The Oily Rag........Come and Chat November 2011 [Archive] - Page 10

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 05:40 PM

Do you s'pose in the far (or maybe not so far) future, we will have a whole population of people who feel pity for us because we had to learn to read? Right now we've got Kindle

I :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: my kindle. Kindle is for people who love to read, it is in no way a buffer to make it "easier". Rols you should get one, the price has come down a lot. They are absolutely worth it. I have had mine for almost 2 years and I still use it constantly.

I am still using my old 2nd generation Kindle, it works great, and also I can't find a leopard print cover for the newer models. :( So I'm staying with my old kindle until it dies, hopefully that won't be for a long time.

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 05:45 PM

Nance, like your husband I was really, really resistant to them for a long time. Then I had to honestly confront my space issue......which meant either not reading :( or going digital for stuff I don't care about having physical copies of like most novels. i will always get cookbooks and art books in paper, but I have blown through so many books I otherwise wouldnt have read.

Plus, every day there is the kindle daily deal...where they offer a book for a 24 hour reduced price of .99. :D

!becca

11-27-2011, 05:47 PM

Sandra, I will check your video out soon..I just stopped on my painting while ago and I am fixing dinner.

Jessica..how is your swap painting?:heart:

here is my painting from today...I may need to tweak it...I can't see any more. my husband hates it, but he hated the ref photo too.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/27-Nov-2011/100116-my_paintings_012copy4-1.jpg

Trying to work with those cool colors again...esp blue, i can see a thing or two that probably needs attention.

Hi Rolina!

Hi Nancy!

!becca

11-27-2011, 05:49 PM

Jessica, I have been temped to try a kindle just to see if it is friendlier to my eyes....but at the same time I understand..a book is so amazing just being a book.

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 05:51 PM

Beccs I really like it. I mean that. :clap: It is very cold, but I don't mind that, it has a nice mood to it, and you have a very nice style coming through. The onliest thing that bugs me a teeny bit is the darkest value in the middle of the flower. It detracts from your face and i wish it was much lighter. That's all though, I think you did a beautiful job. :grouphug:

!becca

11-27-2011, 05:54 PM

Thank you, Jessica, :heart: you are right the darkest dark is the center of the flower. Will think about that.:D

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 05:54 PM

Beccs Kindle is very eye-friendly which is one reason why i like it so much. I don't miss carrying around novels. not at all.

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 05:55 PM

Beccs the focal point of the darkest dark/contrast would be so perfect where the flower meets your eye. If that flower value is lightened you'd have it so perfect. :thumbsup:

ArtyRolina

11-27-2011, 05:58 PM

It is great, Becca, I do love the colours you have used, they have a lot of impact. I would prefer the flower to be less dominant, perhaps lighter in tone and fuzzier?

Love the shadows and the composition and your eyes in this selfie. It needs a cowboy hat, though, lol!

Jessica, I am waiting to see if the Kindles come down even more after the Christmas rush is over. I might get one in the January sales.

Nancy, if there was a free and easy way to plop all my books onto a kindle and reduce my huge library, I would be very happy, think of the space you would save (storage for canvases and frames, in Becca's case, lol)!

!becca

11-27-2011, 05:59 PM

Thanks, I will try that, when I take out my contacts. I will be able to see again then.:)
So true about novels...and we can always buy books that are special.

ArtyRolina

11-27-2011, 06:01 PM

Hey, this is funny:

Ugly Renaissance Babies! (http://uglyrenaissancebabies.tumblr.com/)

!becca

11-27-2011, 06:01 PM

Rolina, thanks, I will look at it. No cowboy hat for this one.:lol:

TinaC

11-27-2011, 06:07 PM

Wow Becca, thats a really great SP, very expressionistic. You have a very identifiable style (envy, envy) but are never predictable. Sorry, but husbands opinions sometimes have to be disregarded.

Yes, I've used Swiffers in the US and we ought to have them here too, we have things that are similar but not nearly as good.

Books and the written word will always exist IMnotsoHO. I dont think we will turn largely verbal, and in fact the marvels of this computer age is that information and education that can make a huge difference to peoples standard of lviing, in third world countries for example will mean more people will need to read. Translation programs probably work better with the written word although I have no facts to back that up, its just a thought.

I fancy a kindle but would like an iPad even more. I mainly only read art books, the paper and the internet these days - not sure thats very healthy. I only read novels when I am on holiday and havent had many of those for a few years.

Hi Jessica and Carey, glad to see you are ok and Zebras, kids and neighbours are all behaving themselves.

Sandra, you have such a handsome son, and talented too.

Its my bedtime now - sweet dreams to you all and I'll catch up with you in the week.

Turrah :)

I've managed a bit more painting on my swap today, really want it finished as I have another one to do before Christmas.

ArtyRolina

11-27-2011, 06:10 PM

Night Tina - I think I ought to consider bed too (although I am not anticipating much sleep, sigh)!

NancyMP

11-27-2011, 06:15 PM

Hey, this is funny:

Ugly Renaissance Babies! (http://uglyrenaissancebabies.tumblr.com/)

They look like alien creatures, don't they? I feel sorry for artists back then; there was no way to make babies stay still for any length of time unless they were unconscious. I have a feeling that the best ones were painted from sleeping babies.

I thought the running commentary between each image was more disgusting than the distorted infants were.

ArtyRolina

11-27-2011, 06:40 PM

LOL, I only looked at the pictures!

!becca

11-27-2011, 06:47 PM

I am rid of my contacts for the day,:clap: and have tweaked my painting, i will get a pic soon.

Tina, thank you.:heart: Sleep well!

Rolina, need to look at your babies and Sandra's video!

!becca

11-27-2011, 06:59 PM

I guess I won't pass judgment on the painted babies...

Sandra, thanks for sharing your video!!!:clap: :heart: I saw that shy smile for an instant.:D

lovin art

11-27-2011, 07:13 PM

Awh thankyou Becc ,:heart: he is a shy boy mostly likE his mumma :D

Sid ~ but I'll always remember you like a child boy ~ oo baby baby !! :heart:

Thankyou rolls:heart: an tina :heart: he's very handsome and I feel weird when I'm out with him , all the young girls eye him up and down and stare at me as if to say your with a older woman :D

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 07:16 PM

Rolina that link was fantastic!! :clap: And it completely sums up my thoughts about medieval/renaissance babies too...mostly I think they are super creepy and disturbing. Odd for me, as I love medieval and renaissance art. Just keep the babies away from me! :lol:

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 07:18 PM

Hey Sandra that's a cool video!! :D :heart:

lovin art

11-27-2011, 07:29 PM

Hello my stapesiee !! :heart: he's really good at playing , one day I'll get him playing and me singing for you all , we sound good together but He's abit rusty since Alexis came on the scene :D

Dam I can't spell on this stupid phone

sidbledsoe

11-27-2011, 07:42 PM

san-dee !, i am putting your pochade box together :D :
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/27-Nov-2011/112587-IMG_0047.JPG
i will send an oil painting in it because so far you only have drawings from me.:wink2:

lovin art

11-27-2011, 08:07 PM

Sid~nee you dear sweet man:heart: :clap: , that looks fabulous , I can't wait to have a Sid original and a painting , I'm very honored Sid to have any of your artwork drawing an all !! :D

You let me know how much Sid and I will pay however you like ! :D

sidbledsoe

11-27-2011, 08:16 PM

don't worry bout that at all, sandee newton john, it isn't much at all. here is when i glued the side rails in to hold the palette cause i want to make a vid of how to make one too,
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/27-Nov-2011/112587-IMG_0038.JPG

lovin art

11-27-2011, 08:31 PM

Sid I don't know what to say to you but i owe you sweet dude:o :D , these boxes are wonderful, I hope you are getting a good price for them , and that's a cool idea to make a vid your a very sharing man that's what I dig about you :grouphug:

:D yeah I just about sing like sandy newton John too !:lol:

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 08:48 PM

Sid are you selling these on ebay?

sidbledsoe

11-27-2011, 09:26 PM

yeah, I was thinking of selling some when I get round to it.

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 09:42 PM

Cool! how much? Do you have any listed yet? how much for a Bledsoe Custom Job? :D

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 09:52 PM

Becca that portrait Jeni did of you is really gorgeous!!!

sidbledsoe

11-27-2011, 09:52 PM

no none yet, do you want one too stapsies? I can hook you up but member i'm ultra busy, it will be a little while but it's getting cold now anyway,

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 09:55 PM

Yeah can you hook me up Sid? Let me know how much. And no rush. :D

lovin art

11-27-2011, 10:03 PM

Oh sorry I've not looked at the swap thread since ages , Becc I love it and I think the one you just did was fab very unique Becc ,

Our Sid is a man of many talents it seems , Sid make sure you sign the box too !! :D

I'm paying for yesterday being out in the sun :(

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 10:03 PM

did you get sunburned? :(

lovin art

11-27-2011, 10:09 PM

Not really J ,I'm noticing that after the sun lately I seem to be aching all over , I don't know if its a side effect of my blood prob or what it's real bad today :$

stapeliad

11-27-2011, 10:11 PM

:grouphug:

lovin art

11-27-2011, 10:36 PM

Back at cha Chicacita!:grouphug:

!becca

11-27-2011, 11:22 PM

Well, Jessica, Sid, Sandra, sorry it took so long for me to get here, sad that I missed you.:(

Sid, please post your ebay link for us...:D Those boxes are cool!:clap: Really they are super cool knowing that you made them.

