tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post552077877068462028..comments2024-03-09T00:25:22.754-08:00Comments on City Views, Country Dreams: City Views, Country DreamsFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-48151095618016644202016-08-12T17:15:00.955-07:002016-08-12T17:15:00.955-07:00Thank you so much Gina, for both compliments. Yes...Thank you so much Gina, for both compliments. Yes, tunics are a wonderful way to go. <br />Maybe some day I will return to oil painting. I really do like the medium's possibilities. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-43692505110325258992016-08-12T17:13:17.476-07:002016-08-12T17:13:17.476-07:00Carol, thank you so much for this comment. Glad t...Carol, thank you so much for this comment. Glad that the tunic story seemed as funny to you as it does to me.<br />I actually went to that S & G Central Park concert...all those years ago. My friend and I were so looking forward to it. I'd seen them perform several times at the old Forest Hills Tennis Stadium. <br />However...., although the recording doesn't reveal it, Art Garfunkle was way, way off key for most of the tunes. Folks sitting on the Great Lawn around us were, like us, just amazed at the sounds that he was making. So. There is a little insider info about a very famous concert. <br />I am so glad that Paul Simon continued solo with his marvelous song writing and performing. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-10384719866228831802016-08-12T13:15:07.196-07:002016-08-12T13:15:07.196-07:00What a brilliant story! I'm a great fan of tha...What a brilliant story! I'm a great fan of that style of dressing too. Your oil painting is fabulousGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-73218732559136152962016-08-11T20:44:59.599-07:002016-08-11T20:44:59.599-07:00Your oil painting of flowers and your colored penc...Your oil painting of flowers and your colored pencil and graphite drawings of the little plant are so lovely, Frances. And I got such a kick out of your story about the "Bridge over Troubled Waters." I will now think of that every time I see someone in a tunic. When my son and daughter were in junior high school, they wanted me to play the Simon and Garfunkel album from their live concert in Central Park every day as we drove to their school. I heard that music so much in those years that it is a part of my consciousness. One of the best albums ever.Carol Crump Brynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399721387160571035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-45525637567215547982016-08-11T06:11:19.084-07:002016-08-11T06:11:19.084-07:00Oh Gretchen, thank you so much for your compliment...Oh Gretchen, thank you so much for your compliment. I am trying to get back into the daily drawing habit.<br /><br />I couldn't resist sharing that Bridge anecdote!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-60555098152426399802016-08-10T20:05:07.033-07:002016-08-10T20:05:07.033-07:00I love your artwork! That new little plant is bein...I love your artwork! That new little plant is being honored and appreciated and elevated by you.<br /><br />Just thinking about that Paul Simon song takes me back to the bedroom of my teen years where I would listen to the Simon & Garfunkel album over and over.... your use of the title phrase is apt!GretchenJoannahttp://www.gretchenjoanna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-14802953748058242382016-08-10T06:57:51.602-07:002016-08-10T06:57:51.602-07:00Thanks, Gina! I'm not sure I will be doing an...Thanks, Gina! I'm not sure I will be doing any oils soon...that pictured painting was from way back in 1991. Currently, I've got my knitting supplies taking over the space where I used to paint at my easel.<br />However, watercolors are underway. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-46690623915007818462016-08-10T04:29:40.616-07:002016-08-10T04:29:40.616-07:00Dear Frances, I'm so happy to see you painting...Dear Frances, I'm so happy to see you painting again. Your oil painting is very charming and reminds me of the French school of painting. Hope to see more.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-19424944643336514712016-08-09T15:50:08.360-07:002016-08-09T15:50:08.360-07:00Thanks, Merisi. I guess that I am enjoying playin...Thanks, Merisi. I guess that I am enjoying playing around with various ways of expressing myself.<br /><br />I hope that folks who visit here will also have the pleasure of visiting your poetic posts. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-56131283459514721142016-08-09T13:36:45.814-07:002016-08-09T13:36:45.814-07:00Beautiful painting, Frances, and I also like your ...Beautiful painting, Frances, and I also like your recent drawings. Such an interesting plant! <br />I laughed heartily over your "Bridge over troubled water" story. The world is small indeed. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-40592817693665218812016-08-09T06:51:19.193-07:002016-08-09T06:51:19.193-07:00Dear Marianne, thank you so much for both comments...Dear Marianne, thank you so much for both comments. Very interesting to learn that my 1991 painting and your third son are the same age!<br />I'm also interested that your blogging name is connected to the Marianne from the song we know so well, and I was sad to learn to have learned of her death. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-7288860055520041842016-08-09T05:19:32.745-07:002016-08-09T05:19:32.745-07:00BTW, I am sure you have heard that the real Marian...BTW, I am sure you have heard that the real Marianne died recently. As her life obliquely touched mine (I borrowed my blogging name from the Leonard Cohen song as you probably remember) that is particularly poignant.