tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post3512340999901438125..comments2024-01-12T19:44:15.882-08:00Comments on Bill Cone: Sierra Pack TripBill Conehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00852367461802236749noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-20301227853226140882011-11-03T17:42:42.564-07:002011-11-03T17:42:42.564-07:00thank you for sharing your "Amazing"
wor...thank you for sharing your "Amazing"<br />work. Love your posts...so interesting!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-6394250848439641592011-10-27T19:33:29.872-07:002011-10-27T19:33:29.872-07:00Just found your blog; love this one - great moveme...Just found your blog; love this one - great movement; and good choice for soft and hard edges. Nice.Jody Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042330297369057882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-23751522031514926272011-10-27T07:18:07.343-07:002011-10-27T07:18:07.343-07:00Bill-I have a copy of your "Light, Water, &am...Bill-I have a copy of your "Light, Water, & Granite" book, which I just love. I'm amazed at the way you can capture the light and air of the particular place, without getting bogged down in the details. I'm also and especially amazed that you do this spectacular work on paper, Canson paper at that--my absolute least favorite surface to work on. Do you have any blog notes etc. regarding your process? The various layers of color are so delicately separate--do you use fixative? Harder pastels to start? What brands of pastels do you like? That kind of stuff. Also, where do people find out about your workshops etc--I don't know much about this blog business! Thanks and best wishes for future beautiful paintings! -Shelley McCarlShelley McCarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430707703634352300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-10052498497297628562011-10-23T09:11:52.837-07:002011-10-23T09:11:52.837-07:00Amazing paintings. Very well done.Amazing paintings. Very well done.Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-85521871214165762252011-10-17T16:38:34.655-07:002011-10-17T16:38:34.655-07:00It looks like a wonderful trip - we don't have...It looks like a wonderful trip - we don't have mountain scenery here in Kansas, so I'm a bit jealous. <br /><br />As another pastelist, I truly enjoy your work. I recall seeing an article in Pastel Journal on your pixar work. My gallery is doing an art show next summer as a fundraiser for "Thank You Walt Disney" organizaton which is preserving Walt's first studio here in KC. I'd love to put some of your artwork in our show.Kathy Drungilashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769723347938363629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-25350207200751399422011-10-15T09:42:38.106-07:002011-10-15T09:42:38.106-07:00Hi, Bill-
We're the family camped near your &...Hi, Bill-<br /><br />We're the family camped near your "studio" at Gem Lakes in August 2011. Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder as you were beginning two of these superb pieces. <br /><br />This work certainly lives up to the Gem and Treasure names, and it evokes the power and depth of these places. <br /><br />We look forward to seeing your work in the gallery. <br />And please continue these very productive High Sierras art expeditions. <br /><br />Denny, Migahm, and Midori (Denali, too)dtakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786297743965115319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-86691368843035222102011-09-11T08:30:29.277-07:002011-09-11T08:30:29.277-07:00Thanks for your kind words Dalibor, Shane, Marcelo...Thanks for your kind words Dalibor, Shane, Marcelo, MG, and dm.<br /><br />Sonni: That area has so much to paint, we'll probably be headed back there next year as well. You're right about Pipsqueak spire, but I think that's Mt. Dade and/or Abbott on the right in the storm painting. Bear Creek Spire was to the left, out of the frame.<br /><br />Hi Ida! Thanks for the note. Regarding the moonstone colored paper, I think it does a fine job, though I'm not quite used to working out of a brighter ground yet. It is good to have a brighter key to start some images with, though. I just have to get accustomed to filling bright 'holes' in my image instead of dark ones.Bill Conehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852367461802236749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-72779172307155015232011-09-10T12:16:04.485-07:002011-09-10T12:16:04.485-07:00Great stuff!Great stuff!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363360381364412544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-1563522642228359042011-09-08T12:33:33.140-07:002011-09-08T12:33:33.140-07:00What a great post!!! You write as well as you pai...What a great post!!! You write as well as you paint, and I could just see you helping to put up the tarp because of rain. What a wonderful trip!!!! I read the other artists posts as well. Just love the scenes you chose to paint, and how you did them. How do you like the Moonstone? I do, for the dessert-y, sage-y country I live in, it works well. Really love the light you do get into your work, and of corse, the water you paint. Great post, Bill!!! can't wait until there is another one.Ida M. Glazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168162507681364472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-89810963009321842332011-09-07T18:44:59.763-07:002011-09-07T18:44:59.763-07:00I picked this up from Timon's post on Wet Canv...I picked this up from Timon's post on Wet Canvas. What a treat to see these paintings. Little Lakes Valley was my "stomping grounds" for about ten summers. Up there at Treasure Lakes you are right up against the Sierra Crest. In fact, I think I recognize Pipsqueak Spire on the left, and Bear Creek Spire on the right in one of the last paintings you show. All very nice work, BTW, you captured the feeling of the granite, lakes, and above timberline flora. Those lakes up there are relatively shallow and do reflect the more pastel colors.<br /><br />SonniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-24237554267549670712011-09-06T17:10:06.762-07:002011-09-06T17:10:06.762-07:00Brilliant work. Sounds like a fantastic trip. Insp...Brilliant work. Sounds like a fantastic trip. Inspiring work. Nothing like the Sierras to inspire.MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558744682453974444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-89577551627431856342011-09-06T10:43:10.032-07:002011-09-06T10:43:10.032-07:00Whew...just beautiful.Whew...just beautiful.Marcelo Vignalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796012151999417945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-17777398355725206782011-09-06T08:00:40.077-07:002011-09-06T08:00:40.077-07:00wow man! amazing work as usual...just love it!wow man! amazing work as usual...just love it!Shane Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682651884946902679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-30874924439485031822011-09-06T07:09:58.578-07:002011-09-06T07:09:58.578-07:00Great work Bill, as always! I like all of them but...Great work Bill, as always! I like all of them but particularly the first, second and seventh image in your post.dddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04941060263659588619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-45790532346653605712011-09-05T16:23:10.973-07:002011-09-05T16:23:10.973-07:00@Alan, Thanks for the comments. We missed you in t...@Alan, Thanks for the comments. We missed you in the Buttes this year. Work is going fine. <br /><br />@Sonya-Much appreciated. Durango must be beautiful right now. <br /><br />@Carolyn- Hey there! Hope you're enjoying your vacation.Bill Conehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852367461802236749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-34738955575338362952011-09-05T15:11:11.862-07:002011-09-05T15:11:11.862-07:00I always enjoy your report and paintings from this...I always enjoy your report and paintings from this annual trip you take in the back country! Inspirational work as always!!!!Carolyn Jean Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506017413314219268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-29727049762318238432011-09-05T13:53:48.434-07:002011-09-05T13:53:48.434-07:00Wow, what a trip!
As always, it's a delight...Wow, what a trip! <br /><br />As always, it's a delight and inspiration to see your fantastic work from another trip into the backcountry, Bill. <br /><br />Hard to pick a favorite out of this group, tho I agree with AlanH's comment :).Sonya Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879889885162011649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413012723295691207.post-51947886407642760252011-09-05T13:11:13.267-07:002011-09-05T13:11:13.267-07:00Bill,
As always, your sense of color, values, edge...Bill,<br />As always, your sense of color, values, edges and composition, are just fantastic. The piece with Bristlecone Pines and the last one of Rock Creek are brilliant!<br /><br />It was great to see your pastel images, and old familiar faces from this years workshop in <br />the Sierra Buttes.<br /><br />I hope work is treating you well.<br /><br />alanHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com