Comments on: What’s In a Name?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:55:52 +0000

@dale… the real estate section, huh? Hmmm… that would certainly create some interesting painting titles! I may try that for the next round. LOL

By: dale

dale — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:57:27 +0000

Kelly, I have the same issue with my photos. Sometimes it stresses me out to come up with a clever but cliche name. I know a prolific photographer who sources all her titles from the newspaper, usually from the real estate section. It works very well for her and makes you scratch your head sometimes about the title and connection to the image! cheers dale dale's last blog post..Itâ€™s Earth Hour at Our Home Every Night!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:38:13 +0000

Oh, your bits are very clever. I’m sure we all know that it’s Max’s bits that are rather strange.

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By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:00:13 +0000

LOL! that is very very true.

Only my bit is clever, right?

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:39:04 +0000

@Claire… ok, only SOME of it’s clever. The rest of it’s just strange. LOL

By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:57:08 +0000

Now are you sure its clever talk going on at British Speak?

I would definitely struggle picking names for paintings, off to have a look at yours

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:16:25 +0000

@Mark… it’s funny, this naming thing. And it must be something that’s in the air, because a number of people — online and off — have made mention of this very topic. I’m almost ready to cue the theme to the Twilight Zone.

@Haley… no one’s ever asked me how I came up with any of my titles, and I think that’s interesting. I’d think somebody would say, “Huh?? Why would you call that painting Little House on the Prairie?” But you have an interesting point. Perhaps I’ll just be lazy on future paintings! LOL

By: haleyhughes

haleyhughes — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:55:51 +0000

The nice thing about abstract art, is that you can interpret the image in many ways. It seems to me that if you’re too specific with a title, you can lead a viewer in a certain direction. So maybe it’s better sometimes to be “lazy” and call it “Untitled” or “Abstract in Green No. 36″. At least, that sounds like a good excuse to me.

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By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:47:40 +0000

Ha ha! Kinda funny, I posted about something similar just a few days ago. This naming jazz can be serious business sometimes! Mark's last blog post..Monochrome Birds and Lightroom Presets