Sandra, maybe you are just like me and have a sensitivity to the sunlight...:grouphug: so far they tell me there is nothing they can do. I hope your's is something that goes away.

Jessica, yes, Jeni did nice work on my portrait..

Here is how mine turned out today...though I may redo my signature, it is a little on the edge.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/27-Nov-2011/100116-my_paintings_018copy4.jpg

I will be staring at it in a little while to see if I missed anything.

lovin art

11-27-2011, 11:43 PM

Beautiful as is :clap: :clap: :clap: !!! But yes fix the signature Becc :heart:

I guess i could be, I'm not sure I'm noticing it alot lately Becc I have been asleep I am stuffed done nothing all day , I start back at school tomorrow, ok I'm whining sorry~ but I can't help it , :D

!becca

11-27-2011, 11:46 PM

Sandra, :heart: thank you! I don't really blame you for being tired, you have so much going on right now..in addition to your health issues...I would be tired too.:grouphug:

lovin art

11-27-2011, 11:57 PM

Yeah Becc your right , I guess once I get home and rest for which I will need to let my brain start gelling all this new information I'm learning ! Even my painting is heightened from learning ,:D I do admire you Becc your a cool artist with a sense of self purity :heart: , I'm much like that myself I think ,

I am kinda missing my family bad today because on days like today I just get more emotional I guess :(

!becca

11-28-2011, 12:02 AM

It is tiring to always be processing new information.:grouphug: A break sometimes lets it all fall into place. I can imagine how much you miss your family, being emotional is ok.:heart:...self purity.:D :heart:

!becca

11-28-2011, 12:03 AM

I just went and collected my brushes to wash them...normally I use one or two brushes...I bet I have 10 to wash today!:eek: Kept getting fresh ones to keep my paint pure.

Guess I noticed I am not too good at calendar math...it has been seven days since I last painted.:rolleyes:

lovin art

11-28-2011, 12:29 AM

Oh Becc your funny Chica :heart: , I love that bit about the pure paint :D , cute stuff see what I miss out on being at schoOl everyday -ughh :rolleyes:

Glad you got to paint it turned out splendid , ok I'm off to look at a car yard of new cars on the net ! Lol I'm so lazy it's bad ! Lol:D

!becca

11-28-2011, 12:31 AM

Nancy, I am missing you this evening.:heart: And, i have been thinking of your math comment...algebra was a challenge for me too...I would go in early every morning before classes began and go over my assignment with my teacher. I think we all have things like that.:grouphug:

I have been in the habit on not using a lot of blue for so long, I had nearly forgotten how challenging it is to wash up after.:eek: Still have spots of it on my hands.

!becca

11-28-2011, 12:33 AM

I'm off to look at a car yard of new cars on the net :D What horrible things you have to do.:lol: :heart:

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 01:24 AM

Becca,:heart: is this your blue period?:D

I just started a rose tonight for another 4"x 4" and it's not as red as I thought I had it...I think tomorrow I'll add some magenta, or use my perylene red. I just quit working tonight so it's still shiny wet. My deadline has to be tomorrow night to allow at least two days' drying time before I deliver it.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/203830-Red_Rose.jpg

The crafts can wait, because they don't need any drying time! And I think I'll charge $12 for those little totes, instead of $9.50. I'm not sure I'm going to take the coasters, because i dropped one into the cats' water bowl*, and it doesn't dry very fast!

*Not on purpose; I'm a good servant!:o

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 01:40 AM

Most of my blues are staining colors and I have to be careful with them! It is hard to clean up, and it takes forever to get all the blue out of your brushes. If you use any white brushes like I do, you end up with blue-stained brushes even after they're as cleaned as they can get!

!becca

11-28-2011, 01:41 AM

Nancy, :heart:could be!:lol:
Your rose is wonderful! You have such great things to take in for the holiday. I think at least $12 on the totes..they are handmade and each an original design..worth even more!:heart:

!becca

11-28-2011, 01:42 AM

lovin art

11-28-2011, 01:50 AM

You pair are funny talking dirty brushes:heart:
Let's talk dirty laundry instead ! :D

That's a beauty of a rose sweet Nance love it ,:heart: made my day looking at both yours and beccs work !

Night dear ladies im off:grouphug:

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 01:59 AM

Thank you, Becca!:heart::) I can see some ways to improve it, but I don't have a lot of time, so it is very nice to know you like it!

Try some baby oil on your hands. I've found it helps if the stains are recent. Doesn't harm your hands, either!:D

I'm really tired, so as Sandicat says, I'm off to Bedfordshire! Talk to you tomorrow, dear one, and all the rest of you dear ones who are already abed!

Good night!:heart::grouphug::heart:

!becca

11-28-2011, 02:01 AM

Nancy, night to you.:grouphug: :heart:

Sandra, night to you too.:heart:

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 07:35 AM

Oh I had such a fright this morning...didnt sleep well because I went to sleep too late, had a headache, and was worried about waking up this morning...havent been into the office since Wednesday, how is it time to go back already? :confused:
I had a dream Dana yelled at me twice publicly for posting birthday thread posts :confused: then while I was getting ready for work feeling upset some dude was knocking on my door at oh-god thirty ayem wanting to talk about venetian red... :lol:

then I woke up for real...
and went to give my cat her Prozac and she wouldnt wake up or move and she felt cold. Oilies, i seriously thought for about 30 seconds that my kitty had passed away during the night. :crying:

Then the stupid beast finally woke up and looked at me like "What's your problem?" She ate her prozac and has already fallen asleep again.

I hope this has not set the tone for the rest of the day.

I have to go get ready for work now.

!becca

11-28-2011, 08:05 AM

Jessica,:grouphug: You have caught my nightmares! I hope you are through this phase now for a good many days.:heart: (I did laugh about the visit concerning venetian red :lol:)
How scary about your kitty! Glad she was ok.
I think you now have used your scary weirdness for today anyway...the rest of your day should be awesome!:heart:

!becca

11-28-2011, 08:07 AM

Yesterday, I received a message through facebook from a former class mate of my husband, wanting to know if I knew him.:lol: I showed him the email thinking he might want to respond and he has been posessed ever since trying to piece together details before he responds.:rolleyes:

CareyG

11-28-2011, 08:13 AM

Jessica :eek: :eek: Oh what a terrible morning...I really think it can only get better after that, even Monday after Thanksgiving.

Thanks again everyone for the birthday wishes. :heart:

Sid, that is super cool!!

Becca, that is a very dramatic painting!

Nancy, what a pretty rose. :heart:

It's raining this morning, I am wondering if I should trek out for a walk under an umbrella...maybe down the driveway. :lol:

~!Carey

!becca

11-28-2011, 08:16 AM

Carey, thank you.:heart: if it isn't too cold, walking in the rain can be so wonderful and refreshing.:)

CareyG

11-28-2011, 08:38 AM

can be so wonderful and refreshing.
Until you add in a little boy and a big dog both trying to crowd under your umbrella. :lol:

It was not a very long walk.

It is cold out there!

I had a dream last night that there was a little bit of snow here. *sigh*

~!Carey

!becca

11-28-2011, 09:02 AM

Until you add in a little boy and a big dog both trying to crowd under your umbrella.

:lol: walks in the cold in the rain are not so nice.:D
Maybe you will get one of those freak southen snows this year.

CareyG

11-28-2011, 09:50 AM

Maybe you will get one of those freak southen snows this year.
That would be awesome!

You know, I don't mind rain. In fact, rain is nice (so long as you don't have to be in it too much). But wet dogs are a real pain.

~!Carey

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 09:54 AM

becca and Carey :heart: thank you for your nightmare sympathies. :heart:

a little boy and a big dog both trying to crowd under your umbrella.

:lol:

Becc on the subject of blues...yes a lot of them do stain badly but I seem to find myself 90% of the time using plain old french ultramarine, which being a translucent pigment does NOT stain badly. It is my workhorse blue and I could never do without it. I do have a bunch of other blues :D but only use them occasionally.

there is a large-ish pile of brushes at my easel needing washing. :(

mtpalms

11-28-2011, 10:09 AM

Good morning Oilies! :wave:

Between sanding all afternoon and 3 T-Giving dinners in 3 days, I fell asleep at 8:30 last night! And my eyes are burning - I think from the sanding. My back isn't sore but a little stiff, so I have the heating pad on it while I drink my morning coffee.

I don't think I'll sand the lower shelves today because I'd have to be bent over. Since my post office keeps very short hours and it was a holiday, I haven't checked mail in almost a week, I am hoping for some goodies!

I am debating about starting a certain painting; I like the subject and the photo is usable, but I am not sure if it will make a good painting. However, if I wait until I get a chance to take a better picture, it may be a long time. Should I post it here and get some feedback? In the Rag or start a new thread?

!becca

11-28-2011, 10:20 AM

But wet dogs are a real pain.
yes they are.

there is a large-ish pile of brushes at my easel needing washing:eek:
Any consolation, mine washed out fairly easily.:heart:
I do have ultramarine blue, and used to use it a lot..still do on occasion.

Marcia, show us your pic, of course if you are seeing something in it, it is always worth a try.:)

!becca

11-28-2011, 10:24 AM

I have been packaging my swap portrait...it is kind of exciting.:D

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 10:24 AM

I have GET MORE PAINT SYNDROME in a very, very bad way. :crying:

For a while (like 8 months) I have been eyeing Rublev paint. Now that student palette thread is up and the syndrome is back. I want one of their intro sets...but which one?? :crying: It would be so perfect sitting under my tree......

