tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post2340413040802468193..comments2023-12-26T02:08:29.841-08:00Comments on David Lobenberg: Dark VisionsDavid Lobenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-5164216680860980492008-09-06T20:08:00.000-07:002008-09-06T20:08:00.000-07:00Onpainting (Lisa): A superb analysis! I agree, kid...Onpainting (Lisa): A superb analysis! I agree, kids grow up too fast. They are even truncating recess in the schools now! Most kids hate reading, and why not with most of the dull-ass literature they are forced to read, especially in high school! See? Ya got me hot under the collar! <BR/>I would love to add your initials to the wall and change the 12 to 21, but I'd have to break into the home of my painting's owner and snatch it from off their wall. I'm not sure what room it's in and would probably be shot while looking. Please forgive me, and if I ever do another wall in one of my paintings, your initials will go on it.David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-69653036154350928332008-09-06T15:11:00.000-07:002008-09-06T15:11:00.000-07:00This painting actually reminds me more of my drawi...This painting actually reminds me more of my drawing "The Perfect Braid" which is about how children these days are pressured to be perfect, to grow up too quickly, and often do so at the sacrifice of their childhood. If I had to read something into yours, and I'll get creative here, I would say it is about the same; the newspaper--children don't read them and the headline "Dark Visions" is about the foreboding future of a child forced to grow up too quickly; the tube of paint--a career; the twelve (should have been a 21)--obviously an age older than the boy; the glasses--hiding behind the fact that he is a child; the girl--the coming relationship.<BR/><BR/>How'd I do? Now add my initials to that wall. Change the 12 first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-18161747193785514202008-09-04T10:24:00.000-07:002008-09-04T10:24:00.000-07:00Onpainting (Lisa): I don't think I'm very "deep" a...Onpainting (Lisa): I don't think I'm very "deep" as an artist. The 12 was in the reference photo as were the white glasses. The thing on the ground, left foreground, I did add. It's a tube of acrylic paint. I also added the Sunday newspaper arts insert. It was an article about a fabulous artist who worked through the 50's to about mid 80's painting huge oils that depicted dark visions of modern, mass, non individual, industrialized life where people did not relate to each other. I also added my initials as graffiti on the wall and the little girl holding the balloon that was from a reference photo I took at the Pamona State Fair in the i970's. Gee it all must have some sort of subconscious meaning. I'm afraid to ask, but if ya want, interpret away! I'm hoping in future posts, you will go further into what your drawings are all about.David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-45833041615269144212008-09-04T09:39:00.000-07:002008-09-04T09:39:00.000-07:00Hey David, Thanks for your comments on my drawing ...Hey David, <BR/>Thanks for your comments on my drawing of the boy. I can see why you related it to this piece of yours. I have a question. Did you add the elements like the no.12, the white glasses, and newspaper, or were they in the original photo? And what is that thing in the foreground. I'm just trying to help you understand yourself better here per your request.<BR/><BR/>LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-43224520503291869102008-09-04T09:00:00.000-07:002008-09-04T09:00:00.000-07:00Nick, the talented painter AND musician: Glad ya g...Nick, the talented painter AND musician: Glad ya groove on the wall!David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-79707897427416260232008-09-03T18:13:00.000-07:002008-09-03T18:13:00.000-07:00Very interesting, and I especially like the wallVery interesting, and I especially like the wallNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901533179774248604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-26794046829110429472008-08-20T20:21:00.000-07:002008-08-20T20:21:00.000-07:00Hey, Joann: Thanks for dropping by. Yea, we got a ...Hey, Joann: Thanks for dropping by. Yea, we got a great exchange of comments happening here.David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-45816320276149230822008-08-20T19:20:00.000-07:002008-08-20T19:20:00.000-07:00Thanks, Rob. Keep those fantastic race car paintin...Thanks, Rob. Keep those fantastic race car paintings coming.David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-60247832013889959512008-08-20T19:19:00.000-07:002008-08-20T19:19:00.000-07:00The banana boat is the only way to fly, Bonnie. I'...The banana boat is the only way to fly, Bonnie. I'll seeya...later than sooner.David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-31677777158985406612008-08-20T19:17:00.000-07:002008-08-20T19:17:00.000-07:00That's a good interpretation, Anonymous...he's wai...That's a good interpretation, Anonymous...he's waiting for his sister. I think he's pissed that he had to wait so long and is plotting revenge, hence the title "Dark Visions".David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-33141914086719715822008-08-20T08:43:00.000-07:002008-08-20T08:43:00.000-07:00i like a good story and you painted this one well,...i like a good story and you painted this one well,very odd!rob ijbemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181400742209221739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-35150802957118554852008-08-20T06:38:00.000-07:002008-08-20T06:38:00.000-07:00At $10 a swipe, you can be sure we'll all be putti...At $10 a swipe, you can be sure we'll all be putting the mask on ourselves before helping any one else!<BR/><BR/>Doesn't mean I'm not coming, however.<BR/>It's the first thing I've won since I hit the stuffed koala at Coney Island.<BR/><BR/>Cadmium free, flying, expensive.<BR/>So I'll be booking the Banana Boat shortly.<BR/><BR/>Wow, I love winning stuff......