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

[!becca]

Welcome to the Oily Rag for October 2011. :wave: This is where we invite you to share your photographs and works in other media. You may also post events and other happenings, and always you can come and chat! :)

The third Saturday of the month is sort of a cyber paint out. It is Spirit Day, where we can all paint together in spirit and share our results. Join us.:)

[!becca]

Hi everyone! Welcome to October. This month Spirit Day is on the 15th.:D

[!becca]

I'm gonna do swap awards again this time around.

I really hope I get something..I have a jinx for awards. The first art competition I entered for a cash award, I won....haven't won any since until this years state fair. I am hoping that means the jinx is lifted, but I can't be sure.

Of course, everyone is going to have such spectacular stuff, I am looking forward to seeing it all.:heart:

(repeated for emphasis:D)

[stapeliad]

Yay for October! :clap:

[!becca]

:lol: Hi Jessica!!!:heart:

[!becca]

Yay for October! :clap:Carey's pumpkins will fit right in...we should all paint them:D

[Alan P. in OC]

Hi everyone,
Here are some older works (1 oil pastel, "Straight Right" and 1 ballpoint pen, "Mask of Tutankhamun") that I finally got framed.... but the pix were taken right before that, to prevent glass glare. The Tut one has a detail shot too:).

Just wanted to show you my stuff before I 'graduated' to oil painting (the King of mediums, IMHO):clap:

[!becca]

Alan, that is some fabulous stuff! You should be very proud! You oils are no doubt be amazing.:thumbsup:

[NancyMP]

Alan, Orange County should be mightily proud of you - that is some excellent work!

[NancyMP]

Here we are in October awreddy and Sid hasn't PMed us the picture of him in a turned fig leaf yet...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/203830-funny-pictures-meh-still-not-the-weirdest-thing-that-happened-to-me-today.jpg

[Alan P. in OC]

!becca, NancyMP,
Thanks for the kind words. Alas, I am as 'unknown' in Orange Co. as anywhere else, but since they're framed now, I may enter them in the LA county/Orange Co. fairs next year.

The King Tut one was over 16 months in development but neither the Bic company nor Artist's mag really cared (I entered it in one of their competitions, I don't remember which one).

I love working with oils, just hate the learning curve after some 'competency' with pen and ink/oil pastels. It's coming along, though:).

[!becca]

Good morning everyone.:wave:

Alan, there is a learning curve to any new media, even changing paint brands or your palette can require some adjustments. That challenge is part of what keeps it fun and interesting.

Nancy, cute pic, I think we have all had days like that!:lol:

[lovin art]

Wow hiya lovelies .:wave: .. man im here and loving it already :o ....freedom !!!:D

Becc:heart: i miss you too, .and ive only be gone a day , thats a given .... all of you :D :grouphug:

Nance:heart: how could i forget your sweet face ...i loves it girl :D

Sid , im kickin the dirt up too down here :heart: .... hope you love what im sending you ... :crossfingers:

Alan you paint beautifully but then you always did by the looks of these:)

im dead beat and off to bed before i crash and burn....:o :heart: :D

[!becca]

Sandra, so glad you stopped by, glad you are happy!:clap: we all are so excited to get your packages when they come.:D :heart: Good rest to you and have a good start tomorrow!:grouphug:

[bjornjo]

Alan amazing like that MMA fight you should talk to those brands you have on the shorts and post on some of those mma forums. but that tutahnkamon is very good i think your glazeing looks good but then im very new to oil aswell
Sandra yay for your freedom sleep tight

good day to all of you here the wethear is lovley soon of too birthday party of my sister and meet my 3 lovley sister sons

[!becca]

HI Bjorn, enjoy the party!:)

[sidbledsoe]

bjorn's way of talking is cool isn't it?

[!becca]

yes, it is.:cool:

[bjornjo]

Sid most times pepole comment on my language it is more like i dont understand a word of what you try to say and i have to admit sometimes i uninteional drop words out in my typeing/talk. was out and did a drawing of a "vase" but then it got gray anyway tried to slab on some paint after that. it is about 1.5 h until i should go so i could practise some more drawing i could try this copper pot aswell if it would get to easy on the vase

[!becca]

Bjorn, it is great that you are working on your drawing, it is an important factor.:thumbsup:

These late mornings are confusing my efforts...I had hoped to paint today, but found myself waiting around to go outside first ..now it is later than I realized. Maybe I will manage to paint though. After i start the water and do a few other things.

[!becca]

I can't help but to keep thinking about the swaps....I want to see Jessica's special paint.:D And, Carey's new technique ( in miniature ).:D And, Sid's original works for each of us.:D And, Nancy's fine work.:D And, Rolina's Scottish works.:D And, Tina's creations.:D And, Sandra's hand picked masterpieces:D .:heart:

[sidbledsoe]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/112587-IMG_0159.JPG
bjorn, they just aren't listening good enough, i get you just fine!
ain't painting the coolest thing too. i even like my palettes as abstracts.

becca, control yourself, you are the swap policewoman!:D

[!becca]

Bjorn, Sid is right...we get you here.:)

Sid, You are doing a great job with that dancer, especially considering the glare problem I had with the pic.:thumbsup: You palette is worth framing.

[!becca]

becca, control yourself, you are the swap policewoman!You are right,:o but it is so hard not to get caught up in the excitment.:D

[sidbledsoe]

becc, when we are chatting i am always adding edits and you post before they are in so always check back on me!
oops, i see you do!

[!becca]

Sid, I know! :lol: I try to keep up with you on that.

[!becca]

It's time to run out and start those hoses.:rolleyes: This weather!

[stapeliad]

When I woke up I thought it was 8 something but it was 10 something Must get child to ballet...um... right now. Must finish tea first. am still zombie. :(

Tomorrow is the Medieval Faire, I can't wait. Sid there are always belly dancers there, I'll be sure to take pics.

[stapeliad]

BTW the mystery Paint is pretty cool and I want to use it again.

[!becca]

Jessica, hope you zoombiedom has lifted:heart: ...I had it all day yesterday. The Medieavil Faire sounds fun...take lots of pics...I can hardly wait to see your mystery paint!!!:heart: :clap:

I am still watering and just finished the past hour of doing this....

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/100116-my_house_003copy4.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/100116-my_house_008copy4.jpg

And, just saw the mailman drive up to the mailbox...maybe more packages.:D

[!becca]

Yes!!!:clap: Sid, I have received your package in the plain brown paper!!!:D

[CareyG]

It's October! It's October! I'm so glad it's October.

I had a very nice morning just sitting outside.

Alan, those are really fabulous works, your oils are wonderful, as well. :) Thank you for sharing those here.

Becca, yay for the more package! I am wondering if I have something waiting in my box, I will find out a little later. That definitely looks like some serious lifting. :D

Sid, that is looking really nice. You palette has a plethora of pretty paint.

Hi everyone else! Happy October!

~!Carey

[!becca]

Carey!!:heart: So glad you had a good morning....hope your package arrives for you too...and I am certain it will.:D

[sidbledsoe]

geez, I hope I sent you the right package and not that other thing in a brown wrapper!
this is my first belly dancer and i am having fun with her,
stapes, if you take any pictures i like..., well ..., certain things...., well.. sir mix-a-lot said it best.

becc, neat, you are some operator of big machines!

[mtpalms]

Caturday, the bestest day of the week!
http://content.video.news.com.au/NDM_-_Herald_Sun/1010/25/felinetrainspotter_160911_648x365_2131783310-hero.jpg
"Every morning the laid-back feline leaves home and saunters down to the platform on the Hurstbridge line to mix with travellers heading off to work."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/graeme-the-cat-gains-rock-star-status-on-the-hurstbridge-line/story-fn7x8me2-1226139274790

:wave: Happy October Carey!

[!becca]

geez, I hope I sent you the right package and not that other thing in a brown wrapper!
this is my first belly dancer and i am having fun with her,
stapes, if you take any pictures i like..., well ..., certain things...., well.. sir mix-a-lot said it best.

becc, neat, you are some operator of big machines!

Sid,:lol: guess we will know in the opening ceremony.:lol: And, yes, i have the talent to operate many types of large machines.:smug:

[!becca]

Marcia, cute pic!!! And story.:cat:

[!becca]

Sid, since you have been showing your dancer painting, it has sparked me to want to do a few of them too...time, where can I get more?

[NancyMP]

I could use a huge slough of time, too, Becca!:heart: I slept until one pm!!!
:eek:

:clap:Yay, Sandra,:heart: thank you for checking in here quickly so we don't get so lonesome for you!:grouphug:

Love the story about Graeme, Marcia.:heart: He is some self-possessed cat!

If you get your last American swap today, Carey,:heart: that just leaves us some time to get the overseas ones!

Becca, should we set a date for the grand "opening" yet?:)

Sid, both you and Bjorn write the way you think, and I always have to smile (or even laugh!) the way you phrase things. :o

Bjorn, you write English a lot better than I write Swedish, which I know not at all! Have fun at your sister's birthday party!:D

[ArtyRolina]

Awwww, I love that story! We had a cat who used to follow my son to school (it was in the same street) and caused much hilarity there.

Hmph, I can't find Graeme's FB page :(

Caturday, the bestest day of the week!
http://content.video.news.com.au/NDM_-_Herald_Sun/1010/25/felinetrainspotter_160911_648x365_2131783310-hero.jpg
"Every morning the laid-back feline leaves home and saunters down to the platform on the Hurstbridge line to mix with travellers heading off to work."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/graeme-the-cat-gains-rock-star-status-on-the-hurstbridge-line/story-fn7x8me2-1226139274790

:wave: Happy October Carey!