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 10:25 AM

Marcia, post the pic here! :D

!becca

11-28-2011, 10:26 AM

Jessica, I have the same thing for frames!:crying: and I think I will give in to it.:evil: It is cyber monday...we should participate. Show us your options.

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 10:29 AM

I am giving in.

!becca

11-28-2011, 10:31 AM

What are you getting...tell me all the colors.:D

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 10:57 AM

!becca

11-28-2011, 11:13 AM

I ordered. Paints will go under the tree. So now I am looking forward to christmas too! :D

I got:
Total Earth Tones Palette :D
Antica Green Earth.....so I will have all their green earths! :D
French Burnt Sienna
French Raw Umber
German Vine Black

I almost ordered a lead white, but I really do have a lot of white paint atm and their leads are expensive.

The prices for 50ml tubes are very reasonable in my opinion.:clap::clap::clap: :heart:
The colors sound wonderful...I can't wait to see them:D

I ordered brushes already for myself...and a few other little canvii.:D If I get the frames, i will show you when they come...I need one, the others I haven't decided on yet for sure.

I am making ravioli soup.:D

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 11:18 AM

I am making ravioli soup.

oh, that sounds wonderful, how do you make it? I love soup and I love ravioli.

I ordered brushes already for myself...and a few other little canvii

:clap: :clap: You need the frames too. Trust me on this one. :thumbsup:

I am very excited for my new paint, it's nice to have a present to look forward to, even if it is from myself! :lol: Especially since i want to focus on portraits next year. :D

mtpalms

11-28-2011, 11:21 AM

Mmmmmm, soup!

I am sorting through pictures of the spanish/guypsy guitarist and violinist right now, and I'll post the picture I am debating later, because it is on the computer in the studio.

I think part of my reluctance is the nagging feeling I should be doing the local landscapes, animals, and 'small stuff' because it is more salable. I know I will not be able to resist also starting the spanish/gypsy ones too. My mind and my heart are pulling me in different directions!

!becca

11-28-2011, 11:24 AM

!becca

11-28-2011, 11:26 AM

Marcia, I understand your situation..try to work a balance of your subjects. Your musical work is very good, and I think it could find a market too. Not only that, sometimes we need to feed our soul with our art.:heart:

CareyG

11-28-2011, 11:27 AM

Yay for new paint!!

I took pictures of the rooster sketches I did on my birthday. (My watercolor is really *not* this vibrant, I really disappointed myself with how I used too much water yet again, but I figured what the heck might as well make it look nice on the screen. :lol:) Each of the roosters had a blue plastic barrel to call home.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/32203-11-27-11-_0003.jpg

This is with my ink brush in the sketchbook Becca sent me. :D
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/32203-11-27-11-_0005.jpg

Sid, I have a question. I found this box that is really heavy and so would not be so good for carrying around for plein air (maybe around the yard if I somehow got the impulse) but I thought it might be nice for a little painting station that keeps things together which I could use around the house. It even fits my phone book in the bottom.

It's got a little thing in the top part that angles out which has a palette (or there is space I can slide my palette perfectly in there) and it has another slot I guess I could put a panel there or something. I like it, and the box lid will stay up like this, but with kids and dogs around I am worried about it slamming shut and also with that contraption there in the lid, I don't know how to secure my painting there. I know there's a kind of hardware I could get for the outside of the box to keep it open more securely (no idea what it's called, but I bet you know what I mean), but any ideas on how to keep paintings from just falling over? I don't mind just sitting the bottom of the painting on the bottom of the box, leaning it back on the lid, but I'd like to rig something up so that it will not just fall forward willy nilly. But I don't have any ideas for that.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/32203-11-27-11-_0008.jpg

!becca

11-28-2011, 11:33 AM

Carey, what an odd farm that rooster farm is.:D But you have some beautiful sketches from it.:heart:
I love that box too...I am sure you can get the hardware to go on the side of the box to hold it in position. There are hardward stores online now..

CareyG

11-28-2011, 11:33 AM

Becca, yum! Now you are making me want some. :D Your changes sound fabulous.

~!Carey

mtpalms

11-28-2011, 11:34 AM

I use Carey's recipe with the tomato soup, but I sweat the onions and add about a half glass of wine and simmer it..then I add chicken stock and the ravioli. After that cooks, I add the tomato soup and a spoonful of cream cheese...it could be all vegatatian with a little more wine and no stock. I have made it that way too..oh i add italian seasoning to the onions and wine...it smells wonderful together.:)

I am glad you are getting paint for christmas...it is only right.:heart: As soon as I print my postage today, i will study my frame situation.:D

I ave always wondered, how do you sweat onions? Anyway, you recipe sounds delish!

Carey, I love your roosters and I like the paintbox!

I am hoping the mounting bracket for my big tripod comes today so I can experiment with FrankenEasel, Jr.

CareyG

11-28-2011, 11:38 AM

Becca, I know! It really startled me seeing it suddenly...my first reaction was that it was a paintball field :lol: then I saw the birds and thought, wait, is that a paintball field for people to shoot turkeys?? :lol: :lol: Then I realized they were roosters and that those must be rooster houses. :lol:

There are hardward stores online now..
That would require knowing the name of the part, or at least figuring out where it would be listed. :p The home improvement store seems to be a frequent stop for us, anyway.

I am considering just tying a string around the lid and my painting to keep my painting from falling over...not sure that would work so well, though. :p

~!Carey

!becca

11-28-2011, 11:40 AM

Carey, here (http://www.mcfeelys.com/) is a store we have odered from...he has everything.

mtpalms

11-28-2011, 12:24 PM

Carey, here (http://www.mcfeelys.com/) is a store we have odered from...he has everything.
Eureka! Lid support:
http://www.mcfeelys.com/search/lid+supports

So from there I would google that term and see what happens

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 12:29 PM

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 12:32 PM

carey, your watercolor is wonderful despite what you think....and i love the rooster drawing, it is very vibrant! What a strange farm! you have to go back there.

and...how cool that your zebra tree has an actual zebra sitting under it! :D

!becca

11-28-2011, 12:50 PM

Marcia, onions (and other veggies like celery and carrots) are "sweated" by sauteing them in olive oil for a few minutes before the other ingredients are added. It brings more of their flavor out.And makes the house smell amazing!:heart:
Jessica I like the sounds of your version too!:heart: May try it next time.:D

!becca

11-28-2011, 12:54 PM

Look what just arrived..speaking of wonderful aroma! i bet my mailman wondered what he was delivering.:lol:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/100116-Carey_002copy4.jpg

And it has the cutest stamp.:D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/100116-Carey_005copy4.jpg

Carey, thank you ever so much..this was not at all necessary...but i will enjoy it completely!:heart:

mtpalms

11-28-2011, 12:58 PM

That ravioli soup sounds good. I would make a few changes...use vegetable broth, remove the tomato broth and cream cheeze...add spinach, some diced tomatoes, garlic and onion...oh my gosh i might have to go home and try this...

Marcia, onions (and other veggies like celery and carrots) are "sweated" by sauteing them in olive oil for a few minutes before the other ingredients are added. It brings more of their flavor out.

Ah. Okay, I always do that anyway. Last night I sautéed onions and garlic, added italian spices, kalamata olives, and diced fresh tomatoes; sautéed that, then crumbled some gorgonzola, minced fresh basil, and then put it all on some steamy hot thin spaghetti. Probably my favorite fast dish. Sounds complicated, but it only takes about 15 minutes to make, including uncorking the chianti.:)

!becca

11-28-2011, 01:02 PM

Marcia, sounds delicious..will file it away.:D

bjornjo

11-28-2011, 01:13 PM

good evning all! was on LD class mostly very difficult poses and many laying down ones which im totally fail at..but my neighbour also stuggled and ended up with an X over the painting
soon we should arrange an tea party :)
intressting discussion about color mixing.
soup are so good lunch especially with a nice bread
sandra your son is good with the guitarr ,what did you mean your swapie left the building? . that aching dosent sound good, think i heard about it before but dont remeber in what context
nancy i think that is quite good thing in a marriage..heard it before from a relative who stayed married until they died, a lovley tea , and yes i will pick a recipe for you but there are so many diffrent ways, it is far to easy to get them to dry, and they are a really good complement to glogg (mulled vine). nancy looks like a rose but might need some more red, but they often are more orange like before they reach full bloom
carey how fun to get another birthday gift, looks like a nice watercolor to easy to push the mud in wc the wrong way.. your drawing of the rooster is perfect
rolina glad you got your house cleaned and i guess your inhouse have moved in now, rolina those babies was awsome...
tina some time you might find more time to read...i started to read alot from i was 10 and forward not as much anymore...:( your swap looks grand and amrit did good final touches to you
sid you are so handy looks good those pochades
jessica maybe was me who came and asked about the ventian red :)
marcia i guess you will need to have sevral paintings going on on music and landscapes
becca your sp looks good and a good painting abit expermenting

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 01:17 PM

jessica maybe was me who came and asked about the ventian red

Oh, well if I had known it was you, I would have answered the door! :D

bjornjo

11-28-2011, 01:28 PM

ohh im wishing for saturday when i will goto LD that have a teacher..now i have 2 very long workdays like come home and then bed..so i will be absent by words but i will keep you in my heart, got a ld on thursday aswell
jessica a great christmas gift you will get..will it be from daya? :)
rolina how sad you feel you need to show "records" to boss

lovin art

11-28-2011, 01:37 PM

I think you would love it here Bj ~ LD three nights a week and that's two of them with my teachers

Swap as in swap partner , maybe you mite like to play in paint and paint me ! Lol Naah , I'm only jokin it's all cool dude, I have to paint myself from life when I get back home it's homework :D

lovin art

11-28-2011, 01:46 PM

In fact I had to cool self portraits iv done already did you see them , I guess not one is very good , I can't post them in here but I did post them in figures

I going to come clean I'm really an alien in this forum

J sorry about the crappy dreams I hate that when it happens hope your feeling better

Ok I don't get certain things!!! and I feel I'm going to explode :$and if I get kicked of for my convictions so bloody be it , I'm afraid I must stand up for what it is I believe in .... I have loved knowing each and everyone of you !