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-17439220509777745662008-08-20T04:53:00.000-07:002008-08-20T04:53:00.000-07:00Love the painting, and the comments are a hoot! I...Love the painting, and the comments are a hoot! Interesting how some see so much and others so little.....Jo-Ann Sanbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917343131871008640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-49566508323353327022008-08-19T23:05:00.000-07:002008-08-19T23:05:00.000-07:00well david...I think you put the girl in the pic b...well david...I think you put the girl in the pic because it wouldnt be as much fun if it was just the boy. what would he be doing? the girl makes you think that maybie thats his sister and hes waiting for her. she make a complete scene, instead of a scene that make no sense.<BR/><BR/>heatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-80124010487612804352008-08-19T21:19:00.000-07:002008-08-19T21:19:00.000-07:00Bonnie: Congratulations! You are the 24th comment ...Bonnie: Congratulations! You are the 24th comment and therefore have won a trip to my studio in glamorous Sacramento, Calif. You must book your own airfare, however, on US Air Credit. Their fares are relatively competitive aside from a few in flight charges. On my last flight to Turlock, Calif., before take off, the stewardess demonstrated how to swipe our credit cards to deploy the overhead oxygen masks in case of a sudden decrease in cabin pressure (a $10 fee, but I believe, well worth it). Have a safe and hopefully inexpensive flight on your "free" Lucky Lobenberg Studio Tour!David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-40513113436267525552008-08-19T07:35:00.000-07:002008-08-19T07:35:00.000-07:00I love this piece, David...and you are most welcom...I love this piece, David...and you are most welcome for the info!Theresa Rankinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535660965303061775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-44063281495301189792008-08-19T04:34:00.000-07:002008-08-19T04:34:00.000-07:00David- yeow! 23 comments on this one! You hit a ja...David- yeow! 23 comments on this one! You hit a jackpot- maybe studio painting from old photos and your imagination is a niche and you just filled it.<BR/><BR/>61 frigin' years old - very funny....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-60107793943445378572008-08-17T19:59:00.000-07:002008-08-17T19:59:00.000-07:00Ya know what Edgar?...I'm gonna leave comment link...Ya know what Edgar?...I'm gonna leave comment links to your expertise...I'm 61 frigin yrs. of age for god's sake!David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-35255955262384573172008-08-17T19:57:00.000-07:002008-08-17T19:57:00.000-07:00Yep, Anonymous, plaid pants were the rage in the e...Yep, Anonymous, plaid pants were the rage in the early seventies, and as we all know, only dead men wear plaid.David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-30025480560749552372008-08-17T19:40:00.000-07:002008-08-17T19:40:00.000-07:00Damn, Nava!...I've been looking for that tube of p...Damn, Nava!...I've been looking for that tube of paint for over a year, and there it is in my painting. Thanks!David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-36805481936939026962008-08-17T17:07:00.000-07:002008-08-17T17:07:00.000-07:00David,I hand coded it:<a href="http://www....David,<BR/>I hand coded it:<BR/><BR/><a href="http://www.url.com">Melinda</a><BR/><BR/>to do it, <BR/>1) change the URL (always include <I>http://</I>) inside the quotation marks to your target page<BR/>2) change 'Melinda' to say what ever you want the link text to say on the screen.<BR/>3) don't forget the closing </a> after your link text.<BR/><BR/>I find it easiest to just open the target page in another window, copy the URL from the navigation bar at the top, then paste it between the quotes in my comment. That way, you get the http:// and all.<BR/><BR/>The symbols in the example above are all required, including the greater than and less than brackets, quotes, colon, slashes and equal signs. The only 'space' required is between the first <I>a</I> and <I>href</I> -- but you can have spaces in your link text.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-22353919030318300072008-08-17T09:06:00.000-07:002008-08-17T09:06:00.000-07:00P.S.Sorry, I forgot to say that the newspaper betw...P.S.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I forgot to say that the newspaper between the two kids perhaps adds a bigger, adult dimension to your painting... as this is sometimes the same dynamic that you see in the world between different cultures and countries (suspicion, division, walls going up, protective stances, eventually peace, etc.). <BR/><BR/>I love the fella's plaid pants. 1970's?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-86083743748427112022008-08-17T08:57:00.000-07:002008-08-17T08:57:00.000-07:00Maybe flirting is too strong of a word. That was ...Maybe flirting is too strong of a word. That was my gut reaction. <BR/><BR/>Both are curious, but hesitant and shy; each hiding behind the wall. He's in a blue, grittier world, hiding behind his glasses. She's surrounded in warmth and light, guarded behind her ball. A little yin-yang tension.<BR/><BR/>Given enough time, I'm sure they would both come out of hiding and play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-19129308532158489982008-08-17T01:53:00.000-07:002008-08-17T01:53:00.000-07:00Aha - I've just noticed it now: in case you've bee...<I>Aha - I've just noticed it now: in case you've been driving yourself crazy looking for a missing half-full tube of sanguine-ish paint, it's at the bottom left of this painting. </I>Navahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03594536242955214557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851626699837326.post-85465802950232042762008-08-17T00:57:00.000-07:002008-08-17T00:57:00.000-07:00Sorry Edgar, that's about it for Lobenberg's metap...Sorry Edgar, that's about it for Lobenberg's metaphorical, juxtapositioned, ambiguous art work. I have enough problems spelling those three words much less mirroring them in paintings. You and Milinda are brave people doing watercolor paintings, but it sure is a cool medium so stick with it! <BR/><BR/>PS - How did you make the link to Milinda's blog in your comment?David Lobenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550343255310931339noreply@blogger.com