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

[!becca]

Welcome to the Oily Rag for February 2012. :wave: This is where we invite you to share your photographs and works in other media. You may also post events and other happenings, and always you can come and chat! :)

[mtpalms]

Here I am!

[lovin art]

YEAH I really am here as this is the 1st for us artists on this side of the planet:p

sORRY Marciacat:heart: couldnt resist that one ...smooches to you and Beccs :heart: :D xx

Happy FEB:clap: to you all this in my sis birthday month and Im hoping a month of great art for everyone:D

[!becca]

Hi Marcia!!!:wave: :heart: saw your comment about the battery...that is a possiblity..or other things.:D

Hi Sandra!!!:wave::heart:

February is the month of LOVE:heart:
And a lot of great art, I hope.:D

[Improv]

Here I am!

Me too! :thumbsup:

Becca told me that the new thread was down at the 7/11 store, but I wasn't buying it-not for a minute! Can't fool me! ;)

Cheers

Doug

[!becca]

Hi Doug! :wave:



Becca told me that the new thread was down at the 7/11 store, but I wasn't
buying it-not for a minute! Can't fool me
:D

[!becca]

I am having cat issues at the moment.:cat:

[Improv]

Hi Doug! :wave:

That blood they took from me today really made me tired.

Say good night, !Becca. :D

Cheers

Doug

[Improv]

I am having cat issues at the moment.:cat:

I'm not only tired, I'm cross eyed. I thought you wrote that you were having "cat-tissues" (whatever they are! :rolleyes: )

Doug

[!becca]

Good night, Doug!:) Sleep tight! Hope your day starts better tomorrow.:D

[!becca]

I'm not only tired, I'm cross eyed. I thought you wrote that you were having "cat-tissues" (whatever they are! :rolleyes: )

Doug:cat: :D I can't imagine!

[Improv]

Good night, Doug!:) Sleep tight! Hope your day starts better tomorrow.:D

It has to start better-I get breakfast tomorrow! :clap::thumbsup::clap::thumbsup:

Night again!

Doug

[!becca]

Yay for breakfast!!!:clap: when I have bloodwork done early, they usually have rolls and donuts and coffee out so I can make the drive back home.:D

Night again.:)

[!becca]

Sandra, where did you go?:heart:

[MarkMark]

It was snowing here yesterday, nothing settled much though. I kind of like the snow and it would be great to get some photos for some more paintings if it does snow enough but we wil see. Had a good day in the studio yesterday working on some still life paintings.

[!becca]

Mark, glad for your good studio day....snow is beautiful, and can make a dramatic painting.

[!becca]

Sid and Doug, I hope you are both happy...I have been experiencing alternating tracts of Smoke on the Water and Delilah in my mind tonight...I may need to search for something entirely new to write over them both!:D

Also need to fill my mind with painting...decisions still need to be made.

[lovin art]

Sandra, where did you go?:heart:

Im here Beccs:heart: :D , just been looking at that ref again , Im psyching myself up for this Painting Im taking a leaf out of Nances book I need to draw them for abit first ... :rolleyes:

I love breakfast ... :heart: :D

[!becca]

Hi Sandra...glad you are here....i am about to do the same thing...I am afraid what I have drawn my not be a great painting..on the other hand, it will be good practice...need to see if it might be better on a smaller canvas.

Breakfast is great..can be large or small.:D

[!becca]

...I may need to search for something entirely new to write over them both! That is if you recall..Smoke on the water and De-lie-lah! settled on Nights in White Satin and one that has been with me the past week anyway....Fire and Rain.:) Ok, my other all time fave You've Got a Friend, too.

[!becca]

Sandra, I would love to see your drawings when they are done.:heart: and about the younger men...depends on their maturity level...my sis married a guy 5 years younger....I never felt that younger was especially better...but then they are men...seems too often that maturity hits a plateau and never changes.:D Suppose the same can be said for some women..

[lovin art]

Sandra, I would love to see your drawings when they are done.:heart: and about the younger men...depends on their maturity level...my sis married a guy 5 years younger....I never felt that younger was especially better...but then they are men...seems too often that maturity hits a plateau and never changes.:D


Becc how did you get so clever share some of that wisdom with me vibe it to me please ...:crossfingers: :heart: :D , I agree with everything you just said and My mother was way older then my Dad nearly 9 years I think... but I love and agree with your last words highlighted ....:lol:

[!becca]

Sandra, how interesting about your mom...and yes that highlight says it all.:D You don't need the vibes...but sending them, with hugs too.:heart:

[!becca]

Well, Sandra, hope you are off drawing.

