The Oily Rag...................Come and Chat February 2012

[NancyMP]

That's the ticket, Becca!:heart: Bathe in the stuff, and then later you can take a different kind of bath!

I have yet to get going; I still need to pick up a prescription and get some groceries today, so I better get my excursions over with so I can settle into paint!:)

I just noticed my sweet husband sketched out the proportions for me on the guitar and head angle. :heart::music:

Sid,:heart: I'll give him your suggestion and I know he'll appreciate your input!:D

[NancyMP]

I couldn't find a pic of my wintertime pjs, but this is pretty close:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/203830-bettybooppjs.jpg

I luv my Betty Boop PJs!:heart:

[NancyMP]

Lessee, I need a reason to stop at the art store, and maybe that will get me off my duff and moving...

[sidbledsoe]

i have a secret bath salts recipe with regular household ingredients and i also learned how to suspend fruit in jello :D

[!becca]

i have a secret bath salts recipe with regular household ingredients and i also learned how to suspend fruit in jello :DShare!:D Polident?

And, I do hope the doc visit was just for a checkup.:)

[!becca]

Nancy, those are cute jammies...:heart: I am bathing in it...mostly prussian blue again.:D

But, now i need to start lunch!

[mtpalms]

...I know he wants a better one, but as little as he plays this one, would he play a better one more often? You would have to know him to know the answer to that question, and I know him pretty well.:D
I am guessing 'No' then :)

On the other hand, my bf was without any of his guitars over Xmas, and someone who was moving away gave him a cheap one (worth a couple hundred bones). He took it to an open mic, let someone else use it, and left without it. Apparently the other person took it home, but bf never made an effort to get it back. He got 2 of his good ones back, one went straight to the shop for a repair, the other is going back to Taylor for a special treatment soon. Afaik, he hasn't played the Taylor, but he's only had it back for a week, and he's been busy.
nance tell him to tune the guitar down a step and capo the second fret, it will make fingering a lot easier.

Good point, if he's only posing, the strings could be loosened considerably.

Suspending fruit in jell-o? Sid, you are on a jell-o roll! And please share your bath salts recipe too!

Here are a few more from yesterday. It was midday, so naturally the cats were all taking naps. At least the cheetah and jaguar weren't hiding up on ledges, like the mountain lion (all you could see was his tail hanging down), staring off into the distance with its back to us like the serval, or snoozing in it's den, like the bobcat.
:cat:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/208394-CheetahNap.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/208394-JaguarReclining2.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/208394-JaguarReclining.jpg

Now I am off to do some bookkeeping now, hopefully with some painting this afternoon!

[!becca]

Marcia, wow! More beautiful shots! You have a lovely zoo!:)

[Improv]

Is this destined to be yet another quiet day here?


Morning, Becca!

Ok, time for Doug to open his yap and do some more rapid fire posting! :lol:


I forgot to mention that our overnight low was only 42! Spring!

That's been about our average the last few nights. Guess the rain clouds keep the heat in!

[Improv]

Doug, more webinars today?:)


No, but on Feb 28, North Light has a free webinar at 1 PM EST that I was going to post about here:

Classic Portrait Painting in Oils with Chris Saper (http://click.artists-hub.com/?qs=e3ac4bfdda047c676349aac8738b6b48d2b04cf23b944010654da153a597ca55)

In this free one-hour online event, Chris opens up the pages of her book and gives you a sneak peek into Classic Portrait Painting in Oils (http://click.artists-hub.com/?qs=e3ac4bfdda047c67e967356a2bd340e13d619010ca19b7d76b626a5c99d721a8), taking the mystery and guesswork out of portrait painting so that you can achieve success with advice and tips on the following topics:

Keys to working from life
Keys to working from photos
Step-by-step approaches for painting 2 portraitsThis PowerPoint slide show from Chris will give you a sneak peek at the instruction found in Chris' Classic Portrait Painting in Oils (http://click.artists-hub.com/?qs=e3ac4bfdda047c67e967356a2bd340e13d619010ca19b7d76b626a5c99d721a8), and wraps up with a Q&A session where you'll have a chance to ask Chris questions.
Everyone who registers for this event will receive a:
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* And will have the opportunity to order Chris', Classic Portrait Painting in Oils (http://click.artists-hub.com/?qs=e3ac4bfdda047c67e967356a2bd340e13d619010ca19b7d76b626a5c99d721a8), through NorthLightShop.com (http://click.artists-hub.com/?qs=e3ac4bfdda047c67afa78113c89d414e9e20aee8282a42ea9a43dd055c6c52cb) at a special discount!
(Given to you once the session is complete.)

Registration does not guarantee you'll get in, so sign in early the day of the event to claim your space. If you cannot attend live, you will still be able to watch a recording of the event and receive special discounts if you register, so register today! (http://click.artists-hub.com/?qs=c30552769db0c59d294c63ad1062a683531d0a186f0cde268356c819001fbf31)

[!becca]

Doug, thank you for posting about the webinar! Looks good! Maybe I should sign up just to get the recording.:D

I am still trying to paint...but first I need to go help my husband with something.

[Improv]

Doug, thank you for posting about the webinar! Looks good! Maybe I should sign up just to get the recording.:D



You're welcome. I know nothing about the lady giving the webinar, but hey, the subject matter looks :cool: and the price is right! :-)

[sidbledsoe]

my bath salts are sea salt, epsom salts, baking soda, glycerin.

[mtpalms]

Doug, thank you for posting about the webinar! Looks good! Maybe I should sign up just to get the recording.:D


I signed up because there is a free recording thrown in. I never have time to sit through the live ones, and I have never researched recording software that would work with my Mac.

I think this is going to be a good one, regardless of the price.

[mtpalms]

my bath salts are sea salt, epsom salts, baking soda, glycerin.


What are the ratios? Where do you buy glycerin? The pharmacy?

[Improv]

I never have time to sit through the live ones, and I have never researched recording software that would work with my Mac.


Marcia, Camtasia is the gold standard for recording software:

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

There is a PC and Mac version. I use the PC version, and would highly recommend it. (Never have used the Mac version)

[!becca]

my bath salts are sea salt, epsom salts, baking soda, glycerin.The glycerin suprises me in the mix, but makes sense.:D But, I actually think the polident might bubble this paint off of me better.:heart:

[NancyMP]

i have a secret bath salts recipe with regular household ingredients and i also learned how to suspend fruit in jello :D

If yer applyin for the housefrau job around here, it's awreddy taken!:lol:

[!becca]

Doug, even if one isn't going to try to follow another artists style or method completely...if the presenter is an accomplished artist I think it is worth a look..never know what you might take out of it.

[!becca]

If yer applyin for the housefrau job around here, it's awreddy taken!:lol::lol:

[Improv]

Doug, even if one isn't going to try to follow another artists style or method completely...if the presenter is an accomplished artist I think it is worth a look..never know what you might take out of it.

Not quite sure where you got the idea that I thought the webinar wasn't worth seeing? I wouldn't have posted if I thought that! :confused:

[!becca]

Not quite sure where you got the idea that I thought the webinar wasn't worth seeing? I wouldn't have posted if I thought that! :confused:I am trying to read fast..thought you said something about not knowing all about it or something...sorry if I misinterpeted you.

[!becca]

Back to my painting for a moment!:)

[Improv]

I am trying to read fast..thought you said something about not knowing all about it or something...sorry if I misinterpeted you.

In post # 2262, all I said was "I know nothing about the lady giving the webinar, but hey, the subject matter looks :cool: and the price is right!"

Don't worry about it! :)

[sidbledsoe]

What are the ratios? Where do you buy glycerin? The pharmacy?
equal amounts of salts and soda i use about 1/3 cup each per bath, tablespoon of glycerin.
you can use various amounts, omit soda, use less of a fragrant essential oil instead of glycerin, whatev's. yes from pharmacy, salts and soda from dollar stores. recipes (http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Own-Bath-Salts) are all over the web (http://www.bolekscrafts.com/bath_salt_recipes.htm).
it benefits my skin.

[!becca]

equal amounts of salts and soda i use about 1/3 cup each per bath, tablespoon of glycerin.
you can use various amounts, omit soda, use less of a fragrant essential oil instead of glycerin, whatev's. yes from pharmacy, salts and soda from dollar stores. recipes are all over the web (http://www.bolekscrafts.com/bath_salt_recipes.htm).
it benefits my skin.sounds like fun.:D I have exceptionally dry, sensitive skin...how I manage with these oils I don't know..but have never had an adverse reaction.:D Right now I have prussian blue between my eyes.

