tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post1665227831156159311..comments2024-03-16T16:02:27.036+00:00Comments on Boogie Street: Old Drawings #22harry bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-18954733005313058622008-11-19T00:57:00.000+00:002008-11-19T00:57:00.000+00:00Serena -- not nosy at all. I'm always pleased whe...Serena -- not nosy at all. I'm always pleased when someone takes na interest. See next post for photo.<BR/><BR/>Spot -- The pepper pot construction is one of John Dobson's finer creations, and there are three of them standing at the corner of a triangular block, with a splendid arcade running through it.harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-57709151290320053562008-11-18T19:29:00.000+00:002008-11-18T19:29:00.000+00:00Love this. The pepper pot shaped building reminds ...Love this. The pepper pot shaped building reminds me of one in Brighton near where I used to live, but what I like best is the foreground indistinct textural work with the crowds and the blurry front pavements of the buildings.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878102599430407759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-4548081456837158942008-11-18T18:26:00.000+00:002008-11-18T18:26:00.000+00:00Nice contrast, and reflections too. I like the maj...Nice contrast, and reflections too. I like the majesty of it all. Do you have a photo of the resulting painting? I'm nosy, what can I say!?Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149238670107187469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-71582600995898802002008-11-18T18:21:00.000+00:002008-11-18T18:21:00.000+00:00Thanks, Marja-Leena. I wasn't sure at the time if...Thanks, Marja-Leena. I wasn't sure at the time if I'd be able to handle the crowds, but a bit of smudging, and mark making with a rubber (stop sniggering, you Americans!) work wonders.harry bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853116370799042788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781217.post-16250403666586822492008-11-18T17:44:00.000+00:002008-11-18T17:44:00.000+00:00I like this! I like the use of warm and cool tones...I like this! I like the use of warm and cool tones here, and how you've suggested crowds amongst the fascinating architectural shapes of old and new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com