The Oily Rag........Come and Chat September 2011

[!becca]

Good luck, Sandra.:heart:

[!becca]

Well, I do have a plan, at least right now, of what I think i will be doing artwise. But, I think the sleep vibes I sent to Jessica may have bounced back and hit me. I have been so tired lately...sleep may help.

[TinaC]

Hi guys, how ya doing? I'll have to read back quite a few pages to get the answer to that I guess. I am just coming up from air after a couple of extremely busy weeks work wise. I got back from a trade exhibition in Amsterdam on Sunday but sadly didnt have the time to squeeze any culture in at all - I had wanted to visit the Rijkmuseum again but it just didnt happen. So near yet so far.

Madly trying to catch up with everything but prompted by Becca I just wanted to say I am still in for the swaps, although I dont know where you are all at with them. I am not entirely finished yet, is everyone else? Whats the ship out date now?

Hopefully I'll get some proper time for art things at the weekend - roll on Saturday.

Catch ya later.:wave:

[!becca]

Hi Tina! Sounds like you have been very busy. We have decided on the 27th as a ship date. I hope this works for you. So sorry you weren't able to make the Rijkmuseum stop, I am sure it would have been inspiring.

[sidbledsoe]

Here are the cheapest bestest wines for any one interested who is a cheap winos like me:
Chardonay- Beringer
White Zinfandel- Beringer
Cabernet Sauvingnon- Napa Ridge
Merlot- Walnut Crest (Rapel Valley)

They are just real easy on the wallet yet purty good for dinners, with cheese at your opening night shows, or just good ole chuggin' :D

[Freesail]

Here are the cheapest bestest wines for any one interested who is a cheap winos like me:
Chardonay- Beringer
White Zinfandel- Beringer
Cabernet Sauvingnon- Napa Ridge
Merlot- Walnut Crest (Rapel Valley)

They are just real easy on the wallet yet purty good for dinners, with cheese at your opening night shows, or just good ole chuggin' :D

Sid, For over 25 years I use to own a winery. It was an interesting lifestyle.

[!becca]

Sid, thanks for the list...I like all that you have listed and here are a few more I like as well:

Franzia (big box) Merlot is fine for drinking the Cabernet great for cooking.
I love Big Box(that is the label) Pinot for cooking but not drinking.
Usually like any of the Ozzie wine in a bottle.:D Which for some reason I am mentally blocking all the vairietes:confused:...but I do love the blends.
edit..Black Opal is among my favorites.:)

[!becca]

Paul, interesting...I had a small grove of wine grapes here for years and they grew beautifully. At one time we entertained the idea of planting for commercial growing, but decided not due to the intense labor required.

[!becca]

This Saturday there is going to be a reinactment of the old large cattle drives passing near here. It will be the 150th anniversary and they will be driving 400 head of longhorn cattle along the trail. They also will be navigating through some of our small towns along the way. If I can manage I am going to try to find out the course they are taking and get a few pics.:)

[sidbledsoe]

I wish i was one of those drivers, then I could live just like Cheyenne!

[!becca]

Sid, here (http://www.kansascattledrive2011.com/content/kansas-150th-anniversary-cattle-drive) is a link.:D It is going to be really close to us.:D

[sidbledsoe]

":music: come a ti yi yippie yippie yah yippie yah, come a ti yi yippie yippie yah! :music: "

sung to the tune of the Old Chisolm Trail :D

(i can't find that pic yet, i think Bev kept one.)

[!becca]

This cattle drive will be fun to try to follow...I love longhorns.:D

(i can't find that pic yet, i think Bev kept one.)
:lol: I wouldn't be surprised!

[sidbledsoe]

here is how much of a cowboy wannabe i am, breakfast was a poppy bagel and now i am having some coffee and beef jerky!:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/112587-IMG_0119.JPG

Duke was in his store front doggie box like he is every day:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/112587-IMG_0118.JPG
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/112587-IMG_0117.JPG

[Freesail]

Paul, interesting...I had a small grove of wine grapes here for years and they grew beautifully. At one time we entertained the idea of planting for commercial growing, but decided not due to the intense labor required.

I had 16 acres planted on a very steep hill side, and I bought a lot of grapes also. Super labor intensive. I was making 50,000 gallons a year or 250,000 bottles.

[!becca]

Sid, wow! That is a cowboy wanna be!:D You should come out for the trail drive.
Duke looks so relaxed and adorable.:heart:

Paul, that sounds like a lot of bottles to me.:D

[sidbledsoe]

I get free bottles of wine from my friend who's brother own a winery in PA, hint hint!:D

Here is a shot of the New Jersey shore before and after the hurricane :smug: :
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/112587-ATT57355511.JPG

[!becca]

Sid, lucky you!:thumbsup:

There are wineries here in KS, but as yet, I have not bought a drinkable bottle. A friend of ours makes his own wine and had a winery make sevearal bottles of sandhill plum wine. I was nearly the only person who tasted it that liked it so we ended up with several bottles..it was like a port or brandy depending on the pressing.

It looks like Irene really cleaned up New Jersey! :eek: Where did it all go?

[sidbledsoe]

all the used syringes and trash and flotsam and jetsam* must have washed out to sea!:D

(The common phrase flotsam and jetsam is now used loosely to describe any objects found floating or washed ashore.)

[!becca]

That is not a very good thing for the sea.:(

[sidbledsoe]

nope!

hey now it is time i think for some chips and salsa!
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/112587-IMG_0120.JPG

aren't you glad i brought my camera to work!

[!becca]

Sid, yes I am, so I can witness all the snacking you do so early in the day.:lol: Now you are going southwest!:D

Looking at all this food, now I am feeling hungry.

[NancyMP]

Sid, I eat chips and salsa nonstop. Chips don't last around here. Goes good with cabernets, pinots, and sauvignons, too!

Me, too, Becca! I'm going to have an early lunch, methinks!

[!becca]

And, Nancy, don't forget the Shiraz!

[NancyMP]

My favorite wine was American Riesling, made by a local winery called Tres Sueños, but they stopped making it a couple of years ago. We don't drink much, so our last bottle went to vinegar before it was all consumed.

Since I usually need to be fully functional, my main drink is Ginger Ale, by Schweppes!:lol:

[stapeliad]

OMG Girls , I need to know something about my Pc do any of you run Windows 7 home preuimem

I use Mcafee firewall, not the windows one...but I am running Windows 7 home premium and have never encountered a windows firewall expiration.

[stapeliad]

When it comes to me, i am just going to post it at random.

I'm good with random, that's fine becc.

[stapeliad]

SIDNEY- what the heck year is this phone from? 1972? You need an upgrade!!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/53789-phone.jpg

[!becca]

Jessica, :lol: I noticed the phone too.:lol: Maybe it is an incredibly important phone.

[!becca]

Nancy, the only thing I drink is wine. Never have been fond of beer, and hard liquor, but I do like wine, primarily red.:D

[NancyMP]

Sandra,:heart: my phone company, AT&T, called me at 9pm! last night to try to talk me into switching to them for my internet connection, and when I said no, wanted to know how much I was paying for it!!! When I said None of your business," she got even more aggressive. I hung up on her! Which is what you need to do with phoney phone calls!:evil:

For security, I use Norton Systems and upgrade it every year. Windows will keep some of your messages from getting to you if you let them - they seem to think they're the boss :smug: of your computer, rather than you.

[sidbledsoe]

That is so funny, you know i looked at that picture and thought of sandra looking for my man piles etc, and i drew a blank, i could see nothing that would attract the least bit of ragging and heckling from you guys!
was i ever wrong :lol: I could get a new phone with a bunch of buttons and such but this one works just fine and i am a real simple dude when you get down to it :D

[mtpalms]

Here are the cheapest bestest wines for any one interested who is a cheap winos like me:
Chardonay- Beringer
White Zinfandel- Beringer
Cabernet Sauvingnon- Napa Ridge
Merlot- Walnut Crest (Rapel Valley)

They are just real easy on the wallet yet purty good for dinners, with cheese at your opening night shows, or just good ole chuggin' :D

This Saturday there is going to be a reinactment of the old large cattle drives passing near here. It will be the 150th anniversary and they will be driving 400 head of longhorn cattle along the trail. They also will be navigating through some of our small towns along the way. If I can manage I am going to try to find out the course they are taking and get a few pics.:)

As usual, I am playing catch up here. Sid, those wines sound good. I finally tried 2 buck chuck from trader Joe's and it was really good (although a few people say they have gotten some underwhelming bottles of it from time to time). If I lived close enough, I'd buy it exclusively at that price. I bought a bottle of "Herding Cats" from S Africa, but it wasn't very good. Neat label though.

