48.487+00:00what a wonderful concept...to tell a story and ill...what a wonderful concept...to tell a story and illustrate it! amazing drawings john, i absolutely LOVE them! and how exciting the remodel must be for you. i have HGTV on when i work. i peek around the canvas to see the before at the beginning and then again at the end to see the after. would you mind taking some snaps to show the progress? or better yet some sketches would be wonderful!suzanneberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702748663139114422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-24989407022936660602012-01-31T15:58:19.429+00:002012-01-31T15:58:19.429+00:00Thank you very much for such a lovely comment Jean...Thank you very much for such a lovely comment Jean. :)John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-68942281185799637102012-01-30T22:15:06.172+00:002012-01-30T22:15:06.172+00:00I see the confidence in your sketches. We are alwa...I see the confidence in your sketches. We are always told in art class that to be a good painter you must know how to draw. So consider yourself a good painter too.<br />JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-27594432993127741222012-01-30T13:56:32.791+00:002012-01-30T13:56:32.791+00:00LOL ... Good point Renate. I think I'd just ge...LOL ... Good point Renate. I think I'd just get walked all over. Maybe I'll give it a miss. Thanks for the lovely comment. :)John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-83764603030690958532012-01-30T13:53:10.029+00:002012-01-30T13:53:10.029+00:00Thank you very much Hilda. Sketching faces from th...Thank you very much Hilda. Sketching faces from the TV? That would be well beyond me. Make sure you have your pad handy next time and have a go.John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-77670543606273554992012-01-29T22:25:13.014+00:002012-01-29T22:25:13.014+00:00Hai John:) I'm trying to make a picture in my ...Hai John:) I'm trying to make a picture in my mind of you sitting on the floor making sketches with all the professionals around you:)<br />"Sir, can you move a little, we like to do some plumbering over here!" But, seriously; you made some beautiful sketches!renatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077172950772463081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-23222313759276596092012-01-28T22:44:46.555+00:002012-01-28T22:44:46.555+00:00These are terrific, John! I really love that plum...These are terrific, John! I really love that plumbers bag...I would like to start sketching as well...so many times I'm watching T.V. and I look at faces and wish I had that sketch pad handy!!!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-76140676529488201092012-01-28T08:11:59.600+00:002012-01-28T08:11:59.600+00:00You're not at all late Judy. Glad you like the...You're not at all late Judy. Glad you like the sketches. Thank you.John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-25366107221910473452012-01-27T21:47:33.356+00:002012-01-27T21:47:33.356+00:00Sorry for my late comment, John, these are great s...Sorry for my late comment, John, these are great sketches!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715473069364081174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-16100165363707749442012-01-27T16:47:49.529+00:002012-01-27T16:47:49.529+00:00Thank you very much Jane. :)Thank you very much Jane. :)John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-84267979858278103072012-01-27T16:46:41.299+00:002012-01-27T16:46:41.299+00:00Thank you very much Keith. You've followed me ...Thank you very much Keith. You've followed me for quite a while so you'll know just how much 'confidence' is an issue for me. Sketching is certainly making a difference to how I feel about my art.John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-38361113819193478462012-01-27T16:44:36.246+00:002012-01-27T16:44:36.246+00:00Hi Pat. I know what you mean about getting older. ...Hi Pat. I know what you mean about getting older. I used to work for a few hours then have a 10-minute break, now it's the other way round. lol.John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-31753617826712103632012-01-27T16:40:26.394+00:002012-01-27T16:40:26.394+00:00Thanks Sue. I washed my hands the other day and no...Thanks Sue. I washed my hands the other day and now I can't do a thing with them. ;-)John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-88201970671462852432012-01-27T12:59:41.601+00:002012-01-27T12:59:41.601+00:00great DIY sketches johngreat DIY sketches johnJANE MINTERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753128396478756721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-80283141174150188552012-01-27T08:51:24.974+00:002012-01-27T08:51:24.974+00:00These sketches brought a smile to my face John. Th...These sketches brought a smile to my face John. They tell an interesting story, but they are good drawings as well. They show the confidence that comes from constant practice.Keith Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114006831583939493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-12943591036526061252012-01-27T08:29:20.993+00:002012-01-27T08:29:20.993+00:00I used to think the same about sketches, but now I...I used to think the same about sketches, but now I think differently. Yours are pretty good - and I love that plumbers bag. <br />We used to do all our own remodelling, but this house we've had the pros in, just not enough time in our day - and we're getting older for all this heavy physical stuff! Our bathroom tilers and fitters did all the clearing and renewing and took 2.5 weeks to get it to an empty shell then fit new everything!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344072012837774958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-27445653082808826212012-01-27T06:13:49.918+00:002012-01-27T06:13:49.918+00:00Nice sketches John. Watch those hands of yours ;)Nice sketches John. Watch those hands of yours ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-48636903196059247392012-01-26T23:40:44.461+00:002012-01-26T23:40:44.461+00:00Oh my word Ann, that's terrible. I have no pat...Oh my word Ann, that's terrible. I have no patience for things like that so the plumbers had better hope they finish on schedule ... for their sake. lol. Glad you like the sketches - thank you. :)John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-8931982863843361892012-01-26T23:37:12.405+00:002012-01-26T23:37:12.405+00:00I'm only just beginning to appreciate how impo...I'm only just beginning to appreciate how important sketching is Sandra. And I know what you mean about being less relaxed when you're out. lol. Thanks very much.John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051629921855027241.post-118755688909749372012-01-26T23:33:34.038+00:002012-01-26T23:33:34.038+00:00Thank you Jane. I have yet to decide whether to tr...Thank you Jane. I have yet to decide whether to try and continue the story when the workmen arrive. That may be a step too far for me. :)John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.com