[!becca]

Nancy, you were getting catchup sleep.:heart: No, can't set a firm date...will be when the last package reaches it's recipient.:D I am sort of hoping that might happen by next weekend.

[NancyMP]

Hi, Rolina :heart:!

[ArtyRolina]

Great work, Alan, as ever!

Sid, I am liking your bellydancer and was chuffed when two of my bellydancing friends came to my talk today to give their support. Bellydancers are special people, you know.

Becca - that does look scary. How long are you leaving him up there for?

Nancy, why are you so tired - I hope you are OK?

Carey, happy October to you too!

Jessica - I am looking forward to hearing about the Medieval fayre!

Tina - any packages arrived at your place yet?

Björn - your English is excellent -where did you learn it?

Stella - hope you are having a good Saturday!

I survived my talk, in fact it was very good and I didn't shake or quake as much as I thought I would and only had one awkward moment where I forgot my place! So many people came to support me and the room was packed. I am glad it is behind me now though.

Above all, I am delighted that I pushed myself to do something that I feared!

[ArtyRolina]

Hi Nancy!

Hi Becca - yes, hopefully the overseas ones will reach their destinations by then (always the tricky part, e?)!

[!becca]

Rolina,:lol: I had to let him down so he could help me load heavy iron into the loader...
Yay, for your class going so well and for you finding the courage to do it!:clap: :heart:

For the most part we have had good luck with overseas parcels.:D

[!becca]

Tomorrow afternoon is the butterfly reception. I wasn't notified of an award, so guess I missed that mark, but I want to go. And the judge, Dr Cody will be there as well, so if I break into tears surely he will know something comforting to say.:)

[bjornjo]

Time to goto work now had beef wellingtoon and potatoe wedges and delicious cake and was jumping on the rebounder with my sisterson

rolina i learned english in school and that i talked with american for a long time altough my gramar have never been good and that i always loved talking when been abroad

[!becca]

Bjorn, sounds like a feast you had,:thumbsup: and hope work goes well today.:)

[NancyMP]

Becca, we all know how lovely your butterfly paintings are, so why would you break into tears? I don't know how many times I've submitted something I considered excellent to a show, and had it overlooked for something else, but it's just part of daring to enter shows. Take heart, be brave, and have fun!

Rolina, you sound like you had a wonderful day with your talk, but it is tiring when you're not used to it, isn't it? I'm glad you were so well received!

I had been shorting myself on sleep recently, and I guess it all just caught up with me today - it's lucky that I live in such a quiet neighborhood!

[!becca]

Nancy, you are sweet,:heart: and I may have exergerated slightly about the tears...and I am glad to have the opportunity to exhibit in that gallery for a months time. I do want to go and see all the other entries and Dr Codys work as well.

[lovin art]

ok had a hole heap of stuff to say but it got eaten by the cyber spam monsters:D :rolleyes:

hope your all well ~~the shortened version:heart: :grouphug:

[!becca]

Hi Sandra!:heart: :grouphug:

[TinaC]

Hello everyone, just four pages to catch up with, I think I can manage that :).

Alan, your work is awesome. King Tut in biro, really, wow! I really would like to own that. Unfortunately skill and time arent always valued, but amongst artists you are appreciated.

Bjorn, if you go to the Odd show (I like all the funnies you can make with his name) I would be really interested to hear all your thoughts, impressions and views of anything and everything to do with his work. I have a couple of his books and the plates are wonderful, so although I think the book that accompanies the show will be interesting I feel I have already contributed enough to his wealth in that way. Anyway, I forgot to do the lottery today so the odds (geddit) of me actually going myself are poor but I wont give up hope - its on till December. Beef Wellington sounds wonderful, it sounds like you had an enjoyable day.............. its been so hot here today its back to salad and the like for us.

Marcia, I love that cat photo, its just brilliant.

Becca, I wanted to comment on your cowboy painting but I cant remember where I saw it. Anyway, I thought it was excellent and hope you get around to a whole series from your refs.

I keep falling asleep every time I sit down, since Wednesday I havent been able to muster any energy - am I getting old? I tried and energy drink, one of those caffeine boosters but it made me feel sick. I have an all day art workshop tomorrow but although I love it I dont feel like it, and its a fifty mile drive each way. I know that nothing to you Americans but it is quite a distance here in blighty. Maybe my mojo will be back tomorrow.

Sandra, I am so pleased you arrived safe and well. I am still soooooooooo excited for you.

Sid, I just read that W&N are your favourite paints, does that include the water miscibles and have you ever tried Cobra? I wont change from WMO's for the time being, although all the Vasari and snob paint talk does intrigue me. Given that see seem to have extensive experience of all brands and a vast scientific knowledge I am interested in your opinions.

Rolina, I am pleased your talk went well. I have a theory that continually testing oneself by doing these things i.e. challenging oneself, helps keep you young at hear.

Do any of you guys use Skype? Its great and really cheap - I used it to call my Mum from the UK to US nearly everyday for about two years when she was ill.

Nancy, I also wanted to comment properly about your plein air from your trip, I really did like it especially the palette. I hope you are caught up on your sleep now.

Becca, looking at that husband lifting machine makes me go all wibbly inside - I cant stand heights and dont know which would be worse the responsibility of manoevering someone, or actually being up there. Hope you dont have to do that too often.

Now................what else did I have to say....................ah yes.....


MY FIRST PACKAGE ARRIVED TODAY

In the stress and worry of creating and sending I hadnt really thought much about the thrill of receiving..

so I am very excited.............its like Christmas.....yippeee.

[stapeliad]

Becc your house is so pretty. :heart:
Congrats on the successful husband-lifting! :p

[ArtyRolina]

Björn - I don't think I would have risked jumping on a rebounder after such a large meal, lol!

Nancy, it is good you caught up on your sleep, I think I might do that tomorrow too - I am exhausted, you are right!

Sandra, it is great to hear from you - how is going?

Becca, your butterfly paintings are great and it will be fabulous to see them with the other paintings - any chance of some photos, do you think?

[stapeliad]

stapes, if you take any pictures i like..., well ..., certain things...., well.. sir mix-a-lot said it best.

OMG :lol: :lol:
ok Sid I'll take a pic of...something...just for you.

[lovin art]

Hia Becc:heart: :D ... how are you chica , Nance :heart: you know ill check in:grouphug:



very fab Rolina:heart: , thanks for asking , my teachers are brilliant and have made me so welcome , they seem to really like me already ~yikes:o I hope I stand up to it all , but I do feel it will be a fantastic expericene for me as an artist :music:

the lighting in the studio and the nude model was brilliant :D , so much easyer to see the shapes and plains and terminators on her .. I cant wait to start on tues , Im heading off to a huge art store today to buy up big ..:D :thumbsup: :grouphug:

[stapeliad]

Hi sandra! :wave: I am glad you are having such a positive start. :D

[ArtyRolina]

Of course they like you already, Sandra - who wouldn't - Sounds like a fab environment you are going to shine, shine shine! Enjoy the shopping spree, lol!

[lovin art]

well ..., certain things...., well.. sir mix-a-lot said it best.

:D :lol: What Like ,~~ I like big butts and I can not lie when a ity bity thing walks in , hey ladies , hey ladies want ride in my Mercedes:D :lol:

actully while Im down here Im thinking of buying one maybe updating .... I need a new car , well maybe not , but currant one is v6 and I am a granie now so should drive like one ...:lol:

[stapeliad]

Hi Rols! :wave:
Sandra if you get new wheels be sure to show us a pic. :D

[lovin art]

Hi sandra! :wave: I am glad you are having such a positive start. :D


HeelllOOooo there:heart: J and Rol , yes , Im very lucky to have the chance to do this , its dauhting but will be great too .:crossfingers: .. Rol your to sweet:heart: I guess I seem to make an impression on most people in my life , its just me to me Im plain and boring really ... :o :D

ill try and get some pics of my stash for you girls :D

[!becca]

Becc your house is so pretty. :heart:
Congrats on the successful husband-lifting! :pThank you on both counts.:heart:

[!becca]

Rolina, i don't know if they will allow photos or not..if they do I will take a few.:D

Sandra, a new ride!!!:heart: :thumbsup: Glad classes are working out to a great start!!!

[!becca]

Tina, you can see my cowboy in Southwestern Art...but you don't have to, your complement here means a lot.:heart: And, i know what you mean about the driving, yes it does count here too. Get some rest!:heart: And, Yay that you recieved a package!!!:clap:

[bjornjo]

becca what a lovley house you got i bet you have a nice atelie there with nice space hope the watering goes well. sorry missed the good news about the butterfly painting but congratulations!
rolina what a kick to have done it the talk. cant say no to sisterson :)
tina how tiresome to not have the energy you want :/ but hope the workshop will go great. i hope i will get into the guided tour the 4 oct. they have other guided tour that cost 120€ but dont know what so special about that. maybe you have a cold or something or some infection? or have you worked very hard?
i want to take a workshop aswell especially in techniques or portrait but will wait and see if the workshop next spring will happen cause then alot of money will goto there
sandra sorry your post got lost in cyber but we are glad you arrived safe and glad about your new teachers that seem to work out excelent. a graine car HAHAHA
jessica hello
nancy hello got that you refilled your sleeping quota

[!becca]

Bjorn, thank you, but congratulations aren't in order, I am in the show, but not an award winner..so sweet of you anyway.:D

[CareyG]

YAY I got Nancy's package today!!!

