tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post2195954584574681903..comments2023-05-11T13:33:37.617+01:00Comments on Watermarks: Introducing Gesa HelmsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-77545729284862263282008-12-09T14:21:00.000+00:002008-12-09T14:21:00.000+00:00Gesa, I've been operating under lots of pen names ...Gesa, I've been operating under lots of pen names recently, I agree! I started using my full name instead of Laureline in my Blogger profile, but then I didn't want all of my zillions of blog comments to be google-able, so I'm switching back to the original name. 'Laura' and 'Laura F.' didn't seem to identify me as accurately!Laura Frankstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528540633399368216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-66080480418160079982008-12-08T16:54:00.000+00:002008-12-08T16:54:00.000+00:00Hello Anni and thanks for commenting! And thank yo...Hello Anni and thanks for commenting! And thank you for your comments too, Vivien.<BR/>Yes - I think something on the River Clyde is definitely in order. I will throw a few stones into the river over the new year and see what marks it'll make ;)<BR/><BR/>Laura... LOL... I only now realise that laurelines, Laura F and Laura are one and the same... I hadn't cottoned on to it with your comment and I located you in the US, so the Ed/Gla connection seemed to imply someone else... sorry about that!Gesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808430595430298345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-62309169735565839442008-12-07T15:53:00.001+00:002008-12-07T15:53:00.001+00:00lovely work - and music too - I enjoyed that.It's ...lovely work - and music too - I enjoyed that.<BR/><BR/>It's going to be really interesting following your work - and a new river series too.vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-83664666209478559312008-12-07T15:53:00.000+00:002008-12-07T15:53:00.000+00:00lovely work - and music too - I enjoyed that.It's ...lovely work - and music too - I enjoyed that.<BR/><BR/>It's going to be really interesting following your work - and a new river series too.vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-81177716449969081832008-12-07T04:23:00.000+00:002008-12-07T04:23:00.000+00:00I looked up your blog, Gesa, and am pleased to mee...I looked up your blog, Gesa, and am pleased to meet you and hope to learn from you about abstract forms. But mostly I am just looking forward to enjoying your atmospheric seascapes. I do like ACROSS TO MAYDART and SENNA BAY and SEASCAPE 1.1 <BR/>annieanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021356337010751802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-9728789050197192262008-12-06T21:32:00.000+00:002008-12-06T21:32:00.000+00:00Hi and thanks everyone for their comments. Thank...Hi and thanks everyone for their comments. Thanks, Katherine,... I hadn't quite thought about how these things go together and once I'd written it down it seemed much more cohesive thank I previously experienced it. I'll keep thinking about that distance a bit more, as I've recently done more with abstraction too. I can see a lot of creative synergies between the different ways we are all working.<BR/>Thank you, too Ronell. That's such a good comment on atmosheric because of the distance... I'll ponder about that :)<BR/>Laura F - I don't think I've got a single sketch of the Clyde, I realised when I was writing this post. But, yes... something to be done. Thanks!<BR/>Jeannette: I think there's something truly intriguing about coastlines... the boundaries that get broken so frequently, and can have such different characters. <BR/>Lindsay: you're very welcome to CM: I came across him first in Germany, and then again with my Irish flatmates in Gla. Yes: I am looking forward to plenty of water adventures and a myriad of puns along the way ;)<BR/>Thank you, too, Robyn: that was in fact my very first plein air pastel. I didnt think much of it back then, but now I'm rather fond of it for similar reasons as you say. Yes, I'm looking forward too to meeting some new fellow art bloggers... that should be very good!Gesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808430595430298345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-71134637964498535122008-12-06T12:58:00.000+00:002008-12-06T12:58:00.000+00:00Sanna Shores is so beautiful in its simplicity. I...Sanna Shores is so beautiful in its simplicity. I do look forward to getting to know you art , Gesa.Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-40798292313910806762008-12-06T12:38:00.000+00:002008-12-06T12:38:00.000+00:00Gesa, what a rich post and I love "The Sea Is Yell...Gesa, what a rich post and I love <BR/>"The Sea Is Yellow". Your work has such energy and I'm really looking forward to seeing all that you are up to. After seeing your work in our Mole project up close, I have first hand appreciation for your rich surfaces and bold use of color.<BR/>Thanks you for introducing me to Christy Moore's singing. His "Only The Rivers Run Free" song brought me to tears. <BR/><BR/>From one River Lover to another,may the current always carry you downstream.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142884023928819776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-44029297872143660532008-12-06T11:27:00.000+00:002008-12-06T11:27:00.000+00:00Gesa, your pastel work is inspired. I am intereste...Gesa, your pastel work is inspired. I am interested in seeing more and your thought processes behind them.<BR/><BR/>Island coastlines have many similarities don't they? The rugged feel of rocks and water spell out a bit of home to all of us, no matter the size of the island.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-85813205356555257152008-12-06T11:26:00.000+00:002008-12-06T11:26:00.000+00:00I'm new to your work, Gesa, and I'm enjoying seein...I'm new to your work, Gesa, and I'm enjoying seeing what you're up to. I lived in Edinburgh and often visited Glasgow---I look forward to your future explorations of the River Clyde, that watery urban motif! Your ink and wash sketch of the sea is so charming.Laura Frankstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528540633399368216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-71824437756505545632008-12-06T11:17:00.000+00:002008-12-06T11:17:00.000+00:00I so enjoyed reading about your relatyionship to w...I so enjoyed reading about your relatyionship to water here Gesa and I love your abstract interpretion of it! I can clearly see "distance" in your work, which adds to making your paintings so atmospheric....inspiring and I'm excited about seeing more!<BR/>RonellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704279171808207164.post-60894373140925092762008-12-06T10:45:00.000+00:002008-12-06T10:45:00.000+00:00Those are really great Flickr sets Gesa. Your wor...Those are really great Flickr sets Gesa. Your words give a good sense of what you are about - but the body of work represented by those images really say it all. I enjoyed looking at 'how you see'.<BR/><BR/>I have great hopes that you're going to give me inspiration to become more abstracted with my use of pastel!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com