Becca, the cattle drive sounds like lots of fun! Where I grew up, cattle were moved from feedlot to field to pasture on our county farm roads (I am sure you can relate), and it can be, ummmmm, a little messy. 400 head?!?!!? I foresee some well fertilized, but crumpled rosebeds and hedges! Still, how exciting!

[!becca]

Nancy,:heart: I use norton too...:)

Sid, you can never imagine what is going to be spotted.:D

[!becca]

I foresee some well fertilized, but crumpled rosebeds and hedges
Going down main street!!! With store fronts and lots of people.!
I want to get permission to photo their campsite. They will be camping about 8 miles from me.:D

[lovin art]

I use Mcafee firewall, not the windows one...but I am running Windows 7 home premium and have never encountered a windows firewall expiration.

thanks for that J~birdy ... THATS WHAT I THOUGHT :)

[lovin art]

That is so funny, you know i looked at that picture and thought of sandra looking for my man piles etc, and i drew a blank, i could see nothing that would attract the least bit of ragging and heckling from you guys!
was i ever wrong :lol: I could get a new phone with a bunch of buttons and such but this one works just fine and i am a real simple dude when you get down to it :D

Sid,... you know I dig your little man plies:D ...... and Js right you need to update that Bat phone darlin:lol: , but I did also notice the cute pic of your little boy up on the wall thats sweet ....:heart:

[lovin art]

Going down main street!!! With store fronts and lots of people.!
I want to get permission to photo their campsite. They will be camping about 8 miles from me.:D

sounds like fun Becc:heart: ... I use to love getting the cattle in at my exs inlaws they had a huge cattle farm:D

[lovin art]

looks like im talkin to myself here ~cripes ....:o :)

[!becca]

sounds like fun Becc:heart: ... I use to love getting the cattle in at my exs inlaws they had a huge cattle farm:D

Sandra,:heart: 400 longhorn is a big herd. And, they will leave a few things behind. Not only that, cattle don't always just go where you point them, but it will be amazing to see the drive on the open road and the camp.

[!becca]

looks like im talkin to myself here ~cripes ....:o :)

It happens to me all the time.:D

[!becca]

Will see you later, errands!

[NancyMP]

Himself is mad at me; I forgot to get him up in time today for his ENT appointment, and he has bleeding sinuses!:( They're going to call me back, but they don't have anything open until October, but might work him in because of the bad problem.:o

[lovin art]

Sandra,:heart: my phone company, AT&T, called me at 9pm! last night to try to talk me into switching to them for my internet connection, and when I said no, wanted to know how much I was paying for it!!! When I said None of your business," she got even more aggressive. I hung up on her! Which is what you need to do with phoney phone calls!:evil:

For security, I use Norton Systems and upgrade it every year. Windows will keep some of your messages from getting to you if you let them - they seem to think they're the boss :smug: of your computer, rather than you.


thats what happened to me Nance :heart: .... i think they were scaming me :rolleyes: , i cant get over the cheek of the mongrels to be honest ... it makes me have no faith in this world :(


hia Becc:heart: have fun doing errands , i get back on here and your gone again .... :D

[lovin art]

Himself is mad at me; I forgot to get him up in time today for his ENT appointment, and he has bleeding sinuses!:( They're going to call me back, but they don't have anything open until October, but might work him in because of the bad problem.:o

gees Nance:heart: that cant be good he would be in such pain if they are bleeding .:eek: ..cricky he needs to go straight away:crossfingers:

[NancyMP]

Yep, Sandicat, but it's the only world we've got, so forewarned is forearmed!

[mtpalms]

Sandra,:heart: 400 longhorn is a big herd. And, they will leave a few things behind. Not only that, cattle don't always just go where you point them, but it will be amazing to see the drive on the open road and the camp.

I hope you get some great pictures. I know what you meant in a previous post about curious bovines and trying to get a picture before they all start sauntering over to see what's up, and if there is food involved.

[NancyMP]

And, Sandra,:heart: if you don't mind, I'm going to give you small seashells for earrings in the painting.:)

[lovin art]

i know Nance did you see my last post hope your hero will be ok !!

[lovin art]

And, Sandra,:heart: if you don't mind, I'm going to give you small seashells for earrings in the painting.:)

Nance :heart: that sounds so sweet:thumbsup: , I dont mind add what ever you want darlin lady you can attack the hair to if you like I think mermaids wore stuff like that didnt they ...:D

This a waterhouse mermaid so sweet isnt she :D
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/186639-mermaid_pc.jpg

[NancyMP]

I hope you get some great pictures. I know what you meant in a previous post about curious bovines and trying to get a picture before they all start sauntering over to see what's up, and if there is food involved.

Marcia,:heart: back when I had a very balky car that couldn't get up to the speed limit, I used to go to work the back way. One morning, I noticed two curious cows staring at each other across the road, necks stretched over the fences!:lol:

They were red Brahmas, and I used to see them from our 9-story building, in the fields just to the east of us. Whenever I was upset by my boss, I would gaze out at these peaceable creatures and regain some of my serenity...:)

[sidbledsoe]

cattle don't always just go where you point them,

try herding cats sometime!:D

[lovin art]

HelllOOooooo there Sidney !!!:D :wave:

[stapeliad]

looks like im talkin to myself here ~cripes

i feel like that all the time....

[sidbledsoe]

hello sandra, nance, marcia, stapes, and all you lurkers too!

[stapeliad]

hi sid! :wave:

[NancyMP]

Sandra, that is such a sweet painting! :heart: but I think I'll keep your hair up because I like the chiaroscuro of my painting and don't want to alter the balance. I still need to go scout around for the background- accurate but few details!

Sid, I agree about cats! :cat: I have a herd of four! Same thing with artists, but I say "Artists should be seen and not herded!":D

[stapeliad]

Peter Gabriel was sighted in the building..... :D

[lovin art]

Peter Gabriel was sighted in the building..... :D

Wow :D love his music ...

yep Nance I hear you:thumbsup: , no I dont think you should add hair I ment if you wanted you could add little seahell to my existing hair , you sweet dag:heart: , I would never tell you to change anything its your painting Nance , Im just giving you susggestions Chica :heart: :D

[lovin art]

i feel like that all the time....

:heart: :grouphug: you got us to talk to babe;)

[stapeliad]

That's true oilycat! :grouphug: :heart:

[mtpalms]

Nance :heart: that sounds so sweet:thumbsup: , I dont mind add what ever you want darlin lady you can attack the hair to if you like I think mermaids wore stuff like that didnt they ...:D

This a waterhouse mermaid so sweet isnt she :D
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/186639-mermaid_pc.jpg
Sandra! That's beautiful! The October girl on my Waterhouse calendar is a mermaid, but more 'realistic'.
http://www.thefairygathering.com/images/old-fairy-art/john-william-waterhouse-a-mermaid-1900-t.jpg

Hi Sid! :wave:
try herding cats sometime!:D
http://www.winelegacy.com/Images/ItemBottle/20090526/herding%20merlot_1.jpg
I have, wish tasted as a good as it's label....

[mtpalms]

Peter Gabriel was sighted in the building..... :D
:eek:

[sidbledsoe]

Stapes, start singin sledghammer real loud!
Marcia, it is also a band (http://www.theherdingcats.org/).

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/112587-df20021001.jpg

[lovin art]

Hi Marica:heart: , yes shes gorgeous :thumbsup: , Iv done a real small study of her , Nell wants her for her bedroom , one day ... :rolleyes:

thats so funny they have wine called that .:lol: ... what next herding Careys zebra of the wilds of Africa :D :lol:



omg more painting today:) .... yikes , i kinda feel real bad inside atm , i havent drawn in over a week :o :( , but i do have ldrawing to go to this week and on saturday a full workshop of figure drawing and painting if you like


yeah if j does sing it it he mite join in .....:D :heart:

[mtpalms]

Sorry you're still feeling puny Sandicat.

[CareyG]

:lol: Now you have something *else* in my head! :eek:

Speaking of wine...I don't drink it, but I do love to cook with it, yum, and lately I have been very into Yellowtail, which is an Aussie wine. :D It's got so many flavors to it that it's so delicious in cooking.

Carey, I did think of you when I was painting my fair plein air the other day...you would really excell because you could just paint the horses...
That's right, that would be fun. :D One of these days I need to go out and paint some neighbor's horses or something. Where the sand meets the real road, they have a young horse (whom we have dubbed Pookie) and he has recently acquired a friend, an older paint horse who has beautiful markings. And there are quite a few fields down the road with horses, too. And they have recently been gathering hay, so I need to go out and paint hay bales while I can...hmmm.

Carey... I'm wired at midnight and it's completely your fault! I have had 2 cups of winter blend, and I'm groovin to the B52s...still...
:eek: Oh I hope you got some sleep! I've been sleep deprived of late...so hard to do anything that way.