:D

mtpalms

11-28-2011, 01:51 PM

Here is the picture I am not sure about:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/208394-5080wc_14.jpg
Lots to like about it, but I had to do a lot of photoshopping to get it to where it would fit proportionally on a canvas (I didn't take the pic)
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/208394-5080_72kwc14.jpg
I think I could probably not paint in the mic and boom.

bjornjo

11-28-2011, 01:51 PM

sandra ahh next time i will get to sit beside someone better and look aibt but you get so absorbed by your own drawing..and well i might get blessed to see some of your work..did your swap partner stopped responding or what?
,
sandra ahh you are fine dont need to drop out cant do a millon things at same time hard enough when u fall like 6 pages behind on when u use a computer then how hard is it not to use then phone

sandra i saw your portraits now i like the second one best the one where you use glasses u get good volume but will be awsome when u paint at home..will you work from how each plane is to the others or more about anatomy

lovin art

11-28-2011, 02:06 PM

I've stackes of ld to post bj , you will get to see it , I just haven't been able to post it all yet in fact just the progression of my first to now is pretty amazing if I do say so myself ... guess that's putting my all into it , got be some reward eh !!:D

Oh the swap don't worry , I talked to my hommie boy k its sorted !

I got school today a hole 8 hours of drawing ~ yippee !!! There is a god after all

Marcia ~ for what it's worth I would leave the mic out !

lovin art

11-28-2011, 02:16 PM

sandra i saw your portraits now i like the second one best the one where you use glasses u get good volume but will be awsome when u paint at home..will you work from how each plane is to the others or more about anatomy

I thankyou bj :D ~ you didnt have to look that quick dude but yes lots to like about my drawing now I guess , my teachers are the best , but I'm aloud to say that right I'm bais I guess ... I also think you need to go off and just draw for yourself to bj , I do it alot iv been going and drawing form life in the gallery here in brissy

I will paint with keeping in mind the turning form a tonal painting , :D ugh hard work I will have to draw firstly !

mtpalms

11-28-2011, 02:21 PM

Marcia ~ for what it's worth I would leave the mic out !

Thanks Sandicat, it does seem like just an obstruction that would be a bore to paint!
I had asked earlier today whether I should even paint this one, or wait until I have a chance at a better picture of him. That may be a long ways off though, if it happens at all. It's also hard if I have some emotional attachment to the subject, whether or not to do it.

He did say he'd be honored if I did a painting of him though.

Now I will have to hunt down your portraits! :heart:

!becca

11-28-2011, 02:23 PM

Bjorn, I do think if I am going to learn some things, I need to practice them...sort of like your LD.:)

Hi, Sandra, you seem feisty today.:D

!becca

11-28-2011, 02:27 PM

Marcia, leave out the obstructions, but I think it is paintable.

bjornjo

11-28-2011, 02:38 PM

sandra ahh i saw it before but one girl can only bear so much praise..i will say it again damn nice :)
will you first do a tonal painting and then add color on your sp

lovin art

11-28-2011, 02:38 PM

Hia Beccs ! I guess I am when I read certain threads that make my insides turn , ok lets not go there it's not worth the effort really , or I will be kicked off :D I think you know me to well Becc and how passionate I'm getting towards certain things .... And I'm certainly not saying noone else feels that way , I just think yeah I'll can it for now

Marcia:D , I am with Becc it's paintable and if he's honored then do a rough draft and see of you like where it's headed but yea leave out certain stuff make it as less fussy as you can , this could be a beautiful portrait now doubt in my mind Chica !

lovin art

11-28-2011, 02:47 PM

sandra ahh i saw it before but one girl can only bear so much praise..i will say it again damn nice :)
will you first do a tonal painting and then add color on your sp

Lol you are to funny dude and to cute bj , I didnt ask for your praise:D I was just trying to Share my thoughts with you , that's the Lead up to work that will show in my painting!

Arh me in color now there's a thought eh ! :D

mtpalms

11-28-2011, 02:48 PM

Thank you Becca and Sandra! I will rough it in, sans mic.

Yes! Our Sandicat has her tail fluffed out fer sure! Pffffssst!!!! :cat:

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 03:30 PM

Marcia,:heart: this will be such an outstanding portrait to paint -- go for it! One of the things I have to remember is that I would be in a different field if I were working for money. Since every artist I know of any depth makes art for the love of it, go with your gut and paint this guy.

And you can make room to feed your other gut by knocking out some small paintings for living expenses. I just found out that a couple of the other gallery artists are charging $12.50 apiece for their 2"x 2" Christmas tree ornament paintings! So the prices on my cherubs are going up accordingly. And I will price the totes at $18.00 each. And hope we're not pricing ourselves out of making sales!

Loved your recipe for dressing the thin spaghetti; it's one of my favorite meals, too, but I'm generally in such a hurry I just pour on some Ragu and some shredded mozzarella.

Björn, you're right, our "apartness" makes our few "togetherness" times more worthwhile!

Sandra, it's very easy to see flaws in others' work, and to see flaws in their reasoning. Dedication comes with a stronger degree of responsibility, but some people on Wet Canvas are very prickly peeps! I think to get kicked off WC you would have to offend the moderators very deeply, and if you just offend an occasional fool here and there, you're safe!

We both know someone who got himself banned, but you tend to build artists up more often than tear them down! I learned early on not to give a critique to an artist who didn't want one.

Jess,:heart: now I have to look into those colors! The way you dedicate yourself to one thing for a long period, and then to another, probably boosts your education far more than my hit and miss method of doing a plein air here, and a portrait there, and a still life when I can't do either of the former.

But those colors sound so good for portraiture, which is my first love! Happy Portraiture Year!

Becca,:heart: many years ago I would have tried your lasagne soup - it sounds magnificent - but I seldom invest that much effort into cooking anymore. I used to be a very good cook, until I married my former husband.

He loved to cook, and even cooked a big batch of Beef Bourgignon for our wedding reception! When his mother came to live with us later on, he and she would get into arguments about which one of them got to cook the holiday dinners! I was famed for some ordinary stuff, like chili, stuffed green peppers, omelets, bread and such...but I was in a family of Chefs!:D

Then I married Himself, and the only day he eats at home is on Christmas day, when nothing else is open for dining! Makes my time at the stove minimal, and most women I know are offended at the idea. I'm not, because I know his reasoning - after many years of eating out as a bachelor, he was used to going out, and ordering whatever he felt like having at that moment. And I'm freed up from one household responsibility - to make art, and to write!

Man, how I do rattle on when I get autobiographical!:rolleyes:

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 03:35 PM

:music: :music: :music:
all i want for Christmas is some Oily Mud!
:music: :music: :music:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/53789-earth_tones_palette.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/53789-earth3.jpg

:D :D :D

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 03:40 PM

Jess, one of these days, you're gonna end up with more colors than Jim has!

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 03:41 PM

!becca

11-28-2011, 03:44 PM

Nancy, we are simply too lazy to go out to eat here...it takes an hours time at least just for the drive...:heart:

Jessica, YUM!!! those colors look luscious!! Merry Christmas!:D

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 03:47 PM

They are all 50ml tubes!!

lovin art

11-28-2011, 03:47 PM

Your right Nance, I'm a good girl , iv only ever been that , but yes I am more stronger in my thoughts and more clarity to them I guess , I guess being around certain influences has this effect and I am only human just like the next person

I do love some modern art but I'm a classicalist through and through that will never change for me ... I love you dearly Nance:D I wish wc was full of peeps like you !

Ok I like them mud swatches stapesiee !! You should post that in Louis thread

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 03:51 PM

I will when I paint with them Sandycat...next year. :D

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 03:52 PM

Becca do you actually swoon over canvii and frames?

I might be swooning over paint. SOMEONE tell me I am not the only one.... :eek:

!becca

11-28-2011, 03:55 PM

Jessica, you aren't the only one...I swoon!:lol:

!becca

11-28-2011, 03:56 PM

Where is that video camera when I need it...I just pushed my husband all the way across our yard to the north shed on his motorcycle so he could put it in the building.:lol:

lovin art

11-28-2011, 04:07 PM

Dam I wish you had caught it on film Becc

J I swoon to I think we all do , we should have a swoon feast lol

Ok I gota go to school xx

!becca

11-28-2011, 04:11 PM

Bye, Sandra, have a good day in class!

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 04:22 PM

Becca do you actually swoon over canvii and frames?