Sorry, i am late...but I need to add this to my list..Heart of Gold (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh44QPT1mPE&feature=context&context=G2b283b7RVAAAAAAAACg)

Need to look at a canvas.

[Pixus]

Hi :wave:

[!becca]

HI Pixus!:wave:

[Improv]

Well, Sandra, hope you are off drawing.

Sorry, i am late...but I need to add this to my list..Heart of Gold (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh44QPT1mPE&feature=context&context=G2b283b7RVAAAAAAAACg)

Need to look at a canvas.


Have you heard Serena Ryder's versions of HoG? What a soulful voice she has.

Doug (sleepless in Vancouver, but I'll try again!)

[!becca]

No, I haven't I will look it up..just been getting my refs straightened out..hope to paint two paintings consecutively...need to go look at at that canvas again.

Thought you went to bed a few hours ago...:)

[!becca]

Doug, of course, she does have a soulful voice...

I've stopped short of mixing any paint, at least right now. But I should. My sleep hours are horrid for this night, but at least I can focus better right now.

[sidbledsoe]

hey becc, i wz talkin bout delilah (http://www.delilah.com/main.html) the relationship counselor on the radio, she is like a dear abby on steroids, all these people call in bout their cheatin lying mistreatin partners and she plays a sappy love song for them.

[!becca]

Sid, OK...now I understand.:D Looks like a fun show to listen to.:heart: I actually like listening to talk radio...just picky about what it is.

Ho wi syour house project progressing?

And, morning to everyone else too..:wave:

[CareyG]

For a moment, I thought that the WOYE thread was the rag, and I said, no way can there only be six posts. :lol:

Happy February!! :heart:

[!becca]

Happy February, Carey! :heart: Hope that creativity is still strong today.:D

[lovin art]

Yessss Happy February to you Carey heapsss ...:heart: :heart: :heart:

I am awake in the middle of the Night:o , Im in a fat burning cycle of my thyroid atm:rolleyes: its a pain in the you know what .... I have had the worst pain in general this last month:confused: I asked the doc is it normal to feel like this , he said because my levels are so low its going to happen everything is haywire, but hey Im loosing some weight ....Lol:lol: chocolate is my friend !!!!!:D

[!becca]

Hi Sandra!:heart:chocolate is a wonderful friend.:D

I must have done something else stupid and not even known it..now my printer isn't working...:(

[lovin art]

Sandra, I would love to see your drawings when they are done.:heart:

hiya BECCS:heart: :wave:

:heart: :D Thankyou Sweets Ill post em when theres something to look at for sure Beccs will want to know what all think :heart:

Becc just check all your leads are in first Its normally something simple :heart:

[lovin art]

Hi Sandra!:heart:chocolate is a wonderful friend.:D

well it is when Im burning it off as fast as Im eatting it :heart: :D :lol:

[!becca]

Sandra, it is wireless...the computer detects it..but it doesn't see the computrer right now.:rolleyes: probably will run the set up again soon.

[!becca]

well it is when Im burning it off as fast as Im eatting it :heart: :D :lol::lol: good news.:D

[mtpalms]

:wave: Good Morning Oilies!!!


I must have done something else stupid and not even known it..now my printer isn't working...:(

Printers are fickle. Sometimes I forget to turn it on.:rolleyes: At least that's easy to fix! I like wireless printing though!

[!becca]

Marcia, thanks for the support...it is on, but stuborn...I will run the setup again, maybe when I was trying to scan yesterday I messed something up.

First i need to get my dishwasher running!:eek:

Is this a painting day for you?

[lovin art]

Sandra, it is wireless...the computer detects it..but it doesn't see the computrer right now.:rolleyes: probably will run the set up again soon.


oh well yes run that to look into it :thumbsup: , my printer is a dinosaur but I cant be dothered changing it and it works fine ... although it seems to use up ink real fast ... I hate it in that regard:rolleyes: :D

[CareyG]

Printers are fickle. Sometimes I forget to turn it on.:rolleyes:
And sometimes they don't like it when kitties dig around in their innards.

[!becca]

Sandra, I know, this, I hope won't bleed me by on ink...still have the old printer at present though, and a third one I had to buy with my old system to print checks because my software wouldn't print my checks to the multifunction machine.:rolleyes: iN short, I have plenty of printers.:lol:

[!becca]

And sometimes they don't like it when kitties dig around in their innards.:lol: I bet not.:cat:

[mtpalms]

Marcia, thanks for the support...it is on, but stuborn...I will run the setup again, maybe when I was trying to scan yesterday I messed something up.

