Comments on: Sanguine Drawing http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:53:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stephen http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-322983 Stephen Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:26:26 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-322983 Just to elaborate on the etymology a little, cause I'm a linguistic freak, it comes from the word meaning crimson in colour or ruddy - the colour of the cheeks of amiable people, so sanguine people were generally liked. As well, sanguine is one of the 4 personality types the Greeks believed, and later medieval England. The others include: phlegmatic, choleric, and melancholic (and sanguine of course). They're all associated with a colour, emotion, etc. Just to elaborate on the etymology a little, cause I’m a linguistic freak, it comes from the word meaning crimson in colour or ruddy - the colour of the cheeks of amiable people, so sanguine people were generally liked. As well, sanguine is one of the 4 personality types the Greeks believed, and later medieval England. The others include: phlegmatic, choleric, and melancholic (and sanguine of course). They’re all associated with a colour, emotion, etc.

]]> By: Jeanne Guerin-Daley http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-317028 Jeanne Guerin-Daley Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:36:17 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-317028 Wow, thanks for sharing this info! Very interesting! I've been in a real experimental phase with my art these days, jumping around among many mediums. (I have just a blast with making art, I just want to do EVERYTHING!) Now I have another addition to my list of things with which to play around. Wow, thanks for sharing this info! Very interesting! I’ve been in a real experimental phase with my art these days, jumping around among many mediums. (I have just a blast with making art, I just want to do EVERYTHING!) Now I have another addition to my list of things with which to play around.

]]> By: oakling http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-313714 oakling Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:47:21 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-313714 Yeah - so that's what sanguine means! I always thought - from context in P. G. Wodehouse novels - that it meant someone was sure about something. Yeah - so that’s what sanguine means! I always thought - from context in P. G. Wodehouse novels - that it meant someone was sure about something.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-307156 Charley Parker Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:34:25 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-307156 Thanks, Dan. I do work at keeping an interesting mix. Thanks, Dan. I do work at keeping an interesting mix.

]]> By: Dan van Benthuysen http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-306446 Dan van Benthuysen Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:00:34 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-306446 Great post, Charley, and a reminder of why your site is so popular, ranging as it does from issues of art history and fine art to contemporary design and communication, with technical pieces like this one mixed in for good measure. I particularly like that you included notes on the etymology of the word 'sanguine.' Great post, Charley, and a reminder of why your site is so popular, ranging as it does from issues of art history and fine art to contemporary design and communication, with technical pieces like this one mixed in for good measure.

I particularly like that you included notes on the etymology of the word ’sanguine.’

]]> By: KM Scott Moore http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-306238 KM Scott Moore Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:27:37 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-306238 Hi! I guess I should mention, since I don't think I made it clear in the article, that the one advantage to the commercial products, such as Conté, is consistency. The natural chalk can vary quite a bit in both color and hardness, so it takes a little bit of experimentation to get used to its temperamental qualities. Thanks for the mention on your blog! Hi! I guess I should mention, since I don’t think I made it clear in the article, that the one advantage to the commercial products, such as Conté, is consistency.
The natural chalk can vary quite a bit in both color and hardness, so it takes a little bit of experimentation to get used to its temperamental qualities.

Thanks for the mention on your blog!

]]> By: Danny http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-306048 Danny Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:56:27 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/02/06/sanguine-drawing/#comment-306048 thanks for the link back! Nice image, I should do that too :) thanks for the link back! Nice image, I should do that too :)

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