[!becca]

Don't worry about it! ok.:D

[!becca]

I don't know how this painting is going to turn out...I had it drawn, but now seem to be making it up as I go along...but, of course, I am possessed.:D

[lovin art]

I don't know how this painting is going to turn out...I had it drawn, but now seem to be making it up as I go along...but, of course, I am possessed.:D

me too.....: )

[!becca]

me too.....: ):D


I am ready to try my first pic of this painting...:)

[!becca]

OK, this is what I have...and I really need to look at the painting as I didn't think all the trees were quite so dark and there are more cows in the pic, but I didn't know if I needed them all..but 24"x36"

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/100116-cows_in_the_snow_0124copy4.jpg

Sid, you are a landscape artist...what do you think? That is if you are anywhere around...

[CareyG]

Becca, that is a wonderful painting! I love snow! :heart:

Sorry I've not been around, but I will spare boring details. Nothing interesting. Did I miss anything good? :D

~!Carey

[!becca]

Carey thank you!:heart: I posted a pony pic for you and marcia posted a zebra for you.:heart: Oh, and posts were lost again.:rolleyes:

[sidbledsoe]

looks neat, is it from a photo , if so was it an overcast day with no shadows?

[sidbledsoe]

Did I miss anything good?
just some of my posts.:D

[CareyG]

Aww, were those lost too or are they still here somewheres?

I thought it didn't seem like there were enough pages. :D

[!becca]

Sid it was very overcast...I do have some shadows under the cows..but I don't see any anywhere else.:D...I will look for them in a bit.

[!becca]

Aww, were those lost too or are they still here somewheres?

I thought it didn't seem like there were enough pages. :DI posted mine Saturday morning...after they were lost..Marcia's zebra was yesterday.

[!becca]

Sorry, Yes Sid, it is from a photo...we had a horrible snow storm and it was sooo cold, I felt so sorry for those poor cows out there...I used my knife on the trees...how bad do they look?

I think I will take it and try to get a photo with my lights in a few minutes.

[NancyMP]

Ah, to be possessed by the muse... I may be suffering from sticker shock. It's been a few years since I bought my last gallon of OMS, and this was the same brand. The only difference is that the can is plastic instead of metal. Formerly $15, now it's $25! Am I $10 richer than I was before? Not by a long shot!:eek:

Luckily I had a 40% off coupon...

Becca, Sandra, how nice to read about your obsessive possession! I think it's catching. I hear Himself getting up and I'll get him posed in a bit for some work on my "magnificent obsession" ... the current one, that is. Amazing how fickle we are; we fall in love with each painting we're working on.:lol:

Becc, the only advice I would give on your cow painting is to make the one in front enough larger than the rest of them to give it some depth. Otherwise, it really conveys the wintry isolation of the cows and sets a mood!

I just re-enrolled in the Virtual Art Academy. They said they never got the check and it was likely lost in the Christmas rush. So my new debit card number is now cleared up with PayPal and I was able to enroll!:D

[!becca]

Nancy, yay for your enrollment!! And, let me go look at that cow and get a better pic while I am at it...i am surprised how dark they have been coming out lately...

[CareyG]

Aww what cute pony pics, Becca. :D :D Sooooo shaggy. :D

And Marcia, what excellent pictures you took! Horse in pajamas...how silly. Of course they are actually *donkeys* in pajamas. :lol:

[!becca]

That little pony really wanted to come home with me.:D

Of course they are actually *donkeys* in pajamas:lol: don't ask Sid about his pajamas.:D

[!becca]

Well, the color is better in this..but I need to look it all over more carefully I guess...

Ok, I just looked at my painting yet again..and I do have variations in my values..I don't know why the darks all look so uniform here.:confused:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/100116-cows_in_the_snow_2_0127copy4.jpg

[NancyMP]

I got a better pic of Himself before he left, and I will correct my painting from this. I needed his head without the hat, and I may replace that hat with another one that is not so beat-up! I still want it black, but a bit dressier than it was. He's also wearing his lavender shirt today, which I don't know if I'll use. In the interest of color harmony I would need to have something else in the painting pick up the lavender color.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/203830-Demo_shot_of_Guitar_WC.jpg

[!becca]

Nancy, you have nice light on him there...will make for a great painting!!! :heart:

[NancyMP]

Hope so...breaking out my paint now so I can start the work.

[!becca]

Oily Vibes to you Nancy.:heart:

[mtpalms]

Nancy, that is a great picture - the ones you shared from the gallery, were not only not great for using as a reference, but the angle looked different from your easel's pov. The angle, lighting and lack of a hat all improve this one, imo.

Marcia, Camtasia is the gold standard for recording software:

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

There is a PC and Mac version. I use the PC version, and would highly recommend it. (Never have used the Mac version)
Thanks Doug. I have used Audio HIjack for capturing audio because I can set it to record streaming audio whenever what I want. I also use Snapz Pro, which Camtasia looks similar to. I may try the free trial of Camtasia just to see how well it works. If I could set it to open and open a webpage to record like the audio software does, that would be cool.
equal amounts of salts and soda i use about 1/3 cup each per bath, tablespoon of glycerin.
you can use various amounts, omit soda, use less of a fragrant essential oil instead of glycerin, whatev's. yes from pharmacy, salts and soda from dollar stores. recipes (http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Own-Bath-Salts) are all over the web (http://www.bolekscrafts.com/bath_salt_recipes.htm).
it benefits my skin.
Thanks too, Sid. Good idea about using essenial oils too.
Aww what cute pony pics, Becca. :D :D Sooooo shaggy. :D

And Marcia, what excellent pictures you took! Horse in pajamas...how silly. Of course they are actually *donkeys* in pajamas. :lol:
:) You are right, they are more donkeylike especially about the ears.

[Improv]

BF says they look like horses wearing their pajamas.:rolleyes:
Could be worse, how about Bananas in their Pajamas! :eek:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/102604-pjs.jpg

Ok, I'' get my hat and coat.... :D

[!becca]

Could be worse, how about Bananas in their Pajamas! :eek:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/102604-pjs.jpg

Ok, I'' get my hat and coat.... :D:lol:

[!becca]

Well, I have a few moments to sit here and look at my paitning, still not certain how I feel about this one..guess that goes to the fact that it is best to be inspired and have adequate time going into these. I will be setting it aside, so maybe it is one that will grow on me.

Sandra, your painting is purely beautiful!! You are doing wonders with it...sorry Nell isn't well today.:heart:

[Freesail]

As this is my 1000 post ( second time ) I will make sure that I make that happen in here.

[NancyMP]

Okay....I'm not quitting, but I am starting a new canvas. First I'll try to get two days worth of paint off this one, since it's an oil-primed linen canvas, and it's worth saving. Then I'll start a new one. I've learned from so many of the mistakes I did on this one that I still want to capture that image.

And no hat this time!

[!becca]

As this is my 1000 post ( second time ) I will make sure that I make that happen in here.Congratulations!!!:thumbsup:

[!becca]

Okay....I'm not quitting, but I am starting a new canvas. First I'll try to get two days worth of paint off this one, since it's an oil-primed linen canvas, and it's worth saving. Then I'll start a new one. I've learned from so many of the mistakes I did on this one that I still want to capture that image.

And no hat this time!This is really great, Nancy, that you are learning by doing, which for me is nearly the only way.:D I can't wait to see your refined version.:heart: :clap:

[Improv]

I just re-enrolled in the Virtual Art Academy. They said they never got the check and it was likely lost in the Christmas rush. So my new debit card number is now cleared up with PayPal and I was able to enroll!:D

Nancy-what a co-incidence, I enrolled in the VAA Drawing Block and the Full Membership for their forums on the weekend. Have you taken classes from them before? Which classes are you taking?

[Improv]

Think I just saw a few tumbleweeds roll through here a minute ago! :eek:

[lovin art]

Well, I have a few moments to sit here and look at my paitning, still not certain how I feel about this one..guess that goes to the fact that it is best to be inspired and have adequate time going into these. I will be setting it aside, so maybe it is one that will grow on me.

Sandra, your painting is purely beautiful!! You are doing wonders with it...sorry Nell isn't well today.:heart:

Im quickly Looking and saw this Becc:heart: , I thankyou for the concern on Nell she woke up all hot and vomiting , Im worried she never gets sick like this :( , so ' and thankyou too for the Rather Beautiful comments about my work:o ..... Im humbled and I can see my level of understanding is getting more and more with each Life painting I do ....its really showing here in this one ..Im so glad you like it ...:heart:

[!becca]

Sandra, I do like it and can really see your growth here:heart:....hugs to Nell.:grouphug:

[!becca]

Think I just saw a few tumbleweeds roll through here a minute ago! :eek::lol: We have 40mph wind today...I am sure they are blowing around somewhere out there.

[Improv]

:lol: We have 40mph wind today...I am sure they are blowing around somewhere out there.