First i need to get my dishwasher running!:eek:

Is this a painting day for you?

No painting for me until after the sale. I just realized that Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday? And I am supposed to be hanging work at the gallery at noon. I figure Sunday will be slow then - even people who are ambivalent about football will watching (ie, partying)

Anyway, I am sure I can hang work Monday, if I tell the manager I can't be there, or if it is slow, I can leave my helper here, I am sure most people will be anxious to get to the game, so it won't take long.

Oh, and I better get my paintings framed!

[lovin art]

iN short, I have plenty of printers

Beccs , my gosh babe you have it all :D :heart: , I know where to come if I need something , chica !!!!

Carey , you dag ...:heart: :lol:

[lovin art]

I have something wonderful to show you all , as soon as I get it from my mates art shop .....

[mtpalms]

I've never had a kitty dig in the innards of my printers, but I've wrecked a few doing that myself. I have also relented and now use only OEM inks.

I have noticed that when I print something in Windows, I get the running low on ink warning waaay before I do when I am running my Mac.

[!becca]

Marcia, show us your frames.:D Sorry for the delay to paint.

My painting is getting a slow start..but last night i was able to really look at the ref and get a good idea for how to handle everything, that helps a lot, I think...at least it is what i hope it will do.

[mtpalms]

Ohhhh, Sandra, a surprise!!!!

I love surprises!

[!becca]

I have something wonderful to show you all , as soon as I get it from my mates art shop .....can't wait to see.:D

And, the printers.:o this recent one is supposed to replace the other two...as soon as I can get it working.:D

[mtpalms]

My frames are boring, just plain black ones I bought in a batch last year. Haven't had a chance to check out Franken Frames yet.
I mean, I have checked the site, but haven't tried to order yet.

[!becca]

Ok, revisit to talk radio for a moment..I think I like it because I hear people talking.:) But, I like to listen to the tradio show and the other day some woman called in selling a dishwasher, because, she said, there were only two of them and it only was run about once a week...:eek: there are only two of us here and I often am running mine twice a day! I want to know how she is doing this once a week thing.

[lovin art]

Ohhhh, Sandra, a surprise!!!!

I love surprises!

Yes My Lovelies a surprise;) , when I get it ....

Becc , your funny chica ... :heart: :lol:

[!becca]

My frames are boring, just plain black ones I bought in a batch last year. Haven't had a chance to check out Franken Frames yet.
I mean, I have checked the site, but haven't tried to order yet.If you can, sign up for their email they often run one to four day specials...often free shipping, it is worth knowing about.

[!becca]

Yes My Lovelies a surprise , when I get it ....:clap: :D

[lovin art]

Im going back to sleep seems my eyes are finally getting heavy:wave:

later lovelies and big smooches to Nance and J wherever they be!:heart: :grouphug:

[!becca]

Good rest to you Sanda!:wave: :grouphug:

Yes, Jessica still hasn't showed...

And, where did Sid go?

[mtpalms]

Ok, revisit to talk radio for a moment..I think I like it because I hear people talking.:) But, I like to listen to the tradio show and the other day some woman called in selling a dishwasher, because, she said, there were only two of them and it only was run about once a week...:eek: there are only two of us here and I often am running mine twice a day! I want to know how she is doing this once a week thing.

I'll bet you do a lot of cooking, Becc. Maybe this other woman is like Nancy and Himself, eating out a lot, and there are so many foods that are all ready to go in the oven and microwave. One of my friends lives off precooked/take away/restaurant food, because she was raised that way. She has tried her hand at cooking and likes it, and knows it is healthier, but she is used to just having food appear without planning or prepping it. And yes, both she and her husband are terribly overweight and borderline diabetic (she's in her early 30s and he just turned 40). She knows she needs to eat healthier, but it is hard to change a lifetime of bad habits. At least she quit smoking last year!

I guess I have gone off on a tangent. Since I have had someone else around, I have been cooking again, making a roast, jambalaya, etc. Stuff I can't finish when I cook for one, so I don't make.

If you can, sign up for their email they often run one to four day specials...often free shipping, it is worth knowing about.
Thanks for the tip!:thumbsup:
Once the sale is behind me, I'll be able to concentrate on art again!

[Improv]

I have also relented and now use only OEM inks.