The really odd thing, though, is that instead of it having been post marked by *her* post office, the stamps were marked by *my* post office! It has today's date! Unless...Nancy, did you drive down here and send me your package by my post office? :lol:

Sandra, so glad to hear of the happy reception. :heart:

Rolina, yay for the good presentation!

It's so nice outside! I am very happy about October. My mom is coming to visit us next week, what a nice time to come.

~!Carey

[!becca]

Carey, :heart: Yay for Nancy's package arriving!!!:clap: Do you think that is why she is so tired?:D And it is wonderful that your mom is coming next week, in October, you can have your own Octoberfest!!:)

[bjornjo]

becca ahh then i will hold my thumbs
carrey how nice to get your parrents on visit maybe pumpkind pie but if you paint a pumpkin pie will that be counted as one pumpkin painting or a half? :)
sandra have fun at art store :)
ahh cya tomorrow and sleep tight

[!becca]

Im heading off to a huge art store today to buy up big Sandra, please take some pics!!

[!becca]

becca ahh then i will hold my thumbs
:lol:

[stapeliad]

Becc i missed the butterfly thing...congrats for getting in the show! :heart:

[stapeliad]

The really odd thing, though, is that instead of it having been post marked by *her* post office, the stamps were marked by *my* post office!

that's....really weird. :confused:

[lovin art]

that is wierd Carey about the stamps.... im missing your pumpkins

Bjorn , your a sweet guy :) , yep dont you think Im granie martial , no my cars are pretty flash ... i dont know if i can bear to sell my currant one i love it the color:angel:

Becc sounds like i missed your painting to sorry ...im slack already ...ill just have to get off here its upseting me now ...

later peeps ...love always

[!becca]

Jessica, thank you for your sweetness.:heart:

Sandra, don't want you to be upset.:grouphug:

[stapeliad]

I have five loads of laundry going. :eek:

[ArtyRolina]

Oooh, I wonder who that is from?


MY FIRST PACKAGE ARRIVED TODAY

[!becca]

I have five loads of laundry going. :eek::eek: that reminds me that I should have!:eek: :eek:

[sidbledsoe]

wow several pages to catch up on, i just went to a crabfeast here.
stape and sandra, i knew you guys would get that one, sandra said it all!

Tina, i have been testing out various brands for quite a while, i almost decided on Utrecht as my favorite brand but they are just a bit on the thick side and i don't like that. So after all things considered like price, quality, choice of pigments, consistency, etc. I keep on coming right back to Winsor Newton artist line (not wintons). I have not tried any Cobras but I have used lots of Winsor Artisan water mix paints. I have also used Lukas quite a bit and I love them too. But lately when I want to go oil-less and with water only, I am opting more for acrylics than for water mixable oils.

[!becca]

Sid, glad you like WN, but don't leave us Oilies for Acrylics!:eek:

[sidbledsoe]

like groucho marx once said, "i love my cigar too but i take it out of my mouth once in a while!"
no B, oils have and always will be #1!

[stapeliad]

Sid are you ditching the water miscibles? How about Gamblin? They make great paint and are environmentally conscious.

[!becca]

like groucho marx once said, "i love my cigar too but i take it out of my mouth once in a while!"
no B, oils have and always will be #1!thank goodness.:D:thumbsup:

[sidbledsoe]

hi stapsie and beccs,
don't go postal on my behind for mentioning acrylics again :lol: not to worry,
not ditching water mixables altogether, just steering towards more acrylics when i want to just do water, maybe some watercolors which I used to love quite a bit, and i love just plain drawing and need to do some colored pencil stuff too, i would even like to crochet a shawl, 'specially if rolina would teach me.
i have several gamblins and they are just fine too, and i like to give my extra torrits to needy gals every now and then.:D

[CareyG]

but if you paint a pumpkin pie will that be counted as one pumpkin painting or a half?
:lol: :lol: That's a good thing to wonder, but I am pretty sure I will count them as one. :D

Jessica, update me! :D

Sid, interesting about your continuing to gravitate towards W&N. In a lot of pigments, I really am the same. Their consistency is really great, I think.

I had a sudden urge this evening to clean up my sun room...after all those months of just wanting to use it as a storage area, I can now actually be in there!

~!Carey

[!becca]

Sid, I would love to see that shawl.:D I am going to give my watercolors a few more trys too...have such a problem with remembering not to paint my light areas. But I do like W&N too, use a lot of their paint.:) That said, I have experimented with a few of the gamblins too.

Carey, was meaning to mention...the background of your spaceship photo looked wonderful with the flowers and setting area...your home must be looking more lovely everyday.:heart:

My urge to do a complete vacuuming is building...but not as much as my urge to paint...I will paint first.:D

[stapeliad]

and i like to give my extra torrits to needy gals every now and then.

I am always needy.

Jessica, update me!

ok!!


I have a coconut custard pie in the oven. :D

[!becca]

I have a coconut custard pie in the ovenYUM!

[stapeliad]

don't go postal on my behind for mentioning acrylics again not to worry,

Sid if you scare Becca like that again I will have to pull out my staplegun.

[sidbledsoe]

promise?:D
i love having a little coc cust pie wit my whipped cream:thumbsup:

[!becca]

Sid if you scare Becca like that again I will have to pull out my staplegun.:lol:

[!becca]

I just ate and you are all making me hungry again.:)

[stapeliad]

WN paint is good stuff for sure, I have a lot of it...but my "default basic" is Gamblin. If there is a color that I want and don't really care what brand, I'll check Gamblin out first. i like that they are made here in the US, they are good quality, their customer service is excellent, they are environmentally conscious, and I like the resources on their web site. :thumbsup:

[!becca]

Jessica, you could be a gamblin rep.

[stapeliad]

promise?
i love having a little coc cust pie wit my whipped cream

I'll give you the whole dang pie if you come fix my %&#%&)#(^ cabinet. :(

[stapeliad]

My absolute favorite paint brand is VASARI. :D

[!becca]

Yes, Sid needs to come to NYC and do some maintenance for you.

Vasari!!!that would be a dream job!!!:heart:

[stapeliad]

Vasari!!!that would be a dream job!!!

*sigh*

[!becca]

yeah.

[NancyMP]

Carey,:heart: I'm so glad you finally have it; it was the one I had to load with stamps and put in my mailbox for the postman to pick up. So when he didn't, I grabbed my alternate mode of transportation: my broom.:evil: The flight to your post office and back was pretty exhausting, and I thank you for your commiseration!:)

Also, I think you could even count individual slices of pumpkin pie as pumpkin goal fulfillment, especially if a little whipped cream is applied to the top! Yum!

Jess,:heart: Carey now has four swaps! Don't let my emergency flight be in vain!:wink2:

Hooray for your package, Tina.:heart: At a guess I would say it's from Rolina? Our P.O.s are not that fast!

Tina and Rolina, do Europeans have special keyboards so that you can type umlauts over o's, and other diacritical marks? The other question is, while of course you would have signs for your own monetary units, do you also have dollar signs? The only way I can spell Bjorn with the appropriate mark is to compose my message on another program, Microsoft Publisher.

Sid,:heart: not only could Rolina teach you to knit, she could be your model for another belly-dancer painting! I appreciate your versatility: when you're an artist, you're an artist, and it doesn't matter what your material is!

Sandra,:heart: I was out shopping and missed your posts, but I know you're in the right place! I had never heard you use such language. Shapes and planes and terminators, oh my! :eek::music:You're in Oz, all right, Awz girl! Enjoy!:D

Well, here it is seven pm and I'm munching on candy corn instead of having dinner! See what oversleeping can do to you? Let that be an example to you! And me....:o

[!becca]

I keep seeing your package count and feeling sorry for Rolina and Sandra with those 0s by there names.:(

[stapeliad]

Tina and Rolina, do Europeans have special keyboards so that you can type umlauts over o's, and other diacritical marks? The other question is, while of course you would have signs for your own monetary units, do you also have dollar signs? The only way I can spell Bjorn with the appropriate mark is to compose my message on another program, Microsoft Publisher.

:lol: :lol: Or we could just ask Bjorn...how do you type the thingies over the o? :lol:

[!becca]

HI Nancy, :heart: enjoy the candy corn..and buy enough to last the winter.:D

[!becca]

:lol: :lol: Or we could just ask Bjorn...how do you type the thingies over the o? :lol::lol:

[NancyMP]

Update me!

ok!!

I have a coconut custard pie in the oven. :D

See how slowly I type? You had not only updated your list, but a whole page moved out from under my wordy message!

[stapeliad]

but a whole page moved out from under my wordy message!

yeah that happens around here Nance. :heart:

[NancyMP]

I may come up there for pie, save me a piece. And Sid can bring the whipped cream!

[stapeliad]

ok, and i have tea for everyone.

[NancyMP]

Becca, I may have to stockpile candy corn; October's the only month when it's easy to find here!

[NancyMP]

I'm going to fix myself a bodacious onion burger!

[!becca]

I know Nancy, and I remember you like it...they kind of have a thanksgiving mix too.

[!becca]

I'm going to fix myself a bodacious onion burger!sounds good on top of candy corn.:D

[!becca]

ok, and i have tea for everyone.sounds good, it has been helping my sore throat.:)

[sidbledsoe]

i just arrived at work and good to see you chatterboxes are yacking away,
i will be here for 2 hours and then i can go home. oh yeah, i am just about the best durn cabinet hinge fixer in the whole danged world too!