There goes Becca's satellite dish- WHOOSH!!!! :eek::eek::eek:

[!becca]

There goes Becca's satellite dish- WHOOSH!!!! :eek::eek::eek:It is securely fixed to a metal post...didn't even move when we had a tornado come though last spring.:smug:

[!becca]

See you in a little while.:)

[Improv]

It is securely fixed to a metal post...didn't even move when we had a tornado come though last spring.:smug:


Good for you, kiddo! Now if they can just give you a totally reliable internet connection.... :rolleyes:

[NancyMP]

Tumbleweeds even happen in the 'burbs. A few years ago I was driving down my street and saw a tumbleweed rolling across the street in front of me!

IT can happen anywhere such things grow! have a western song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPPnCb3XJE) on me, Dougie!

[Improv]

Tumbleweeds even happen in the 'burbs. A few years ago I was driving down my street and saw a tumbleweed rolling across the street in front of me!

IT can happen anywhere such things grow! have a western song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPPnCb3XJE) on me, Dougie!
:clap::lol: I knew what the song was even before I clicked the link and listened.
When I here that song, I can almost see an old dusty cowpoke on his worn out nag clip-cloping down the Santa-Fe Trail!


BTW-Nancy, did you get a chance to read my post # 2307 about VAA? :)

[!becca]

Nancy, haven't checked your link, is it tumblin tumble weed? came to my mind anyway.:lol: Yep, I was right.:D
Funny, we reallly haven't had a lot of tumble weeds until this year.:rolleyes:

[!becca]

Well, seems everyone is out for the evening.:D

Sandra, hope Nell is better.:grouphug:

Nancy, bet you are pianting.:heart:

Doug, maybe more paint tutorials.:D

Sid, hope you are having somewhat of a restful evening.:grouphug:

Carey, so glad you stopped by for a few moments today, really miss hearing from you here.:heart:

[NancyMP]

Very few songs have been written about tumbleweeds. I would venture to say that's the only one. Some of those old cowboy songs were really original. Ghost Riders in the Sky. I Lead an Old Paint... Water...

All the words and the tunes come tumbling into my head in a flash the minute I thing of the songs. And speaking of originals, here's one from the Golden Age of Illustration that I just love:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/203830-norman-rockwell-dreams-of-long-ago-saturday-evening-post-cover-august-13-1927.jpg

Doug, I did read your link, but I already had that info. And I had already made up my mind to take the VAA course before you got here. They have some concepts there that appeal to me tremendously. Now that they've sent me some projects I need to figure out some time to do them! They're fast; once you enroll, they start you right in!:D

[!becca]

Nancy, very cool cover painting! Those old cowboy songs do stay with you.:D

Now you are going to have to let me know how you like the classes...:D

I just added more paint and texture to my snow on my painting...it helped it a lot.:D

[NancyMP]

I started a new canvas tonight. I like working directly on the linen rather than toning it like I did the last. What was I thinking? Just demo...

Anyway, Himself says he doesn't want his face in it, and I don't want the hat in it, so I decided to put a rather beautiful man in it!

Using venetian red, video blue, and as a nice reflective shade after the turning of the form with blue, I had a nice surprise with a touch of linen gray! It also mixes nicely into whatever other purples I mix. I'm going to try to make this into a warm and intimate painting, as if he is playing for no one else but him!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Feb-2012/203830-Guitar_painting.jpg

I wouldn't mind starting a thread on this, but since it's a portrait of an imaginary person (but my husband's hands), I can't start it in Portraiture. I may ask...

[!becca]

Nancy, beautiful start!!! And your imaginary man is beautiful...but the hands are amazing!!! I love it!:heart: I don't see why you can't post in Portriature...but there is always Oils.:D

I have been getting a shopping list put together..will have errands in the morning. Maybe I will try to get an update pic of my Cows in the snow painting...I may not be done with it yet...it is stark like I had originally saw it being, but now my mood has changed since then and I may change it too...but not soon as I need to have a few days with the cleaning faerie....that is if she shows up.:D

[!becca]

Here is the pic I just took...I may try to improve the snow in the foreground tomorrow, but I think what I have done may have helped it as it is...adds texture and I think brings my focus back to the cows a little more...I really didn't mean for all the trees to be quite so dark, I am not sure what happened there, when I was painting them I was concerned they might be too light.:confused:...it's likely the biggest problem I am having with this one is that I just really wasn't in the mood to paint it at the moment and I really didn't have as much time as I would have liked....But practicing with my knife was a good thing.

Ok, no the uploader is on the fritz:rolleyes: will try again in a few minutes.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/100116-cows_in_the_snow_3_0132copy4.jpg

I did just finish making the blue tones in the foreground a little more purple...

[NancyMP]

I can see you have some more color variation there, Becca. Did you add a little yellow as well as the purple, or is that my tired eyes? Looking much better!

I'm tired, and Himself and I both are having digestion problems. We think it may be the dinner last night that was off. I hope we're both better by morning -- I have plenty of medication for such things and we're now all dosed up.

A little extra sleep could help, too, so I'm going to bed soon.

[!becca]

Nancy, there is actually kind of a gray-green in there too.

I have been a little unsettled lately too..maybe something is going around..hope your cures work.:)
Also read that the flu is just getting a good start at it this year...maybe I will get a shot tomorrow..

I hope I am able to get to bed soon too.

[NancyMP]

Becca, I love gray-green!:heart: Hmm. I can tell my camera isn't good at catching color or tone nuances in paintings, even tho it keeps reverting back to 840 pixels! Huge files that don't contain any subtlety. I wish the old Samsung camera hadn't bitten the dust!

We did get a flu shot, but that was back in October. Sometimes flu strains mutate.:rolleyes:

We were both really tired last night, too, very short on sleep, and that's no way to be when you want to avoid coming down with something. I'm going to wash up a little and sleep.

See you later, and sweet dreams! :heart: :grouphug: :heart:

[!becca]

Nancy, you are right, these cameras need some refining for the subtle colors. according to the new releases, this year the vaccine actually is good for preventing the current stain of the flu.

Sad note, I heard the other day the bird flu has taken out most of our chickadees here.:(

You do need your rest to stay well.:heart: Sweet dreams to you too.:grouphug:

My sleep has been pretty short for a while too...early morning coming again..will see everyone tomorrow.:grouphug: :heart:

[Improv]

Doug, I did read your link, but I already had that info. And I had already made up my mind to take the VAA course before you got here.

I wasn't writing that post to give you any 'info', and I wasn't trying to make up your mind to take the course.

I was merely mentioning that I too had recently signed up at VAA, the course that I was taking, and whether you had taken courses there before.

[!becca]

Doug, what a pretty new avatar!

[!becca]

Good morning everyone!!:D:heart:

Another early day for me...hope I make it unitil noon.:D Of course, now, I feel as if I could sleep...:rolleyes:
Just to keep you informed of my weather...tomorrow we are supposed to reach 71F!

Also hope this is an amazing day for everyone!:heart:

[sidbledsoe]

doug your avatar gets right to the point :D
hey becc, is stapsie still napping?:lol:
nance, why are imaginary portraits breakin' da law over dere in portraiture?:eek:

[stapeliad]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[!becca]

hey becc, is stapsie still napping?
if she is she is getting my makeup sleep!:D

[!becca]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:lol: I knew it!

[sidbledsoe]

hey jessica, didja ever see where i van gogh'd yer ear?:D

[sidbledsoe]

she wasn't kiddin'!:D

[stapeliad]

Sid, thank you for inflicting a near-mortal injury to my head. It gives me a real excuse for all the spaciness and flakiness which has plagued me recently. Now I know why.

I am less bothered about the semi-mortal injury than i am about the horrible six year old photo you used to inflict it. You really shoulda chosen a better photo. :p

[NancyMP]

If the trend today is just to post once an hour, I guess I can actually keep up! Some insults and injury give the thread a touch of mayhem...

Hi, Doug!:wink2:
Hi, Becca!:heart:
Hi, Sid!:rolleyes:
Hi, Jessica!:heart::D

[sidbledsoe]

i am sorry jessica :o , i shouldn't have done that:( , even though molly said pretty much the same thing to me about those durned ross hairdo's:cat:

[stapeliad]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/53789-sid_ross.jpg

[stapeliad]

and just for good measure.....
:heart: :heart: :heart: :D :D :D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/53789-mollyrosee.jpg

[sidbledsoe]

damn i wish i still had that much hair!:D

btw that pic of you is adorable jessica, not horrible in any way shape or fro'm, er i mean form!

[CareyG]

:eek:

[sidbledsoe]

carey, you aren't packin' a tommy gun today right?