I have noticed that when I print something in Windows, I get the running low on ink warning waaay before I do when I am running my Mac.
My HP inkjet is bad for that. I always try and keep one set of refills on hand and ahead, but often get 50 or more pages before the ink conks out.

Doug

[!becca]

Well, I discoverd all I needed was to restart.:rolleyes:

Marcia, you are probably right about the meals out and convience foods...and I need to figure out what I am preparing for lunch already...

I look forward to being able to concentrate again too.:D

Hi Doug!:wave:

[NancyMP]

Boy howdy! If you go to bed before midnight, you can't get on page one around here. I thought I was the night owl of the group! And where's the obligatory cat?

Becca,:heart: rebooting is always my first option when it comes to fixing my computer, but then I'm a cyberklutz and go for the simple solutions.

The song that's running through my head today is "Brandy." The guy who sings it has such a lovely voice. Besides, it's a better story than "House of the Rising Sun," which was haunting me yesterday...

I don't have a dishwasher, and I do cook. I wash dishes once a day by hand, and like it. It gives me down time to think and plan. When I had a lot more family, I had a dishwasher, but now I just cook for one, but I use fresh ingredients. Broccoli, carrots, asparagus - everything tastes better steamed, and steaming retains a lot more vitamins. Himself had around 20 years or so of bachelorhood to get used to preferring to eat out, so I only cook for him on Christmas Day when the restaurants he likes most are closed. Except when I make chili. I make a big batch for myself, but then he eats it like it's going out of style!:lol:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Feb-2012/203830-funny_cat_pictures_pc_3.jpg

[!becca]

Nancy, thanks for the cat pic!:cat::D Where was he when I needed him.:lol:
Try roasting your veggies...it imparts wonderful flavor.;)
I like Brandy and House of the Rising Son...today I am sort of stuck on Sweet Baby James...with a few others.:D

I usually instantly reboot, but just assumed I has messed something else up...next time it will be my first effort.:D

[sidbledsoe]

And, where did Sid go?
i just went to lunch at macdonalds :D

[!becca]

i just went to lunch at macdonalds :D:eek: did you know I have never in my life eaten a big mac...have only been in a macdonalds a couple times.:D

[sidbledsoe]

that's cause all you got out there is corn!:D

before 1967 no one else who had ever lived had one either!:lol:

Don (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Gorske)has eaten 25,000 big macs to becca's zero!:D

[!becca]

Have been trying to follow the Palette thread..and though I really am not up to par with all the palette lingo...I do know something about colors. I was so surprised recently when I was talking to another "artist" and she didn't have a clue how to mix colors...:confused:

[!becca]

that's cause all you got out there is corn!:D

before 1967 no one else who had ever lived had one either!:lol::lol: that is not true....you would be stunned by the numer of fast food restaurants in our little towns...more of them than people..:lol: ( I have been alive since 1967)
And, by the way, we also have wheat and soybeans.:D

[!becca]

Don has eaten 25,000 big macs to becca's zero:eek:well, Don is welcome to my share I guess...maybe I will try one...once.:lol:

[NancyMP]

that's cause all you got out there is corn!:D
You might know Sid would start another song in my head -- "I'm as corny as Kansas in August, High as a kite on the fourth of July...":lol:

[!becca]

You might know Sid would start another song in my head -- "I'm as corny as Kansas in August, High as a kite on the fourth of July...":lol::lol: And, that high as a kite line works out here pretty well in some cases.

Makes me remember, the other evening when we were out, we talked with our immediate neighbors and they have recently been having fuel stolen from vehicles...

I have been trying to think of something to give you a new song...

[sidbledsoe]

:music: goin' to kansas city, kansas city here i come:music: :D

[!becca]

:music: goin' to kansas city, kansas city here i come:music: :D:D you know, when i was in London there was a musician at the dinner club found out I was from Ks and he sang that song.:D

[!becca]

The stuff I was going to help with tomorrow, i have been helping with today...funny how that worked out.

[lovin art]

i woke up , did you all miss meeee:heart: , Well Nance:heart: remember when you posted that song for me , something about Going to San Francisco dont forget to wear flowers in my hair , ~you are one funny Lady I laughed my head off when you posted that :o ...you big dag :D .... you never know I just mite , not sure about the flowers in my hair though as wouldnt I get some weird looks

.....who is this strange Ozzie woman with long blonde hair and daises in her hair:eek: ;)

[!becca]

Sandra, indeed that is a favorite song of mine too...:D When I did go to San Fransico, I had to make a tour through a few memorable areas. Go ahead...put some flowers in that hair.:heart: It is a beautiful city.

