tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post8142437739872407105..comments2023-10-30T07:04:03.019-04:00Comments on pve: vanguardpve designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-25165761902384442392010-05-26T10:10:22.825-04:002010-05-26T10:10:22.825-04:00What a wonderful back story. I'm so glad you ...What a wonderful back story. I'm so glad you shared. I always wondered about that fantastic photo of yours. So lovely.deliciously organizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625153398851036463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-42083517564842903862010-05-23T19:45:13.252-04:002010-05-23T19:45:13.252-04:00Oh, you know firsthand that I too am a big fan of ...Oh, you know firsthand that I too am a big fan of tear sheets. I've said it before and I'll say it again, great minds...XXOOSummer is a Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-46027748321602122962010-05-21T11:21:33.296-04:002010-05-21T11:21:33.296-04:00I think your portrait is fabulous - I too, feel at...I think your portrait is fabulous - I too, feel at peace at my easel. Have a great weekend!LaurenFaythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-73638588227317013992010-05-20T23:15:44.030-04:002010-05-20T23:15:44.030-04:00hey there!! thanks for welcoming me to blog land.....hey there!! thanks for welcoming me to blog land...love you blog...you look like you have AMAZING style!! cant wait to follow you!sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125134209638121465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-69702716062547875362010-05-20T13:36:45.739-04:002010-05-20T13:36:45.739-04:00I love this portrait of you... thank you forthe st...I love this portrait of you... thank you forthe story behind it...when I first saw it...I thought ...What a beautiful Vermeer painting...wishing you a pleasant Friday. Cheers.Desiree Grossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907495672824938989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-16400636881740275732010-05-20T12:51:54.568-04:002010-05-20T12:51:54.568-04:00I read this post twice too. It's rich with in...I read this post twice too. It's rich with inspiration. Love the easel and ease story. I'm always at ease when designing, writing or doing ballet.simply seletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537958126481032886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-91990752605453647922010-05-20T09:08:49.287-04:002010-05-20T09:08:49.287-04:00I have read this post several times. It is so very...I have read this post several times. It is so very layered and so much to appreciate. Firstly-Alice Neal's beautiful face shining -very much like a lady I loved when I was small-Mrs Paradise (Rose)! Your dedication to your art, and need to have it. Not to mention the self portrait, can not wait and your photograph is the best anywhere- perfect, vermeer. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-56370932467286925102010-05-20T06:12:56.341-04:002010-05-20T06:12:56.341-04:00pve,
Thanks for visiting my blog while researching...pve,<br />Thanks for visiting my blog while researching another vanguard, Joanna Reed. The late Dutch garden designer Henk Gerritsen has also inspired me. You blog is beautiful. Glad to hve found it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-47072952866573043922010-05-20T01:21:39.529-04:002010-05-20T01:21:39.529-04:00I love that photo - I think it's absolutely fa...I love that photo - I think it's absolutely fantastic - and now it's even more fun, knowing the story behind it!traci zeller designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419672530384578167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-9959367774792086252010-05-19T23:29:28.819-04:002010-05-19T23:29:28.819-04:00I love knowing the background of that famous photo...I love knowing the background of that famous photo. At ease at the easel. That's how I'll always think of you!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395215787881578608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-80114512117890145162010-05-19T21:51:09.714-04:002010-05-19T21:51:09.714-04:00I've always wanted to know the back story of y...I've always wanted to know the back story of your photo!My Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-59095688547610492182010-05-19T20:37:39.153-04:002010-05-19T20:37:39.153-04:00I think that portrait of you is just stunning...ac...I think that portrait of you is just stunning...actually more then stunning if there is a word. You look so timeless and beautiful!LindsBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548424318705008557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-68194779407251446922010-05-19T17:02:03.700-04:002010-05-19T17:02:03.700-04:00Home before dark -
I could use the spirit of Joan...Home before dark - <br />I could use the spirit of Joanna in my garden or Nancy Lancaster-<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-9695276759527128982010-05-19T16:38:46.256-04:002010-05-19T16:38:46.256-04:00I am inspired by the late Joanna Reed who gardened...I am inspired by the late Joanna Reed who gardened her life on her terms. As she got older she was quoted about her penchant for pruning with a machete because she didn't have time for the small stuff. Everyday she got up and put on her uniform of jeans, turtleneck and wellies and began her day with zest. Amen sister!home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-49573383230277588852010-05-19T15:43:12.245-04:002010-05-19T15:43:12.245-04:00What a lovely conversation with us... I have alway...What a lovely conversation with us... I have always been inspired by Paula Modersohn -Becker a German painter from the turn of the last century. She was one of the lesser known, but groundbreaking painter in Germany at the time, she died young after childbirth...She has always reminded me of the importance to use ones given time...<br />What a great idea of a self portrait! <br />And this photograph is wonderfully you!<br /><br />XX<br />VictoriaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572400688345132982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-77870043102104943512010-05-19T14:55:51.220-04:002010-05-19T14:55:51.220-04:00Oh, I love the story of you at the easel. I was cu...Oh, I love the story of you at the easel. I was curious about that one!Hamptontoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728092071090568167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-32299164332415606542010-05-19T14:11:16.732-04:002010-05-19T14:11:16.732-04:00yes that photo of you is quite famous now!