My computer is being slow, I think it has been on too long.

~!Carey

[lovin art]

thankyee Marciycat... life is only what we make it and i need to stop being a child and get on with it

stuff that:eek: , i like the kid in me/:D dam i really am talking to myself

Carey i dont drink wine either really... i tend to just use it in cooking ...

[NancyMP]

Peter Gabriel was sighted in the building..... :D

Oh, Jessica!:heart: I love his voice, I get chills just listening to him sing!:clap:

[NancyMP]

I found some really nice photo refs in Marine for my painting!

[!becca]

Nancy,:heart: cats are smaller than longhorn.:lol: :cat:

Jessica,:heart: so cool about the proximity to celebraty!:clap:

Sandra,:heart: see, now I am back and I suppose you are gone.

Sid, what are you snacking on now?:D

Marcia, I hope I get good pics too..:)

Carey, I have tried to paint the cattle in the pasture...you don't notice until you try to paint them, but they constantly move.

[ArtyRolina]

Hi everyone,

I can't read all the posts, but I tried! Lovely, lovely paintings/drawings of our Sandra - gorgeous as ever, totally LOVe the nude!

I have been painting a little, but of course busy at work too. Have a new painting started, totally finished my swap paintings, although I might rework one (or two)...

Hurricane Katia was bad but as bad as feared, thankfully.

I am so glad it is Spirit Day on Saturday, I think I will be able to manage that, although I am writing a paper as well (deadline looming), but, heh, painting is much more important!

My friend is away now and although I am enjoying my peace I also miss her. The weekend after next I have 3 friends coming to stay with me from all corners of the UK and we shall be having a fun, arty, girly weekend, I can hardly wait.

Erm, I think that is all my news, I hope everyone is OK!

[!becca]

Rolina, yay for being able to paint!!!:clap: It sounds as if you are social central there.:D

[ArtyRolina]

I know, Becca,so much for my Hermit Manifesto!

[!becca]

Rolina, the companionship is good too, especially people you enjoy being around.:D :heart:

[lovin art]

I found some really nice photo refs in Marine for my painting!

cant wait to see what you do it will be beautifullll :heart: and by the Nance your wrong you DO paint waves like a pro ....:thumbsup:

Im here Becc :heart: :D ... just looking at my paint and getting ready to mix some tones for it :crossfingers:

Hia Rol :heart: , nice to her from you , you do sound busy , and great to be painting for you:clap: :thumbsup: ... and thankyou for the lovely thoughts on me:o but the Girls and Sid are the ones that need all that praise:heart: , Im just the model ...:D

[!becca]

Hi Sandra,:heart: we are like passing ships again..i have been on the phone,..now am going out to put my husband on that chimney yet again.:lol: I am looking forward to your painting.

[lovin art]

Hi Sandra,:heart: we are like passing ships again..i have been on the phone,..now am going out to put my husband on that chimney yet again.:lol: I am looking forward to your painting.

:lol: :heart: that we are chica ... can you please get pic of him up the chimmy Becc:heart: , prefeb;ly with the red suit on too pleaseeeee !!!:D :lol:

I will be gone for abit too:rolleyes: I need to get my pc sorted :( , they were trying to scam me and I found out i DONT NEED TO PAY FOR ANOTHER FIRWALL IT COMES ON PC FOR ALL TIME:thumbsup: ... opps~ sorry about the big type my figures arent working well:o :D

[sidbledsoe]

Sid, what are you snacking on now?:D
yellowtail merlot, pepperjack cheese and crackers,
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/112587-IMG_0123.JPG

[lovin art]

Umm ~ yep the cheese n crackers I will take to go honey child !!!!:D

is that Ozzie wine Sidney harbour?

[!becca]

Sandra,:heart: Well, I just brought him down and didn't see your request for a pic in time....I will take a pic of the truck, but I am not putting him back up there now.:D

Sid, yum! I am sipping merlot and nibbliing on a little chocolate while I wait for dinner to come out of the oven.:D

Going to get that truck pic.:D

[!becca]

Ok, here is a pic of the boom I was operating and the chimney.:D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/100116-my_house_005copy4.jpg

[NancyMP]

Good Night , Nurse! I just pop out for some palette paper and a tomato, and look how far the Oily Rag went!:eek:

Rolina, I can't blame you for not keeping up - this is the sheer madness of the Oil Rag!:wink2::D

Sid, I have had Yellowtail Merlot at a wine-tasting event, and we voted it best of show. Those Aussies have a nice wine there. I'm on my second cup of Earl Grey.:)

Sandra, enjoy painting the lady - I know you'll do a beautiful job!:thumbsup::D

Becca, are you sure you didn't need some wine to help you hoist your husband up there?:lol:

[!becca]

Nancy, it is a soothing treat after the fact.:D
That tomato sounds wonderful. And, you are right, Aussie wine is very reliable.

[!becca]

Because I don't think I have shown it to you before..here is my house as seen from the outter edge of my lavendar garden.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/100116-my_house_009copy4.jpg

[NancyMP]

Becca,:heart: you have a beautiful home,:thumbsup: and do I recall that you designed it yourself?:D

[!becca]

Thank you Nancy, yes, I did, I detailed every inch and made or approved every order.:)

[lovin art]

Becc I love your beautiful home it's gorgeous but I love you more the garden is so you Chica xx

[lovin art]

Thanks Nance you darlin, I went to theshops I needed some more paint medium bad sandy lol

[NancyMP]

Wonderful! It must be a thing with you peeps who were born on June 11! My mother designed her dream house, too!

I did a free-lance job showing the elevation, basement, first and second floors for a builder - then he came back and asked me to plot the electrical and plumbing systems. It he may have asked me to plot the computer system, if it hadn't been 30 years ago!

Anyway, he stiffed me on the bill and I took it to small claims court. He declared bankruptcy, not just because of my small bill, but for all the materials, workmen and contractors. I would have settled for the house, by that time I loved it!

I learned the hard way that what is honorable behavior may apply in Oklahoma does not apply to Washington, D.C!

Of course now, people everywhere seem to be fairly shameless...

[!becca]

Becc I love your beautiful home it's gorgeous but I love you more the garden is so you Chica xx

Sandra,:heart: thank you, you are such a sweetie.:grouphug:

Now get that medium so you can paint.:D

[!becca]

Wonderful! It must be a thing with you peeps who were born on June 11! My mother designed her dream house, too!

I did a free-lance job showing the elevation, basement, first and second floors for a builder - then he came back and asked me to plot the electrical and plumbing systems. It he may have asked me to plot the computer system, if it hadn't been 30 years ago!

Anyway, he stiffed me on the bill and I took it to small claims court. He declared bankruptcy, not just because of my small bill, but for all the materials, workmen and contractors. I would have settled for the house, by that time I loved it!

I learned the hard way that what is honorable behavior may apply in Oklahoma does not apply to Washington, D.C!

Of course now, people everywhere seem to be fairly shameless...

Thank you Nancy,:heart: I really am proud of it, I put a ton of work and heart into it. Funny, we went to court for a fault with one of the builders too... it was even more work than the building and though we won an award from the jury, it wasn't enough to cover all the loss. That experience has kept us from ever desiring to go to court again.

[!becca]

Sandra, did you see my truck and chimney pic?

[mtpalms]

Becca you have a beautiful house, and your garden will be beautiful again too!

That is the first time I think I've seen an exterior shot of it.

[sidbledsoe]

very nice little adobe there beccs! now lets see the video of the cherry picker in action!

[stapeliad]

Becc I love that pic of your house...it really is a masterpiece.

I'm off to sleep oilers...i have to be out the door 45 minutes earlier than normal...wacky school schedule... zzzzzzz

sweet dreams all!

[lovin art]

Ok, here is a pic of the boom I was operating and the chimney.:D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/13-Sep-2011/100116-my_house_005copy4.jpg
Yay Beautiful shot , but weres santa boy ?? :confused: :D :lol:

Becc:heart: you really do live in a lovley enviroment :heart: ..those wide open spaces are to die for

Sorry girls no painting today :( , Im went out and got to talking with my art store friend Marley:D ... Im home now and feel stuff its starting to get warmer here now :rolleyes:

Night there Ny doll:heart: ...sweet dreams to you chiCa:wave:

[lovin art]

I bought some daylight bulbs to paint at night by ~~~yay

[stapeliad]

I'm still up. :o

Sandra i have a daylight lamp and I LOVE it! :D Congrats on your new bulbs!

