Comments on: “iPhone/iTouch Painting a Week” Group Completes its First Year!

By: Julia Kay

Julia Kay — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:27:15 +0000

A great group! I love incorporating the themes into my work when they seem compatible, and sometimes being challenged by more unfamiliar styles and subjects. I’m more of a drop in, drop out participant but I love checking in on the group and seeing what everyone is working on even on weeks I don’t participate. Thank you for creating and maintaining the group, and for this excellent write-up/interview.

By: n_n

n_n — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:32:25 +0000

Kudos and heaps of thanks to Mia for the wonderful article and Sandy for spearheading this groundbreaking and inspiring group and Patricio for being its vanguard and towering inspiration!!! I joined in Week 32 with Giacometti as my first contribution to group, a latecomer, but with the group’s generosity and encouragement I have always felt welcome and more inspired. I never knew that a virtual family of artists would be possible, but here’s undeniable proof. So thank you, thank you, my fingerpainting family!!!

By: Rita Flores

Rita Flores — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:29:25 +0000

Great article! I think being part of this group has been my favorite part of being on Flickr. I’ve learned so much from not only looking up the various artists during the week but by seeing how all the other Fingerpainters are using different apps to recreate the different artists. Even if I don’t contribute every week I find myself checking the group every couple days to see what everyone else is doing. Two of my personal favorites were the works inspired by Modigliani and Klimt. Looking forward to more great work in Year 2.

By: Sandy Schmidt

Sandy Schmidt — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:04:18 +0000

Thierry,

I'm intrigued. Let's talk. 8D

Sandy

By: Thierry

Thierry — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:56:25 +0000

A thousand times sorry Sandy for sliping on you name, just a bit tired, I just replied to a post from Sally, hence the confusion…can’t trust my neurones anymore:( So Sandy it’s up to you, let me know if you think it’s something you want to do!

By: Thierry

Thierry — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:42:32 +0000

Wonderful story! May this group create more great art for a loooong time to come. My feeling is that I missed a lot by not taking part to this adventure , by lack of time mainly as many projects filled my year already. I would be more than happy to do a free book retracing the first year of this adventure but will leave it up to you Sally to decide about doing one and eventualy to collect the work, it’s your baby. There is now in the code a direct link to the web feature, to link the book to the Flickr pool. Great article Mia!

By: suzi54241

suzi54241 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:08:20 +0000

Here here ….. Blue Sky Day…. ^Up^ ^Up^

By: Deborah McMillion

Deborah McMillion — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:02:36 +0000

I began in a lonely posting. Then Flick joined and I saw she had these cool themes. Then I discovered this group and my art world and friends exploded. I love the subject themes best of all because it’s a framework but with a huge room to move in. I think that is essential–that and policing–to create such a great dynamic. If I had an assistant badge I would gladly help our Police. But he really needs a nice official one!! This is a wonderful place to reside and thanks Mia for this spotlight but especially to Sandy. Even when it’s raining it’s a Blue Sky Day.

By: Mia Robinson

Mia Robinson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:58:11 +0000

thanks for the comments…but, really, this is a momentous occasion and the artists within that group deserve to be celebrated.

ahh, would be great to see a slideshow of pieces chosen week to week…(but with a search feature too…so that you could look up a theme and someone’s interpretation…i was thinking that as I was perusing the gallery…there are so many extraordinary paintings that have come out of that group. And as I’ve told Sandy, it is my “go to” spot for me whenever I just can’t find any inspiration. Love the challenges and more than anything, I love learning about new artists…I think my favorite Artist Tributes were Loisel, Rego and Klimt. The first two, because I was totally unexposed to them and their styles…brilliant artists! And Klimt because I always always wanted to do a Klimt tribute but never buckled down to do it…until I came to the group.

for Loisel, I especially love fhierro’s piece– [http://www.flickr.com/photos/fhierro/3953257802/]

By: patricio

patricio — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:01:07 +0000

thanks benj, and as you said, i’m not a pillar, just a fingerpainter great idea about a year ebook for the group, but very difficult to select 4 (2 on each assignement) of each week to have a more than 200 pages book… i guess how many people can see 200 pages in his iTxxx ? this is the problem i have with thierry’s mobilart books (i forced me one time to see the all thing)