I might be swooning over paint. SOMEONE tell me I am not the only one.... :eek:

I do too! Color can cause the Stendhal Syndrome! Or any kind of beauty, like frames and canvii!:smug:

!becca

11-28-2011, 04:25 PM

This reminds me to do that planning for which frames I can best use.:)

mtpalms

11-28-2011, 04:54 PM

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 04:56 PM

I just put Lemon Ochre, Green Earth and a can of Lead White Oil Primer on my Christmas wish list!

But since they promise shipment within 24 hours, I have to order it later, when it's more Christmassy around here!

I'm from the ancient days when we used raw canvas, rabbits foot glue, and Lead white to prime ... and I have missed the control you get for your surface this way.

!becca

11-28-2011, 05:21 PM

Nancy, that reminds me that I still haven't received my primer.:confused:
And, I neglected to say, your pricing still sounds reasonable to me.

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 06:21 PM

My goodness, Becca, is it back ordered? I will be moving this from my wish list to my buy list in a few days, but it's the Rublev from Natural Pigments.

My pricing has everything to do with sales. I feel so bad that I've only sold one piece since I've been there, and that was this summer - long time no sale! Also, strangely, I don't mind pricing my paintings higher, but I consider these things to be in the crafts family, and I don't have that guarantee of lasting quality in them that I do have in my paintings.

!becca

11-28-2011, 06:24 PM

It has been backordered since last July.:eek:
I know how you feel about sales..but the 12.50 and 18.00 price won't deture many. I think they will sell.

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 07:06 PM

It has been backordered since last July.:eek:
I know how you feel about sales..but the 12.50 and 18.00 price won't deture many. I think they will sell.

:D:D:D

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 07:13 PM

Becca, I forgot to mention that I got the same beautiful stamps on my package from Carey that you got. I'm going to cut the teapot one out and save it. I saved the whole box that you sent for our swaps! It's a work of art by itself.

I need to get painting, now that the phone has stopped ringing!

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 07:17 PM

A strange thing: I put some caput mortuum on my palette and it ran! Since I've used it before, there must have been a big oil bubble in it. It's Sennelier, and I've never had that problem with their colors before.

I guess I should get into the habit of massaging all my tubes before I open them.

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 08:09 PM

I guess I should get into the habit of massaging all my tubes before I open them.

careful doing that nance...i have punctured more than one tube by doing that....

MY RUBLEV PAINT SHIPPED!!!!!!!!!!! but i will wait til christmas to open it.

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 08:44 PM

:clap::clap::clap:Wow, Jess, that's fast! I see I will have to be careful (and not too greedy:rolleyes:) to maybe wrap them up immediately in gift wrapping when I order!

Have you ever tried to sign a gallery wrap painting that's wet on all four sides as well as the middle while trying to sign your name? Needless to say, I couldn't make the red signature over the wet Mars black!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/203830-Red_Rose_2.jpg

NancyMP

11-28-2011, 08:58 PM

I was going to stop painting, but then I thought that maybe I should sign the totes on the back? I think oil paint would dry by Wednesday evening so I could deliver them... What do you think?

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 09:33 PM

Nance, hopefully it will dry by wednesday...do you mean you would sign the denim totes in oil paint? I am not sure that is a good idea...
About Rublev...just so you are aware...their paints are very loose. As in really loose. They would be good on absorbant gesso surfaces with soft brushes. I am really looking forward to trying them.

!becca

11-28-2011, 10:10 PM

MY RUBLEV PAINT SHIPPED!!!!!!!!!!!:clap: Now you can look forward to this all month!!!:D

!becca

11-28-2011, 10:14 PM

I just heard from my little books author that he would like to talk about publishing, credits etc. It really is possible that the book is close to print...I don't have a clue about these things..I may need to look around.

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 11:38 PM

Beccs that's so exciting! :clap:

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 11:40 PM

I painted tonight. :D My portrait swap is too wet to work on atm so I pulled out my maimeri natural earths and made myself paint a portrait in 1 hour. I have never been able to pull that off before.

8x10 :D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/28-Nov-2011/53789-roopa1.jpg

!becca

11-28-2011, 11:57 PM

Beccs that's so exciting! :clap::D Thank you.:heart:
My internet has been out again tonight.:confused:

Jessica, that is amazing that you painted that portrait in an hour!!!:clap: :clap: :clap: You did great with it too.:thumbsup: :heart:

stapeliad

11-28-2011, 11:58 PM

Thanks Becc...it certainly isn't the best thing that has ever come off my easel, but I'm pleased with the results within my parameters. :)

!becca

11-29-2011, 12:03 AM

Jessica, you should be, an hour is quick for a portrait, feel really good about it.:D

!becca

11-29-2011, 12:07 AM

I need to focus on cowboys again, and office work. Maybe I will find time for another sp, who knows.:)

stapeliad

11-29-2011, 12:35 AM

I think a sp is more important than office work.

!becca

11-29-2011, 12:53 AM

Jessica, :lol: I do too, until tax time.

NancyMP

11-29-2011, 01:49 AM

:clap:Jess, what a super accomplishment for an hour's work!:D

My canvas finally got dry enough for me to sign it, so when I get time tomorrow, I'll take pictures of my cherubim, totes, bigger paintings I'm taking for the December show, and the two 4"x 4"s.

Now I'm getting rid of all the crafts clutter...it is all so in the way of everything in this crowded house. I would be looking for one tool and it would be buried under old jeans or pockets or trim or other tools or fabric or feathers or butterflies ... well - that gives you a general picture of why I don't want to get into the crafts business!:eek:

It just feels so good to get out from under all this!:D

I have a doctor appointment tomorrow, and several other things to take care of, so I won't be around very often.

I'm going to sleep now, and hope I don't sleep around the clock like I've been doing!

Good night, and all of you have good dreams, please!:angel:

:heart::grouphug::heart:

lovin art

11-29-2011, 02:58 AM

Hi a gang ! :D

A great day today my drawing is getting really strong I'm excited to show you all but I can't as I need to load it all:(

Marcia saw that wonderful comment you left me thankyou muchly very lovely of you! :D

Lovely work j on the Indian princess, I rember her your going to work on her more? :D

Im stuffed of to ld now

Love to u all x

Sweet dreams nance x

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 06:01 AM

Hi everyone,

I am off work again today and I have just been for a lovely walk (in the wind and rain, lol), followed by a major asthma attack, so I am sitting down reading WC and having a cup of coffee while I wait for the shakes to subside.

After a run to the shops to get some essentials, I shall paint - yay!

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 06:31 AM

Jessica - what a lovely portrait and in such a short time - amazing! Your new paint colours look lovely, I particularly love the green earth colours.

Becca, I would cancel that primer order. Your selfie is lovely - consider it done!

Nancy, I love the rose painting.

Carey, your rooster studies are gorgeous!

Marcia, I think that image will make a great painting, taking out the mic and boom and perhaps the thing behind his head would improve it greatly. The colours on the guitar are a bit puzzling is it half wood/half painted? That will need some clever work to make it make sense!

!becca

11-29-2011, 07:55 AM

Nancy, like you I seem to be in hibernation mode lately, it is surprising to me the hours I am sleeping.

Sandra, hope LD went well.

Rolina, thank you, I think the portrait is now complete...that is probably a good idea to cancel that order.

lovin art

11-29-2011, 08:24 AM

Thankyou Becc :D it went very well , I used charcoal instead of pencil this time and I can't wait to show you all ,

Well I'm to excited for one person this is just outrageous !! :D

!becca

11-29-2011, 08:49 AM

Sandra, I have been doing other things, just saw you were here...I look forward to seeing what you have done. I still need to go to figures and see your posts there, i am behind!

stapeliad

11-29-2011, 09:42 AM

Morning everyone! :wave:

Nance, Sandra, Rols, thanks! No, I am not doing any more to her, it was just meant to be a quickie study. I need to do a lot more of these. Rols I used natural earth pigments from Maimeri that I got a while ago, this isn't my new paint...that will be opened at Christmas.

I really dig those earth greens too. :D

CareyG

11-29-2011, 09:47 AM

Good morning!

Jessica, wow, in an hour? That is very impressive, I like it muchly. :D

Becca, exciting about the possible news from the author...it really should be coming about, I think. I wish you'd had that video camera available, too. :lol: I'm so glad you got my little package...I've been meaning to send it for forever. :D

Marcia, I definitely think you should paint that reference. :heart:

And

Eureka! Lid support:
http://www.mcfeelys.com/search/lid+supports

So from there I would google that term and see what happens
Yay, thank you, Becca and Marcia. :D

Jessica,
carey, your watercolor is wonderful despite what you think...
That's exactly why I edited it that way. :lol: :p Yes, my paper zebra loves living under the zebra tree. :D

Rolina, I'm sorry for your troubles today, surely it will get better with paint, though!

I spent a lot of time yesterday working on the front panel for my bag, it is close to being ready so I can get the rest of it going, hopefully I will get to show you later today. I am very excited about it.

~!Carey

!becca

11-29-2011, 10:00 AM

Oh, Carey, I do hope you show us that bag today, I was just thinking of it yesterday wondering if it was finished yet.:D

!becca

11-29-2011, 10:02 AM

I am trying to post my swap portrait online, it is convient, but a maze to get through the first few times.