[NancyMP]

Akshually, (sorry, El Sid!), now that I'm thinking of London, I'm thinking of Roger Miller's song, "Bobbies on bicycles, two by two..." and once I get into my fellow Okie's songs, his whole repertoire goes through my mind.

I'm going to go get my haie done now before my gallery meeting. Later, Keeds!

[NancyMP]

Gonna go get my hair done now before my meeting. See you, keeds!

[!becca]

Nancy, have a good appt...and meeting.:wave: :heart:

[!becca]

Sandra, still looking forward to your surprise.:D

[lovin art]

Sandra, indeed that is a favorite song of mine too...:D When I did go to San Fransico, I had to make a tour through a few memorable areas. Go ahead...put some flowers in that hair.:heart: It is a beautiful city.

:heart: :D your as funny as Nance .... @@>>--<----heres a rose for you Beccs

Nance get some flowers in the hairdo for me .....:heart: :D

[lovin art]

Sandra, still looking forward to your surprise.:D

Iv still got to get it Beccs from my mates art store , its coming I promise:crossfingers: ;)

[!becca]

Yay!!:clap::D:heart:

I have to keep running outside periodically for a while...But I think most of my obligations are complete now.:D

And, thank you for the rose.:heart:

[!becca]

Wow, I just saw a snippet of a news release that there is a copy of the Mona Lisa in Spain that was likely painted by da Vinci's apprentice at the same time the original was produced.

I've never been to Spain.:D

[!becca]

This is one of my favorite paintings..and the flowers in her hair look fine to me. it is by Gerhartz.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Feb-2012/100116-gerhartz_DawnOfHope-Large.jpg

[lovin art]

oh wow Beccs , thats a beautiful Painting ....its so fresh and alive , I love the flowers too and they look like daises

[!becca]

Sandra, I think they are daisies...it is an amazing painting I think...it was the first of his pieces I ever saw.

[!becca]

I have been thinking about my paintings I have planned..at this point I think I am just ready to paint them and see what happens.:D But, can't until at best tomorrow night.

[lovin art]

Sandra, I think they are daisies...it is an amazing painting I think...it was the first of his pieces I ever saw.


Beautiful Beccs:heart: , you shouldnt be showing me stuff like this now I just want to copy it ....:rolleyes: :D oh hes not old master hes only young well thats out of the question , but I can draw inspiration from a painter like this ~wow I looked hes very good isnt he :thumbsup:

[!becca]

By the way, Sid, do you know when you are going to that Van Gogh exhibit?...... on your way to Kansas City?:D

[!becca]

Beautiful Beccs:heart: , you shouldnt be showing me stuff like this now I just want to copy it ....:rolleyes: :DI think you can as long as you don't market it...I made a tiny copy of it myself. It was largely why I bought his dvds.

[lovin art]

on his way the dude could pick you up ....:D

[lovin art]

I think you can as long as you don't market it...I made a tiny copy of it myself.


OH ok I didnt know that... just for study would be ok then I guess as you say:D

[!becca]

on his way the dude could pick you up ....:Dthat could be a plan...but he would need to go to KC first.:D

[!becca]

OH ok I didnt know that... just for study would be ok then I guess as you say:DYes, as a study...or try something of your own, with the same elements.;)

[lovin art]

check the light in this one ~yikes

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Feb-2012/186639-Daniel-Gerhartz_4.jpg

[lovin art]

Yes, as a study...or try something of your own, with the same elements.;)

yes Iwas thinking my own daughter as my model ;)

[!becca]

I know, isn't it gorgeous...:heart:

[!becca]

yes Iwas thinking my own daughter as my model ;)yes do that...change enough to make it your own...I am still trying to get this whole thing figured out too...

[lovin art]

oh yes his stuff is just gorgeous ... incredible!!

[!becca]

Sandra, you should buy his DVDs. I am dying to see his work in person.

[lovin art]

Sandra, you should buy his DVDs. I am dying to see his work in person.


Dont tell me that Beccs .... ughhh more dvds ....:lol: :lol: it would be a treat for the eyes Im thinking:heart:

[Improv]

This is one of my favorite paintings..and the flowers in her hair look fine to me. it is by Gerhartz.



Here are links to many more of his paintings :

http://www.danielgerhartz.com/3/artist.asp?ArtistID=32051&Akey=23SWCG6T


http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artist.php?artistid=2750




Cheers

Doug

[midwest]

Omg. Whose is that?

[!becca]

Sandra, they are worthwhile, I think.

