tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769088304257047803.post1392990009846143505..comments2024-03-26T17:25:15.282-04:00Comments on Patti Mollica - Paint Whatever, Whenever : Pretty Partypatti mollicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13908383387831378391noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769088304257047803.post-57879428919876765322011-03-22T01:37:10.660-04:002011-03-22T01:37:10.660-04:00All the things girls just love and these colors ar...All the things girls just love and these colors are yummy! Fear...ummm...there is plenty of that, but I find the challenges smother the fear most of the time. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Patti.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276659944304853311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769088304257047803.post-56406284612044292592011-03-19T22:19:35.088-04:002011-03-19T22:19:35.088-04:00Thanks for your comments everyone. I got a lot of ...Thanks for your comments everyone. I got a lot of emails from people who definately related to the "fear inertia" factor. My only way to keep it at bay is to keep the paint flowing so the work does not feel so "precious" that I can't make mistakes. Its funny - 6x6" seems so small - till you start painting on it, suddenly it feels 60x60. its challenging stuff no matter what the size. I guess that what keeps pulling us back to the easel day after day, month after month, decade after decade!Patti Mollicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05492845266294764088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769088304257047803.post-69458538447827377112011-03-19T00:14:23.878-04:002011-03-19T00:14:23.878-04:00I also connected with your comments today, and hav...I also connected with your comments today, and have the same feelings you mention. I also realize that I've learned how to recover quickly - and I think that's important for art, craft, or life - and makes it easier to plunge into things, and softens the failures. <br /><br />I also love this painting - and in general I think your oils are fantastic, whatever their subject. I feel they're far better than what you create in any other medium.Paul Oratofskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08327013811672486988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769088304257047803.post-40321168497253050992011-03-18T15:46:37.729-04:002011-03-18T15:46:37.729-04:00Not only do I love the painting, but I really did ...Not only do I love the painting, but I really did need this lecture. Enough said for right now, but I am working on a plan in my head that I may present to you in the near future.Jerry Stockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249234173191846713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769088304257047803.post-2568028749850011112011-03-18T14:55:23.352-04:002011-03-18T14:55:23.352-04:00Patti, I can definitely relate to your blog post t...Patti, I can definitely relate to your blog post today. At 62 I thought I would learn to not be afraid...I also read the book. Sometimes the fear is "time is running out in my life to get it right". But luckily my will to paint is most always stronger than the fear...some days not. Love, love your paintings.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695880592300626881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769088304257047803.post-9285451782646292502011-03-18T13:36:31.679-04:002011-03-18T13:36:31.679-04:00I can just smell the lipstick - reminds me of goin...I can just smell the lipstick - reminds me of going through my mother's cosmetics when I was little and breathing in their perfumey, grown up, sophisticated scent.Adria Archhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065405163407738649noreply@blogger.com