[stapeliad]

i love candy corn too...every year i always have to buy a bag. In general though I really don't eat a whole lot of candy...the occasional chocolate, candy corn at halloween, and I must have a cadbury egg every year. All other candy is optional. I like salt better.

[stapeliad]

Sid what the heck are you doing at work??

[stapeliad]

Check out my post count! :D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/53789-post_count.jpg

[CareyG]

Nancy, what efficient transportation you have. :D

Jessica, that pie sounds wonderful! I had lunch at a country barbecue place where they had *pumpkin pie* and my mouth was watering, though we didn't have dessert. But...I have pie crust in my freezer....

Becca, you are sweet, I don't know about my house looking better every day...maybe some days. Maybe a few minutes some days. :lol: I think you are right in painting first. :D The vacuum will be patient.

~!Carey

[stapeliad]

Jessica, that pie sounds wonderful! I had lunch at a country barbecue place where they had *pumpkin pie* and my mouth was watering, though we didn't have dessert. But...I have pie crust in my freezer....

I make a fabulous pumpkin pie too. Must use fresh pumpkin, I have to get some of those pretty soon. it is pie season.

My coconut custard pie is out of the oven and cooling by the window. :D

[sidbledsoe]

ok i can only talk for one more minute. stapsie, i don't have a regular 9 to 5 job, i am salaried and the biology work i do is stuff that goes on round the clock. so i have to come in nights, weekends, late, early, whatev it takes. that's why they pay me the big bucks! i won't say what the company name is i work for online but i can pm you.
i have tried a bunch of different brands of paints for the last four years or so, maybe i should write up my impressions or thoughts of each one but it will take a bit of time. see ya's laters!

[stapeliad]

Sid while you over at the lab can you pls make me some cobalt violet? :D Yeah i know you're Sid the Science Guy. I guess you prob have some rats there too.

[NancyMP]

i love candy corn too...every year i always have to buy a bag. In general though I really don't eat a whole lot of candy...the occasional chocolate, candy corn at halloween, and I must have a cadbury egg every year. All other candy is optional. I like salt better.

Not even yummy Reese's Peanut Butter Cups? Awwwww...

[NancyMP]

Dang, these cats are getting as bad as dogs. I dropped a piece of hamburger on the floor and they made a mad rush for it! Then remembered their dignity and stalked off!

[stapeliad]

Yeah Nance I like those too, but I rarely have them. In general I really do watch what I eat very carefully. Occasional treats are fine now and then, I don't need to be obsessive and crazy but occasional is the main thing. "specially since i do put sugar in black tea.

[CareyG]

Okay, now I have to ask, Jessica, have you tried the honey flan yet??

Reeses Peanut Butter Cups are the bestest in peanut butter cookies!

~!Carey

[lovin art]

Umm arr I'm out shopping in da city - bad Sandy !!;)

[sidbledsoe]

no rats or any animals thank goodness, just yeast and bacteria and fermentations with them. no beer. i finished early so it was only an hour and a half. That cobalt violet i made was kinda weak and grainy, you have some old holland don't you?
i don't get to paint many pics that feature violets so it is a real treat doing this belly dancer where my color comp is complementary violets and yellows. i'm outta here now.

[stapeliad]

Okay, now I have to ask, Jessica, have you tried the honey flan yet??

Nope, this coconut custard pie is the first thing I have baked in a long time. Thanks for the reminder though. :D

you have some old holland don't you?

williamsburg. I got 40% off. :D

[stapeliad]

Umm arr I'm out shopping in da city - bad Sandy !!

show us pictures. :D

[NancyMP]

I have Cobalt Violet (Hue) in Daler Rowney. It was cheap, but weak. I always need some punch from my magenta and Dioxazine purple in with it!

What do you use to make Cobalt Violet, Sid?

Speaking of cobalts, I was just reading my Plein Air Magazine how many pelin air peeps have cobalt blue on their palettes. I know Waterhouse used it a lot, and I used it with the Lady of Shallot. But I thought that Ultramarine and Cerulean would cover my blue needs on a limited palette?

Another thing I was thinking while studying their paintings is how beautifully they mix their grays. I guess I'm lazy, but I like the Torrit gray (and thank you!) for starters and just adding a warm or cool color to it as needed. Is that kosher?

[stapeliad]

I haven't tried my cobalt violet yet.
Nance, yes Ultramarine and cerulean could def cover all your blue needs. But that doensn't mean you can't try cobalt too. Is it the only blue on their palettes?

Do what works for you with the greys...though especially plein air painting i mix my own.

[lovin art]

J I will Chica got load them of my iPhone to on laptop as soon as I can I will load them , I will look for something special for Daya to put in your swap too

Love yas;) ---oh and Sid I have big but ... You made me say that lolol jokin , yank your ya yankie chain :)

[NancyMP]

Jess, it seems like overkill to put cerulean, cobalt and ultramarine on my palette, and I had just been using the first and last. Another thing - I could just use my Phtalo blue and Prussian - I want just one intensely saturated blue on my palette so I can step on it when necessary. Prussian is really a nice sky blue when you lighten it, and great for darks in any type of painting.

The reason I don't like to mix grays, especially in plein air, is I try to limit my palette, and I need the right complements or I'm mixing a trio of colors to obtain a gray rather than two if it's already gray.

I'm also trying to plan a palette for Sunday the 19th, when I'm scheduled to do an outdoor demo at the gallery. If I choose to do a plein air, there's a lot of paved streets as well as trees and buildings. My favorite model isn't home yet so I don't know whether he will pose for an outdoor portrait or not. This was the last outdoor portrait I did of him.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/203830-Suburban_Cowboy.jpg

[sidbledsoe]

nancy, i found this page (http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/recipe/coviolet.html)on the net and i have all the equipment and chemicals at work so i made some and then ground it and paint some paint with it and used it in a little painting (http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13799771&postcount=27).
nice cowboy there. i sometimes use cobalt blue or cobalt blue hue but you can mix it easy, i mean something close enough.
Sandra, i have to laugh everytime i play that song, it's on my rap collection CD, i love that one and LL cool j's "i'm that type of guy":D

[CareyG]

That is a sweet painting, Nancy!! I like your thoughts on why you take a gray out painting, makes sense to me.

Thanks for the reminder though.
I couldn't help myself, I knew you needed it. :D :p

The last hour or so I have been trying to figure out if I can crochet this shawl I really want. I've never used this light of yarn before. Problem is, I have two yarns I could use but the one I'd probably prefer to use (a nice dark royal blue) is a bit slippery--and dark, so it's hard for me to see the stitches. The other (white) yarn is very pretty, though, it has an iridescent thread running through it.

I knew Rolina (and Sid) would be interested to hear about it, anyway. :D

~!Carey

[stapeliad]

Nance personally I wouldn't use all three blues. I don't like pthalo blue much for plein air, it is too strong and tends to overpower every mix becoming the dominant color. Your painting is lovely, except...and this is just my personal opinion...I think the sky is too dark.

[sidbledsoe]

shawl i would!

[stapeliad]

Sid- :lol:

you had to say that didnt you. :lol:

[sidbledsoe]

i shawl did!

hi J, i also thought the sky very saturated but pleasant. but i am really weird and like a lot of off the wall stuff too.

[NancyMP]

Nance personally I wouldn't use all three blues. I don't like pthalo blue much for plein air, it is too strong and tends to overpower every mix becoming the dominant color. Your painting is lovely, except...and this is just my personal opinion...I think the sky is too dark.

Jess, Sid??? Maybe I do see blues too dark! I'm glad you two said something; Himself had mentioned that my paintings really show how much I like blue (which has been my fave color since I can remember), so could I ask you about these two?

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/203830-Old_Lovers.jpghttp://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/203830-Oklahoma_Skies_1.jpg

[stapeliad]

Nance, the second one I think is perfect. I can tell what time of day it is and the light is great.

The top one I think is too saturated and dark at the very top. I know the sky does get lighter towards the horizon however for the time of day (mid day?) it looks too dark to me. Remember the sky is the light source...that means that generally speaking it is the lightest value in the landscape. There are exceptions of course, your nice white tree prob being one of them. Stapleton Kearnes says "If you put ANY blue in the sky it is enough".

[stapeliad]

i shawl did!

oh no... :lol:

Carey look what you started. :lol:

[NancyMP]

Jess, I'm taking Larry Seiler's online course starting this Tuesday; maybe I can learn some more things. Who else is taking it?

I am so selfish about learning stuff, I forgot to say hello to my dear Sandra! Sandicat,:heart: I'm so glad you're still making time to talk to us!:) :grouphug:

Sid, :lol:.

[stapeliad]

I can't take Larry's class. :( Wish I could... 7-8 is not a feasible time for me to be able to sit uninterrupted. I'm just getting home, must get a certain little child dinner and get her to bed by 8:15ish.

[sidbledsoe]

they both look good to me, yes the first is saturated but good.
i will try to do larry's class, i wish it wasn't the same time as gunsmoke though.

[stapeliad]

Sid...priorities! :lol:

[NancyMP]

Sid,:lol: how many years of Gunsmoke reruns do you have memorized by now?:D

Argggghhh!:eek: I forgot! I need to get two 8"x8"s done by Wednesday...I'll need to get started tonight so they're dry by then!

[!becca]

Sid, :lol: Now I am curious about what company you are working for...have been running possibilities through my mind. Must be an interesting job.:D

I remember reading that Monet used cobalt blue in his fairly limited palette. I like adding it to mine when I want a purer blue, OH is nice. The cobalt violet and turquoise are fun too...but I don't use them often.