Doug..he has his own website too..:)

[Improv]

Sandra, you should buy his DVDs. I am dying to see his work in person.

Where did you find his dvds, Becca? I can't see any on his web site. :confused:

Doug

[!becca]

Kathie..Dan Gerhartz...Daniel F Gerhartz...I am spellbound by his work I want so much to be able to paint like that..

[Improv]

Sandra, they are worthwhile, I think.

Doug..he has his own website too..:)

I know! See above. We were posting at the same time. Or in my case, re-posting! ;)

[!becca]

Where did you find his dvds, Becca? I can't see any on his web site. :confused:

DougDoug, they used to be there...let me do some quick searching.

[midwest]

Yes, must try it.

[midwest]

I just logged in and saw that. I hate to be plagiaristic, but in this case, I might just say, he's the man, and copy away with one of my gorgeous granddaughters.

[Improv]

Doug, they used to be there...let me do some quick searching.

If you go to Books (Wouldn't have thought to look for dvds under books!) there is mention of an upcoming dvd with Lilydahl. So maybe if he had dvds before he has pulled them off the market for the new one? :confused:

Doug

[!becca]

Kathie, I have been trying it.:lol:

Here (http://www.lilipubsorders.com/DG1-Her-Mothers-Locket-DVD-Re-issue/productinfo/DG1/) is one of his dvds, I am sure the second is here as well.

[!becca]

Here (http://danielgerhartz.wordpress.com/?blogsub=confirming#subscribe-blog) is his blog...his book is amazing to look at as well.

[Improv]

I just logged in and saw that. I hate to be plagiaristic, but in this case, I might just say, he's the man, and copy away with one of my gorgeous granddaughters.

Hi Kathie-you're not plagiarizing if you are merely copying to learn. Plagiarizing is when you claim the painting as your own in order to sell it.

Cheers

Doug

[midwest]

Show us, please. I miss a lot here since I usually only get on for a bit in the evening.

[!becca]

Yes, Kathie, you can't market it...and be careful where you post images.

[!becca]

Far as I know there are only the 2 DVDs, would buy a 3rd if it came out. He just seems to get everything right...brushwork, color, value, temp, drawing, composition...it all just works.

[lovin art]

Kathie, I have been trying it.:lol:

Here (http://www.lilipubsorders.com/DG1-Her-Mothers-Locket-DVD-Re-issue/productinfo/DG1/) is one of his dvds, I am sure the second is here as well.


and I think you accomplished some of that in your own unique way to do that in that ones you painted of Nell as ballet girl !!!;)

I must try and paint her from life like that :thumbsup: :D

[!becca]

and I think you accomplished some of that in your own unique way to do that in that ones you painted of Nell as ballet girl !!!;)

I must try and paint her from life like that :thumbsup: :DOh, Sandra, you are so kind.:grouphug: I do think they are some of my best paintings.:heart:

[lovin art]

Oh, Sandra, you are so kind.:grouphug: I do think they are some of my best paintings.:heart:

yep I ment every word of it ... I dont say stuff like that lightly as you know :o :D:heart:

look what Alan has made me dig out :D :D I must fininsh this one day :rolleyes:


http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Feb-2012/186639-004-6.jpg

[!becca]

oh, yes, Sandra, I remember...yes, finish it!:heart:

[sidbledsoe]

:D you know, when i was in London there was a musician at the dinner club found out I was from Ks and he sang that song.:D
i used to play it and sing it in clubs for years too! and i've played drums in the pit band for the play Oklahoma which has the song, Everythings up to date in Kansas City! they've gone about as fer as they kin go!:D
i don't know yet when we will go to the van gogh exhib but we better get our tickets soon. we went to NYC to the Van Gogh colors of the night exhib about two years ago. Saw the potato eaters, both starry nights, night cafe, bedroom, etc. etc.:smug:

[!becca]

Sid, that is cool about the song..not surpriseed that you are pretty familiiar with if. We you do take off to see van gogh let me know; I did go to the van gogh museum, but you can't see too much van gogh. I want to hear all about it.

[!becca]

Everyone must be taking the evening to paint.:D Except guess you may be listening to delilah too, Sid...

[!becca]

In case you all haven't already looked...this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrny9-O34OU) is very interesting....

[lovin art]

wELL I ve been painting on that rose ,couldnt help myself :D

[!becca]

Don't blame you for that...it is gorgeous I bet...in a little while I think Iwill go get my other drawing down.:) I want to see your rose.