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-9110605981607586802016-08-09T05:17:40.994-07:002016-08-09T05:17:40.994-07:00Like Donna, I loved your story too and also loved ...Like Donna, I loved your story too and also loved your painting and the drawings. You are so talented. Incidently, while you were producing your lovely painting, I was occupied with producing my third son. Obviously a creative time xx<br />Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-5497419917394440992016-08-08T16:43:31.853-07:002016-08-08T16:43:31.853-07:00Aw, thanks so much, Donna. When I do get around t...Aw, thanks so much, Donna. When I do get around to getting out my sketchbooks, and pencils or pens, or even watercolors I sort of go into a trance. The moment and I become one. Even as many minutes or even hours pass by.<br /><br />I used to do my oil painting during the summer months when I could open the north-facing window in my bedroom open and not be bothered by the turp fumes. <br /><br />Somehow, this year, that particular space in the bedroom has been overtaken by knitting supplies.<br /><br />I do dream of a studio! Sometimes my dreams do take me back to that large, but primitive SoHo loft I lived in back in the 70s. The space that appears in the dreams does not always match my waking mind's memories, but I still recognize it.<br /><br />Did that make sense? xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-37974972814677513722016-08-08T14:59:15.637-07:002016-08-08T14:59:15.637-07:00I loved that story Frances, but I loved your paint...I loved that story Frances, but I loved your painting/drawings more. You are doing very well and I want to see more (and hear more tales of the city.)donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-58310529348038980062016-08-08T14:36:25.363-07:002016-08-08T14:36:25.363-07:00Thanks, Gabri. Glad that you liked the pictures a...Thanks, Gabri. Glad that you liked the pictures and the tunic tale. I'll be posting those recent Park scenes soon. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-73984687856599494722016-08-08T14:34:49.181-07:002016-08-08T14:34:49.181-07:00Good to hear from you, Rachel. I think that Paul ...Good to hear from you, Rachel. I think that Paul Simon has always been quite playful with language and am pretty sure he liked my Bridge interpretation.<br /><br />Oh, as another Annie Hall fan, you probably remember Paul Simon's role in that film.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-64945880563686902232016-08-08T12:32:26.156-07:002016-08-08T12:32:26.156-07:00Very good your draws...nice and funny your story.....Very good your draws...nice and funny your story...about tunic and Paul Simon...I wait to see new views from NY...and news about election time!!!Hilary with a tunic...hi hi!!!Have happy week!!Gabri millecrocettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841451211269069866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-22007722589341486172016-08-08T11:07:45.898-07:002016-08-08T11:07:45.898-07:00I would guess that Paul Simon liked the story beca...I would guess that Paul Simon liked the story because his assistant laughed so freely and must have been pretty certain what his reaction would be. It is a nice story. The buskers here still play it regularly in the street and it is one of my favourites.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-72146065925272143112016-08-08T10:13:22.828-07:002016-08-08T10:13:22.828-07:00Hoping that some unexpected spark will catch , and...Hoping that some unexpected spark will catch , and you will return to drawing and/or painting. I really love the feeling of getting lost in the process...realizing that hours could pass by and only the change in natural light signals an afternoon is departing. Knitting is also a pleasure for me because of the opportunity to play with color.<br /><br />I've liked Bridge since I first heard all those years ago, and now having this strange twist on its meaning doesn't keep me from still liking the original intent. <br /><br />I appreciate your comment very much.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-24871938158607556642016-08-08T10:05:49.294-07:002016-08-08T10:05:49.294-07:00Thank you so much for your comment, Val. Glad tha...Thank you so much for your comment, Val. Glad that you liked the anecdote. Your kind words re the painting mean a lot. Hoping the mojo sticks around. It's funny how one little plant can be the catalyst. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-1695698341768259962016-08-08T08:37:12.506-07:002016-08-08T08:37:12.506-07:00I really wish that I could find my drawing/paintin...I really wish that I could find my drawing/painting mojo, it left me a long time ago. I like those pictures that you have made.<br /><br />I like your story too since that song has been special to me for many, many years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-72296026504249730712016-08-08T06:28:34.382-07:002016-08-08T06:28:34.382-07:00From now on I shall think of you whenever I hear t...From now on I shall think of you whenever I hear that song. I think you have already found your drawing Mojo and congratulations on keeping your muse alive. Your oil painting is delightfull, you should do more. xAcornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-91132334377488069402016-08-08T06:06:45.310-07:002016-08-08T06:06:45.310-07:00I'm glad you liked that story, Sheila. Long a...I'm glad you liked that story, Sheila. Long ago, I say Simon and Garfunkle perform many times at various outdoor concerts, but I think the Bridge performance will be the one I'll always remember with a smile.<br /><br />Thank you also for art compliments. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-33608639957698899102016-08-08T06:02:42.810-07:002016-08-08T06:02:42.810-07:00Let's raise our glasses to the worthy tunic! ...Let's raise our glasses to the worthy tunic! xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.com