Jessica,:heart: I am sure you enjoyed the pie.:D Only candy I really crave is chocolate...but that is a class of it's own, just chocolate, no contaminates.

Sandra,:heart: glad you had a successful shopping day.:D

Carey,:heart: so far I have neither painted or vacuumed.:( they are both getting closer though.:D Make two shawls.:D I like such things, but they would take a year for me to finish...I bought a beautiful shawl a couple years ago with a little added lace, it was on sale and I probably couldn't have bought the yarn for what it cost.

Nancy,:heart: nice paintings all of them, though I do like the paler blue. Hope you are finishing those 8x8s.


My husband has a very large bin out back from the junk yard that he has been filling with iron that needs to go. We only can keep it for two weeks. He can't do such things without hurting himself multiple times, so I have been helping him a bit to prevent at least a few injuries, that heavy work has been leaving me too tired in the evenings. Saturdays he sometimes has help, but today the guy took off as there is an Octoberfest celebration near by and he felt obligated to help out by patronizing the beer gardens, so it was a full day for me.

My computer has been freezing up in the evenings, I think that tonight I may have resolved that issue.:crossfingers:

[bjornjo]

nancyhttp://sydaby.eget.net/emig/emig/scands.htm if you want to type those swedish chars but you dont need to trouble yourself with opening another program to type Björn i will understand anyway that outdoor portrait was especially nice the skyscape feels like good blues. hope you will enjoy the webinars i dont think the time will fit me it is like in the middle of the night
becca ahh yeah have to be carefull with the spine and not to cut yourself. or get a heavy lifter and tell him he can come and exercise :)
sandra keep gliding with your :cool: car

[!becca]

Bjorn, you are too sweet. I am careful as I can be, and have thought of a big guy or two in the area, but their work ethic isn't the best. I consider it a good workout.

[NancyMP]

Becca, I got a start on one of them, and yes, I had to do another sky, and I experimented with every blue I have. When I think of pale skies, I think of the east coast, when I lived in D.C., and where I frequently visit and paint in New England. Our southwestern skies just appear, well, richer and deeper...or then again, it may be a perceptual flaw in my mind and/or my eyes!

Here's where I am now...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/203830-Sky_painting.10,.1.11.jpg

I wonder if Stapleton Kearns has done any painting in the southwest U.S.?

Now I have paint on my white jeans, dang it, and I need to go scrub it out quickly! Good night; I'll look at it in tomorrow's light!:heart:

[NancyMP]

Björn, thank you! I'm just a nitpicker for perfect spelling (but you'll find me garbling a lot of words when my clumsy fingers are in a hurry!) And you showed me something new; I always love learning new things! You are such a sweet young'un!:D:heart:

Now, if I don't want to miss my daylight tomorrow, I must retire!:eek:

[!becca]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nancy, you sky looks beautiful:heart: :clap: .. and yes, our sky's are rich at times, I find it depends on the time of day a lot and the angle you are looking. This past year there has pretty much been a brown haze all along the horizons because of the dust from this drought.

I have a large file of sky photos...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/100116-002copy4.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/100116-gardens_and_sky_006copy4.jpg

Good luck getting that paint out of your white jeans.:eek:

[mtpalms]

Whew! I have been gone most of the day (and lurking most of the week), and playing 'catch up'


Tina[/B] and Rolina, do Europeans have special keyboards so that you can type umlauts over o's, and other diacritical marks? The other question is, while of course you would have signs for your own monetary units, do you also have dollar signs? The only way I can spell Bjorn with the appropriate mark is to compose my message on another program, Microsoft Publisher.

:lol: :lol: Or we could just ask Bjorn...how do you type the thingies over the o? :lol:

In the systems preferences, Mac users (and presumably windows users) can choose their keyboard layout by nationality. Mac users also have the indispensable character palette, to create umlauts, etc., on the fly.


Speaking of cobalts, I was just reading my Plein Air Magazine how many pelin air peeps have cobalt blue on their palettes. I know Waterhouse used it a lot, and I used it with the Lady of Shallot. But I thought that Ultramarine and Cerulean would cover my blue needs on a limited palette?


I have only ever used cobalt blue in my skies, and never ultramarine, as it is too intense. My basic 'sky' color is cobalt blue and white, then add a little yellow ochre and even a smaller amount of cad red light (and make the initial color mix darker than you think you should). Occasionally I will use cerulean blue at the horizon, but I find mixing down the upper 'sky blue' with white and increments of y. ochre and cad red light often work just as well. It will look dull initially, but as the forground is painted in, it perks up and looks more naturally bright.

I left at 4 pm for palm Springs this afternoon with my friend Andy, there was a special showing of our art tours paintings down there to generate interest and get people from 'down there' ($$$) to come up to 'our desert' (¢¢¢¢) for the tours. The CDs have been printed and look great! I took pictures of the gallery space before people started showing up (Shawn the owner is a genius at set up), and it was all top notch!

I'll post pics tomorrow (today actually, it is now 12 am PST).

[!becca]

Marcia, how exciting about your art tour, your marketing sounds on track! Good luck with it all and I look forward to seeing your pics.:)

[!becca]

I have been looking at my cowboy canvas and trying to determine my course in painting it, think I have a more concrete plan.:)

I need to start thinking of more sleep too.

[mtpalms]

Thanks Becca!

I compared your sky photo with one of my desert landscapes, and I think it is pretty close, although mine is about 3500 feet. At higher altitudes it gets darker, but I use the same mix, just with less white.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/100116-002copy4.jpghttp://www.geigarts.com/Geig_Site/Local_Desert_Landscapes_files/0030_40k.jpg

Okay, I am really bushed. G'Night.:music: :music: :music: :music:

[!becca]

Night Marcia! See you tomorrow.:wave:

[mtpalms]

Okay, I can;t quite let go of this. Here is a link to John Hilton's paintings of the desert southwest:
http://bodegabayheritagegallery.com/Hilton_John_W_.htm

I have a copy of his biography called "The Man Who Captured Sunshine" I will see if there is anything about his palette. He painted primarily on hardboard with knives. the woman who taught me oils knew him personally and said he got a lot of the 'glow' in his skies by using Dorman's wax.

This particular painting used to belong to Leo Fender. I am humbled to know this.
http://bodegabayheritagegallery.com/Hlton_John_W_Morning_in_Spring_Part_.jpg

[mtpalms]

Good Night All!

[!becca]

Marcia, the colors in this a truely gorgeous!:clap: I do like Prussian blue as my primary blue, sort of has that color quality.

Night!

[ArtyRolina]

Of course I will be delighted. First you must spin about 6ozs of fine yarn,though :lol:

i would even like to crochet a shawl, 'specially if rolina would teach me.

[ArtyRolina]

Hi Nancy, we do have dollar signs too, just above the 4. No special signs for amlauts etc on our keyboards in the UK, but I guess the rest of Europe could be quite different, hopefully Björn will tell us about his, I use shortcuts and ö = 00f6 + Alt + x. Believe me, I learnt on a keyboard before the mouse was invented, so key codes are quicker for me than insert symbol. (um, actually I learnt on a typewriter, lol). I compose a lot of my replies in MS Word, especially the multiple ones as it is quicker. The reply box here, doesn't take the shortcut codes, unfortunately.

Edited to add: I should have read further before replying - Björn - what a great list of codes - much easier than my old-fashioned one, I shall have to learn those!

Tina and Rolina, do Europeans have special keyboards so that you can type umlauts over o's, and other diacritical marks? The other question is, while of course you would have signs for your own monetary units, do you also have dollar signs? The only way I can spell Bjorn with the appropriate mark is to compose my message on another program, Microsoft Publisher.

[ArtyRolina]

I am getting crochet urges too at the moment now it is beginning to feel like autumn. Any stitching with dark thread is hard unless you have exceedingly good lighting. Go for the white and save your eyes, lol!


The last hour or so I have been trying to figure out if I can crochet this shawl I really want. I've never used this light of yarn before. Problem is, I have two yarns I could use but the one I'd probably prefer to use (a nice dark royal blue) is a bit slippery--and dark, so it's hard for me to see the stitches. The other (white) yarn is very pretty, though, it has an iridescent thread running through it.

I knew Rolina (and Sid) would be interested to hear about it, anyway. :D

~!Carey

[ArtyRolina]

Interesting discussion about the blue. I, personally, would only take the Cobalt or Cerulean for the sky as our skies over here lean towards a cooler blue and Ultramarine is way too warm. Red can be added to Cobalt if you need a warmer blue elsewhere. Having said that, though, Ultramarine makes great darks in mixes...

[!becca]

As there was some discussion of ants (http://my.earthlink.net/channel/news/print?guid=20111001/2563b2be-a377-49ab-a84f-5279585ea9b6) recently....not the best way to start Sunday maybe.:rolleyes:

Hi Rolina!:wave:

[stapeliad]

Björn

Now I just copy/paste. :D

Nancy- Yes, I think you are correct that the sky is somewhat paler here, but I still don't think it is as dark as you had it. (I have been out west) SK does paint out west, he travels all over the place. Earlier this year he spent something like a week or 2 camping in the desert just to paint.

This painting

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/203830-Sky_painting.10,.1.11.jpg

looks correct to me. (great job btw)

Here is a comparison of this sky with a patch of sky from the tree painting:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/53789-sky.jpg

Marcia...that painting is incredible, I love it!!