[NancyMP]

I've been painting, and loving my whole day, in spite of letting Himself down. I didn't let him leave mad, but got the ENT office on the phone and made another appointment. He can't hear an alarm or a clock-radio, so it really IS my job to wake him up for getting places on time.:eek:

I think I have one more session on the painting, and will do it tomorrow. :D

Meanwhile, I'm calling Terminix again to get them to come back and do it again Monday.:evil: The vet sez I should try Advantage since Terminix didn't work on my poor cats, so Monday we gotta wrangle 'em into carriers and go put the Advantage on them.:wink2: I bought some flea-killer spray, too, so once we have them in the car, before they come to fumigate, I'm going back inside to spray under the couch and chairs.

Sound like a plan? Any suggestions?

[stapeliad]

Oh wow Nance...well, don't be too down about the appointment, stuff like that happens to all of us. That's pretty awful about the fleas. :( :heart:

[lovin art]

J~bird , thankyee chica .:heart: .. I cant wait to use them :thumbsup: .. you need to get to sleep doll

Nance , I cant wait to see the finish it will be beautiful I know:heart: :D ....yes Nance get and use the spray that will help surely and one of my brothers uses Advantage for his Dog , he loves the stuff:D

[stapeliad]

J~bird , thankyee chica . .. I cant wait to use them .. you need to get to sleep doll

I know. :( I just don't want to.

[!becca]

Thank you Marcia, Jessica, Sandra and Sid.:heart:

IF for any reason I need to lift my hubby again soon, the video will roll.:lol: In the morning before errands, i will be helping him reshape a Studebaker roof.:)

Nancy, good luck with the fleas...poor kitties and poor you. They can be a real problem I know. The revolution we used is for fleas too..maybe you should try it. What ever you use I hope it works this time.:heart:

Sandra, that painting will come out of you soon, i know it.:heart:

Jessica, i suppose you are in bed now...night sweet oily friend.:heart:

[NancyMP]

Jessicat,:heart: have you been drinking more Winter Tea?:lol: Here's to getting enough rest...:crossfingers: I know what it's like to want to get some sleep, and not being able to just settle down. Maybe you need to call Sid and ask him to drive up with some Yellow Tail Merlot!:D

[!becca]

I heard back from my request to take cattle drive photos and they are permitted as long as they aren't for commercial use, so I have sent a second request about using them as a resource for painting. Not your normal cattle drive sending and receiving email from the trail.:D

[NancyMP]

Becca, I don't believe I've heard of Revolution. What is it?

[NancyMP]

Becc, somebody on that cattle drive has an Iphone?:eek: Drovers of the past are rollin' in their graves! Yee haw!

[!becca]

Nancy, it is just the same type of little oily drops to put on the back of the kitty neck and it kills ear mites, intestional worms and fleas...basically all parasites. Our cat didn't have an adverse reaction at all, it is was obvious the ear mites were better within a day.:cat: It lasts for one month.

[!becca]

Becc, somebody on that cattle drive has an Iphone?:eek: Drovers of the past are rollin' in their graves! Yee haw!:lol:

[!becca]

Well, I just heard they are checking with others about the paintings of the drive...I think even if I can't paint them, I will try to get pics.:D And, it is supposed to be cold that night (Thursday) too...temps in the 40s.

[NancyMP]

Becc,:heart: I would think they would be enchanted with the very idea of paintings of the drive, but it was so unusual a request that's why he's checking with the others. Besides that, fair usage permits you to use your own photographs for art, and you don't need their permission. But it was nice of you to ask them.

It's so in keeping with Old West tradition - some day when you come visit, I'll take you to see the Remingtons at the western museum!:D

[!becca]

Nancy, I would love that.:heart: I do hope we are able to manage a few road trips later this year. This summer has been so intense it would feel very good to be away a bit.

[NancyMP]

Becca,:heart: that would be so nice if you came visiting!:clap:

I know it's late, but for some reason, I really want to make some oatmeal raisin cookies!

Himself finally cleared up all the tools and stuff he had on our front porch (without being asked!:eek:), so I guess I think I owe him a treat for when he gets back from the telescope! And I can't think of anything he enjoys more...:o

[!becca]

Nancy, if things work out, I do hope to make a visit. But, around here emergencies pop up regularly. It is a tentative thought though.:D :heart:

Oatmeal raisin cookies sound yummy! They would make a lovely reward.:D

[lovin art]

sounds like a nice treat Nance :heart: :D ... I wish I cooked more ...:o

[!becca]

Now that I have accomplished a few other things, I am feeling more like painting again. My schedule is still a mess, but maybe tomorrow afternoon I can manage something. It is funny, but I seem to like a little break between paintngs, nice to have a day or two of afterglow when i paint one.

[!becca]

sounds like a nice treat Nance :heart: :D ... I wish I cooked more ...:o

Sandra, :heart: I don't cook or bake like I used to. Less from scratch now and more from mixes. And, I don't see a problem with it...need to make time to paint somehow.:D

[!becca]

fair usage permits you to use your own photographs for artthanks for this information, I have never been sure.

[lovin art]

Sandra, :heart: I don't cook or bake like I used to. Less from scratch now and more from mixes. And, I don't see a problem with it...need to make time to paint somehow.:D



Yeah thats true Becc:heart: .... I seem to be the same I guess , I think your right , it makes for more time:) , just wish I could get into the swing of it all ...I guess .. Im not hte best for running on time with anything really ...:o

:grouphug:

[lovin art]

Dam today just got away on me , and I got pick Nell up already ,:rolleyes:

later Lovelies:wave:

[!becca]

Sandra, :heart: I have issues with time too...sometimes it seems to be racing.

[NancyMP]

I just polished off another big tub of Brush Cleaner. When it gets down to the point where there's a hole in the middle and I'm digging into the corners, I squish up what's left and mash it into the new tub!

I will wait on the cookies, Becca, 'cause I'm tired and need to go to bed, but I do like to cook, it's just that summer is such a busy time (and it's been so hot this one!) that I haven't wanted to use the oven. When the first coolth gets here, you'll likely find me in the kitchen making bread of one kind or another.

Sandra, it's mainly baking I like to do, so I don't do much cooking in the summer; instead I devise my meals so I can use the microwave. Talk about being spoiled!

You're having Spring now, while we're getting cooler!

Girls, I could eat every meal out, but that can cause me untold digestive troubles. We're a little cash shy at the mo, and I think I'll ask Himself whether we can either go out to eat together, or have meals at home together. With grocery prices the way they are, there's little difference between home cookin' and going out.

[!becca]

Nancy, I am glad you find time for baking (except this past summer!:eek:) I like to bake too, just have no choice but to cook all our other meals, so the cooking urge is squelched by that necessity. According to our forecast, the cool air is on it's way!
Night, peaceful sleep.:grouphug:

[NancyMP]

We had 100F today, Becc! Grrrr! But it is the highest we've been for a week!

Good night, girls (yawn)!:heart::heart:

:grouphug:

[mtpalms]

^ It was 70º here today, about 25º cooler than normal! Overcast and sprinkly - a bit more like being in Seattle, not the Mojave desert!

I used to cook from scratch all the time - it's hard to get motivated just doing it for myself. Last time I cooked anything but a basic meal, I made a rhubarb crisp, & it took 2 weeks to finish it.

[!becca]

Weather updates!:D Monday we were about 101. today, 90. Now we are supposed to cool off considerably, into the 70s and 80s. Odd, but I am so used to the heat now, when we drop into the 70s I feel I need a jacket.:lol:

Marcia, you are having extremely odd weather!

[lovin art]

Night Nance .:heart: ... and you to Becc :heart: if your not about ...:D

Marcia :heart: , I love rhubarb it was my favorite desert growing up:D ... its so yummy with ice cream and in pie too

it would be hard getting the desire to cook for just one

[!becca]

Sandra, I am still here...my husband has been visiting with me. I love him dearly, but that man can gab.

I used to cook for one and enjoyed it.:) Cooking for two isn't much different.

[lovin art]

I love him dearly, but that man can gab

Oh Becc , your so cute:heart: :lol: , I bet he loves you dearly too ~who wouldnt ...:heart: :angel:

well I eat takeway when it suits :D , but mostly if we do its good choices , I also love subway ...

[!becca]

Sandra,:heart: wow, I have been loading in my pics of my swaps I just took...it took longer than I expected. I really hope you all like them.:o

I would welcome carry out if it were available, we just don't have food places here.

Now it is almost 2 am and I have a busy morning. Sorry I missed you again...tomorrow!:heart:

[lovin art]

Becc:heart: I know you paint with your heart and soul , it shows , and it will be in your work .... we are blessed to receive such treasures from you ... :D :grouphug:


Ive been looking at the Russian artists Nance :heart: , I think I have one I will try and paint as a quick study :) ... on top on my other one , a good way to use my left over paint of skintones then:thumbsup:

well Im off to bed early tonight for a change ...