[stapeliad]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/53789-carey.jpg

[sidbledsoe]

oh my gawd!:lol: :grouphug:
hey we all survived the 80's somehow!:D

[CareyG]

carey, you aren't packin' a tommy gun today right?
Ummm, apparently Jessica likes living dangerously.

:eek:
*whistle, whistle*

[stapeliad]

Carey you can't complain. At least your 'fro is purple- instead of a cadmium orange profusely bleeding head wound. :lol:

[CareyG]

profusely bleeding head wound.
That was really before any mention of a Tommy gun.

I'm just sayin'.

[CareyG]

Ahem, in the vein of a normal conversation, I finished Pathfinder last night and it was a really good book.

[!becca]

:lol: Look what i come home too.:lol:

I had a good day shopping....managed to get carded again.:D

[NancyMP]

Sid, I rather thought you looked nice as a blond.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/203830-Sid_the_lovely_ingenue.jpg

Whaddiju expect to come home to, Becca?:lol:

[!becca]

Sid, I rather thought you looked nice as a blond.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/203830-Sid_the_lovely_ingenue.jpg

Whaddiju expect to come home to, Becca?:lol::lol: pretty much this.:D

[NancyMP]

I finished reading the latest from Dean Koontz. This is a far cry from his best work.:o

[sidbledsoe]

now i am that obnoxious dog the bounty hunter!

totally off topic, marcia, i am also going to try EVOO (olive oil) in place of the
glycerin, and then maybe some tree tea or tea tree or whatever that crap is.

[!becca]

Just finished talking with Spike on the phone.:)

Sid, I am thinking that idea of a nice soak in the tub does sound relaxing.

not only was I carded, I was complemented on my shopping selection and my personality.:o

also took along my sketch book today and did some quick sketches.

[mtpalms]

:wave: Good Morning Oilies!!!

Nancy, great start on the guitarist, the hands are fantastic!

Becca, I think it was good you started dark on the snowscape, starting too light is a disaster imo, because one can only go so white when the highlights go on last. Plus it reminds me of a midwest winter with the bright snow and dark gloomy skies in the background just loaded with more snow!
totally off topic, marcia, i am also going to try EVOO (olive oil) in place of the
glycerin, and then maybe some tree tea or tea tree or whatever that crap is.
:lol: Off topic? http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/042/a/b/Bob_Ross_emoticon_banner_by_Asaph.gif
Olive Oil sounds good! Personally I don't care much for the scent of tee tree oil, but a small amount would be beneificial. I think I will take a soak tonight

Is it possible to do cute overload? The zoo had 2 young giraffes, and they were just too adorable!
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/208394-Giraffe1.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/208394-Giraffe2.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/208394-Giraffe4.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/208394-Giraffe3.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/208394-Giraffe5.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/208394-Giraffe6.jpg

[!becca]

Marcia, thanks for your thoughts on my paintng.:D Those griaffe are too cute, they are such sweet animals anyway.:heart:

[CareyG]

Awwwwww!! :D :D

Nancy, I wouldn't call it his best, but I would still call it very good. It *was* creepy, no doubt about that, he doesn't frequently *really* delve into the actual horror genre, but when he does, he is good at it. :eek: :eek:

So I guess if you don't like creepy at all, I could see your reaction.

But *MAN* do I ever love it when his characters mention global warming. :lol: :D :D Soooo hilarious.

~!Carey

[CareyG]

Becca, that sounds like a nice shopping trip. :D

[!becca]

Becca, that sounds like a nice shopping trip. :DIt was good for my ego.:D I will go back. Nearly forgot..I was even complemented on my name.:heart:

[!becca]

I don't know how that cleaning faerie is going to find the time to do anything around here for the next few days! And, trust me, it is overdue.:o

[CareyG]

I think the cleaning faerie has her hands full just with our car, which still is not fully clean from the night that Gavin left the door open. *siiiiiigh* (Dogs+rainy night+open car door=GLOBAL DISASTER)

Not to even mention the house. :eek:

[!becca]

I remember the car door situation!:eek: But you have small childern for an excuse.

[moscatel]

The zoo had 2 young giraffes, and they were just too adorable!
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/208394-Giraffe1.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/208394-Giraffe4.jpg
Cute indeed! Thanks for showing the photos.:thumbsup:

[lovin art]

If the trend today is just to post once an hour, I guess I can actually keep up! Some insults and injury give the thread a touch of mayhem...

Hi, Doug!:wink2:
Hi, Becca!:heart:
Hi, Sid!:rolleyes:
Hi, Jessica!:heart::D

Ill just add a Hi to you all on that :heart: carey looks fab all bobrossed out there, sorry read a couple of pages

and Thanks Nance I JUST READyour lovely Vibes :heart: :grouphug: they helped for sure, she has had some 24 hour bug thing I guess , porbly got it form school

i remeber getting stuff like that as a kid , but nell never gets sick , i hope its not on going

[NancyMP]

Awwwwww!! :D :D

Nancy, I wouldn't call it his best, but I would still call it very good. It *was* creepy, no doubt about that, he doesn't frequently *really* delve into the actual horror genre, but when he does, he is good at it. :eek: :eek:

So I guess if you don't like creepy at all, I could see your reaction.

But *MAN* do I ever love it when his characters mention global warming. :lol: :D :D Soooo hilarious.

~!Carey

Carey,:heart: I'm very into creepy, but not being able to figure out anything about the what and why of the plot took me 300 pages before I saw where "17 Shadow Street" was going. The one I'm reading now is a first novel, and is even more hectic: steampunk taken to the limit with science and technology gone wild in the 19th century. It's called "The Clockwork Man.":D

[!becca]

HI Sandra!!:wave: :heart:

And, Hi Nancy, too!:heart:

[CareyG]

not being able to figure out anything about the what and why of the plot took me 300 pages before I saw where "17 Shadow Street" was going.

I guess you wouldn't want to read Orson Scott Card's Pathfinder, then. :D

I love mysterious books. :heart:

[Improv]

Doug, what a pretty new avatar!

Why thank yee, Miss Becca! :-)

I saw the pic somewhere and immediately thought it would make a nice avatar, especially for art forums. Took a few months to actually use the pic though! :lol:

[!becca]

Why thank yee, Miss Becca! :-)

I saw the pic somewhere and immediately thought it would make a nice avatar, especially for art forums. Took a few months to actually use the pic though! :lol::lol: glad you didn't just rush into it!

[sidbledsoe]

Olive Oil sounds good! Personally I don't care much for the scent of tee tree oil, but a small amount would be beneificial. I think I will take a soak tonight
yes i have no interest in smelling fragrant, am only interested in the therapeutic skin benefits of this stuff (http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/beauty/anti-aging/olive-oil-for-skin.htm) the salts are an attempt to sub for or mimic the dead sea (http://www.sfbsc.com/dead-sea-therapy) which is where i would like to bathe. In addition to benefiting my skin condition, it is supposed to reduce wrinkling due to ageing too.
see we talk med stuff here all the time!:D

[Improv]

doug your avatar gets right to the point :D


GROAN!!! :lol:

Gimme a break Sid, I'm running on 1 cup of coffee right now! :p

[!becca]

yes i have no interest in smelling fragrant, am only interested in the therapeutic skin benefits of this stuff (http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/beauty/anti-aging/olive-oil-for-skin.htm) the salts are an attempt to sub for or mimic the dead sea (http://www.sfbsc.com/dead-sea-therapy) which is where i would like to bathe. In addition to benefiting my skin condition, it is supposed to reduce wrinkling due to ageing too.
see we talk med stuff here all the time!:DThe spa waters in Manitou where I used to live were said to do the same thing.:D

[!becca]

I love mysterious books. yes! And, I like art that has the same effect; that is, it keeps your attention for a long time.

[CareyG]

I seem to recall hearing something about tea tree oil and males using it...but I will let Sid go look it up now that I have just mentioned it. :D

[Improv]

:lol: Look what i come home too.:lol:


Don't blame me, I just got here! :smug:

Darn kids, eh? Sheesh! :rolleyes::p

BTW-be on the lookout for an escaped criminal suspect with a burple afro and packing a tommy gun. She is considered armed and goes by the nickname of 'Cash and Carey'!

[!becca]

Ok Carey.

[Improv]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/53789-sid_ross.jpg


Who's the cat that won't cop out
When there's danger all about
(Sid!)
Right on

You see this cat Sid is a bad mother--
(Shut your mouth)
But I'm talkin' about Sid
(Then we can dig it)


Right awn, sista Jessica!!! :cool::cool::cool:

[!becca]

Don't blame me, I just got here! :smug:

Darn kids, eh? Sheesh! :rolleyes::p

BTW-be on the lookout for an escaped criminal suspect with a burple afro and packing a tommy gun. She is considered armed and goes by the nickname of 'Cash and Carey'! Yes, leave some people alone!!:D

I have heard of C&C... formidable!