how lov...yes that photo of you is quite famous now!<br />how lovely to read the story of the woman behind the portrait.<br />xox alisonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13123213802828001263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-35574397667841731892010-05-19T11:48:16.890-04:002010-05-19T11:48:16.890-04:00PVE,
Every picture tells a story and leads us dow...PVE,<br /><br />Every picture tells a story and leads us down another's path where we find ourselves. Likes attract likes. Children know this intuitively as adults we re-learn constantly. Thanks for sharing the story behind the picture.<br /><br />BetteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115674582600945465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-9462346677770168192010-05-19T11:29:24.197-04:002010-05-19T11:29:24.197-04:00I've always wondered what the story behind the...I've always wondered what the story behind the photo was, since seeing it. It is very striking and certainly does set the mood you are describing!Janell @ House of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098486064588035649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-10139998459780521522010-05-19T10:21:27.495-04:002010-05-19T10:21:27.495-04:00That is great Patricia;
You have inspired me and ...That is great Patricia;<br /><br />You have inspired me and I am looking into the same. I have done self portraits in school; but I think I would be much more effective to show the "soul" and all the wonderful imperfections that we seem to acquire by age and child rearing! Ah ha!<br /><br />Thanks for the bit of inspiration!<br /><br />L.La Maison Fouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823093111074286855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-38299875082960853692010-05-19T09:29:33.934-04:002010-05-19T09:29:33.934-04:00I'm inspired by Nancy Lancaster and Billy Bald...I'm inspired by Nancy Lancaster and Billy Baldwin. They created comfortable interiors where guests felt at home. And they loved beauty.Helen Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909675431409381401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-24292279698951162732010-05-19T09:13:04.933-04:002010-05-19T09:13:04.933-04:00WOW ! Just lovely, thank youWOW ! Just lovely, thank youBALLET NEWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092798152281062087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-9878136780778395712010-05-19T08:43:42.036-04:002010-05-19T08:43:42.036-04:00Oh...now you have put me in a painting mode and th...Oh...now you have put me in a painting mode and that exact feeling you have...I have too. What with my little girl standing next to me reciting this comment whilst crunching cornflakes as I type...<br />My mother always said follow your Love and you will be happy...I am happy that I have chosen my path.I wish to in the near future be able to grow as a painter and as an artists...these years when our little ones need so much from us puts our first love(art) on hold a little...even though I try to keep it up.<br />I can't wait to see your completed portrait...and even all those magical stages inbetween.<br />Egon Schiele was and still is someone I always have admired...his passion and no-nonsense...<br />Then there are long lists on contemporary painters and illustrators who I admire...Stefanie Beyler being one and Kirsy Gordon being another...<br />I was trained as a Portrait Artist...perhaps one day I can call myself one!<br />HUGS<br />CharWe Blog Artistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541903578606283179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-11500898475788975782010-05-19T08:41:23.426-04:002010-05-19T08:41:23.426-04:00Shannon,
Alice Neels work is on show in Houston no...Shannon,<br />Alice Neels work is on show in Houston now and then to London. I really want to go and see her work.<br />Her ease of finding the "complex" in paint....She fascinates me. <br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757093408303875257.post-20842730710063118962010-05-19T08:40:05.729-04:002010-05-19T08:40:05.729-04:00Zhush,
yes, each 3 or four letter word has some or...Zhush,<br />yes, each 3 or four letter word has some origin, at least that is what I tell myself when my inner vanguard needs managing.<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.com