MaryAlden1's Comments (56)

Dear Mary Alden, That is an outrageously wonderful texture cube! Your beautifulful art gives me great joy. love,
-- Rachel

Dear Mary Alden, This is astounding! I think it's one of your most beautiful yet!
-- Rachel

oh my! this is super cool!
-- ollie

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-- Charlotte

This is fascinating, Mary Alden. How do you come up with your ideas? Does your teacher suggest your subject matter once she has given you the assignment? Or do you figure it out?
-- Rachel

WOW! WOW! WOW!
-- Rachel

Awesome!!
-- Mary Alice

Dear Mary Alden, Your cubism project is beautiful! love, Rachel
-- Rachel

Hi Mary Alden! I'm trying to catch up with all I've missed. This one feels really powerful. I'm loving the black outline. It has a lot of depth and, yes, wild. xo
-- Rebecca

Dear Mary Alden, You are certainly learning about a lot of kinds of art. (I didn't study Dadaism until college). I love the piece you made---very inspiring! love,
-- Rachel

Dear Mary Alden, This one looks absolutely wild and you know I like that! Fantastic! love, Rachel
-- Rachel

Dear Mary Alden, Your color blending in your latest art work is superb! It's something I've worked on for over 50 years! But you do such a good job with it. lots of love, Rachel
-- Rachel

Dear Mary Alden, WOW! WOW! WOW! This is gorgeous; and I'm so happy to see your art work in the new year. love, Rachel
-- Rachel

Lovely, lovely, lovely!
-- Rachel

Yes, this is amazing, and so sophisticated! Really, really beautiful too. love,
-- Rachel

WOW! You are powerful! love,
-- Rachel

Dear Mary Alden, This is a wild one. Did Rosemary say it was based on Faith Ringgold? Marvelous! love,
-- Rachel

The colors in this are stunning, and look like fall to me, with the silhouettes too. love,
-- Rachel

This is absolutely wild, in ways I love art to be! Did you have fun creating it? lots of love,
-- Rachel

Wonder full. Luminous! Also I love so many and don't always comment, but the feathers and the mobile...both amazing. I think we should plan a trip for you to come out and stay with me in the summer and we can have an art week and just create, create, create. Love you!
-- Rebecca

Love the colors and composition!
-- Rebecca

Dear Mary Alden, This is fabulous and very beautiful! (And Lichtenstein is one of my favorite artists who inspires me every day). I love the fruit and bowl but I also love the combination of patterns on the table and wall. You inspire me every day and I love you every day.
-- Rachel

Dear Mary Alden, Though Dan had seen your peacock feathers before, they just arrived on my computer so I'm just now seeing them for the first time. Marvelous! love,
-- Rachel

Dear Mary Alden, Your story quilt is so interesting. I guess it's the one that Dan was talking with you about on the phone recently. Rosemary said the project was inspired by Faith Ringgold whose book we used when I taught art to young children long ago at the Baton Rouge museum by the river. Anyway, I'm fascinated by your piece. love,
-- Rachel

Loving all the new pieces. I'm so curious about your process with each project. Can't wait to talk to you about them in person. xo
-- Rebecca

Dear Mary Alden, Your gorgeous pumpkin still life is one of my favorite of all your art works!!! Really stunning. The darks and lights, the depth of the whole picture, the composition, the colors---all beautiful. love,
-- Rachel

Great new art work, MA! I like all of it but especially want to say that the American flag montage with girl superimposed on the field of stars and the peacock feathers are both amazing! Thanks, MA!
-- Dan

Dear Mary Alden, I love Alexander Calder's art work and I love yours, inspired by him. The simplicity combined with asymmetry are absolutely lovely. And I love you!
-- Rachel

Dear Mary Alden, You are learning things in art that I didn't learn until drawing classes in college! And your art is so grown up and beautiful. This one is subtle and calm and wonderful. love,
-- Rachel

Super cool. If I haven't said so already, let's please make a collaborative art piece when I'm in town. xo
-- Rebecca

The colors! So wonderful. Love your work.
-- Rebecca

Dear Mary Alden, Here are the white birches you were talking about! They're stunning, and look like Vermont or Ithaca. And the depth you created in your picture blows me away. Truly lovely. love, Rachel
-- Rachel

Mary Alden, I adore this piece so much. Thank you for letting me hang it in the classroom!
-- Rosemary

This is totally cool! I never could learn to do this and YOURS is so interesting too. As always, I love not just your assignment but the wonderful patterns you make as well. love,
-- Rachel

I love getting updates of your work. When I'm in town, you will have to tell me more about your process in creating your pieces. You brilliantly captured the complexity of your eye color in this one. I'm also enjoying the play of forms in the composition. Lovely. As always. xo
-- Rebecca

This work is fascinating! And that background is amazing. love,
-- Rachel

Probably my favorite!!!!
-- Ollie

Awesome. Was wondering if you see the hidden eye in the trees!!!
-- Ollie

That is an amazing work of art, MA: wowee-zowee!
-- Dan

Nice! Love it.
-- Rebecca

I agree with Rachel - your composition is inspired and inspiring! Love you.
-- Rebecca

Wow! This is powerful!
-- Rosemary

This is gorgeous, Mary Alden! I love how sophisticated your compositions and backgrounds are. And you inspire me for my own painting. love, Rachel
-- Rachel

Awesome, bugga!
-- Corey

Such an amazing piece about diversity and inclusivity. I love your heart! xo
-- Rebecca

Love this MA! I too want to know what materials you used and your process. Please share!
-- Rebecca

This is stunning!!
-- Rosemary

Dear Mary Alden, Your work for the tree silhouette project is amazing! Can you tell me what it's made of and how you created it? It's gorgeous. love,
-- Rachel

Mary Alden, this is awesome! IKU.
-- Nick

YES! This makes me feel happy and warm inside. I'd love a reprint for Talia's room. xo
-- Rebecca

Your artwork is inspiring! I love the motion evident in your "still" life. Nothing is really still, is it? Love you and love your constant creativity and creative expression! xo
-- Rebecca

I love how you tackled this project with such enthusiasm!
-- Rosemary

WOW! I love your arm casting! Really wild looking, which I like in art. lots of love, Rachel
-- Rachel

Dear Mary Alden, Your artwork is wonderful and I love to see every new piece of your work! I hope you're having fun with it. love, Rachel
-- Rachel

I am blown away by this and all your work! truly amazing! you are super artsy!
-- Ollie.

This is amazing, Mary Alden!!
-- Rosemary