Hi everyone else! :wave:

[stapeliad]

As there was some discussion of ants recently

speaking of bugs, this morning I woke up from a dream in which there was a GIANT UGLY CRICKET in my apartment. I was chasing it around WITH A HALF FINISHED 18 x 24 CANVAS trying to make it go away. Every time I got it out, the (^#(% thing would come right back in.

Sometimes it had fur and sometimes a hard shiny cover. ( I am not a bug anatomy expert and do not want to be). It was scary. :(

[!becca]

Jessica, sorry for the cricket dream:grouphug:...I don't like crickets,(hate katydids even more) though I guess the make good pets.:confused:

Just finished starting more hoses, then maybe more iron later this morning.

[sidbledsoe]

jess, don't use a canvas, they don't hold up well, go with an ampersand hard panel next time.:D i really do get crickets inside my house once in a while and i absolutely despise it because when i lay me down to sleep that loudmouth sucker will invariably start cranking hard on his hind legs!

becc how about stink bugs do you get them out in corny ol kansas too?

[!becca]

Sid, :lol: good advice, though I won't smash them, I evict them instead...not only are they noisy, they eat your stuff.:(

[sidbledsoe]

we are at it again becc! i edited a question.

[!becca]

we are at it again becc! i edited a question.:lol: Yes we are.

Yes, we have stink bugs...but not many bugs this year at all due to the dry conditions.

[stapeliad]

jess, don't use a canvas, they don't hold up well, go with an ampersand hard panel next time.

Should I ever be unfortunate to encounter a horrible cricket in a dream again, I'll remember this.

Waking up solved the problem nicely though. :D

[!becca]

Wakin up solved the problem nicely though:D

[!becca]

Jessica, have fun today!:heart:

[stapeliad]

thanks...i NEED to get ready. :(

[!becca]

Are you dressing up?:D If you do, I want to see a pic.

I have to admit I am a little achy today from yesterday, I not conditioned for quite that much effort.:(

[!becca]

Finally, I feel as if I am ready to start putting paint on my canvas.:D I have worked out some of the colors and details, now i just need to see if it all goes as planned...first I need the time too, probably tomorrow, I guess.

Do the rest of you need advance time like that to evaluate color and composition? Or am I just slow.

[lovin art]

Don't worry Becc I'm slow too and I take my time thinking on my colors , arh bugs I hate them yurkieeee and I need to sleep more but I don't enough , my aunt is in a badish way she's got see a doctor tomorrow she's in to much pain, which makes me sad in turn

Ok just ranting here, from dag girl! Oh theres no smilies I'm on my stupid phone

[!becca]

Sandra, glad I am not the only one...so sorry about your aunt! I hope the dr can help.:heart:

[lovin art]

Hey Becc me too it's not looking good that's for sure, she mite need to go into hospital I think , she can hardly walk it's very distressing for me really : (

[!becca]

Sandra, I am sure it is.:grouphug: So glad she has that appointment. At least she has you and your uncle there to help her now.

[lovin art]

Yes your right but the porblem is I can't really do that much for her sadly ,she sounds like the pain is really bad , my uncle is very good with her , she won't hear of hospital so it's not good if you het me

[!becca]

Sandra, I understand what you are saying. Just be glad she is seeing the doctor.:heart:

I need to take care of my water and try to get ready for the reception, I will see you later.:grouphug:

[NancyMP]

Sandra,:heart: the doc will be able to see whether she needs a hospital or not; she may have broken something in her fall, so I hope she gets the best treatment possible. Then again, my mom fell off her stepladder when she was hanging wallpaper, and broke her coccyx. The doc said he couldn't put it in a sling, so she just had to live with it until it healed.:o

Jessica,:heart: when he gets home today, I'm going to ask Himself to look at the skies I've painted. Some of those photos of paintings I did auto levels, auto contrast, and auto color on in Photoshop. The shot of what I did last night is the only one I'm certain I didn't do that to.

Becca,:heart: have fun at the reception, and take pix if you can!:D

Sid,:heart: I have always loved the sound of cicadas in our summers, and they seldom get inside.* It always reminds me of what I call the warm and friendly dark, when the fireflies spark their magic and the cicadas sing their song. We do have a seven (or is it twelve?) year cycle for locusts and/or June bugs, though, and they can be real pests! Crunch, crunch, crunch...

*If they do, they become cat food.

[!becca]

Nancy, thank you, I will be going soon. It will be a quick visit.:)

June bugs not the same as a locust...locust I always liked, June bugs always scared the bejibers out of me.:o

[lovin art]

Bedbugs jumpin jack flash ~can't stand bugs really :)

And thankyou both girls for the lovely thoughts means a get deal to me , I guess if I had a my mum around still, I would be dumping my woes on her,she was my best friend

[CareyG]

Hi everyone! I don't think I have much to say except I wish my dog would stop being so crazy and hyper and crazy. Every morning or every time I go outside, it's the same, jump jump jump, snap snap snap, she's like a four-year-old and doesn't hear anything I say unless I say it a minimum of five times. Did I mention she is crazy?

Nancy, that is a fantabulous sky you have going.

~!Carey

[lovin art]

Sorry for the mad dog Carey lol you got your hands full there girl

Yes I meant to say a beautiful looking sky nance wow you would like the blue I bought yesterday its a lefranc brand

[!becca]

Carey,:heart: your dog sounds like a typical happy puppy.:)

Sandra, sometime, i know, you just need to talk.:heart:

[!becca]

With the low lighting, I had trouble getting clear shots, but here are a few.:D

Here is a sample of our judges work...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/100116-monarch_competition_001copy4.jpg


And, another artist I know had been given space for an exhibit of his bug art, this is the best stuff he has done yet....

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/100116-monarch_competition_004copy4.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/100116-monarch_competition_005copy4.jpg


Here was first and second place...first place was one of the ceramic butterfllies and second was the large mixed media on the right...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/100116-monarch_competition_002copy4.jpg


The two other awards went to photographs that I didn't get pics of.

Here were mine...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/100116-monarch_competition_008copy4.jpg

[lovin art]

Becc your so sweet girl :heart: , lovely pics so nice to see you work hung well done chica:music: :clap:

[!becca]

Thnak you, Sandra.:heart: at least some people were looking at them.:)

[bjornjo]

Hi our keyboards do look quite diffrent we have å to the right of p ö right to L and ä right of ö the secret behinde useing those codes is to use numlock atleast in chrome. fun discustion of skys (in johannes class notes that robert sloan wrote you can see some talk of the hue of the sky and clouds but that is also so dependent of day and what part of the sky you look at almost never the same :)
becca have fun painting tomorrow
i should try todo some try to paint my blocks in the cloudy day they promised tomorrow and see if i can get them to look something like what i see. Most what i do are studys so never complete paintings so never really have that problem :)

nancy ahh well when typeing fast always so easy to hit the wrong buttons
becca hope you get to sell something hope you enjoyed it and got to talk to some nice pepole and give them cards to visit your site
sandra sorry about the pain she have hope she get to visit some specialist in pain especially if she had for a long time and you really feel so helpless but in the end it will be good but they just need to have their time nothing cant really be rushed hope it will went good with doctor


start to think about sleep, vaccation tomorrow. so i hope i can get up early so i dont miss all my free time by useless sleep :)
Makes more sense now maybe? :)
maybe should post a photo of me tomorrow with or without bags under eyes?

[!becca]

Bjorn, thank you...I hope tomorrow is a good painting day, and I did have a good time.
You are right that the sky looks different most of the time..

Enjoy your sleep vacation and try not to sleep too much.:D

[lovin art]

Becc:heart: they will buy they are that good at class one of the teachers Rick was showing me his work and he bought scots work the other teacher how cool is that one day I will be over and buying yours :D

Bjorn , your very sweet to say all that to me About my aunty she is getting taken to hospital to be assessed ,you know I think the world of you your a cool dude, have a great vacation and yes we want you to post a pic I want see your mugshot :D I start full days tomorrow will try and log in to say hia to everyone well who's around :grouphug:

[!becca]

Sandra, I only hope so.:) I am so excited for you that your classes will start tomorrow!!! How exciting is that.:D

[CareyG]

Becca, beautiful exhibit, how nice to be part of that! :heart:

like a typical happy puppy

I really and truly wish that were the case. Unfortunately, she really is dealing with some fearfulness issues. I wish I knew better how to help her.

Sandra, exciting!!

Bjorn, I hope your holiday is wonderful!

~!Carey

[!becca]

Carey, thank you.:heart: I wonder if your pup would benefit from professional training. Maybe it would give her confidence and help with the behavior issues. I would just really screen any trainers, some are good, and some not.

[CareyG]

Becca, that is a good thought. I have been tossing around a few ideas lately and probably that would be the thing to do if I could find someone good locally. Perhaps I will call around this week.

~!Carey

[mtpalms]

Becca, beautiful paintings, very nicely hung exhibit. I nearly forgot that I have pictures to post too, from last night's opening.

Today didn't go as planned. The rattlesnake showed up, and I managed to get someone on the phone to come help capture him, but it took 20 minutes for them to show up, and by then, it had gone down a hole. It is so frustrating living alone! I don't dare try to capture it myself, because if it bit me, I'd die before help arrived (providing I could summon help). So I just have to keep watching my step. I almost stepped on it again this morning.

By the time that non-event was over, I had yet to put together a price list to hang new work at the gallery mid afternoon. It's done, hung, I'm back, and it's already 5 pm. I think I will repair and touch up more frames this evening and call it a day.

