Marina Fourie's Comments

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottomless_Lakes_State_Park and http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/bottomless.htm and http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/bottomlessphototour.htm These will show you where I am right now. We move to a ne location on Monday. We have traveled full time (all the time) since 1998. I get to go to so many beautiful locations and take photos of them for my paintings. /// I e-mailed my friend and ask what she used for texture - 50% modeling paste and 50% Heavy Gel Medium. Here is one of her paintings. She said it is heavy in texture, but they dont show up as much in the photos http://community.how-to-draw-and-paint.com/photo/lost-in-the-beauty-of-the/next?context=user Ro

Hi & Welcome Marina!
I have just found you and looked through your lovely gallery. Rather than comment on each individual work, I though I would just say how much I enjoyed the way you portray light in your paintings against those lovely lively darks you use. Thank you for sharing your work with us. :-))

Good morning, I saw your comment to RR about English being your second language. I want to assure you that you speak English very well, and even if you did not it would not matter! I have a French speaking friend on another site who uses a translation program. That makes English a little strange, but we still can communicate well enough to have become good friends. I already told this story to some one recently. Hope it was not you. he he Ro

I dont have a crimson red. Which Cad Y? I have cad Y light, med, dark. You method produces beautiful results. I need to be bold and try something a little "wild" just to see what it will do. fun
Ro /// I will have to think about my colors (I have a zillion) and try something. /// Oh, you did not mention what sizes your paintings are. // We are just going into fall here. Do you know where New Mexico, USA is?

Maybe that ask friend thing did not quite come out right. I have many lovely friends who do not paint like me, and we have become good friends. There are so may unique, special people here. Ro

Marina, there are never dumb questions.......you can ask me anything! // Friends....you can chat back and forth and not ask people to be your friend. I tend to ask people that I am impressed with their art because I think they are better than me and I want to keep track and maybe learn something. I find that I can "find" the person again if they are on my friends list and I want to share something with them that I just found out. -- Sites such as this are totally so you can interact so do not feel like you would intrude, get involved and make friends. // If you see a painting on the PHOTOS gallery, just click on it and when it gets bigger, there will be a place to leave comments. // I will always have and take time to visit with YOU! he he // Would you mind sharing how you prepare the canvas with deep color and texture.? I love the effect. Ro

Thank you so much Marina for asking me to be on your friend's list. I gladly accept. Ro

Thanks Roena for the welcoming note. Lots of beautiful paintings on this site. Amazing.

Hi Zibeth
Your picture immediately caught my eye because I saw "Bloemfontein"! I am an old Kovsie and went back last year for a solo exhibition at Liedjiesbos. Good good memories of the Free State. Thanks for the advise on the blogs - will do so.
Groete!
Marina

Hello Marina,

It is nice to have another South African on this sight. I love your work, it’s true South African and a joy to look at.
Be sure to go to Blogs there is always something to learn especially from Richard him self
I hope you will enjoy this sight as much as I do.

Groete
Zib