[!becca]

Who's the cat that won't cop out
When there's danger all about
(Sid!)
Right on

You see this cat Sid is a bad mother--
(Shut your mouth)
But I'm talkin' about Sid
(Then we can dig it)


Right awn, sista Jessica!!! :cool::cool::cool:I hope jessica is reading this.:D

[Improv]

and just for good measure.....
:heart: :heart: :heart: :D :D :D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/53789-mollyrosee.jpg


Bob Ross or Puddy Tat? You decide!!! :D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/data:image/png;base64,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

[!becca]

reincatnation!:cat:

[CareyG]

I was at the craft store the other day looking at stuff. I was looking at a few ready-made frames that I could frame a 16x20 pastel in. (Why are those hard to find these days?) They had some for $35, and I thought that is really not bad, maybe I should get one.

I went over to look at the paint and brushes.

I came back to the frames and they were now $70. :eek:

That is so not fair. :(

[Improv]

reincatnation!:cat:
Gaaack!!!:eek: (Think Bill the Cat!)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/102604-Bill_the_Cat.jpg

What a cat-astrophe!

[lovin art]

hi back becc:wave: :heart: i wrote more on my post but i guess no one bothered to look your all a bunch of loons ....:cat:

ha doug being the biggest one :thumbsup:

[!becca]

I was at the craft store the other day looking at stuff. I was looking at a few ready-made frames that I could frame a 16x20 pastel in. (Why are those hard to find these days?) They had some for $35, and I thought that is really not bad, maybe I should get one.

I went over to look at the paint and brushes.

I came back to the frames and they were now $70. :eek:

That is so not fair. :(It isn't fair! Watch for the 50% off sales..or I think a 16x20 would run about that from the frame store i use...

[!becca]

hi back becc:wave: :heart: i wrote more on my post but i guess no one bothered to look your all a bunch of loons ....:cat:

ha doug being the biggest one :thumbsup:Sandra, I was away most of the morning and am still catching up here...sorry.:heart:

[Improv]

ha doug being the biggest one :thumbsup:

Biggest one? Why whatever do you mean, sweet princess of the outback?

:confused::confused::confused:

:evil:

[sidbledsoe]

I seem to recall hearing something about tea tree oil and males using it...but I will let Sid go look it up now that I have just mentioned it. :D
i do keep abreast of these situations.
these studies are usually tit for tat and sag a bit when held up for scrutiny.
i do think the final report is that these claims are a big bust.
:D

[!becca]

i do keep abreast of these situations.
these studies are usually tit for tat and sag a bit when held up for scrutiny.
i do think the final report is that these claims are a big bust.
:DOK.:crossfingers:

[lovin art]

Sandra, I was away most of the morning and am still catching up here...sorry.:heart:


oh sorry Becc::heart: didnt know that , .... ok cool Ive been up and down to a vomiting teen all night , not nice

better get off here I guess , Im not feeling all that well myself ...:cool:

[!becca]

Sandra, I commented on your post...:heart: Sorry Nell is still sick..you too!...Health vibes to you both!

[lovin art]

Biggest one? Why whatever do you mean, sweet princess of the outback?

:confused::confused::confused:

:evil:


:thumbsup: thats exactly what i mean ^^^ your funny, thanks for the smile i needed it:)

[Improv]

oh sorry Becc::heart: didnt know that , .... ok cool Ive been up and down to a vomiting teen all night , not nice

better get off here I guess , Im not feeling all that well myself ...:cool:


Hope you two are feeling better real soon. Good health to both of you.:grouphug:

[NancyMP]

:wave:Hi, Sandra! Are you painting today? I hope Nell is ever so much better than she was yesterday!:)

I need to go pick up another prescription today at 1 pm; they couldn't manage to get my methotrexate in yesterday, so I'll call before I drive down there this time. Then I get to paint some more!

Oilies, I use olive oil to remove make-up and wash my face. Still got lotsa wrinkles, but it really helps with dry skin problems!

Thanks for the link, Becca! I have some tea tree oil around here, but it is extremely pungent, so I won't use it unless I get skin problems.

[lovin art]

Sandra, I commented on your post...:heart: Sorry Nell is still sick..you too!...Health vibes to you both!

I didnt mean you didnt comment Becc:heart: , i just saying out loud that I added more to my post ...

you know Like the Big Sid does ... its cool forget it: cheers guys

[!becca]

Ok, Sandra, now I understand..:confused: sorry for being so slow!!! I edit all the time too.

[lovin art]

:wave:Hi, Sandra! Are you painting today? I hope Nell is ever so much better than she was yesterday!:)

I need to go pick up another prescription today at 1 pm; they couldn't manage to get my methotrexate in yesterday, so I'll call before I drive down there this time. Then I get to paint some more!

Oilies, I use olive oil to remove make-up and wash my face. Still got lotsa wrinkles, but it really helps with dry skin problems!

.

Hiya Nance :wave: :heart: , im certainly going to try and finish it off :crossfingers: , Ill let you know when I post it ...wow every one loves that drawing I did of Lydia ... its must be pretty good , I had some really nice comments about it ...:o

and yep she has stoped vomiting thankgod:( ..... I hate seeing my kids sick , yeah dont we all i know :o

[lovin art]

Ill try the olive oil Nance , it sounds ok ... aand better for your skin I bet

Its cool Beccs , Im the one thats slow it seems ...Lov ya

[!becca]

Sandra, just read what you wrote! THank you!:heart:

[!becca]

Gaaack!!!:eek: (Think Bill the Cat!)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/102604-Bill_the_Cat.jpg

What a cat-astrophe!:D :cat:

[!becca]

Nancy, i pretty much quit wearing makeup at all a long time ago and that helped with most skin problems I was having. Now, I may use mineral powder on occation, but that pretty much is it.

[lovin art]

Nancy, i pretty much quit wearing makeup at all a long time ago and that helped with most skin problems I was having. Now, I may use mineral powder on occation, but that pretty much is it.

:heart: I only wear the stuff when I go out , which aint that much really :o :D

[!becca]

I think I need to go shopping again.:o

[!becca]

Sandra, I used to think I needed to wear it out too..but I started using antioxidents on my skin, and I get along fine without makeup almost always.

[NancyMP]

I was at the craft store the other day looking at stuff. I was looking at a few ready-made frames that I could frame a 16x20 pastel in. (Why are those hard to find these days?) They had some for $35, and I thought that is really not bad, maybe I should get one.

I went over to look at the paint and brushes.

I came back to the frames and they were now $70. :eek:

That is so not fair. :(

Carey, talk about sticker shock! Did you need artistfiducial reinspiration?:lol:

[NancyMP]

Gaaack!!!:eek: (Think Bill the Cat!)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/102604-Bill_the_Cat.jpg

What a cat-astrophe!

Doug, this could be yer new avatar! Loves dem cats!:heart:

[CareyG]

:lol: Whatever that is, Nancy, I think I definitely need it. :D

This is why I always hesitate when I embark on pastels--the framing is just so gosh darn expensive and I like to work large. :( I really need to find a way to display them without framing, even if it doesn't look as nice, because I hate being so hesitant.

[!becca]

Carey, whatever it takes for you to keep doing them!

[NancyMP]

Nancy, i pretty much quit wearing makeup at all a long time ago and that helped with most skin problems I was having. Now, I may use mineral powder on occation, but that pretty much is it.

Becc, I had to start wearing medicinal make-up when I was 13 because I broke out in cystic acne. It was so bad over the ten years I suffered with it that I was seeing a dermatologist every week for cobalt x-rays and penicillin treatment; and my mother bought an ironer so she could sterilize all my pillowcases and sheets.

I was in misery, and as a result, I've had severe scarring, developed an allergy to penicillin, had chemical and abrasion scar removal, and still have scars. When I'm 100 or more years old, I hope they put make-up on me when I die.

So, I wear a very nice brand of makeup that most people can't even tell is makeup!

[!becca]

Nancy, so sorry for your skin issues, that can be a problem for many people...it is very impressive that you take the care to look your best...even if it is with a little makeup. :grouphug: I am sensitive to a lot of makeups and lipstick makes my lips peel! I am better away from it.

