tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post1873693032428558115..comments2023-09-20T06:46:01.343-04:00Comments on 100 Paintings Challenge: Dance Party-#21 Dora Sislian ThemelisLaure Ferlitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-72714612148621252642011-06-14T08:30:34.718-04:002011-06-14T08:30:34.718-04:00Kelly, I agree with you. I really don't think ...Kelly, I agree with you. I really don't think my work is depressing! LOLDora Sislian Themelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306284177182293590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-11862407888521166152011-06-14T08:29:48.322-04:002011-06-14T08:29:48.322-04:00Laure, I knew when I painted this it wasn't wh...Laure, I knew when I painted this it wasn't what the guy wanted. I will post more thoughts and samples of my figure painting on my blog, if anyone is interested to see the differences. <br /><br />Thank you so much for your help, your critique, and this opportunity of this challenge. It is really helping me be me.Dora Sislian Themelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306284177182293590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-55854744236114945282011-06-13T17:00:03.327-04:002011-06-13T17:00:03.327-04:00...I don't find it melancholy either. It looks......I don't find it melancholy either. It looks like a fun party...dancing and night time music!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-10167954117180301152011-06-13T16:54:51.345-04:002011-06-13T16:54:51.345-04:00Dora, don't discount the painting because of o...Dora, don't discount the painting because of <b>one person's opinion</b>. It's a solid piece of work and stands on it's own REGARDLESS of whether book guy likes it or not. <br /><br />It sounds to me that you've discovered something about yourself though—that YOU prefer working from life. That is a success in and of itself.Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-41486181849869309782011-06-13T16:52:20.305-04:002011-06-13T16:52:20.305-04:00Thank you Sheryl. I don't think it's what ...Thank you Sheryl. I don't think it's what the book guy wants though. I seem to do better painting from life rather than the photo.Dora Sislian Themelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306284177182293590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-39064115415307307132011-06-13T16:50:36.422-04:002011-06-13T16:50:36.422-04:00Laure this was a color photo.I finally heard from ...Laure this was a color photo.I finally heard from the book guy who said he was looking for "whimsy", a freer style with broader strokes for the figures. He liked the background and wanted more of that. He saw most of my work as melancholy and dark! Maybe he was looking for the figures to be sketchier or more abstract. Well, maybe it was not to be.Dora Sislian Themelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306284177182293590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-85590863729268464372011-06-13T11:39:08.294-04:002011-06-13T11:39:08.294-04:00Dora- Very nice work here! People are so difficul...Dora- Very nice work here! People are so difficult to capture and especially with all the different poses and angles, a perspective nightmare! Again, great job and I love the lights across the background!Mermaid's Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350174833218228420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-33603665911832041702011-06-13T09:54:05.229-04:002011-06-13T09:54:05.229-04:00Dora, was the photo black and white? Did you have ...Dora, was the photo black and white? Did you have any freedom in the choice of colors? I don't find it melancholy at all. However, I think most folks think of bright pops of color (think confetti) when they think of a party/dance. I'm wondering if few touches of red or orange to help move the eye around the piece would have made a difference to the person who saw this as melancholy.<br /> <br />Very nicely done! Kudos to you!Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-64480085620638175132011-06-13T02:41:14.153-04:002011-06-13T02:41:14.153-04:00I like how you have captured differences for all o...I like how you have captured differences for all of the people. Nice composition.Claire Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422062718551034294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-74694863189231497062011-06-12T17:13:05.479-04:002011-06-12T17:13:05.479-04:00Gina! Thanks for dropping in and leaving such a ni...Gina! Thanks for dropping in and leaving such a nice compliment on this painting. I was trying for a happy feeling too!Dora Sislian Themelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306284177182293590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-17971331511067910502011-06-12T17:10:53.585-04:002011-06-12T17:10:53.585-04:00Thank you Toyin O.Thank you Toyin O.Dora Sislian Themelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306284177182293590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-85289469158485990232011-06-12T17:10:32.349-04:002011-06-12T17:10:32.349-04:00Lorrie-thank you. It's nice to be back posting...Lorrie-thank you. It's nice to be back posting. I am so happy to finish this painting and now to move on. I'm glad you have a nice feeling from it.Dora Sislian Themelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306284177182293590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-51477641378722431782011-06-12T08:41:49.500-04:002011-06-12T08:41:49.500-04:00Opa! love the water color dear and the wonderful G...Opa! love the water color dear and the wonderful Greek feeling of happy dancing to bazoukia music it gives.Agapi Sea Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977218494769274817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-85981749560692834182011-06-11T14:44:21.715-04:002011-06-11T14:44:21.715-04:00The painting is lovely:)The painting is lovely:)Toyin O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08429675861306256504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061571236470916248.post-79900965171884337112011-06-11T10:34:13.737-04:002011-06-11T10:34:13.737-04:00It's so nice to have you posting again, Dora. ...It's so nice to have you posting again, Dora. This is so fun and lively ... I like the depictions of all those jeans in different positions, and the personalities of the men that emerge from their expressions and postures. Everyone has his own, easy-going, and happy place in the composition. The painting has great character without being overdone. Nice!Lorrie Klostermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174247571413294055noreply@blogger.com