tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288359.post8934642117678410516..comments2023-12-24T01:18:28.088-08:00Comments on TODD BONITA'S ART BLOG: Baseball #2 (finish) Click here to bidTodd Bonitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01106002893113309433noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288359.post-88228918385652143572007-07-03T16:19:00.000-07:002007-07-03T16:19:00.000-07:00It came out great and I agree with the comments ab...It came out great and I agree with the comments about your not having lost a thing in the translation. <BR/>I like Liquin because it doesn't dry too fast to work with outside, but it does dry the thinnest areas over night. Do I dare admit that I also like the smell of it? All oil painting smells remind me of my first art lessons at 12 years old in the back of an old art supply and frame store in Brockton.Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288359.post-8903415701174160912007-06-18T08:04:00.000-07:002007-06-18T08:04:00.000-07:00Hope you paint more with this mind-set Todd ... wo...Hope you paint more with this mind-set Todd ... would love to see your work with things like old worn-out ball caps, dugouts, gloves, bats .. etc ... you've always had a passion for the Sox, (like myself) use it !! Fantastic work.<BR/>CoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288359.post-11834039035548455342007-06-04T23:43:00.000-07:002007-06-04T23:43:00.000-07:00Beautiful painting, Todd. I really like how the b...Beautiful painting, Todd. I really like how the ball emerges from the dark. And thanks for the comment!J Matt Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18292586649185418111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288359.post-41929874798864472822007-06-04T06:50:00.000-07:002007-06-04T06:50:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for all of your strokes to my ego. ...Thanks so much for all of your strokes to my ego. If you're reading these comments click on any of the above links of these four artist who have left comments to see some very cool work. I frequent all of there sights regularly for inspiration. <BR/>be good,<BR/>ToddTodd Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106002893113309433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288359.post-91476449925263951932007-06-01T10:02:00.000-07:002007-06-01T10:02:00.000-07:00Todd, I knew the finished painting would be good, ...Todd, I knew the finished painting would be good, but this is amazing. I'm convinced that I could reach out and pick up that ball! Just beautiful.<BR/><BR/>(Got a kick out of your inspiration... we're enjoying the Red Sox here also!)Elizabeth A Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778597192120050051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288359.post-23095279873598271602007-05-31T12:17:00.000-07:002007-05-31T12:17:00.000-07:00best baseball painting ever! you know how to lay ...best baseball painting ever! you know how to lay it down my friend. value, texture, interest... all there.William K. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886162513117493657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288359.post-13838662412539620802007-05-31T10:42:00.000-07:002007-05-31T10:42:00.000-07:00Todd, thanks for your generous comments on my blog...Todd, thanks for your generous comments on my blog.<BR/><BR/>This painting came out beautifully--so nice with the color and refinement added. (And I was secretly thinking you should just leave it alone at the underpainting stage.) Just goes to show, advice may be well and good but the artist should always ultimately do it their OWN way.Don Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497657029761169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288359.post-30540052468361957652007-05-31T06:11:00.000-07:002007-05-31T06:11:00.000-07:00This one is perfect, Todd. Excellent lighting and...This one is perfect, Todd. Excellent lighting and values. I love the way the baseball just dissapears into the shadows.Takeycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268589979352360266noreply@blogger.com