[NancyMP]

I always end up having to do a lot of catchup when you guys get on a talking spate. I keep working between... But I love your remarks!:heart:

Sandra,:D I'm going to go take a look at your Lydia thread in Figures. Do you suppose that's where I should start my thread on the guitar player, or just post it in Oil Painting?:o

[lovin art]

Nance you can always post in both..:D .. you will probably get more feedback in Oils Im guessing it has more flow... well you know all of us will that goes without saying:heart:

Nance , my sis was the same she went on a hormonal pill to try and stop them , and she has bad scaring

Gees Nance:heart: what a lovely thing to say about my drawing :heart: , yes I think that one just spillled out onto the paper ...:o i only hope i can make her look as gorgeous in oils ....:o :crossfingers:

Beccs :heart: I am sorry about the lipstick making your lips peel .... you would need a rather natural lipstick then ... I wear Napolean makeup ...its good stuff:D

[!becca]

Sandra, there are some I can use, lighter natural lip gloss works fine...I am used to it, and really out here it isn't much an issue.

About your drawing..it is beautiful..be very proud...:heart:

I took my sketchbook this morning and was able to do some very quick sketches of people and am learning that less is more...

[mtpalms]

Oilies, I use olive oil to remove make-up and wash my face. Still got lotsa wrinkles, but it really helps with dry skin problems!


I don't know whether to be a little insulted, or pleased, but my bf brought me home some of this:
http://bbw.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pBBW1-10388190v275.jpg
" Vanilla Absolute soothes and calms to instill feelings of comfort. This skin softening scrub combines exfoliating Sugar and a special moisturizing blend of sunflower, safflower, sweet almond and jojoba oils to leave skin silky smooth."

I tried it and it not only smells heavenly, my skin did feel much softer and smoother.

I can't ever seem to find a makeup that looks natural on me or mascara that stays on my lower lashes. I have given up on everything but powder.

[!becca]

Marcia, judging from the label I think you should feel flattered!:heart: We seem to be in the same camp when it comes to makeup.

[!becca]

Sid, if you are out there...traffic to my blog has slowed now that you are no longer top billing....

[lovin art]

Awh Beccs:heart: ... your a sweetheart .... I mean that in a I love you way :thumbsup: :grouphug: ...

and yes , when your doing fairly quick sketching , dont over think the drawing learning what to leav in and what not to draw has been a big thing im starting to really understand ....:D

[lovin art]

marcia, at least hes thinking of you ..... looks like nice scrub i bought a blackcurrant one to try, they smell wicked :thumbsup:

[!becca]

Thank you very much, Sandra:heart: :grouphug:..and it is so true, only drawing what is essential is what is key....maybe I will have a chance to draw more soon...I am not often where there are other people to draw, even if they are moving around.:lol:

[lovin art]

Thank you very much, Sandra:heart: :grouphug:..and it is so true, only drawing what is essential is what is key....maybe I will have a chance to draw more soon...I am not often where there are other people to draw, even if they are moving around.:lol:
well dont worry chica:heart: the same can be said here sometimes :D ....moving people I mean:lol:

well last night I did some Life drawing of my daughter , she offered to pose which was suprising of her , I was on the ipad and they are just in black and white , but man I do feel Im getting such a handle on the human form ... I only wish I could download them and show you :D

[!becca]

I only wish I could download them and show you I wish you could too!:D

[sidbledsoe]

Sid, if you are out there...traffic to my blog has slowed now that you are no longer top billing....
i am out there alright, thought that was obvious!:lol:

it must have been a fluke or a freak coincidence as i am but a freak of nature, a misfit, a tempest in a teapot, a flash in the pan, here but for a moment then gone with the wind:D

[!becca]

Here are two that turned out presentable...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/100116-my_sketches_003copy4.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/100116-my_sketches_001copy4.jpg

[!becca]

i am out there alright, thought that was obvious!:lol:

it must have been a fluke or a freak coincidence as i am but a freak of nature, a misfit, a tempest in a teapot, a flash in the pan, here but for a moment then gone with the wind:D:lol:No, it was you!!!:D There are more pageviews of that painting than anyother.:grouphug:

[sidbledsoe]

sandra, can you take a pic of your ipad with a camera or cell phone?

[sidbledsoe]

i caint splain nothin bout dat becca.

[!becca]

Sid, that is a great idea!

[!becca]

i caint splain nothin bout dat becca.No need too..it just is!

[lovin art]

Here are two that turned out presentable...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/100116-my_sketches_003copy4.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/100116-my_sketches_001copy4.jpg

Well Beccs these are just great:clap: love that last one muchly:heart: :heart: ..... and thats a good idea Sid n Beccs, Ill try that :D

[!becca]

Thank you, Sandra, look forward to seeing yours!!:heart:

[NancyMP]

Nance you can always post in both..:D .. you will probably get more feedback in Oils Im guessing it has more flow... well you know all of us will that goes without saying:heart:

Nance , my sis was the same she went on a hormonal pill to try and stop them , and she has bad scaring

Gees Nance:heart: what a lovely thing to say about my drawing :heart: , yes I think that one just spillled out onto the paper ...:o i only hope i can make her look as gorgeous in oils ....:o :crossfingers:

Beccs :heart: I am sorry about the lipstick making your lips peel .... you would need a rather natural lipstick then ... I wear Napolean makeup ...its good stuff:D

That's interesting, because when I was about 21 I had to go see our family doc, for the first time, and he told me that it was a lack of female hormones during puberty, mostly lack of estrogen, that made it run rampant. My current doc and I have an ongoing argument about me staying on hormonal supplements, mostly because women's cancer was given so much press emphasis after the '70s when Women's Lib was so aggressive.

I wear DHC CoQ10 Moisture Care foundation. It's a Japanese company that really has a terrific line of products.

[NancyMP]

Those are neat, Becca! You caught the "gesture" in each one without taking too much time!

I went to the bank to use the ATM and get some cash. A Loomis truck is parked there and I go into the alcove where the ATM machine is, and it smells like ammonia in there! The ATM is down, so I went inside to withdraw my cash.

When I was talking to the teller she asked whether I wanted it from my account or our account. When I told her I only maintain my personal account for any Paypal purchases that may come in, she wanted to see my website because she's interested in painting! So I gave her my card to go take a look.

That's the first time I ever found it more productive to go to a teller (hopefully!) than to use an ATM!

[!becca]

Nancy, thank you:heart:...that is cool about the teller...hope you make a sale!!:clap:

I just remembered I have brushes left to clean from yesterday.:rolleyes: they will need to wait a while longer now.

[Freesail]

Had my first painting class today. Can someone suggest something I can buy or use to carry my brushes in?

[!becca]

Paul, I put mine in a large ziplock bag..How did class go...are you going to like it?

[!becca]

I just took my finished pics of my cows in the snow painting and I still think it is lacking..but that said...I wouldn't be surprised if I offered it for sale if someone would buy it...everything I have sold has been what I thought was the least appealing..

[lovin art]

That is good Nance:thumbsup: :clap: , picking up business when and where ever , you just never know chica :heart: .... I need to get me some cards out there , Im just to lazy ....:o my friend Sarah , she makes cakes and decortates them ... she reckons my art is really good and I should be selling more of it ....:o maybe ill die and then it will all happen :lol: well I am a torchered soul like Vincent etc....:o

Gees Becc :heart: :D , youll have the Big J after you for not cleaning them there Brushes

nothing like a few vomit spewed on towels to make you feel sick yourself to clean ,.... kack.....:rolleyes:

[mtpalms]

Marcia, judging from the label I think you should feel flattered!:heart: We seem to be in the same camp when it comes to makeup.
:smug: Yes I am hanging my hat on that one!

marcia, at least hes thinking of you ..... looks like nice scrub i bought a blackcurrant one to try, they smell wicked :thumbsup:
:evil: Doesn't it though? He's also gotten me the lotion and body wash in that scent plus a couple others, and he uses it himself.

Can someone suggest something I can buy or use to carry my brushes in?
You can find all kinds if you search for brush carriers. I like tubes: mailing tubes, pvc with end caps (and you can drill a couple holes in the side to sling a rope handle through).

I would like it if someone made a semi transparent tube with a twist off cap. There has got to be something like that.:confused:

[!becca]

Sandra, sorry for those towels!!!:eek:

[lovin art]

Sandra, sorry for those towels!!!:eek:
Yeah I know tell me about it :heart: , its making me want to barf myself ....:o

Im going to see if I can carve these flowers out in oils , wish me luck:crossfingers: , mite make a start on Lydia too Gota get preped first ...

[mtpalms]

Hmmm, I missed a bunch of posts...

Nancy, thanks for posting the name of your foundation

Sandicat, the smell of spew has always made my stomach start churning too. Yuck. :( Just toss those towels.

