tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post6345979216731277847..comments2023-04-12T06:46:41.819-07:00Comments on Artist Melinda Esparza: Tucson Artists' Open Studios: Paintings, Drawings, VisitingMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-56272382444706682172010-10-25T19:10:05.071-07:002010-10-25T19:10:05.071-07:00Beautiful colour and imagery with this piece Melin...Beautiful colour and imagery with this piece Melinda. <br /><br />I can sense your excitement with your upcoming event and prickly refreshments...oooh how very south west. =;-))Jeffrey J. Boron https://www.blogger.com/profile/03911857227885778381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-4445217968623737892010-10-24T11:30:57.916-07:002010-10-24T11:30:57.916-07:00Hi Betsy,
Ha! It is a fun concept. Thank you so m...Hi Betsy, <br />Ha! It is a fun concept. Thank you so much for stopping by.<br /><br />I hope all is well with you and that you are inspired with your work.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-52908293570543239562010-10-24T11:27:45.772-07:002010-10-24T11:27:45.772-07:00Oh, I like that, Linny! "A good rumble" ...Oh, I like that, Linny! "A good rumble" would be most welcome.<br /><br />Thank you so much. Wish you could be here...Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-4221835142501925822010-10-24T11:26:39.792-07:002010-10-24T11:26:39.792-07:00Hello, dear Marcia,
I wish you had the prickly pea...Hello, dear Marcia,<br />I wish you had the prickly pear cactus in your area. They can become addicting!<br /><br />You're right. We have recently eaten the pads of the cactus. They taste a bit like green bell peppers, but with a bit more zing.<br /><br />Thank you so much visiting. I'll be thinking of you!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-19511026849986648942010-10-23T18:34:28.073-07:002010-10-23T18:34:28.073-07:00I can see why this painting - rather the one like ...I can see why this painting - rather the one like it - was nearly fought over. I can just imagine someone wanting that on their wall!Betsy Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373185070102832812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-75786347429945535682010-10-23T10:50:49.774-07:002010-10-23T10:50:49.774-07:00I LOVE this painting, again and I LOVE the title, ...I LOVE this painting, again and I LOVE the title, two, too! (I'm predicting a good rumble again this year!!!)Linny D. Vinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13693429558650268089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-39976286167381731462010-10-22T11:17:29.263-07:002010-10-22T11:17:29.263-07:00Dear Melinda
I am fascinated by your love affair w...Dear Melinda<br />I am fascinated by your love affair with the prickly pear. I’ve looked for this fruit in our local supermarkets – I find Bosc, Japanese, Anjou, Bartletts but no prickly. Then I researched prickly pear on the internet and find that Canada has edible prickly pears in the southern Alberta badlands – botanical name: opuntia polyacantha. I got this info from Bill Casselman's website - www.billcasselman.com - recipes too - dizzying wouldn't you say, as are these two dizzingly beautiful paintings. Good luck with your show. <br />The leaves are edible too.<br />xoMarciacohen labellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713812144707226168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-80004673045350052222010-10-22T10:01:05.160-07:002010-10-22T10:01:05.160-07:00Thank you, Don!
Oh, how I hope you are predicting ...Thank you, Don!<br />Oh, how I hope you are predicting a future event.<br /><br />Your words make me smile and I am always, always blown away by your work. You are so painterly and I hope I can have as much graphic impact as your work has on your viewers.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-41987676723479132252010-10-22T09:51:31.730-07:002010-10-22T09:51:31.730-07:00Dear Kathryn,
Yes, indeed, you started it all in 2...Dear Kathryn,<br />Yes, indeed, you started it all in 2008. And, I'm so glad that we met online. I still have these beauties and will be using them soon.<br /><br />Your work continues to dazzle me, amaze and inspire me. You are so good. I hope you know that.<br /><br />This piece is one of my favorites. In reality, it gets to me every time I look at it and I wonder how it was done!<br /><br />Thank you.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-21665365814930247172010-10-21T12:52:31.594-07:002010-10-21T12:52:31.594-07:00Having been away from home for a week or so, not m...Having been away from home for a week or so, not much harvesting here. But you sure have been busy, both in and out of the studio. I've never tasted the juice from those prickly pear tunas, so can only imagine based on your beautiful drawing. The colors in "Two Clouds..." are absolutely vibrant. They are going to vibrate right out the door! I think you are having fun!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-60567962506466040582010-10-21T11:07:30.086-07:002010-10-21T11:07:30.086-07:00I had *completely* forgotten that those Neocolors ...I had *completely* forgotten that those Neocolors are what brought us together, dear Melinda, and became instrumental in getting you blogging! I can't believe I forgot about that. So glad you still have them and turned out such a lovely piece with them. It's beautiful.kathrynlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792831717839627852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-70549698853715553672010-10-20T12:08:00.853-07:002010-10-20T12:08:00.853-07:00Hi Karen,
I understand if you're not harvestin...Hi Karen,<br />I understand if you're not harvesting as much as you'd like right now, but I know that you are doing good work.<br /><br />And, that you are cultivating a future replete with strong, nutritious fruit and seeds of inspiration!<br /><br />Thank you for the encouragement!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-75645841200745691082010-10-20T12:05:25.892-07:002010-10-20T12:05:25.892-07:00Hello, dear Barbara,
I love your ideal world.
