John, Very good comments - I think you've hit an important on the head. I also think she did get your note and probably did pay attention. When she was discussing painting with Stephen and I last month, she went off into a kind of inarticulate reverie at one point, trying to describe how she has recently been experiencing the actual act of painting. In this instance she was having some difficulty communicating what she meant and was saying "you know?" a lot. It's would be easier for me to relate it in person with hand gestures as she did. ;-) Even though I can't properly or exactly relate it, what I understood her to be saying is that she was "squinting" a lot more and really getting into seeing, and practicing with, the micro aspects of form and color. The flip side of impulsiveness is great patience and it sounded like she maybe was enjoying that groove lately.
Kakki > During my visits to the exhibit in Saskatoon, I left a note recommending the > illustrator, Rob Howard to Joni. I doubt she got the note... or paid much attention to it if she did. > A shame. <snip> Given her impulsive nature, I can't > imagine her ever having the patience to master form painting based on > value. It's so by the numbers. She's so attatched to the idea of color > hues as expressive content and metaphor. It's hard to believe she'd ever > give up that "freedom" and start squinting for values. The rules of > impressionism work great for sweeping panoramas and vistas, but they > don't work for planes that are an inch or so apart. Compliments don't > make form in a face.