[!becca]

Carey, ususally your vet will have good suggestions of who to contact.:)

Marcia, thank you.:) And good idea to be cautious with that rattler. Hope you manage to get it captured. Good luck with the paintings.

[NancyMP]

Holy cow, Marcia!:heart: Here we are complaining about bugs, and you have a rattler to worry about. Maybe you need a temporary roommate who can kill rattlesnakes?

Sandra,:heart: I am so thrilled for you! Full time classes! I know you're worried about your aunt, but I hope they are able to diagnose and at least treat the pain!:grouphug:

Becca, your show looks beautiful, but I have to admit I'm always disappointed when there's only one first prize to be given. The shows here usually have first, second and third, as well as honorable mentions, in each category, whether it's pottery, oil, watercolor, etc.! I think it keeps artists encouraged to try more if there's more honor to be garnered!

Well, I've been painting most of the day, and Himself came home and took me to dinner. Said he had trouble with the tent and the wind - the poles kept pushing through the openings and finally collapsed on him! He brought me a present but I have to wait until he can get the car unloaded before he can find it.

Oops, he's just decided to go find it for me!

Here's the 8x8 I started today; I will really need to put time in tomorrow or they'll never be dry by Wednesday! By the way, these will go on a $200 or under panel; I was wrong about the $5 ones - those are the 4x4s the gallery bought for us to sell to raise funds for the gallery itself!

I decided to just keep the skies going with both...I do love blue! This one is the start for a harvest moon for October.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/203830-Harvest_Moon_10.2.11.jpg

[CareyG]

Becca, good idea.

Marcia, you are a much nicer person than I am. Capture it?? :eek:

Nancy, that is beautiful! I love the moon! You have reminded me that for some time now I have been wanting to do something featuring the moon. Hmm.

~!Carey

[mtpalms]

Holy cow, Marcia!:heart: Here we are complaining about bugs, and you have a rattler to worry about. Maybe you need a temporary roommate who can kill rattlesnakes?

Sandra,:heart: I am so thrilled for you! Full time classes! I know you're worried about your aunt, but I hope they are able to diagnose and at least treat the pain!:grouphug:

Becca, your show looks beautiful, but I have to admit I'm always disappointed when there's only one first prize to be given. The shows here usually have first, second and third, as well as honorable mentions, in each category, whether it's pottery, oil, watercolor, etc.! I think it keeps artists encouraged to try more if there's more honor to be garnered!

Well, I've been painting most of the day, and Himself came home and took me to dinner. Said he had trouble with the tent and the wind - the poles kept pushing through the openings and finally collapsed on him! He brought me a present but I have to wait until he can get the car unloaded before he can find it.

Oops, he's just decided to go find it for me!

Here's the 8x8 I started today; I will really need to put time in tomorrow or they'll never be dry by Wednesday! By the way, these will go on a $200 or under panel; I was wrong about the $5 ones - those are the 4x4s the gallery bought for us to sell to raise funds for the gallery itself!

I decided to just keep the skies going with both...I do love blue! This one is the start for a harvest moon for October.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Oct-2011/203830-Harvest_Moon_10.2.11.jpg

Nancy, that is a beautiful painting! I can't wait to find out what Himself got you. :)

Trouble with a temporary room mate, is Mr Slithers can disappear for weeks at a time. Not that I wouldn't rule that out. In a month's time, Slithers should be hibernating. It would have to be a very special bunky.

Marcia, you are a much nicer person than I am. Capture it?? :eek:


I called another friend to find out if he knew someone who could relocate it (while I waited for the neighbors to come over), he asked if I had a long handled shovel to whack it with. I told him there wasn't a shovel invented yet with a handle that long.

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/5354/squint1lt2.png

[NancyMP]

Thanks, Carey, but I do need to get some more contrast going in it. It's a little too wet now, but I'll try to finish these two tomorrow!

Marcia, I didn't get it that you were trying to capture it. I keep forgetting that everything is considered an endangered species in California!:)

Carey, this is a good month to do it.:D This one is from a ref I shot a couple of years ago, but the full harvest or hunter's moon this year will be on Tuesday the 11th. The last time I did one from life, I set up a very soft light just on my canvas so that it didn't interfere with my view of the moon on the horizon, but you need to capture it fast, because it rises before you know it!

Himself sez I have my moon too big, but I sez, too bad, I want it that way...:lol:

[!becca]

Nancy, :heart: your moon painting is beautiful!! What did you get from himself?:D
Thanks for your comments about the competition. :heart: I don't really like competing with so many media, especially D and photography, but there were 4 prizes given. First to the ceramic, second to the mixed media and third and fourth to photography. The theme was supposed to be Monarch migration. I supposed that is just how competitions go, my paintings just didn't catch the judges eye. The state fair is the same, different media all compete, except ceramics and photography are separate classes.

Carey, :heart: I am remembering a photo you posted a year or so ago of a breathtaking moon photo you have...it would make a stunning painting, but then, you probably have more.:D

Marcia, I hope your snake has a new home soon.

[!becca]

Oh, I stopped and bought cat food this afternoon, thought it just had new packaging, all the phrases read the same, but the package is pink instead of blue. It isn't' the same, the kibbles are soft and chewy and fairly large. I now have a cat rebellion on my hands and may need to drive in and buy the right thing tomorrow.:cat:

[NancyMP]

Thank you, Becca!:heart: you are too kind; that painting still has a lot to go! and I'll post both of them on WOYE after they're finished...it's gonna be another busy week, with meetings, luncheons, and First Friday Art Walk!

Himself has been out searching his car for my present, and with the tent, chairs, two telescopes and all his electronic equipment still packed in there, he finally gave up and just told me what it is. I'll take a picture of it when I get it. He says it's a pendant with the Southern Cross on a fine chain. Someday I'll have to visit Australia to see the Southern Cross!:D (and Sandicat!):heart: He also brought me a t-shirt consolation prize, since I didn't win the gorgeous quilt that was up for the grand prize.

The t-shirt is black with Alpha Centauri globular cluster M13 on the front, and a second one, M49, on the back. It's not too shabby for a t-shirt!:)

I would love to see another moon painting here, Carey!:heart:

It's past my bedtime; I've been doing laundry from a dusty, windy mesa! I hope I can get them dried tonight!:rolleyes:

[!becca]

Nancy, :heart:, hope you enjoy your busy week. And, that your painting dries.:D The gifts sound lovely...how nice to know you were on his mind.:heart:

I think it is past my bedtime as well...I have laundry to do in the morning.

[mtpalms]

Marcia, I didn't get it that you were trying to capture it. I keep forgetting that everything is considered an endangered species in California!:)



Well, it isn't endangered, but people around here will kill snakes regardless of whether they are poisonous or not, then guess what?, the rodent population explodes!

Unfortunately, this is the most dangerous kind of rattlesnake, and if it has to be dispatched, then so be it, but I would rather see it relocated.

About 10 years ago people from LA were poaching every snake they could find out here to sell in the city as pets (((shudder))), and the population declined very rapidly. People just don't see that there really is a circle of life, and it needs to stay in balance. Right now, I have a shed so undermined by rock squirrels it is about to sink, and my patio is definitely developing a slant - I need all the snakes I can get!

Awwww, Himself is starstruck, and you are his favorite!!!!!!!

[ArtyRolina]

Hi everyone,

Just a quickie as I have arrived at work and my desk is groaning under the weight of the work I have to do.

I have one parcel (from Tina) - yay!

See you later!

[lovin art]

Yay ROL you have a swap , my aunty is in hospital guys:(

I'm trying to keep positive ,dam- I didn't go I'm ainty hos after just being in there myself

Nance your lucky you have a great guy there, Becc I Just did some washing ugh go paint instead Chica!

Marcia sorry about the snake

[TinaC]

tina how tiresome to not have the energy you want :/ but hope the workshop will go great. i hope i will get into the guided tour the 4 oct. they have other guided tour that cost 120€ but dont know what so special about that. maybe you have a cold or something or some infection? or have you worked very hard?
i want to take a workshop aswell especially in techniques or portrait but will wait and see if the workshop next spring will happen cause then alot of money will goto there


Hi there Bjorn - 120€ for a guided tour - wow thats pricey I cant imagine how special that would be. I think Odd enjoys making money as much as art. Anyway, enjoy the show and if you are allowed perhaps you would take a few pictures.

I am hoping I am coming down with a cold because if its not that then I am getting really decrepid in my old age - and I am not really that old yet.

My workshop yesterday is a regular untutored all day affair - very professionally run and very good for life drawing and painting practice. I would like to take a few tutored workshops one day with top notch artists. I hope you manage a few too.

[TinaC]

Oooh, I wonder who that is from?

I wonder too :evil: - I am perturbed you havent had one yet. Mine was posted earlier than yours I think. Something else for me to stress about, I am now wondering if I fastened them all up sufficiently. :crossfingers:

[TinaC]

Tina, i have been testing out various brands for quite a while, i almost decided on Utrecht as my favorite brand but they are just a bit on the thick side and i don't like that. So after all things considered like price, quality, choice of pigments, consistency, etc. I keep on coming right back to Winsor Newton artist line (not wintons). I have not tried any Cobras but I have used lots of Winsor Artisan water mix paints. I have also used Lukas quite a bit and I love them too. But lately when I want to go oil-less and with water only, I am opting more for acrylics than for water mixable oils.

Thanks Sid, I think the fact that you have tried so many brands and dont have any major objection to WMOils generally and like W&N specifically says it all as far as I am concerned. My very unscientific approach is that its as much to do with the pigment as anything else, I have found myself prefering one over another and when I investigated further discovered its the more expensive pigment I preferred rather than the hue - a Cad Red in one case. Anyway, thank for your feedback I think most people are in one camp or another and you seem to straddle both.