Wh...Hello, dear Barbara,<br />I love your ideal world. <br /><br />What imagery. What a happy possibility. What a pleasant dream that I wish could be.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your kind words. I'll let you know all about the day. Gettin' excited...<br /><br />P. S. I do have a cape, you know--really.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-26575492768101194792010-10-20T12:01:18.367-07:002010-10-20T12:01:18.367-07:00Hi Bonnie!
You are soooo clever--and a great psych...Hi Bonnie!<br />You are soooo clever--and a great psychic/sidekick. <br /><br />I thought "tunas" was a strange word to use for something that grows in the desert, too. I have no idea how that happened, but that's what they call 'em.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=neocolor&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=10703286254795694817&ei=-Dq_TMjQA46ksQOYiMWODQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC4Q8wIwAw#" rel="nofollow">Neocolours</a> I use are water soluble artists crayons. I think they are a bit different from the pencils you use, but I've never used the pencils, so I'm not too sure. I love these because they are like oil bars AND watercolor. I burnish the color in with a Q-tip. It's amazing stuff.<br /><br />"I hope more fights break out in your studio between patrons. People, move up your tempo if you want what you want!!!!"----<b>From your keyboard to my studio!</b><br /><br />Thank you so much!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-81085822528148870072010-10-19T17:36:08.408-07:002010-10-19T17:36:08.408-07:00I haven't been harvesting to much this month.....I haven't been harvesting to much this month...so it's good to come over and be inspired by your luscious paintings.<br />I know people will be fighting over the work again this year! as they should be.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657187768183498744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-87934287183901599362010-10-19T17:21:32.359-07:002010-10-19T17:21:32.359-07:00Hi Melinda,
I was so excited the first time I lea...Hi Melinda,<br /><br />I was so excited the first time I learned about these prickly pears on your blog. I love both paintings,and 100% understand extreme fighting over the Two clouds over Patagonia. In an ideal world I would arrive in the middle of the sale rolling in on rollerskates wearing a cape that said Artwoman and offer 1,000 times the price of the highest bidder, <br />wrap the paintings in bubble wrap,<br />put them under my cape in my special<br />artpurchasepocket and sail off a happy Artwoman. Come to think of it we need capes and outfits.<br /><br />Super work, and expect a lot of buzz and an influx of cash at your show.<br /><br />xoxoxoxoxoxoxBarbaraBarbara Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342757136485853833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-30212596244002535412010-10-19T14:26:41.565-07:002010-10-19T14:26:41.565-07:00What a great " pear " of paintings.
Seri...What a great " pear " of paintings.<br />Seriously, I knew you had to be grappling with fibers- tongs be damned. They cling to everything.<br /><br />What's juicy is that drawing of the word I never heard of before: tunas.<br />Other than the plural of well, you know.<br /><br />Wonderful- love those little red chubbies. Neo- Color? I have Caran d'ache water soluble pencils- is what you used something different?<br /><br />I hope more fights break out in your studio between patrons. People, move up your tempo if you want what you want!!!!Bonnie Luriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970572146267943838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-45039176438210623062010-10-19T13:07:44.248-07:002010-10-19T13:07:44.248-07:00Hi SamArtDog,
Ha!Hi SamArtDog,<br /><b>Ha!</b>Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793226305585541931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418000363253871722.post-19461977112126742872010-10-19T12:33:28.074-07:002010-10-19T12:33:28.074-07:00What a juicy post!What a juicy post!SamArtDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322356829966791319noreply@blogger.com