[!becca]

Sandra,:heart: you have such lovely words for me.:grouphug: Your russian study will be fun.:D Night to you.:heart:

[stapeliad]

Morning all! :wave:

[sidbledsoe]

Good morning Jessica, so where is peter gabriel?
seen any old phones recently in bad need of updating?
btw i have wondered why you picked stapeliad for a moniker :confused:
so i went to wiki to read up on those succulents and OMG:eek: i thought you might like this excerpt from wikipedia about stapeliads:
Most stapeliads use flies as pollinators, that are attracted to odours resembling dung or rotting meat, emanating from the flowers. Many of the flowers also bear some physical resemblance to rotting animal carcasses, leading to their popular name of Carrion Flowers

the aroma just sounds wonderful! :lol:
have a nice day stapesie baby!:D
(hope you aren't mad at me:angel: :crossfingers: :grouphug: )

[!becca]

Jessica, good morning to you!:heart:

Sid, looks like you are finding trouble again.:D

[stapeliad]

Stapeliads are fabulous and gorgeous, also incredibly weird. I don't have any atm but I used to have a pretty good collection. They were growing in an office at Pratt, I took a cutting and it grew a nice big flower the size of a dinner plate. This spring I may get another plant and bring it into the office, I have good light here. Plants do not grow well in my apartment, there just isn't enough light, that's why I don't have them anymore.

And oh yes they do stink, it'll knock you over flat it's so awful. :lol:

I often use botanical names for online stuff. :D

[mtpalms]

Good morning Jessica, so where is peter gabriel?
seen any old phones recently in bad need of updating?
btw i have wondered why you picked stapeliad for a moniker :confused:
so i went to wiki to read up on those succulents and OMG:eek: i thought you might like this excerpt from wikipedia about stapeliads:


the aroma just sounds wonderful! :lol:
have a nice day stapesie baby!:D
(hope you aren't mad at me:angel: :crossfingers: :grouphug: )
I just read about use for those old phones. From the article "How to Interview Musicians":
"For phone interviews, my old-school setup never fails. The toughest part is finding an old-fashioned Touch-Tone phone with a land line, like the one depicted here. The dialing touch pad has to be on the base of the phone – models with the touch pad in the handset produce an unusable signal."
http://jasobrecht.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Touch-Tone-phone-300x257.jpg http://jasobrecht.com/interview-musicians/

And Jessica, yuck. [Edit]

[!becca]

Jessica, :lol: You would have success with plants at home with simple florescent lights.

[stapeliad]

Jessica, You would have success with plants at home with simple florescent lights.

I have literally no more space Becc. When my rats go, I am not getting anymore...simply because I want to reclaim the little space they take up. They have about a year left.

[!becca]

Jessica, is that how long a life span a rat has? Sad, so short. I do understand what you mean about your space.

[sidbledsoe]

Sid, looks like you are finding trouble again.:D
yes, i need to stop but now she brought up rats and i am sitting here cocked and loaded for bear but i will shut up and hopefully gregory peck will stay under wraps too!:lol:

thanks marcia, my phone will be a collectors item someday!:D

[!becca]

Sid, :lol: such self control!

I just received the cowboy's blessing to try to paint the cattle drive.:D

[stapeliad]

gregory peck will stay under wraps too!

alas, I still grieve... :crying:

sid you can be as bad :evil: as you want I can't get mad at you. :D :heart:

One of my rats has been known to bite though.
I have two, they are siamese (if you please)!

[stapeliad]

Becc, 2 years is the average lifespan for a little pet rat. :(

[!becca]

That is short, Jessica.:( They are beautiful rats.:heart:

[stapeliad]

Someone has left 2 cans of salmon and 1 can of chicken in the kitchen, all have little notes stuck to them saying "Plz Take". :lol: The things one can find around here....

[stapeliad]

They are beautiful rats.

Yes, they certainly are. :D

[!becca]

Well, in a few moments I need to go help my husband with one of his cars. It is always something anymore.

[sidbledsoe]

and they are siamese if you don't please!:music:

[mtpalms]

Someone has left 2 cans of salmon and 1 can of chicken in the kitchen, all have little notes stuck to them saying "Plz Take". :lol: The things one can find around here....

It's 8:30 AM here, for a second there, I thought the canned food faeries had left a present on your kitchen counter.

[!becca]

Someone has left 2 cans of salmon and 1 can of chicken in the kitchen, all have little notes stuck to them saying "Plz Take". :lol: The things one can find around here....

:lol: Don't do it.:lol:

Ok, for now the helping with the car was a false alarm...to be done later.

Katy has been cheering me up...she loves to run like crazy though the house so I will chase her.:D :cat:

[ArtyRolina]

I want to see photos of the rats! I like rats and mice and gerbils and hamsters and lizards. I don't like spideys :(

Becca have you left your hubby on the roof, isn't it time he came back down now? Soooooo jealous about the cattle drive, I would love to (a) see it, (b) photograph it and (c) paint it!

Nancy, I hope you are still not in the doghouse for forgetting hubby's ENT appointment the oatmeal and raisin cookies sound like the perfect way to get back into his good books!

Marcia, I am a bit like you, not bothered about cooking just for me, but when I am with f & f I catch up with my food. If I cook a big bowl of soup it can last all week, so minimal dishes anyway, lol!

Sandra, how is the commissioned portrait going, I loved the beginning you had achieved?

Sid, I knew what a stapeliad was, but didn't know about the smell issue. Bet they are fun to grow, Jessica!

[!becca]

Rolina, :D he is down, and needing more help elsewhere.:D I will share the cattle drive with you here...now I am really hoping I get some good shots.

I am beginning to really miss painting, and the for the next week my calendar is pretty full...any luck I will at least manage a Spirit day piece.

[NancyMP]

Nancy, I hope you are still not in the doghouse for forgetting hubby's ENT appointment the oatmeal and raisin cookies sound like the perfect way to get back into his good books!
Rolina,:heart: after I had apologized three different times, I got down on hte floor and groveled. He said, "What are you doing down there amongst the fleas?!" and reached out a hand to help me up. And I answered, "Groveling, because I already told you I was sorry three times, and you're still mad."

He laughed. You can't stay mad at someone when you're laughing and holding her hand!:lol:

[ArtyRolina]

Thanks Nancy, I am excited to see your photos, use the sport setting on your camera.

You have my sympathies about the lack of painting time, I am beginning to wonder how my diary is filling up so quickly too.

Yay for spirit day, I am most certainly going to paint for most of the day!

[ArtyRolina]

Aw, glad he stopped being mad, I would have forgiven you at the first apology!

Why did the fleas come back - did the exterminators not do their job properly or is it something that happens when the dormant eggs hatch?

Rolina,:heart: after I had apologized three different times, I got down on hte floor and groveled. He said, "What are you doing down there amongst the fleas?!" and reached out a hand to help me up. And I answered, "Groveling, because I already told you I was sorry three times, and you're still mad."

He laughed. You can't stay mad at someone when you're laughing and holding her hand!:lol:

[NancyMP]

Jessica,:heart: maybe someone in your office just turned vegetarian, and that's why they left the cans.

I like for flowers to smell nice; that's why I put petunias in my front flowerbed. By the time they get through in November or December, I have a chrysanthemum next to them! I like the way mums look, but the smell gives me a headache!:)

[NancyMP]

Rolina,:heart: when I was preparing for the exterminator two weeks ago, I vacuumed the chairs, couch and carpet, and then I put the vacuum in the closet. My vet tells me I should have taken the bag out and emptied it, and then sprayed the inside of the vacuum before bringing it back in!:eek:

But I also think Terminix did a poor job, because the cats started itching and scratching like crazy overnight! This time I'll try to think of everything - including another thing I forgot: to take the bedding out of the cat crates, spray it and wash it!:rolleyes:

[NancyMP]

Thanks Nancy, I am excited to see your photos, use the sport setting on your camera.

You have my sympathies about the lack of painting time, I am beginning to wonder how my diary is filling up so quickly too.

Yay for spirit day, I am most certainly going to paint for most of the day!

That was for Becca. I don't know if she has a sport setting; I don't. But I have a scene setting.:D

[!becca]

Rolina, fortunately cow really move fairly slowly on these long drives, (about 3 miles/hr) and I really am most excited about the camp scenes where the people should be able to be dominate in some too.

I need for today to be a painting day.:lol:

Nancy, so glad your happy home is back in order with your husband.:D Now to kill the fleas.

[ArtyRolina]

Oops, yes it was, don't know what I was thinking!

That was for Becca. I don't know if she has a sport setting; I don't. But I have a scene setting.:D

[NancyMP]

Rolina, fortunately cow really move fairly slowly on these long drives, (about 3 miles/hr) and I really am most excited about the camp scenes where the people should be able to be dominate in some too.