Hi Jessica!!!:wave:

!becca

11-29-2011, 11:17 AM

Well, no luck with my shipping efforts so far, but I have a drawing on a little canvii now.:)

I am thinking of trying to close my facebook account. I don't do anything there except look at a few things...it is nice to be able to check out some sites that are more active on facebook than their normal websites, but I am being flooded with stupid friend requests.:(

mtpalms

11-29-2011, 11:45 AM

Marcia, I think that image will make a great painting, taking out the mic and boom and perhaps the thing behind his head would improve it greatly. The colours on the guitar are a bit puzzling is it half wood/half painted? That will need some clever work to make it make sense!
Thanks Rolina. The thing behind his head is an electric meter, but much more easily painted out than the mic boom, although I have started to rough in the underpainting and I think i have successfully eliminated that.

Carey! I got your package yesterday, thank you!

Unfortunately there is a family emergency back home, so I may not be posting much or even keeping up with the Rag for awhile. I probably won't be able to watch the DVD until next week either, I just wanted to let you know that I got it.

!becca

11-29-2011, 11:49 AM

Marcia, I am sorry to read that you have more issues to deal with. Also sorry you will be away for a while. We will save a spot for you here.

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 12:01 PM

Marcia, I am sorry about your family emergency - I hope all works out OK and that you hurry back. Keep yourself well too. Hugs x

Carey, I recognised that paper zebra, lol.

So, oily peeps, I painted today - yay! I will post a photo later. Meanwhile food calls...

!becca

11-29-2011, 12:29 PM

I painted today - yayYay, Rolina!!! I am looking forward to seeing it.:)

NancyMP

11-29-2011, 12:45 PM

Becca,:heart: here's a method (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXKDu6cdXLI) you could use to keep the cows still for a while, in case you want to paint them next year!

I just got back from one errand, and need to go out for another, so I'll catch up in a little while!

CareyG

11-29-2011, 12:54 PM

Becca, go with your gut and close it. :evil:

Marcia, yay for the package...oh no for the family emergency. :( I hope it ends up okay. :heart:

Rolina, yay for painting!

Well shoot...I just went to get a picture of my finished panel and realized my camera battery is dead. So that will have to wait til a little later.

~!Carey

mtpalms

11-29-2011, 01:00 PM

Rolina I forgot to respond to your question about the color of the guitar. It's a sunburst and I've already done one before:
http://www.geigarts.com/Geig_Site/Archives_files/7389_42k.jpg

I read somewhere that for awhile in the 60s, there was a superstition that that finish changed to tone of the guitar and musicians would have it sanded off and refinished.

mtpalms

11-29-2011, 01:01 PM

No Carey, it isn't the kind of emergency that ends up okay, but everything will be fine, it's part of life.

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 01:07 PM

Sorry that it is that sort of emergency Marcia - thinking of you and hope you will be OK anyway. I see now about the guitar finish and how interesting about the superstition, lol!

Take care and have a safe journey.

CareyG

11-29-2011, 01:09 PM

:( I will be thinking of you and your family, Marcia. :heart:

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 01:26 PM

Here are the two new oil paints I got last week the cad orange and the cobalt turquoise:

(the other colours were just ordinary)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/959592-newpaints.jpg

!becca

11-29-2011, 01:28 PM

Nancy,:heart: looks like an idea.:lol:

Carey, I probably will close that account, if I can figure out how. I hope that battery charges quickly!:)

Hugs to you Marcia.

!becca

11-29-2011, 01:29 PM

Ooooo! Rolina, those colors pop! I love them!:heart:

!becca

11-29-2011, 01:31 PM

I was trying to be so ecconmical with my time and send my portrait swap out with pick up here, but I can' find a way to do the online customs form for home pick. So far I only can print the form with instructions to go to the post office.:( Oh, well, I keep learning more and more about this posting.

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 01:36 PM

And here are the paintings I worked on today:

I finished this one from last week
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/959592-Carn_Liath_Sm.jpg

and made a great start on this one:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/959592-suilvenpainting_small.jpg

!becca

11-29-2011, 01:40 PM

Rolina, such drama in those skys! The first has great impact with the dark, rich color. The second is much lighter in mood.

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 01:42 PM

Thanks Becca, I am enjoying this looser way of working and being more expressive. It is my way of trying to recapture the enjoyment of walking in the hills which my health won't let me do at the moment.

!becca

11-29-2011, 01:54 PM

It is enjoying to work loosely I think. A sort of freedom to it. I am still trying to develop that in my efforts too.

lovin art

11-29-2011, 02:02 PM

Sorry Marcia , hope everything works out doll x

I love them Rolls:D , it's nice to find a new way to express yourself I feel like that at the moment about my drawing till the you know what hits the fan lol

I'm still aching all over :(, I friggin hate this body ! Sorry venting whining what you want to call it

Did I say thankyou Becc I'm not sure if I did , oh well thanks again in case I didn't ! You lost me Becc what new posts of mine ? Lol

Oh my sp drawing one its cool you don't have to bother Chica long gone :D

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 02:03 PM

It is surprisingly hard, isn't it? I find every brush stroke matters and one is constantly making decisions. Although much slower, doing an image tightly and in several layers is much easier!

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 02:04 PM

Hi Sandra, thanks so much!

Did you work very hard today and are you due any more transfusions?

lovin art

11-29-2011, 02:10 PM

Hi Rolina , It doesn't matter if I work hard or slow , I think I should just get Off here for now I'm venting to much I guess !

I'm sorry your not feeling well either

Be well all of you I hope !

!becca

11-29-2011, 02:18 PM

Sandra, I noticed, looked but nothing new from you in figures.:) Hope you are feeling better soon.:grouphug:

Rolina, you are right, each stroke is a decision.

lovin art

11-29-2011, 02:24 PM

Me to Becc I only feel good drawing to be honest ... Later sweet girl !

CareyG

11-29-2011, 03:35 PM

Rolina, those are wonderful! What moods they have, so very dramatic! And nice colors! :D

Here is the panel I have been working on for my bag. The panel is 9x12 and will fit on the front of a taller piece and will wrap around to the sides. I had initially intended to do something much more abstract...I am not good at abstract design. I am frankly pretty amazed that I managed to get all this done on my sewing machine. It was a little maddening because, due to the detailed nature of the stitches, after every stitch I had to thread a needle and take the thread to the other side to tie off. That often took far longer to do than the actual stitches! It was driving me crazy, but I was not going to go to all this effort just to have stitches fall out somewhere down the road.

When I first had the white zebra shape and shadow on the background without any stitching, my husband saw it and thought I was making a flag. You know, the type of banner I would have someone carry into battle for me. :lol: :lol: He thinks I should make a larger version of this to hang up, who knows, maybe I will. :D

First I think I need to make Scarlett a bag after this one, a year old and she already loves to carry around purses. :lol:

~!Carey

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/32203-11-29-11-_0003_sm.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/32203-11-29-11-_0004_sm.jpg

!becca

11-29-2011, 03:42 PM

Carey, that is truely amazing!!!:clap: I am so impressed you did that with your machine! :thumbsup: A little purse for Scarlett will be so cute.:heart:

ArtyRolina

11-29-2011, 04:00 PM

Carey, it is fabulous - I love it and my, those stitches to tie off are a pain.

I think a crest with zebra rampant would be so good - dooo eeeet!

lovin art

11-29-2011, 05:16 PM

!becca

11-29-2011, 06:25 PM

My internet has been fussy again..finally I tried unplugging it and for now it is working, don't know how long that will last though.

sidbledsoe

11-29-2011, 06:31 PM

nice portrait jessica, and nice sp becca, and nice scape there rolina, and nice zeeb carey, nice flowers nancy, hope i didn't miss anyone with my nice's, wait sandra, you did something for careys birthday too, nice!:D

!becca

11-29-2011, 06:34 PM

Sid, you are so nice today.:D

stapeliad

11-29-2011, 08:36 PM

I bought a tube of williamsburg viridian a little while back, and when I used it I thought the consistency was terrible...stiff and pasty...so I contacted WB support (they are wonderful btw) and they sent me a replacement tube which is fine. I also happen to be agreeable to sending my weird tube back, so they can look at it though they didn't require me to do this.

I put the tube in a little williamsburg paint box and put that in a flat rate priority envelope.

The post office rejected it on the grounds of "not being allowed to change the shape of the envelope."

What happened to if it fits it ships ® ? (https://www.prioritymail.com/flatrates.asp)

stapeliad

11-29-2011, 08:42 PM

Carey I know I gushed about how amazing your BEEZA is but there's no reason I can';t gush again. I LOVE IT> :D

Rols your landscapes are dramatic and stunning!! :clap:

Beccs I am sorry I was so scattered this afternoon, it was so nice to hear your voice. Thanks for the help. ;)

NancyMP

11-29-2011, 09:05 PM

I've priced my extras, and packed them up now, but I took one last pic of a new pocket tote, and a couple of the tree ornament angel groups. Here they are:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/203830-Jean_Pocket_Tote_10.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/203830-Christmas_ornaments_1.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/203830-Christmas_ornaments_2.jpg

You may have noticed that, since I didn't want to drive any more nails into my wall, I dragged some images into others to condense the space (there are some ragged shadow edges!).

