tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658452869447783130.post2282703259649376201..comments2023-12-27T16:59:26.673-08:00Comments on Michele's NW Studio: Wishing for SpringMichele Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807201831447854822noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658452869447783130.post-2182643842133908702007-11-13T14:22:00.000-08:002007-11-13T14:22:00.000-08:00Hi Michele! Thankyou for answering my questions....Hi Michele! Thankyou for answering my questions. Your answer gives me insight into why my own work loses the light! I'm trying! Smiles, CindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615960185096819901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658452869447783130.post-77211196311077562902007-11-13T13:12:00.000-08:002007-11-13T13:12:00.000-08:00Hi, Cindy,Yes, pie birds really work. My grandmoth...Hi, Cindy,<BR/><BR/>Yes, pie birds really work. My grandmothers used them when they had a deep dish pie or when the ingredients were especially moist or dense. It lets out the steam from the moisture in the bottom crust to keep it from getting soggy.<BR/><BR/>Question regarding background: I wanted to create a composition of alternating chroma and color temperature. So I painted the subject first, knowing that it had to be strong enough to contrast with a pale, neutral wash in the background. It's a little risky, because it would be easy to lose the effect of light if your initial painting doesn't have good value and chromatic contrast.Michele Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807201831447854822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-658452869447783130.post-62861945131854417302007-11-13T10:32:00.000-08:002007-11-13T10:32:00.000-08:00Hi Michele! What a nice combination...pie birds w...Hi Michele! What a nice combination...pie birds with flowers. I've never owned a pie bird and I've always wondered if they really work. Speaking of wondering... did you lay in your wet-on-wet wash before painting the flowers and pie birds? I never know when I should do the background...first or last? Any clues to this question would be welcomed! Smiles, CindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615960185096819901noreply@blogger.com