[lovin art]

Beccs I posted it , not sure Ill finish it ever :rolleyes: .....glazing is beautiful and with practice I be be quite good at it , but its just not my gig i think :o :D

[!becca]

Did you post it here in Oils? I will go look...i know what you mean about glazing.:D

[!becca]

Sandra, it is beautiful!:clap: So glad you brought it out..I think it looks amazing as it is...

[!becca]

Ok, this is creepy again...I think I just heard someone drive in my yard...I am here up alone again...

[lovin art]

yep in oils .... yea you get me chica:D .........oh you saw it, wow Becc thats wonderful of you ~Thankyou Chica hugly :heart: :D

Dam do you have those sensor lights for outside Beccs , if you need to go wake the man of the house up :eek:

[!becca]

Your work is perfect on that rose.:heart:

I need to paint again too...we are supposed to have a stormy night tomorrow night, that should be perfect.

I am going to go upstairs and see if I can see anything out of my windows.

[!becca]

Dam do you have those sensor lights for outside Beccs , if you need to go wake the man of the house up

Do need a security system, but nothing at present...no one has come to the door, so i am going to see if I can see anything...always seems to happen when I am really not dressed to greet anyone...:o

[lovin art]

Your work is perfect on that rose.:heart:

I need to paint again too...we are supposed to have a stormy night tomorrow night, that should be perfect.

I am going to go upstairs and see if I can see anything out of my windows.


:wink2: Thankyou Beccs , and be careful please:heart: ... I need to go have some lunch before I faint ....Ive been painting on that thing aLL MORNING :rolleyes: :D

[!becca]

Enjoy lunch..please don't faint.:heart:

I went out and looked and listened and can't tell that anyone is here...must have just been something else.

Think I will go up and prepare a canvas.

[NancyMP]

Becca,:heart: if you ever make down here to the Prix de West, in early June, you will see a Dan Gerhartz original, or maybe even more. You'll also see Martin Grelle, and a host of other great artists of the West. Just watch out for Stendhal Syndrome (I'll bring the smelling salts...):lol:

I remember Daniel Gerhartz winning the Prix de West, but I can't find it on their site. They only have Pris de West things listed back to 1996, but for all I know, there wasn't a Prix de West before that(?). I'll ask my docent friend that question. I sent her my last newsletter and she said I should join the Cowboy Art Association, and see if I can get into the Samll Works, Small Wonders show this November. That might be a good suggestion for you, too!

Anyway, the one of Daniel Gerhartz's that my faulty memory had in mind was a huge angel, and I'm sorry all I could find was this tiny image of it! It was about ten feet tall, and the hand she had extended forward really looked dimensional in real life!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Feb-2012/203830-Dan_Gerhartz_Angel.gif.jpg

That year it was the most amazing thing in the Prix de West exhibit to me, and I just fell in love:heart: with this painting. Unfortunately, his DVDs are too expensive for me.

Sorry this image is so teensy!

[NancyMP]

yep I ment every word of it ... I dont say stuff like that lightly as you know :o :D:heart:

look what Alan has made me dig out :D :D I must fininsh this one day :rolleyes:


http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Feb-2012/186639-004-6.jpg

Sandra,:heart: I remember that one, and you didn't finish it? :cool:Get with it, kid, that's gorgeous! I've had to catch up on another five pages of you gabber-jabbers -- with my own jabber! Just because I got my hair done, went to a meeting and then out to dinner!

[NancyMP]

<sigh>, no painting today, either. Think I'm going through withdrawal:evil:...Tomorrow is for a paint fest;:D I'll finish paying bills on Friday! Oh, dangit, I still have to make a side trip for brushes and a frame for the cowboy!

Sid, did you ever play any Roger Miller songs, like, "Dang me, dang me, they ought to take me out and hang me..." or "London swings like a pendulum do; bobbies on bicycles two by two..."?

I've now got "Dang me" goign through my head...:p

[NancyMP]

I'm talking to myself...

[lovin art]

I'm talking to myself...


First sign of a brilliance Nance..... dont worry darling I do it all the time ... ok Im a watching this really scary movie ... its got kevin Costner in it , gees hes got old , Ive always dug him as an actor ...

Nance I did more to that rose its in the main oil forum chica let me know what you think:heart: :D

[!becca]

Nancy, I will make it a point to get to Okla and see you and the show...would love to know about the small works exhibit too...

I understand about the talking to yourself issue...normally on here it is me.:lol: :heart:

Sandra, Hope you are enjoying the movie...Kevin Costner should make it worth while.:D

Just finished my drawing...I think it is ok.:D I think I will try to get a photo and see how it looks to me.