[!becca]

Yeah I know tell me about it :heart: , its making me want to barf myself ....:oI no! I could tell you a story..but maybe another time.:D

[lovin art]

Yeah I could Marcia .... thanks Chica :heart:

What is it Beccs , please do tell me Beccs or pm it either way chica:heart: :D , ill see you all soon:wave:

[!becca]

Sandra I will tell you, but it isn't pretty at all...it is about me, again...:o

I hardly ever get sick..never throwup..but one day I was soooo very sick and my husband was out in the fields so I thought I was dying and I called my mothetinlaw to get a message to my husband that I needed to go to the hospital. Well, I was feeling pretty crazy in the head and soooo sick. We went to the emergency room and I tried to tell the doc how sick I was, but he called in a psychologist and the guy was trying to make me calm down because I was just shaking alli over then all of a sudden it happened...I VOMITED!!! I mean it flew across the room and splattered on the wall...that really cleared my room.:lol: no one would come in with me after that...not a doc or a nurse or my husband...they just stood out in the hallway.

Then the doc sent me to a mental ward 60 miles away! I vomited all the way there...then when I got there they drew my blood and my sodium levels were on the floor. That is why I was so sick...the doc there told me I was lucky I didn't die! The only way to treat it was for me to restrict fluids. It happened again a few times after that, but never since.:confused:

Ok, that is my story...I don't vomit often, but when I do it is world class!:D

Well, now that I have looked at this...maybe a pm would have been better.:o

[mtpalms]

:eek: Well I for one, am glad there is a firewall between us!

:lol:

[lovin art]

Omg Becc:eek: , IM SO gLAD you were ok from all that .... maybe thats what Nell had hers were power chucks too like that:eek: ~dam thats scary !!! thats why I freaked yesterday as shes never gets like that:o ...she was shaking too ...

your funny but:D :lol: , I would at least held your hair up for you chica ....while ya vomited:heart: .... dam its funny but glad you were ok

[!becca]

Well, I just came back here to move that post!:o

Marcia, you are safe, it hasn't happened in years!:D

Sandra, makes you wonder about Nell.:grouphug: And, maybe in some freakish way this may help her..that would make me feel very good. Thank you for at least thinking of helping me.:grouphug: :heart: I am glad I came through it ok too! stupid doc in the first place for not doing any blood work to begin with.:rolleyes:

[lovin art]

well wc is on the blink again:rolleyes: , I tried to post back to you becc:heart: :D and I sent you a Pm ... hope you get it:crossfingers: ..... chica Im off to paint and drawing for Life drawing tonight :clap: ... lets hope it goes ok Im drawing Sonya shes the artist that I went to colleage with.... shes going to sit for me at home here to paint her in oils one day soon I hope :crossfingers: .. guess that means I got to pay her ... lol but she did say she would sit for me for free because she love my painting.... dam !!!:o

[Improv]

:thumbsup: thats exactly what i mean ^^^ your funny, thanks for the smile i needed it:)

Wat do they say? You gotta laugh to keep from cryin' .

Some days the amount of my humour output is directly proportional to my daily pain output! :(

[lovin art]

Wat do they say? You gotta laugh to keep from cryin' .

Some days the amount of my humour output is directly proportional to my daily pain output! :(


yEP dOUGY:grouphug: I know just how that feels, sometimes its hard to smile but we just do keep on keeping on eh!!!... your not alone in that department ... :wave: ;)

[Improv]

yEP dOUGY:grouphug: I know just how that feels, sometimes its hard to smile but we just do keep on keeping on eh!!!... your not alone in that department ... :wave: ;)

Yuppers, I know, thanks. :D

[CareyG]

:eek: Oh Becca, that must have been a terrible day. :eek:

Paul, I have used a bamboo place mat before for brush carrying, just roll them up in it and tie it, it works great as it will protect the ends. If your brushes are dirty, just bring a little saran wrap to wrap them up in.

I would like it if someone made a semi transparent tube with a twist off cap.
Actually, somewhere I have a really cool tube that is like that, it comes in two parts that twist together so you can make it longer or shorter even, though I haven't really used it. I found it in a German art store and it was so neat I had to get it. But I didn't end up using it and I don't know where it went. If I ever find it again, I will send it to you. :heart:

[!becca]

Thank you, Carey, I guess it was..and that was only the 1st half...:o
That is so cool that you have Marcia's tube. And for some reason I keep thinking I have noticed them somewhere. I like your place mat idea!:thumbsup:

[!becca]

Sandra, found you pm and sent you a note back.:heart: I'm glad you have a model to work with!:thumbsup:

[NancyMP]

:clap:Marcia, I liked the idea of that tube for brushes. I may start looking around for something like that, too! Paul, you could try hardware stores and party stores for odd kinds of things like that. A lot of my art equipment comes from Home Depot!

About that luscious looking stuff he's given you, your BF must love:heart: you!

Carey, wow! :D Maybe we could do a Google search and find something like your German buy here!

Becca, I think it's pitiful the way doctors used to treat all women's physical illnesses FIRST as if they're insane! I hope you don't ever get another one like that! You could have died from that fool of a doctor's blatant malpractice!:envy::crying::evil:

I just posted a thread of my guitar man on Oil Painting. I did a little more work on him today.

It's supposed to be 75F tomorrow! Yeesh, summer is acumin in! What happened to spring? For that matter, what happened to winter?:eek:

[!becca]

Becca, I think it's pitiful the way doctors used to treat all women's physical illnesses FIRST as if they're insaneThis is true! Thanks, Oily friend.:grouphug: :heart: And, part of the irony, they wouldn't keep me at the second hosp because I had a physical condition..I had to move mountains to find a ride home....But, I am really, reallly sorry to all of you for bringing up the whole thing.:o

I think Marica's tube would be simple to make and would cost less than someone elses product in an art store.:D

We are supposed to be 71 tomorrow too!!! Which usually means watch out for what we are about to get in May!:eek:

I saw your thread!!! That painting is looking great at the start!!!:clap: :heart:

[lovin art]

I sent you one back Becc :heart: :D .... yes the model will be awhile in the making but it will happen:thumbsup: I will draw her more tonight so its all practice to the lead up

and I agree chicas:heart: :angel: , most docs are like that , even mine will sometimes try to say are you sure your not depressed when I first got really sick way back .... crikey whats he think this is ...:rolleyes:

Girls what do you think of this Beauty :D :heart: ......I better get the bat and base ball out ready I think :rolleyes:


http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/186639-421431_3260155586451_1344019414_33382558_1309161039_n.jpg

[!becca]

Sandra, she looks stunning!!!:heart: Yes, body gaurds needed!!!

[sidbledsoe]

Girls what do you think of this Beauty
this boy thinks she is a very beautiful girl!

[!becca]

Hi Sid!

[!becca]

Well, finally my brushes are clean again.:D

[NancyMP]

Ah, Sandra,:heart: Nell is such a beauty! You need to sit her down and tell her about boys... And what they really want when they say they love you!

Because you can't follow her around everyplace with a bat!:eek:

[NancyMP]

Found in a box on my porch today: Vasaris!!!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/203830-Vasari_paints_1.jpg

And here's how they mix. The Mesa Verde is very light, but it's of a dense consistency, and I think I'll use it without lightening it for the most part. The Raw Umber is strong and can take a lot of white before it shows a slightly warm grey, and the Capuchine Red Lt. is an absolutely lovely flesh tone!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/203830-Vasari_paints_2.jpg

[!becca]

Nancy, those colors are gorgeous!!:clap:

[!becca]

Nancy, that does make me wish I had made an order.:)

[sidbledsoe]

nice cluck hens there:D

did those chickens disappear?

[!becca]

ok, like magic...

Saw them at a rest stop..the rooster later was stolen! I painted one painting of them..i may try another one day...chickens just have a way of making people smile.:D As a matter of fact, I think I have had more comments about that chicken painting than any other...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/100116-art_fair_0201copy1copy4.jpg

[!becca]

Is anyone else having problems with your blogger account? for the past 2 days I haven't been able to to anything with images.

And, on that note...I wish I knew what all these bugs were about here at WC!

[NancyMP]

Just us chickens peeping in to say HI!

[!becca]

Hi Nancy!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/21-Feb-2012/100116-art_fair_0231copy4.jpg

[lovin art]

Sandra, she looks stunning!!!:heart: Yes, body gaurds needed!!!

:heart: :D yeah your right !



Ah, Sandra, Nell is such a beauty! You need to sit her down and tell her about boys... And what they really want when they say they love you!

Nance:heart: this made me Laugh:lol: , she knows , this girl has her defenses up already dont worry:thumbsup: ... this one wont come home Potted or Id kill her :o :lol: but she has plans to have a life first .. not like me I regret I had kids so young ...:o

Thanks Sid .... she is my muse ...:D :thumbsup:

[!becca]

but she has plans to have a life first .. not like me I regret I had kids so young ...
Good plan...but look at the beautiful children you do have....