I need for today to be a painting day.:lol:

Nancy, so glad your happy home is back in order with your husband.:D Now to kill the fleas.
Becca,:heart: thank you.:) If there is anything y'all can think of that I failed to do to kill fleas last time, I hope somebody thinks of it!

Today is going to be a painting day here! :D

[!becca]

Nancy,:heart: I can't think of a thing...and I have some real painting envy going on.

[lovin art]

Nancy,:heart: I can't think of a thing...and I have some real painting envy going on.


your welcome to do mine then.......:)

hia oily loves:heart: :grouphug:

[!becca]

your welcome to do mine then.......:)

hia oily loves:heart: :grouphug:

:heart: :lol: But I couldn't do it like you do.:heart:

[jules34]

I hope this is a good place for advice. If not, please direct me where to go. My question is this: I enjoy painting in many styles, I have completed my first portrait, and prior to that I have done landscapes, still life, and also enjoy doing bright abstracts. Is this a bad idea to have so many different styles? I have had people complimenting me in all of these painting styles but since I am trying to break into selling my art, I have heard you should choose one style and stick with it. what do you think?
Thanks..Jules

[lovin art]

:heart: :lol: But I couldn't do it like you do.:heart:

I guess you have a point there Becc ...:heart: :D



Hi there jules, I think you should choose a style that is your strongest suit and stick to it .... selling art is another hole ballgame , and being good at it is what counts , I wouldnt want to sell my work if I didnt feel it was good enough to be hanging on the wall , art takes a long time to learn and to get established at ...:) you mite get more feed back asking this in the main forum:thumbsup:

[NancyMP]

:wave:Hi, Sandra!:heart: I'm learning some things about my Vasari and Gamblin paints in the lightest colors. Vasari seems to have a very strong white mix in their Rosebud, Brilliant Yellow, and Video Blue, which I love, but Gamblin's Radiants have a more translucent white, and are incredible assets in painting, especially in flesh tones! Gamblin's blending, in ebouche, is so subtle it is almost as good as in a layered painting!

I have Radiant Magenta, Radiant Red, Radiant Green and Radiant Violet, all of which are great for skin!:D

Speaking of violet, I have Gamblin dioxazine purple, and Charvin French blue violet. I group the Sennelier caput mortuum in with them as well, although it mixes some great flesh tones, too.

I noticed that some of you have cobalt violet, and I wanted to ask you why and if I should add it to my collection?:o

[NancyMP]

I hope this is a good place for advice. If not, please direct me where to go. My question is this: I enjoy painting in many styles, I have completed my first portrait, and prior to that I have done landscapes, still life, and also enjoy doing bright abstracts. Is this a bad idea to have so many different styles? I have had people complimenting me in all of these painting styles but since I am trying to break into selling my art, I have heard you should choose one style and stick with it. what do you think?
Thanks..Jules

Hi, Jules! When it comes to selling, it's best to pick your strongest style and stick with it. When I joined my gallery, they thought portraits were my strongest. You might ask friends and family to identify your best style. Even though you like the others as well, you want potential buyers to tuck you into a corner of their minds that will make them come back to you.

Later, when you're rich:lol:, ease back into the other styles you like! Good luck!

[lovin art]

:wave:Hi, Sandra!:heart: I'm learning some things about my Vasari and Gamblin paints in the lightest colors. Vasari seems to have a very strong white mix in their Rosebud, Brilliant Yellow, and Video Blue, which I love, but Gamblin's Radiants have a more translucent white, and are incredible assets in painting, especially in flesh tones! Gamblin's blending, in ebouche, is so subtle it is almost as good as in a layered painting!

I have Radiant Magenta, Radiant Red, Radiant Green and Radiant Violet, all of which are great for skin!:D

Speaking of violet, I have Gamblin dioxazine purple, and Charvin French blue violet. I group the Sennelier caput mortuum in with them as well, although it mixes some great flesh tones, too.

I noticed that some of you have cobalt violet, and I wanted to ask you why and if I should add it to my collection?:o


Hia Lovely Nance :heart: ... I m very interested to read all that Nance Im going to write me a little list of paint I think I will be buying while Im away chica thanks for that :D :heart:

oh yes I have that that violet in mine its a michael harding paint I love it :heart: , very strong n vibrant , iM thinking of using it in my ladies painting , i think you should get one Im thinking of getting it in the lefanc brand too..:thumbsup:

[CareyG]

Hi everyone!

Jules, you'll get a lot of opinions on your question. :) But I think you are talking *subject*, not *style* necessarily. "Style" is something that finds you, more or less...style is how you paint, and you can't escape yourself! If you are a relative new beginner, or even middling advanced, then I suggest paint everything! Sticking to one thing will make it easier to find your core audience, and galleries may want a particular thing, but don't paint yourself into a corner just because you think you "should". I hear a lot of advice about sticking to one thing, etc, and there is merit to it, but I honestly don't think it matters a smidgen until maybe you get really good and well-known....and in that case, it'll happen whether you want it to or not!

Just my two cents.

~!Carey

[!becca]

Nancy,:heart: the cobalt violet is beautiful...I have both Rembrandt and WN, the Rembrandt is lighter and leans more red..the WN is wonderfully rich. I don't know if you need it or not, but it is pretty.:D

Jules, most of the artists I have observed seem to paint many subjects, though they may have a reputation for one over the rest. To me the subject is very different from style.

[CareyG]

very strong n vibrant
Sandra, are you talking cobalt violet?

If so, interesting...I don't have it in oil, just watercolor, but the watercolor is not a strong tinter by any means. Pretty color, though. :D

~!Carey

[!becca]

Carey, it isn't strong in mixing in oils either, at least the brands I have aren't, but it is very pretty.

[NancyMP]

Hi, Carey,:heart: you mean like maybe horses and zebras?:lol:

[CareyG]

:D

Yes, Nancy, isn't that varied?

:p

[lovin art]

Sandra, are you talking cobalt violet?

If so, interesting...I don't have it in oil, just watercolor, but the watercolor is not a strong tinter by any means. Pretty color, though. :D

~!Carey


Ill do a test swatch for you later chica:heart: , its to early here atm :o .. Im meaning if its used full strength I guess , it will go lighter knocked back down ...

[Dana Design]

Hi everyone!

Jules, you'll get a lot of opinions on your question. :) But I think you are talking *subject*, not *style* necessarily. "Style" is something that finds you, more or less...style is how you paint, and you can't escape yourself! If you are a relative new beginner, or even middling advanced, then I suggest paint everything! Sticking to one thing will make it easier to find your core audience, and galleries may want a particular thing, but don't paint yourself into a corner just because you think you "should". I hear a lot of advice about sticking to one thing, etc, and there is merit to it, but I honestly don't think it matters a smidgen until maybe you get really good and well-known....and in that case, it'll happen whether you want it to or not!

Just my two cents.

~!Carey


I agree with Carey! Paint everything that interests you and find what you love to paint best. Then go for it.


I saw an article in Artist Daily and the editor said to find the trends of what people are buying or looking for. Hah. As if that were easy. And I know some purists would say "oh you can't do that!..."Painting to sell is not being a true artist." Well, I suppose I'm not a true artist because I DO try to see what people look for. Were I a millionaire, I'd paint my weird stuff but weird doesn't sell. At least not here. Perhaps in NY.

[jules34]

Thanks everybody, I really appreciate the opinions. I do say style as well as subject because I have sold and had as much interest in my abstracts (which are bright and just come from my imagination) as I have sold and had interest in my very realistic detailed work and I love doing both because when the detailed work gets me down I can let go on an abstract. BTW, I am so happy to have found this site...everyone here is so uplifting.

[ArtyRolina]

Stop tormenting me with your paint shopping lists! (I am on a strict budget until my credit card bill is under control)

Jules, you pose a good question and I find it vexes me a little too. It does make sense to develop and excell in one particular area if you can, but I also think it is useful to be able to paint many subjects. Some artists go through "periods", painting one subject for several years then moving on to something different. I think that is me!

Show us your paintings!

[jules34]

okay Rolina...here are 2 of them sorry for the bad photos..still working on that.http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Sep-2011/975939-dove.jpg http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Sep-2011/975939-150340_1575046489493_1035480640_31384318_5489710_n.jpg

[!becca]

Jules, the final product is different, but I think I see some similarities is paint handling.

[lovin art]

Jules , like the bird shot , very nice work .... im for the realist stuff sorry , just saying it how i am... i agree with Becc i see the same style also coming through

[ArtyRolina]

OOooh, they are both lovely Jules - I can see why you are torn between subjects!

[jules34]

thanks... I didn't realize they were similar.. It helps to have someone elses eyes.

[jules34]

I am usually told that my realistic paintings (landscapes, still life) look like photographs and my abstracts look like they are 3-D so I guess in essence I tend to go for realism even in my abstracts. never realized it.

