tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post1528496086304228356..comments2023-09-27T23:20:44.307+01:00Comments on Amanda Bates' Art Blog: Wheal Owles - SOLDAmanda Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16911674615433964697noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-90970853879185176442012-04-21T20:22:26.390+01:002012-04-21T20:22:26.390+01:00Did your grandfather have a favoured mine/area?Did your grandfather have a favoured mine/area?Amanda Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911674615433964697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-43344970522437647762012-04-21T16:11:41.511+01:002012-04-21T16:11:41.511+01:00you're right it does seem to be from a differe...you're right it does seem to be from a different angle. I prefer this one, although the other one is nice too. My grandfather painted quite a lot of these, so the theme is very familiar to me.bethnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383069246571134707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-26367822160647575472012-04-19T17:11:28.654+01:002012-04-19T17:11:28.654+01:00You know what? I think I must have been standing w...You know what? I think I must have been standing when I took the photograph (as opposed to seated on the ground when I painted <i>Cargodna</i>) - look at the level of the sea relative to Cargodna on the two paintings (handily next to one another on <a href="http://amanda-bates-artist.blogspot.co.uk/p/paintings.html" rel="nofollow">my "Gallery" page</a>).Amanda Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911674615433964697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-89999291004412514042012-04-18T21:28:14.503+01:002012-04-18T21:28:14.503+01:00Thank you, Beth. I think it works a lot better. Th...Thank you, Beth. I think it works a lot better. These industrial ruins do brood, rather. Abeit quite prettily, in this case :-)Amanda Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911674615433964697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-88453353668883275742012-04-18T21:02:48.570+01:002012-04-18T21:02:48.570+01:00Really lovely one, quite brooding with the dark ba...Really lovely one, quite brooding with the dark background.bethnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383069246571134707noreply@blogger.com