[mtpalms]

:eek: Oh Becca, that must have been a terrible day. :eek:

Paul, I have used a bamboo place mat before for brush carrying, just roll them up in it and tie it, it works great as it will protect the ends. If your brushes are dirty, just bring a little saran wrap to wrap them up in.


Actually, somewhere I have a really cool tube that is like that, it comes in two parts that twist together so you can make it longer or shorter even, though I haven't really used it. I found it in a German art store and it was so neat I had to get it. But I didn't end up using it and I don't know where it went. If I ever find it again, I will send it to you. :heart:
Carey that's sweet thought whether your tube turns up or not.:heart: The placemat idea is a great one too!

Far too many posts to comment on, but I am enjoying the patter! And the clucking!

Nancy, I do believe he fancies me!

[lovin art]

Thats true Beccs :heart: I am thoughtless to say that:o .... I do love my Kids , but these are things i GUESS I would of done differnt turning back the clock , you know what I mean ...:D

Nance :heart: that Painting is looking great , and I am very impressed with the hands , Beautifully done:clap:

Marcia :D :thumbsup:

[!becca]

Thats true Beccs I am thoughtless to say that .... I do love my Kids , but these are things i GUESS I would of done differnt turning back the clock , you know what I mean ...

Yes, I do know what you mean...many things I think I would have done differently too*.:grouphug: :heart: I didn't mean to make you sound thoughtless...just trying to be positive about it.:)

*but then you never really know about the what ifs.

[!becca]

After my very short night last night, I expected to be sleeping by now...but I have spent some relaxing time in my studio tongiht...just cleaning a little and looking mostly.:D

[NancyMP]

Well, I sat down after my last painting session tonight and just realized it was approaching the witching hour in these parts. I notice WC has us all posting as if the US Eastern Time Zone is our center. I just washed up my brushes and put away my paint so that I'm not tempted to paint all night.

Becca, you need to paint them chickens! I don't know why, but every time I see a chicken I want to laugh. Do you suppose that's why chicken paintings sell?

Marcia, I just wrap up my used brushes in a paper towel and stick them inside my paper towel roll, but I have to be careful not to let them slide through. It would be nice to have a long tube that's at least closed on one end.

I'm going to Bedfordsville, as Sandra would put it, so I'll see you all tomorrow, and have a nice night!

:heart: :grouphug: :heart:

[!becca]

Nancy, you are right about chickens..they make you grin and people love them.:heart:

[lovin art]

I love the them my chickens are laying eggs ... yumm

Night Nance:heart: , I hope Bedfordshire is nice and dreamy:D .... and plenty painting in your dreams too

Becc:heart: :D , its totally cool I knew what you ment:thumbsup: , I didnt word it as good as I could of ...

Im still painting here ,:rolleyes: I premixed my colors for the flowers well I premix mostly all my colors its what helps I think ... keeps my color fresh

if you head to Bed Beccs sweet sandman dreams ok :heart:

[!becca]

Sandra,:heart: I am glad you understand what I mean...:D I am looking forward to seeing your finish to that painting. It is a beauty..

I will head to bed soon, seems there is always that last minute ineruption.

[lovin art]

Sandra,:heart: I am glad you understand what I mean...:D I am looking forward to seeing your finish to that painting. It is a beauty..

I will head to bed soon, seems there is always that last minute ineruption.


Oh Im glad Beccs , I never would think ill of your what you say to me chica ... :heart: :D

I am on a break my backs killing me atm :rolleyes: , but yes I cant wait to get this finished , Ill post it in the morning when Im done so I can get a decent pic :thumbsup: ....

see you in the morn:heart:

[!becca]

Well, Sandra, I have something special to look forward to tomorrow when you post your pic.:D :heart:

I think I will paint another chicken.:D

Finally I can go to bed..and I hope I am not up at 3:30 again! See you all tomorrow.:heart:

[!becca]

Good morning everyone!!:D:heart: Today will be another busy one, not likly to be a painting day unless my morning activities goes more smoothly than expected...and... I guess my experiment going back to the original formula of eye vits is complete. Won't be doing that again.:o

Hope today only has good things in store for you all!:heart:

[sidbledsoe]

chickens are 'fraid to come 'round here!: :D
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Feb-2012/112587-IMG_0006.JPG

[!becca]

Sid, :lol: That is a sweet pic of Molly! :cat:

I have a friend with chickens and her cats are afraid of them.:D But, then, they aren't highly prized felines like Molly.

Is that your dogwood tree? It is a beautiful backdrop.

[sidbledsoe]

yes that is my dogwood last fall when the leaves changed.
she is pretending like she is a panther or somethin'
in hawaii there are lots of chickens and i woke every morning
to them cocka doodle dooing.

[!becca]

That's funny...hawaian chicken.:D
Molly does look panther like.:cat:
I've never saw Tob or Dex in a tree..tob does love to climb ladders though...his problem is then getting back down the ladder.

Katy on the other hand..when she was much younger.it was just a small tree..

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Feb-2012/100116-009copyu1-4.jpg

[!becca]

Marcia, I knew I had seen that brush holder somewhere...there are a few versions..here (http://www.dickblick.com/categories/brushholders/details/) There is even a mat like Carey's placemat!:D

[sidbledsoe]

i make brush holders out of cardboard and duct tape, this is one that clamps to a pochade box with a dollar store binder clip. you can make a longer one with a cap and then you can just wipe the brushes off or dip in oil and stick them in it and throw the box in the freezer and get it out when ready to use again.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Feb-2012/112587-112587-IMG_0032.jpg

[!becca]

Sid, that looks very handy! Guess I travel with mine so seldom that I haven't pursued good alternatives...I will keep it in mind. Now, I just keep my brushes out, and at the st fair the kids were swiping them.

Since it is going to be 70 degrees today, I had thought i might have had time to go out this afternoon..but we are supposed to have that 40mph wind again.

[!becca]

Ok, more tech changes to deal with!!!:eek: I can't upload images to my blogsite now apparently because Google no longer supports Internet Explorer.:( I need to download Google Chrome in order for things to work...what do any of you know about Google chrome? Any downsides to doing this? Right now I am thinking it may solve many of my issues, but then I planned not to make any decisions today.:)

[sidbledsoe]

i was about to do that the other day, lots of people here use chrome and i think it is just fine so i wouldn't worry bout it :crossfingers: :D

[!becca]

Thanks a lot, Sid.:D I didn't want to rely on my own decisions today. I will do it this afternoon...have a mid-day appointment to leave for in a few moments...I don't like mid-day appts at all...the mess up the whole day.
See you later.:D

[CareyG]

I dunno. I wouldn't use Chrome just because of Google's stupid privacy things now, just on principle. It seems you can't get entirely away from Google now, but any lessening of its use is a plus in my book. Internet Explorer is worthless most of the time. I use Firefox, which is sometimes worthless, too, but usually works. Though my husband has an updated version that I don't like as much as the one I have.

Incidentally, we have started using Ixquick (https://www.ixquick.com/) as a web search, it works well except for the image search, which really doesn't work well as yet.

Oh, and that is such a cute and funny picture of Katy. :D :cat:

Sid, that is a very clever brush holder, nice McGuyveresque use of that duct tape. :D

Sandra, Nell looks wonderful. :heart:

[mtpalms]

:wave: Good Morning Oilies!!!

I agree with Carey - I don't care much for Chrome, my bf uses it, and I don't like navigating without a Menubar. I could get used to it, but I don't see the need.

I use Safari, but I also have Firefox as an alternative on my Mac and use Firefox when I use Windows.

If you don't want to switch away from Explorer, my advice would be to install either Chrome or Firefox and use them just for uploading images in Google.

Sid, your brush box idea is a good one.:thumbsup:
Paul doesn't need to take an easel, which is where I carry my longer handled brushes, but I use an old portable mini bar, probably from the '50s or '60s. It has tip out holders for liquor bottles which hold most of my brushes and oms. There is an adjustable leather loop that holds a half used roll of paper towels.

Guess I am lucky to have it, a few quick searches online didn't turn up any others with the tip out feature.

[CareyG]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Feb-2012/32203-funny-pictures-firefox-in-on-your-computer.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Feb-2012/32203-funny-pictures-single-page-multiple-tabs-firefox-page-display-options.jpg

:D

[Freesail]

Here is a brush box I found online, and if shipping was cheaper .....

http://www.artistsupplysource.com/product.php?productid=30938&cat=4943&path=alt&page=1

Today on my trip to the hospital, I swung by Blick and bought a fabric brush holder that also stands up and holds the brushes.

Marcia is correct I don't need to bring an easel, I have a french easel an I would have carried my brushes in there.

Has anyone tried the "funny brush" ? Just got one and makes painting grass and foliage very simple.