[CareyG]

Nice work, Jules. I am a big believer that doing different things (in media or subject, approach or whatever) is very helpful and crosses over to your other work, both ways. It also helps the creative juices flow.

Sandra, I'd love to see your cobalt violet! :D :D

~!Carey

[!becca]

Carey, although you didn't ask me...here are my cobalt violets in the upper right hand corner of my canvas here. The darker of the two is WN

I would love to see Sandra's too as it is a different brand.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Sep-2011/100116-art_supplies_002copy4.jpg

[jules34]

thanks everyone and I would love to see all of the colors mentioned!

[jules34]

becca, what is the orange on the left side? is that straight from tube or a mix?

[!becca]

Jusles, those are all right from the tube...it is Rembrandt cobalt orange. My normal palette is usually very simple. Cad red med, cad lemon yellow, cad yellow medium, arizilian crimson perm, prussian blue, raw sienna, titanium white and ivory black. Occasionally I add another blue or different white.
The colors you see in the second row from the right are vasari rosebud, brilliant yellow, and video blue...they were a special gift from Jessica.:heart:

[!becca]

Tonight our temps are supposed to be very fall like....48 degrees.:eek: And the next night 47.

[CareyG]

Ooo, thanks Becca, pretty colors. :D

[!becca]

Carey,:heart: glad you like them..the three below the cobalt violet are three different Gamblin colors, though they look very similar.

[lovin art]

As per requested lovelies ~~but its the mag Violet, I cant find my other Violet:( but its the dark one , this one Ive knocked back with t white for you to see the strength , its a rich colour very beautiful ...his colors are fab

sorry about the pic its from my iphon..

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Sep-2011/186639-005.JPG

[NancyMP]

Jules, I don't know whether you wanted to see my palette or not, but I just finished a painting, making my usual mess, and decided to label the colors in Photoshop. I didn't label my mixes.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Sep-2011/203830-Palette_for_portrait.jpg

[NancyMP]

Tonight our temps are supposed to be very fall like....48 degrees.:eek: And the next night 47.

Becca,:heart: we've been going down to the 50s at night, and I wake up cold in the night. I have to get up and put on another blanket because the man likes it cool!:eek:

[lovin art]

Hey Nance:heart: , is that me on there:D ..... beautiful colors chica :thumbsup:



http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Sep-2011/203830-Palette_for_portrait.jpg

[NancyMP]

Becca and Sandra, both of your purples look very warm, both in oil and watercolor, and now I would like to see Jessica's Cobalt violet!

Um, I just noticed, I forgot to label my Gamblin dioxazine purple and Rembrandt transparent brown.

Now I'm going to go post my finished (unless someone comes up with a good critique) painting of Sandra!

[lovin art]

Yes Nance , I think mine lends to the warm side for sure :thumbsup: ... and its probly the same of the dark violet also ...

Oh wow your done eh!! :heart: , Im having probs with my net atm its rejecting me to load pages .....wt heck.:confused: .. its not been my week with this bloody pc net :(

[stapeliad]

I would like to see Jessica's Cobalt violet!

You can't...I don't have one! :eek:

[sidbledsoe]

...it is Rembrandt cobalt orange.

cobalt orange eh? that is a new one on me! where can i get some, all mine are the boring old cadmium orange!:D

[!becca]

cobalt orange eh? that is a new one on me! where can i get some, all mine are the boring old cadmium orange!:D
:o :lol: :lol: :lol:
That is what happens when I am typing and talking to my husband at the same time.:o

[!becca]

Look what we caught up with tonight.:D Well, there are more, but I am experiencing technical difficulties.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/14-Sep-2011/100116-longhorn_drive_2011_014copy1copy4.jpg

[lovin art]

Nance:clap: :clap: :clap: , you dont need to change a thing to that .... its well~' very beautiful ...and you humble me :heart:

I just got my fleshtones mixed , now comes the times ...:rolleyes:

I need a cad orange too

wow cool shot there Becc :heart: :D

[!becca]

Nancy, I think you are finished with your Sandra portrait...it is lovely!:clap:

Sandra, I am looking forward to seeing your paint on that canvas.:D And thanks.

[NancyMP]

Sandra:heart: and Becca,:heart: you are so nice to load me down with compliments and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!:) But I still have little touches I need to add, like the white of her eye on our left somehow got red in it.:cool: I'm so dang sloppy!!!:evil:

[lovin art]

Dunk a Becc:heart: , I hope it goes where I want .... :crossfingers:


I'm so dang sloppy!!!
Hardley Nance:heart: :D and besides I thought you ment to put that in there :lol: It looks ok to me .. but then Im nutty ... :o :lol:

girls whats your thoughts on nude~ism I mean in all honestly , Im all for the classical stuff so sue me:( and I guess thats boring , but whats with all this almost full on graphic overload stuff so called artists are trying to palm off as art ...I just dont get it really:rolleyes: :confused:

[NancyMP]

Dunk a Becc:heart: , I hope it goes where I want .... :crossfingers:



Hardley Nance:heart: :D and besides I thought you ment to put that in there :lol: It looks ok to me .. but then Im nutty ... :o :lol:

girls whats your thoughts on nude~ism I mean in all honestly , Im all for the classical stuff so sue me:( and I guess thats boring , but whats with all this almost full on graphic overload stuff so called artists are trying to palm off as art ...I just dont get it really:rolleyes: :confused:

Sandra,:heart: I just got a bit done on my Pink Rhodies with leftover paint. It's time for me to quit since I'm tired and I have other things I need to get done. I think nudes are beautiful, why shouldn't we like nude paintings? :eek:

One of our model wranglers brought an old, beat-up guy to pose nude, and for a while I thought What the Hey, this guy is ugly and looks like a bum! But the one who asked him to pose drew him with a lot of respect, and I felt ashamed for having that thought. He reminded me of how Kevin makes anyone beautiful simply by drawing them; it's the respect you have for any human being, or should have.

I don't know what you mean by graphic overload stuff; do you mean clever commercial art?;)

[NancyMP]

Becca,:heart: I'm sure you'll get a lot of good shots, and I'm eager to see them! That guy on the horse looks like he's bigger than the poor horse!:lol:

[lovin art]

I don't know what you mean by graphic overload stuff; do you mean clever commercial art?

yes I do Nance , it doesnt matter , your right about Kevin I think hes just perfect but then Im to bias maybe ... :o

I think this is slow going for me on this Lady , but Im getting her face likness so thats good:D

oh and Nance :heart: , Lauren loves that painting you did ... did you see her comments :heart: , you and Becc are the Famous ones ~Lady , for painting some beach bum :D :lol: :grouphug:

[NancyMP]

No, Sandra,:heart: but I'll go look! Becca,:heart: we are stars!

I feel the same way about Kevin: anything he touches is so great!:clap:

[lovin art]

Well Nance , Im there with you on that :D , but Ive Loved him from day one , his artistry is mindblowing:heart: , to me I never tire of looking at his drawing skills or his painiting ...

but that doesn't mean that what he creates is untouchable , I am inspiried by him but Im also artist thats more then willing to work hard to get to higher ground:D .... its just constant drawing that will do this , which at the moment Im feeling bad about cause iVE DONE NONE this past week apart from painting:o

ldrawing tonight ~yikesss :D

[NancyMP]

Have fun at Life Drawing - I'll be asleep by the time you're back!

[lovin art]

Night Nance ... sweet dreams of far away places to you ....:wave: :grouphug:

[lovin art]

Hey what happened to you Becc you been painting Kansas Girl!!! :D

this is like a road map wht I got on my canvas atm .....lol dam its hard painting age, well we will see I guess ... :D

[!becca]

Sandra,:heart: I am here, I have been sorting through my photos...there are a lot, and some are breathtaking. I am pleased so far. And, I hope to go out either this morning or Friday and catch some shots on the drive.:D

The secret is to paint age gracefully! :heart: I know you can do it.:thumbsup:

Here are a few of my shots at random...:( OK, the uploader isn't working.
Carey, I had a few horse shots I thought you might like..and Sid, cowboys for you. A longhorn or too as well, though my best shots of them should be during the drive.:D

[!becca]

OK, it is working again...these are not the best of the pics...but I haven't resized many yet.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/15-Sep-2011/100116-longhorn_drive_2011_025copy1copy4.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/15-Sep-2011/100116-longhorn_drive_2011_030copy4.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/15-Sep-2011/100116-longhorn_drive_2011_051copy4.jpg

[lovin art]

Yep I think Im getting there :D . your right its getting that grace into it:thumbsup:

thats great you got some wonderful shots Becc , Im very happy for you ... really love that last one Becc very cool :thumbsup:

Im done and going to get ready for LD later lovelies:wave:

[!becca]

Sandra, enjoy LD I am going to bed soon.:heart: I agree, the third is my fav of these too.

