tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post7197500059485336063..comments2024-03-18T10:53:57.845-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Pompeii No.49: "Assembing" the Left IgnudiMark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-45950715524044482432015-04-02T14:04:36.655-04:002015-04-02T14:04:36.655-04:00Dear Columnist, You may not be aware of it, but yo...Dear Columnist, You may not be aware of it, but your own blog is not allowing comments.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-17399607391208353852015-03-31T10:15:08.230-04:002015-03-31T10:15:08.230-04:00Dear Gina, I don't know if my next posting wil...Dear Gina, I don't know if my next posting will leave you speechless, but perhaps it will make you laugh.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-78131063299227441802015-03-31T09:33:42.177-04:002015-03-31T09:33:42.177-04:00Dear Mark, I'm speechless. It's those pin...Dear Mark, I'm speechless. It's those pink body parts. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-28913142375412883232015-03-30T19:07:54.797-04:002015-03-30T19:07:54.797-04:00Hi, Yvette — Though this wall is an homage to Anni...Hi, Yvette — Though this wall is an homage to Annibale Carracci, I have also been drawing upon Michelangelo for inspiration and reference. Michelangelo tended to simplify hair and I can understand why, because he was foremost a sculptor. Where other artists might see strands of hair, Michelangelo saw — even in his paintings — sculpted locks.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-14140667169065978692015-03-30T19:00:19.409-04:002015-03-30T19:00:19.409-04:00Thank you, Loi. I am starting to realize that I ha...Thank you, Loi. I am starting to realize that I have missed my calling!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-89306248933864261022015-03-30T17:25:44.738-04:002015-03-30T17:25:44.738-04:00I most especially love what you did with the hair,...I most especially love what you did with the hair, Mark. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-64835373914210307122015-03-30T14:55:39.719-04:002015-03-30T14:55:39.719-04:00I want a portrait with a six pack, too. And lots o...I want a portrait with a six pack, too. And lots of curly hair :) Very handsome - well done, Mark!! Woodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-89144244716172240922015-03-29T23:51:36.406-04:002015-03-29T23:51:36.406-04:00How clever!How clever!columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-52622220371876931382015-03-29T21:08:43.201-04:002015-03-29T21:08:43.201-04:00Hello, Rosemary,
The Carracci head that I pasted ...Hello, Rosemary,<br /><br />The Carracci head that I pasted onto the flipped reference is from another part of the same ceiling, but I looked at four or five contemporary profiles for the features of the final painting. The paint brush is one of my own, and while it does not have significance beyond that, it will be pointing to the subject of a painting that's going to be added soon.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-49931059663845821112015-03-29T21:02:17.537-04:002015-03-29T21:02:17.537-04:00Thank you, Karena! The next figure will be quite d...Thank you, Karena! The next figure will be quite different from the first, and yet I will want to balance the two. All that blue drapery will help in that regard.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-89223324287764234182015-03-29T21:00:15.685-04:002015-03-29T21:00:15.685-04:00Hello, Jim,
I actually did feel a little like a p...Hello, Jim,<br /><br />I actually did feel a little like a plastic surgeon as I determined how much to trim off in so many areas of the origianl figure. In fact, it did occur to me that the proportions of Carracci's exaggerated figures may very well have taken into account that they would be viewed from below and at a distance.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-12436394706610850362015-03-29T14:33:00.614-04:002015-03-29T14:33:00.614-04:00Hello Mark - Is the Carracci head from another mur...Hello Mark - Is the Carracci head from another mural? At first it took me some time to figure out the assembled extras. I am wondering if there is a symbolic reference with regard to the paint brush? Those curly locks would be the envy of many.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-70698705626135338302015-03-29T12:37:55.464-04:002015-03-29T12:37:55.464-04:00Mark I am truly amazed by your artistry and love t...Mark I am truly amazed by your artistry and love this ignudi!! It looks perfectly placed in this spot!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />The Arts by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-54643683493102528542015-03-29T12:22:10.170-04:002015-03-29T12:22:10.170-04:00Hello Mark, You were obviously intended to becom...Hello Mark, You were obviously intended to become a plastic surgeon. A great job of solving all the intricacies of adapting the Carracci to your project, while adding that touch of Ruffner wit. I am looking forward to meeting this figure's complement.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-48431245809725653072015-03-29T11:42:49.216-04:002015-03-29T11:42:49.216-04:00I will be happy to oblige. Perhaps you should be p...I will be happy to oblige. Perhaps you should be personified as Mercury.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-13373778320841497982015-03-29T07:44:42.569-04:002015-03-29T07:44:42.569-04:00When it comes time for my official portrait, I kno...When it comes time for my official portrait, I know where to commission! Especially if you give me a six pack!columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.com