Comments for New Work http://shanksart.com/blog Paintings and woodblock prints from Kris Shanks Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:07:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Periodic Table project by Sharon http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=162&cpage=1#comment-2946 Sharon Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:07:40 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=162#comment-2946 I absolutely love the woodcut of Bohr with his "halo". It really moved me, actually. Thank-you. I absolutely love the woodcut of Bohr with his “halo”. It really moved me, actually. Thank-you.

]]> Comment on Industrial by Stephen http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=300&cpage=1#comment-1564 Stephen Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:16:40 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=300#comment-1564 Hi Kris, This is beautiful, very nice color and paint quality Hi Kris,

This is beautiful, very nice color and paint quality

]]> Comment on by chris http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=335&cpage=1#comment-1087 chris Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:24:12 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=335#comment-1087 Just found your blog - LOVE your work. Wondering when your new posts will be along. Just found your blog – LOVE your work. Wondering when your new posts will be along.

]]> Comment on by Sheila Vaughan http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=335&cpage=1#comment-1013 Sheila Vaughan Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:53:03 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=335#comment-1013 Good luck Kris - I have had so much pleasure looking at your work over the last couple of years. Happy travelling - it always helps us to put things in perspective. Good luck Kris – I have had so much pleasure looking at your work over the last couple of years. Happy travelling – it always helps us to put things in perspective.

]]> Comment on Tin Roof by steve http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=327&cpage=1#comment-758 steve Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:31:06 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=327#comment-758 Kris, I like your paintings. You handle the light like a pro! The only suggestion I would have for you is to vary the canvas shapes to better capture the scene, and take a little artistic license to improve the composition. Using a long rectangle instead of a square can impart a feeling of expansiveness, or vertically, can lead the eye up up and away. Also, your approach to painting reminds me of Hiroshige, the Japanese woodblock printer who took a long journey across Japan and made lanscapes/scenes of daily life in every town he encountered. It's not only interesting because of the individual art works produced, but also as a whole, a document of the journey itself. In your own way, you're sort of documenting Sonoma County. Kris, I like your paintings. You handle the light like a pro! The only suggestion I would have for you is to vary the canvas shapes to better capture the scene, and take a little artistic license to improve the composition. Using a long rectangle instead of a square can impart a feeling of expansiveness, or vertically, can lead the eye up up and away.

Also, your approach to painting reminds me of Hiroshige, the Japanese woodblock printer who took a long journey across Japan and made lanscapes/scenes of daily life in every town he encountered. It’s not only interesting because of the individual art works produced, but also as a whole, a document of the journey itself. In your own way, you’re sort of documenting Sonoma County.

]]> Comment on Tin Roof by Sheila Vaughan http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=327&cpage=1#comment-607 Sheila Vaughan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:16:21 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=327#comment-607 Kris, it's ages since I visited your blog. I think these recent paintings are terrific. I love the simple shapes and saturated but toned down colours. I think Backlit is my favourite. Keep posting please! Kris, it’s ages since I visited your blog. I think these recent paintings are terrific. I love the simple shapes and saturated but toned down colours. I think Backlit is my favourite. Keep posting please!

]]> Comment on Tin Roof by heidi http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=327&cpage=1#comment-511 heidi Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:29:37 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=327#comment-511 Hi Kris. I'm the person who purchased the garlic painting and the avocado painting from you on Etsy a long time ago. THEY ARE MY FAVORITE art pieces. Anyway, I passed along a blog award to you and the details are on my blog. Cheers! Hi Kris. I’m the person who purchased the garlic painting and the avocado painting from you on Etsy a long time ago. THEY ARE MY FAVORITE art pieces. Anyway, I passed along a blog award to you and the details are on my blog. Cheers!

]]> Comment on Summer Day by New Work » Blog Archive » Tin Roof http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=215&cpage=1#comment-446 New Work » Blog Archive » Tin Roof Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:28:10 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=215#comment-446 [...] Roof” oil on panel, 11×14 I’ve painted this barn before, but this time I focused on the shadow cast by the edge of the roof. It’s amazing how bright [...] [...] Roof” oil on panel, 11×14 I’ve painted this barn before, but this time I focused on the shadow cast by the edge of the roof. It’s amazing how bright [...]

]]> Comment on Petaluma Tug by Jana Bouc http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=298&cpage=1#comment-384 Jana Bouc Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:52:39 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=298#comment-384 Wonderful! I love the water -- it's perfect! Wonderful! I love the water — it’s perfect!

]]> Comment on Painting at sunrise by Jana Bouc http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=291&cpage=1#comment-371 Jana Bouc Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:22:27 +0000 http://shanksart.com/blog/?p=291#comment-371 This is beautiful. I can feel the warmth of a Petaluma River sunset. This is beautiful. I can feel the warmth of a Petaluma River sunset.

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