[!becca]

Here is one of the longhorn...by the time we found them the cattle were already in a large pasture, with fairly tall grass, so it was impossible to get a mass shot.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/15-Sep-2011/100116-longhorn_drive_2011_053copy4.jpg

I hope to be able to catch them on the drive today or tomorrow..today is cold 48 and drizzly.

[mtpalms]

Great shots Becca, I'm looking forward to seeing more!

[ArtyRolina]

I am loving the cattle and horse pics Becca, you will have loads of resource material after the drive!

Sandra, I am totally comfortable with nudity, but feel it has to be tasteful and respectful to the model.

Now where are these paintings you are talking about that Nancy has done? off to investigate...

[jules34]

thanks for labeling the colors nancy... very helpful, I am going to try to increase my supplies and its nice to see the colors in this way.

[!becca]

Marcia and Rolina thank you...I came home with 86 photos last night and three are a couple that have special appeal to me. I will post a few more soon.

Rolina, there is a thread in Portraiture that I started for Sid, Nancy and I to post our Sandra portraits. Bethany has also posted there.

I ran errands the went out hoping to find the longhorn on the trail, but I wasn't successful.:( The area they are in has very few through roads and I am a little uncertain which they might be on. I was reluctant to drive into any with my car because they are very soft and sandy and there is not room for my car and a herd of cattle on them...I will try again later.


Sid, where are you this morning?:confused:

Jessica, hope you aren't working too much.:heart:

Carey, hope you are finishing your torrit grey.:D

[sidbledsoe]

hi becc, i am around this morning but remember i met with the insurance adjuster, just TCOB here as usual! just had brunch, an italian hot sausage on bun with mustard, onions, and peppers!

[!becca]

Hi Sid, glad you still have something to snack on....hope the adjuster meeting goes/went well.

[sidbledsoe]

ta, it went very well, most ins co don't cover mold damage, it goes by state to state, del covers, he gets check for 15 grand, which we can deal with somehow :D

[stapeliad]

why do I have so much work to do?
I am NOT having a fun week. :crying:
I miss all of you, and I miss my easel. :crying:

Great cow pix Becc. :heart:

[!becca]

why do I have so much work to do?
I am NOT having a fun week. :crying:
I miss all of you, and I miss my easel. :crying:

Great cow pix Becc. :heart:

:grouphug: Saturday is coming soon.:grouphug: I miss you too.:heart: Glad you like the cow pix...:D

[ArtyRolina]

Tell me about it, Jessica, today was total chaos at work here too and I hardly made a dent in my humungous To Do list. I am looking forward to the weekend muchly!

[ArtyRolina]

I found the thread, Becca (gawsh nearly called you Nancy again, I think it is because I am thinking of Nancy's painting), I remember seeing it a few days ago but forgot where, lol! Super paintings by everyone, I am stunned (and missing life painting now). Sandra, you must feel very special!

[ArtyRolina]

My boss is still a raving loony, but I am coping much better (mostly) with it!

[!becca]

Rolina, so glad you are coping better at work...better for you health I am sure.:grouphug:

I am going out in a moment to try to find the longhorn again..i am very tired.

[sidbledsoe]

becc, have you ever had deja moo?
it is when you get a feeling you've heard this bull before.

blondes don't make good cowgirls
(will have to pm if you want to know why not)

i know a few udders too but won't bother you with them.

[CareyG]

Hi all...I am, indeed, working on my torrit gray...I rather feel like I am just messing around not getting anywhere with it--though I know that's not true. It's just the stage. (I hope!) With all this white paint I'm using, I hope it can dry in the stages I need it to in order to get it done by the end of the month... :eek:

Becca, what wonderful shots!! That light is just amazing, too, what luck. I hope you find them again. :D

Okay, back to muddling around in my paint...

~!Carey

[lovin art]

Hey LOVES ....

Jess , I miss you too we all do ......:heart: :grouphug:

Sid :rolleyes: , blondes do so make good cow ranglers i was one at my inlaws , i even use to brand them:smug: :D

oh must of posted on top of you Carey , sorry:D , good luck painting but you wont need it your groovey:heart:

[lovin art]

wow i come on here and you all leave ....where did u all go

yes Rolina I do feel special , but i dont deserve it , if thats what you mean ....not sure really

not feeling well , mite go and draw ....ps im kinda wondering if my ldrawing sucks i know you are all honest with me..... so

[ArtyRolina]

Sandra, you ARE special!

Your life drawing is great, those short poses are very hard to do, and you know it takes a couple of sketches to warm up.

I always think the aim of LDing isn't to produce a perfect drawing, but to stretch oneself and learn.

I love your drawings!

[lovin art]

Well , Thanks for being honest , I guess I am doubting myself atm .... Thought I had a improvement in them in general but I just dont know:( ... and the thing is it makes my laugh and wonder in bewildering awe at the same time :confused: , what do people expect when they give crap ccs but you go and look at their stuff , their beginnings and I mean they arent that wonderful , to even begin with .:rolleyes: .... Ive only been drawing from ld for the last year , and no tutor yet ...

but i guess having a great teacher will enhance me more i will see soon enough ........

[!becca]

blondes don't make good cowgirls:lol:
Well, maybe not this one...when we went out longhorn hunting yesterday it was sort of spur of the moment and I was wearing knicker length sweats with lace edges and maryjane sneakers.:lol: I sort of stood out from the rest in their cowboy boots and hats, so they guessed that I was the artist that had contacted them.:lol:

We did find them again...followed them the last few miles to camp and I think I have some good shots. I will look soon. Also, talked to one cowboy and he wants a painting of him and his team...he has been drivng them on this trail for many years...now I need to practice horse painting.

[!becca]

Hi all...I am, indeed, working on my torrit gray...I rather feel like I am just messing around not getting anywhere with it--though I know that's not true. It's just the stage. (I hope!) With all this white paint I'm using, I hope it can dry in the stages I need it to in order to get it done by the end of the month... :eek:

Becca, what wonderful shots!! That light is just amazing, too, what luck. I hope you find them again. :D

Okay, back to muddling around in my paint...

~!Carey

Thank you!:heart: and I know you will finish your torrit grey in time.:thumbsup: I want to see it when you are done....I already submitted mine yesterday, it was weighing on my mind too much.

[!becca]

Sandra,:heart: i will check out your drawings soon, need to check dinner for a moment.

[CareyG]

Becca, oh I'm so glad you found them again. :D I'm feeling *slightly* better about my painting, but I still feel that it's got a ways to go yet.

Sandra, don't get so down on yourself. :heart: There is never a linear progression when it comes to something like art--even when you feel you are growing and getting better, you'll have times when you feel like you've regressed terribly. Don't believe that, it's just the way it goes. Your drawings are very good, it's *never* easy working like that.

You make me think about how lately, I'll look at my more chromatic work and think, holy cow, that is so bright, it looks awful! Then a short time later I'll look at my more subtle work and think, gosh that is so dull. :lol: It's often just a mood thing. ;)

~!Carey

[!becca]

Carey, you are so right about our "mood" and our art in how we feel about it. And right too that we don't always progress in a stable course upward...that is just how growth is.:)

Sandra, you should be so proud of yourself for working with your drawing efforts so regularly. And, your drawings are very graceful, nice work!

[lovin art]

Girls , you make me feel worse ... for being a defeater:o sorry and I know thats not what you mean by it and I love ya for it:heart: ....I know your right I guess , I just cant help it ... I wont pretend Im something Im not ...

and yeah Im not always that bright and bubbly girl ... ok I m not generally down for long but this has been bugging me of late.:( .. and the fact Ive not been drawing much other then the ld ing I did last night .......

[ArtyRolina]

Sandra, I went home after LDing classes and cried - for a WHOLE YEAR, because I felt I just couldn't do it. Then one day, it all fell into place. I can't say it ever got easy, because it didn't but the agony stopped and my drawings became so much better!

[lovin art]

well Rol :heart: , thats about it in a nut shell , but thing is I dont think my ld is really all that bad , I actually like some of my work , yeah sure not all of it but elements of some work and some dont .. is that wrong should I feel they all suck ...I dont know what to feel to be honest :confused: .. and really thats what it comes down to , honesty for me , and I guess like I said having a tutor will tell me whats the go and when and were Im stuffing up ... its abit hard to got to ld and teach yourself , I show up and I draw ... thats it ... I guess it is what it is ....

[!becca]

Sandra, I am glad you are getting things sorted out.:heart: I am pretty sure I would be like Rolina, and go home and cry.

I have just finihed looking at all 90 of the pics I took today, i will post a few later.:D I need to go out to the camp about 7:30 in the morning to catch them rolling out.