Marcia,:heart: things like that happen in families, and I hope your visit is comforting to those most directly affected. We'll miss you!:o:grouphug:

Sid, thank you!:D Be careful that your basic niceness doesn't show too much ... but then again, it's coming on Christmas, so it's best not to be too naughty!:evil:

Rolina,:heart: your paints are so lovely! And so is your painting! It is counter-intuitive, isn't it, that slow and sure gets boring, but fast and loose appeals? Fast and loose isn't as easy as it looks! Your inner confidence is beginning to show, and it's all for the better. The only way I seem to be fast is if I know I only have a limited time period to paint, or I'm outdoors with light changes happening! But it does look much fresher, and more powerful, emotional!

I'm thinking precision and freedom should coordinate in paintings, but I always have a hard time doing it!:p

Becca,:heart: I was lucky enough to get Jeni in the portrait swap last year, and I love not only what she did for me, but what she's doing for you! It's beautiful! And the one you're sending to her is beautiful, too! Last year we had a hard time exchanging paintings, I guess because France and the U.S. have different delivery rules and systems. It took until January before we each had the other's painting!

Sandicat,:heart: I want to see your stuff, but I can't find where you've posted it! Or have you posted it?

Jess,:heart: are you back working on your swap yet, or is it still too wet? I loved the hour study you did. It's a trick combining our conservative and liberal sides in painting to achieve both integrity and freedom.:D

sidbledsoe

11-29-2011, 09:41 PM

why am i such a misfit? :confused: :( :D

stapeliad

11-29-2011, 09:46 PM

what happened Sid?

stapeliad

11-29-2011, 09:47 PM

Nance i love all those little bags, they are so super!! :heart: You will sell all of them, i predict. :D thank you for the lovely words on my portrait. I may do another tonight. we'll see.

NancyMP

11-29-2011, 09:48 PM

Sid, did someone upset you? Tell me who it was and I'll beat 'em up!

stapeliad

11-29-2011, 09:51 PM

I'll staplegun 'em! Let's go Nance! (as soon as Sid tells us where to go! :D)

you have quite an impressive presentation with all your goodies together Nance, I forgot to say that.

sidbledsoe

11-29-2011, 09:52 PM

what happened Sid?
Haven't you guys ever seen Rudolf? :eek: :confused: :grouphug:
i did tonite for about the 40th time :D
nice crafts nancy! :thumbsup:

stapeliad

11-29-2011, 10:07 PM

Sid- :lol: :lol:

NancyMP

11-29-2011, 10:11 PM

Now, everything's packed up and labelled, so here are my last two requested 4"x 4"s before I pack them up. All the rest will be my paintings on a wall there!

I'm now blaming my camera for how the red turns out. I tried all the adjustment in Photoshop I could, and I can't get that deeper red in the center to show up! Just take my word for it.

The Angel and the Rose:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/203830-Angel_and_Rose.jpg

I just talked to Jess, and I'm going to scan it instead, since there's no way the rose looks this flat!

NancyMP

11-29-2011, 10:15 PM

Thank you, Sid!:heart: Um, do you happen to have a shiny nose? :lol:

stapeliad

11-29-2011, 10:16 PM

my portrait swap is drier than I thought, I'm off to the easel! :D

Nance I can see the red variations. It looks good to me, but try scanning it. :heart:

sidbledsoe

11-29-2011, 10:48 PM

time to get some sleep, see ya, :D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Nov-2011/112587-IMG_0050.JPG

!becca

11-29-2011, 11:26 PM

Sid, :lol:

Jessica, was nice to talk to you too...

I have been on a marithon conversation with my internet service people tonight...maybe it will work a while now.:rolleyes:

Nancy, all your stuff looks amazing, the little cherubs, the totes and the 4x4s.. you will do well with it all.:grouphug: Thanks for the note about your shipping issues with the exchange last year...I will keep it in mind.

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 12:02 AM

I've spent the 45 minutes looking through (Suniskell) LLawrence's blog, and the painting he made called "At Ivy Ranch" is from the reference library -- and I've been painting it myself whenever I get time!

There is no way mine is going to look as good as his. For one thing, I changed the face, and there's no telling how many other changes I will decide to make in it.

I need to ask: would it be rude of me to post that painting on Wet Canvas when I finish it? I'm very taken by the S-shape composition and I intend to paint it for my pleasure, but I do NOT want to rain on anyone else's parade!

!becca

11-30-2011, 12:08 AM

Nancy, if the ref is from the ref library, I don't see that there is a problem...WC itself is testiment to the fact that there can be many great artists together. We each do things a little alike, yet in our own way. As another artist once said to me...we are all just standing on each others shoulders.

!becca

11-30-2011, 12:11 AM

Jessica, I was going to metion earlier, i am getting more and more anxious to see your portrait swap...can hardly wait.:)

stapeliad

11-30-2011, 12:15 AM

just want to tell you all....

MY PORTRAIT SWAP IS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i posted it.

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 12:34 AM

Jess,:heart: I think you have given George a real creative treat! It's a super painting of a Pencil Pirate!:D

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 12:40 AM

By the way, Jess, that book you mentioned? I looked it up on Amazon and I thought it looked familiar. Sure enough, I looked in my collection and I have it!:D

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 12:51 AM

Becca, do you think the connection problem is fixed now?

!becca

11-30-2011, 12:58 AM

Nancy, I dropped out again for a while again, but now I am back. Maybe I will be needing a new modem.:(

Jessica, awesome work on that portrait!!! Your creativity and talent is superb.!:heart:

!becca

11-30-2011, 01:05 AM

Well, my internet fiasco prevented me from any frame purchases tonight.:( They will have more specials as we approach Christmas though...maybe then.

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 01:27 AM

Becca, I've been saving up for my deductible on the bodywork for my car.:) I already have the check from the insurance company, so it's a matter of days. The Rublev colors were inexpensive, but I still put them on my wish list, so that I'll have enough for the car. So, aside from buying my brush soap, which I will be needing to replace in a few days, I'm not ordering art supplies.

Dang! That sounds so cold and hard, it hurts!:eek: But if I sell anything at the gallery this month, in January I can buy some good art stuff!

I'm not sleepy yet, but I'm going to have to go take care of my back, and the best way to do that is to lie down flat. So I may see you later, but maybe not...:o

:heart::grouphug::heart:

lovin art

11-30-2011, 07:07 AM

I want to see your stuff, but I can't find where you've posted it! Or have you posted it?

Hia there Nance , everyone ! Thankyou Chica I would love to show you Nance , I have to post I havent yet but lots of new stuff to show sweet Darlin lady !

I got some incredible feedback tonight from my teachers So I'm really pleased things are moving along fast ..

I how you all well Nance your totes are beautiful realty how multi talented are you girl ! :D

Ok tired gota go but thank Sid I read your Nice :D words

CareyG

11-30-2011, 09:02 AM

Good morning, I am glad you all liked my little panel. :D I am very excited about it. :D

Sid, I *totally* knew what you were talking about. But I would really be willing to bet that you have seen it *47* times. :D

Nancy, those are allllll so wonderful! I think you will have some good success. :heart:

Jessica, my jaw dropped when I saw your portrait--wow! I mean, holy cow that is awesome! :D Really well done and super clever! That is really neat.

Becca, I hate internet issues, I hope yours will start behaving now.

It's the last day of November!

Shouldn't the snakes be hibernating by now? I saw one that had been run over on the road...it had red stripes, which doesn't sound too good to me.

I looked it up and it seems to be a corn snake, which is nonvenomous, whew. Still, creepy.

~!Carey

!becca

11-30-2011, 10:04 AM

My Modem is clinically dead...it went again last night right after midnight. I called again this morning at 5 and will have a tech visit, but was told it could take 2 weeks!:eek: :crying: So, if I am away, you know why, I am graced to be online right now..it may work all day or only a few minutes.:crying: This ia the worst time of year to have issues. I am going to try to call later this morning to get a tech number and a firm schedule.

Nancy,:heart: I know what you mean...I am being very careful too. Extra good luck with your sales.

Hi Sandra!

Carey, :heart: I hate to say this, but maybe where you are the snakes don't hibernate!

Jessica, again, I am so glad my modem came to life long enough for me to see your portrait!! Wonderful!!!:clap:

Sid, I always loved Rudolf too.:D

sidbledsoe

11-30-2011, 10:41 AM

so your modem is caput mortuum!

mtpalms

11-30-2011, 10:49 AM

Sid :lol:

Did you see the next picture I am painting from? Can you identify the model?

CareyG

11-30-2011, 11:02 AM

Becca, that is the pits...and I hate poor customer service like that, too. It should *not* be that hard. I am pretty sure that even here they hibernate because my neighbors have mentioned it and they should know, but I suppose not all of them might, or else they won't til January, and who knows maybe they get woken up or something. (Gavin and the dogs are loud enough to wake anyone. :lol:)

~!Carey

!becca

11-30-2011, 11:07 AM

Right now, I guess technically my modem is a zombie.:lol:

Carey, that is what I get for living so far away from tech services...then again, if I weren't out here I probably wouldn't be on satellite.
I be Gavin and the dogs do get things rolling around there.:D

CareyG

11-30-2011, 11:11 AM

Carey, that is what I get for living so far away from tech services..
Perhaps, but I've lived in town and used the largest providers before with the same exact service...two to four weeks to get anything accomplished when it only takes them ten minutes. :confused:

You should give us all the phone number and then we'll call to complain about how necessary you are here. :lol:

~!Carey

!becca

11-30-2011, 11:12 AM

At this moment I am totally stressed about mailing my portrait swap.:eek: I decided to print online, it cost $30 and I need more supplies for the label...which I didn't know until I printed it...and I can't take online labels to the post office, but I will have to go to the post office for supplies.:(

I hope this day starts improving soon.