Oh yes, I quite like acrylics too, had a phase of using them for backgrounds. I love all media and veer from one to another regularly, just cant help myself. Its oils I want to conquer though.

[TinaC]

My urge to do a complete vacuuming is building..

this is a very bad urge, you must never let it take hold :evil:

Housework bad, painting good.:lol:

[!becca]

this is a very bad urge, you must never let it take hold :evil:

Housework bad, painting good.:lol:Thanks for such good advice to begin my day.:lol:


Rolina, yay that you have Tina's package!!!:clap:

[TinaC]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2011/203830-Suburban_Cowboy.jpg
Is this your fella Nancy? What a dish - wow, no wonder he is your favourite model.:)

BTW - bright blue skies might be your USP, part of your style. I often wonder how tutors know when to 'correct' a pupil and when to let things go are part of their individuality. Anyway, you are a superb painter of skies. I have some moon pics, I'll post later but I dont think they are paintable.

[TinaC]

Hi everyone,

Just a quickie as I have arrived at work and my desk is groaning under the weight of the work I have to do.

I have one parcel (from Tina) - yay!

See you later!

Thank goodness, everyone is up and running now.

[TinaC]

Marcia, that snake business sounds very dodgy, I know people who would be paralized with fear. Take care out there are wear thick boots.

Sandra, sorry about your Auntie, hopefully she will be sorted soon. Good luck with class, I'm with you in spirit :)

Hi Pumpkin Carey, meant to ask, are you are doing all these from life? Keep going, its a great challenge and enjoyable to watch.

Hi Jessica Vasari :wave: - sounds like a good name, is there a Mr Vasari out there do you know? Is he eligible?

Took a sneaky work break - back to the grindstone now. Have a good day everyone.

Oh, Becca, how marvellous to see your paintings exhibited. I dont think awards mean much, I mean they are nice to get but your paintings are wonderful and appreciated regardless. I think of paintings as shoes in a shop, they might all bit wonderful and if you have to choose one pair it doesnt mean all the rest are any the less gorgeous. Ok, I have a shoe thing............

TTFN

[!becca]

Tina, Morning and thanks for the little bit of shoe philosophy.:D:heart:

Maybe today will be a painting day, depends on whether or not the distractions win.

[ArtyRolina]

Tina, sorry to stress you, the postie tried to deliver Thurs, but of course I was out. He took it back to the depot and I wasn't free to go collect it until today.

I am so excited, it really is going to be hard not to open it!

I am decrepit too :(

Sorry about your auntie, Sandra, hope the doc puts her right, it is good that you are there, probably. It will keep her mind off it and you can help a bit, maybe.

Becca, fingers crossed you get some painting done.

Nancy, lovely painting!

Carey, I have just thought, at Halloween you can dress your kids up as pumpkins and paint them too!

Marcia - how fascinating yet scary to have a rattlesnake on your property - be careful, please!

[bjornjo]

Tina i just found out it is 45 min guided tours that cost 120€ but still the groups are around 30 persons, the open tours are 20 min. yeah it is those cold times/flue and together with stress never good

marcia it is great you are engaged and understand how nature works
and want to relocate it
sandra hope it works out well and they can help her with pain until they sorted out the real problem
rolina how fun to recive packages. hope you can remove that work from desk quickly
becca hi hope you get some painting done
nancy that moon is nice might and nice to go out and dine with "himself" and nice present better than those 25$ paintings you were supposed todo 200$ will raise some funds in these hard times
carrey what a hard time to take care of that dog but once you get shape on them they are so lovley hope you the pumpkins are going fine.

i hope the weather will turn decent soon altough quite warm with the 14 celsius

[sidbledsoe]

hi ragamuffins, been pretty busy, like others said becca, i will also say that your paintings are very nicely hung. It really looks like a museum they are in, congrats.
tina, wmo's are great, no problem and really nice to work with, just don't use water with some brands like winsor newton to thin them, i hear you can with holbein, the chemistry is different between them.

[CareyG]

Carey, I have just thought, at Halloween you can dress your kids up as pumpkins and paint them too!
:lol: Not a bad idea cuz I have been trying for WEEKS to get Gavin to tell me what he wants to be for Halloween and he just makes things up. No, I am certain you do not want to be a *sock* for Halloween, Gavin.... I don't dress babies up for Halloween because I think they look ridiculous, but this year I do think I'll give Scarlett some kitty ears and a fuzzy tail and paint her nose. :cat: (She loves eating cat food, so it seems appropriate.)

Hi Pumpkin Carey, meant to ask, are you are doing all these from life? Keep going, its a great challenge and enjoyable to watch.
Hi Tina. :D That is the plan, though now you mention it I need to think about taking photos because I am not sure pumpkins will be around long enough for my project.

So it's Monday and I don't have my to do list made up for this week. :eek:

It is getting COLD at night! :clap: The fog on the lake has returned and it is beautiful in the mornings.

~!Carey

[sidbledsoe]

and marcia, holy cow, if i were in your adobe, i would get one of those snakebite kits that are used to treat poisonous bites and would look into the possibility of adopting some mongooses as pets! good luck.

[stapeliad]

Rattlesnake = bad. :(

Sock for halloween = :confused:

Becc your paintings looks great hanging in that show!

Rols I hope your presentation went well!

Sid I hope you dont blow up the lab.

sandra get some rest before school tomorrow.

I am still in zombieland this morning. Hope you are all well.

[mtpalms]

:wave: Hi Sid, I love mongooses, it would be fun to have them running around.

The snake is poisonous, but it is only one I want to get rid of, the gopher snakes etc, I need around. I have rock squirrels undermining all my out buildings and patio - probably because the snake population was decimated several years ago and slow to come back - those I really do need to eradicate, but they are cagey (cages don't work).

[shadwell]

just eaten a full can of pringles in ten minuites !!













feel icky poos !!!



.

[shadwell]

I am still in zombieland this morning. Hope you are all well.


pfft doddle i did a 26hour shift sat/sun wich meant i got up at 05.30 saturday finaly got home at 16.00 sunday and finaly went to bed at 01.30 monday after trying some cider !! up monday at 5.30 again for work

whilst getting over a viral infection !!

[!becca]

Hi Everyone,:wave:

Rolina and Bjorn, I am painting.:D

Sid and Jessica, thank you both. :) It is museum like and large. I would love to be invited back one day.

Jessica, sorry for your zoombiedom again.

Carey, I can't wait to see the Halloween costumes.:heart:

Paul, sorry about the pringles.

[!becca]

It is getting COLD at night! The fog on the lake has returned and it is beautiful in the mornings

Carey, for your list...take pictures and make paintings.:D

[!becca]

Jessica, I saw that protesters are dressed as zombies to protest cooperate greed...is that the type zombieland you are in?

[stapeliad]

no, mine was pre-tea related.

[!becca]

Ok, I have been there too then.

[!becca]

I wonder if anymore packages will arrive anywhere today.

[sidbledsoe]

i get zombies in elkton, they come to my door every year at the end of this month. i just give them a treat and they go away.

[NancyMP]

I see it's time for my zombie baby photo again.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/03-Oct-2011/203830-Zombie_Movie.jpg

[NancyMP]

I found these two prints of the first star party I went to with Himself, and scanned them in. This was in 2000, at the Texas Star Party. Dirt all over the prints - I'm so glad I have a digital camera now!

Here we are with his 14" telescope he calls "Baby!"

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/03-Oct-2011/203830-First_Star_Party.jpg

This was our home away from home for the week, and you can see the beginning of my plein air paintings on the easel!


http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/03-Oct-2011/203830-Home_away_from_home.jpg

[sidbledsoe]

those are neat pics nancy, himself does look like a himself too!

[!becca]

Sid, I could use a treat!:D

Nancy, thanks for posting these photos...you look like a real pair!:D :heart: What fun you must have had on all these outtings together.

I posted todays cowboy in WOYE (http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?p=14076560&posted=1#post14076560) I would love to know what you all think. I am waiting a day to post it in any forums.:)

[lovin art]

Yay I start school in another in another 4 hours

Are you all excited for me or what !!!; )

Thanks Bjorn, tiny t and ROL for the well wishes on my aunty means alot she will have a slow recorvey she has fractures in her coxis tailbone poor women and unfortunatly she has the beginnings of loseing her short term memory

It's bitch getting old life is crapy

Nice shot Nance of you and hero boy :)

Hey SId from md

[mtpalms]

Nancy you are so lucky to have someone who has varied interests from yours but that you can share them and have so much fun together! :heart:
My husband loved the idea that I was a painter, but hated the smell, the space it takes up, the time it consumes..., I am really sorry now I gave it up for the sake of trying to have a stable marriage.

I am working on an underpainting, and when I saw your photos, I thought I had somehow gotten umber on my screen! :eek:

[!becca]

Yay I start school in another in another 4 hours

Are you all excited for me or what !!!
:clap: Sandra, it will be so amazing...you lucky lady!!!:heart:

[!becca]

Marcia, I am glad you found your way back to your art.:)

[sidbledsoe]

Sid, I could use a treat!:D
get into your cowgirl outfit at the end of this month and just knock on my door.:D

hi sandra! give us a report as soon as you can on your school:thumbsup:

[lovin art]

Marcia. Never give up art for anyone butself and he didn't love the real you if he couldn't hack it