Ok, I have recovered from the surprise...it will work.:)

!becca

11-30-2011, 11:14 AM

You should give us all the phone number and then we'll call to complain about how necessary you are here. :lol:

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 11:23 AM

Here's kinda the way I think about these cute totes:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/30-Nov-2011/203830-Mallard_Fillmore_Shopping_Guide.jpg

!becca

11-30-2011, 11:32 AM

Nancy, not at all, I think people will love them.:heart:

!becca

11-30-2011, 11:33 AM

I just called and can't get a tech number for 24 hours...I am hoping at this point the modem just keeps working.

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 11:41 AM

Right now, I guess technically my modem is a zombie.:lol:

Becca!:heart: Just make sure it doesn't eat your brains!:eek:

Know what I was thinking about for the only dinner I get to cook all year? Something for me, since Himself doesn't like onions: Green Bean Casserole. I know it's pretty standard fare for holiday dinners, but I haven't had any in ages and I've always loved it! I think I'll make corn on the cob, too...by the time I've figured out everything I want to eat for Christmas dinner, I'll need twice as many burners, and another oven!

Maybe I'll make something special for Himself, too. If he could ever figure out what he likes best. I'll make bread, of course, and he loves that!

Meanwhile, I need to do some grocery shopping today, and I may just stock up on fried onions and green beans!

Becc, if you aren't able to stay in touch online, how will you be able to think out loud, like I just did?:lol::p

!becca

11-30-2011, 11:52 AM

Nancy, your holiday plans sound great! I haven't planned that far ahead yet.

Becc, if you aren't able to stay in touch online, how will you be able to think out loud, like I just did?I won't...I am hoping that some how things have been resolved remotely.

lovin art

11-30-2011, 01:05 PM

Sorey about your modem Becc get an ipad like me for xmas x I'm not feeling to well can't sleep and looking like death warmed up lol

I'm not feeling the love as they say !

Later sweet people !

Freesail

11-30-2011, 01:10 PM

!becca

11-30-2011, 01:17 PM

Sandra, so far it is living on borrowed time...my modem that is.:) Guess i will just appreciate that. I am not looking so well either, and have a meeting this afternoon. I need to go make myself presentable.

Hi Paul, hope you feel better soon.

mtpalms

11-30-2011, 01:47 PM

I feel your pain Becca, I had satellite for a few years, until my friend Matt set up a wireless internet service out here. It doesn't sound like their service has improved much. One would think they could just overnight you a modem, you could plug it in and and they could do the rest remotely.

Paul, I am glad to hear from you, I was a little concerned because you have had a major illness and haven't checked in lately. Sorry you got sick over Thanksgiving - I am flying home tomorrow and packing the hand sanitizer!

lovin art

11-30-2011, 01:51 PM

Great Becc I can understand that feeling ! All my love to you always !

Paul you need a new date then if she's making you sick I mean ?! Sorry I can't help myself , it sounded funny this side of the planet

Oh I meant to say I must be special Well to one of my teachers he is having a special drawing session at our state gallery for the matisse exhibit, he's also going to paint with me on Friday a color session just me and him on his day off how cool is that ! We will be painting flowers !:D

Oh edit to say I come back to shout out to the big J , loved ur portrait swap , man all those pencils must of been a killer:) ! Well done gf

!becca

11-30-2011, 02:07 PM

Marcia, that would be too efficient.

Sandra, your painting date for friday sounds like fun.

!becca

11-30-2011, 02:10 PM

Nearly time for me to go...see you all later..maybe.

lovin art

11-30-2011, 02:16 PM

Freesail

11-30-2011, 03:04 PM

Marcia, thanks for the nice thoughts. I just did a drawing on canvas of a blues guy playing guitar, but I don't have the detail that you have.

Becca, feeling much better today, still have the damn cough.

Sandra, I am having fun with her. She is a glass and metal artist, beautiful stuff she creates.

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 03:22 PM

Good Afternoon everyone. I been sick since Thanksgiving, I caught a very bad cold from the woman I been dating ......

Nancy, I thought of you. I had left over potato pancakes with apple sauce for lunch, extra onions...

Paul, why would that lunch remind you of me?:lol: Does it sound like something I would like?:smug::lol::lol:

Ackshully, I had General Tso's Chicken for lunch! So solly I deprived General Tso of his chicken!:D

{{{{{OILY HEALTH VIBES}}}}} for your cold!

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 03:33 PM

Yes Becc ~ ta it's a very nice thing for him to do , I feel pretty special I guess ! You would love his landscapes they are wonderful his still life work is fab too :)

I got hives have any of you guys had them ! I'm not sure whats causing them either only On my legs :confused:
Sandicat,:heart: you ARE special! And don't you forget it!:smug: Here's something about hives (http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/hives-urticaria-angioedema) on WebMD.:grouphug:xx

lovin art

11-30-2011, 04:35 PM

Awh Nance:heart: I wish I was .... I'm pretty plain and boring , thankyou Nance I'll look them up Chica :D

And I'm not a glass expert Paul ~but Iv married one my children's father runs a multi million dollar glass company Over here , and one Of his best mates is a glass artist with his glass works in the top hotels around the world including the Palozo Versace hotels here on the gold coast and DUbi in fact my partner could work over there if he wanted to :)

I think iv Posted David's link to his glass art in the past on here ages ago ! I don't have it on me right now , but I'll post it of you like

ArtyRolina

11-30-2011, 04:47 PM

Hi everyone, I have had a dreadful day at work and it only got worse when I got home.

My neighbour was getting the remaining puppy (Gillie) out of her car (she takes him to work) and he caught sight of a rabbit he just wanted to chase and he disappeared. I heard their shouts and went out to join in the search. Unfortunately, we found him minutes later, having been knocked down on the road and he passed away soon after. We are very, very sad, he was a lovely puppy and we all adored him :(

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/30-Nov-2011/959592-gillie.jpg

Freesail

11-30-2011, 04:52 PM

Sandra, I love to see the link for the glass.....

Nancy, wasn't the potato pancakes but the extra onions ..... ha

ArtyRolina

11-30-2011, 05:10 PM

Jessica, I have just visited your portrait and I think it is wonderful - what a well painted portrait and your interpretation is superb - I bet he loves it!

While I was there, I noticed Tina's portrait of Amrit and also I saw the finished painting of Becca - they were both amazing!

Paul, I hope you are feeling a bit better, getting ill so soon after your serious op must have been both worrying and unpleasant.

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 05:13 PM

Sandycat,:heart: you need to look up shingles, too. I had a terrible blistery outbreak on my arms and legs that I thought was hives, but it was shingles. Or, since it's on your legs only, it might be a contact dermatitis with something like poison ivy.

I think I remember that glass artist and the link you had to his work. If you find it, I, for one, would really enjoy seeing it again!

Well, I've got my art (and crafts) all packed up, and I need to make tracks to the gallery with it. Later, Gator!:cool:

sidbledsoe

11-30-2011, 05:41 PM

Rolina, I am sorry, that is so awful that it saddens me all the way over here.

Jessica, you did a great piece of work on your portrait, I think he inspired you to excel.

!becca

11-30-2011, 06:59 PM

Rolina, how I hated reading about that puppy.:( I know too well that sadness. I am so sorry for all who loved him.

!becca

11-30-2011, 07:06 PM

My day has gone better than I had expected this morning...my package shipped without incident and I am now back home and still have a functioning modem.:)

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 07:07 PM

That's so sad, Rolina.:heart: He looked a dear little pup, and I know you will both miss him.:(

Paul, I like the potato pancakes with extra onion, I just couldn't picture applesauce with extra onion!:lol:

!becca

11-30-2011, 07:09 PM

Nancy, that doesn't really sound like such a bad combination..I have made apple chutney, which is a lot of apple and onion and it is superb!

CareyG

11-30-2011, 07:37 PM

Rolina, ohhh :( :( poor little thing, that is terrible. :(

!becca

11-30-2011, 10:54 PM

I have been reading a little and looking at some very good art. I just had to share this one (http://opaonlineshowcase.com/painting/26097) with you. She has a second painting just previous to this one if you care to look as well. It is so inspiring..I am going to look around my studio.

NancyMP

11-30-2011, 11:45 PM

Wow, Becca! You can almost reach out and feel that beautifully rendered frost and fur on these horses! She is a very inspiring painter!

On my way back from the gallery I passed our Capitol building on the east and our downtown lights on the west. It's lucky the traffic was so heavy it was almost crawling, because there at the interface between day and night, the eastern sky was soft blue velvet blending up into the most perfect delicate lavender imaginable. It made the capitol dome look ancient and greenish against it, rather than the white I'm used to seeing. Then the two tall bank buildings toward the sunset had their cross-shaped lights on to honor Christmas. As I drew closer to the buildings, I realized that a lot of office lights were still on for those working late, but the sort of lights they used to shape the crosses were brilliant. I wondered what kind of light they used to achieve that ... halogen or something even brighter?

One of these days when I'm not driving, I'll take a picture of those buildings, but I don't think I'll ever be able to capture that glowing beauty of the sky in the east. Cameras just don't catch the effect of that kind of light. Those lambent colors made a visual memory for me that I will always treasure.:heart::o