[!becca]

What I remember most about Roger Miller was his interviews...he was funny.:D I do think when Sid has a little time he should do another music video for us.:) And, I am having Van Gogh envy of him big time.

Guess my mind is still spinning heart of gold...and Wild World has come up lately too.

[!becca]

Well, I may need to tweak a few things on my painting now that I look at my photo...but not a lot.

Here is Dexter trying to be a good kitty.:cat:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/100116-my_paintings_002copy4.jpg

[Improv]

Here is Dexter trying to be a good kitty.:cat:


No need to worry about noises outside when you have Dexter the watch cat on patrol! :D

[lovin art]

Awwh its a Marmalade puddy tat:heart: :D .... Dex it cute Beccs and he looks content there , dont you love their purring

[!becca]

See, Nancy, I have been talking to myself for a while here.:D

[Improv]

Guess my mind is still spinning heart of gold...
:music:I bin ta Hollwood :music:
:music:I bin ta Redwood :music:

:music:I bin ta Hollwood :music:
:music:I bin ta Redwood :music:

:music:I bin ta Hollwood :music:
:music:I bin ta Redwood :music:



(What song??? :evil: )

[Improv]

Awwh its a Marmalade puddy tat:heart: :D .... Dex it cute Beccs and he looks content there , dont you love their purring

I bet right about now Becca would like to also hear the sound of a golden lab growling at the noises outside.

[!becca]

Awwh its a Marmalade puddy tat:heart: :D .... Dex it cute Beccs and he looks content there , dont you love their purringWhen Dexter purrs he wheezes...and sometimes drools..he is a little different kind of kitty.:D

[Improv]

When Dexter purrs he wheezes...and sometimes drools..he is a little different kind of kitty.:D

Sounds like putty tat needs a bib!!! :D

[!becca]

:music:I bin ta Hollwood :music:
:music:I bin ta Redwood :music:

:music:I bin ta Hollwood :music:
:music:I bin ta Redwood :music:

:music:I bin ta Hollwood :music:
:music:I bin ta Redwood :music:



(What song??? :evil: )There is a song!!!Not a lot of beat, but a song!

:music: I've been a miner for a heart of gold:music:

[!becca]

Sounds like putty tat needs a bib!!! :DNo, he just is really like a golden lab.:D...even likes to play in the water and chase the frogs.:lol:

[Improv]

No, he just is really like a golden lab.:D...even likes to play in the water and chance the frogs.:lol:

:eek::eek::eek:

And you thought Shock the Monkey was bad! :smug:

Doug

[!becca]

:eek::eek::eek:

And you thought Shock the Monkey was bad! :smug:

Doug:lol: I just corrected my spelling..makes a little more sense now.:o :lol:

[!becca]

Sandra, sorry I lost you earlier...I didn't notice your post for a while.:o

[!becca]

Just finished fixing a few issues with my painting, hope they are fixed anyway..:)

[lovin art]

Its ok Becc I was not on , I just been looking at that rose of mine ... umm I hate the clean up process sometimes

[!becca]

Ok, Sandra...your rose is worth looking at a lot.:D:heart:

I just looked at my drawing pic..think it is ok now.

I am really tired, and have morning errands...I think I will go to bed shortly.

[!becca]

Good morning, everyone! Hope this is a great day.:)

I have errands this morning..

[!becca]

Guess we are supposed to have 6 more weeks of winter...what winter:confused: we are supposed to be over 60 degrees again here today...but maybe the other shoe hasn't dropped yet...

Mind Games....see you later.

[stapeliad]

snowcamp blog post is up!!

[mtpalms]

:wave: Good Morning Oilies!!!

A friend sent me this link this morning, maybe some of you have never seen it:
Here is an amazing bit of technology that you would never see in person, as you
Would NEVER be alone in the room. It is ALWAYS VERY CROWDED and of
Course you can't see Michelangelo's artwork close up as you can here. This is
Especially spectacular if you have a large high-definition screen! Too many
Details to view on an iPhone.

TO VIEW EVERY PART OF MICHELANGELO'S MASTERPIECE,
JUST CLICK AND DRAG YOUR ARROW IN THE DIRECTION YOU
WISH TO SEE. In the lower left, click on the plus (+) to move closer, on
The minus (-) to move away. Choir is thrown in free. MOVE THE ARROW
AND YOU WILL SEE EVERY PART OF THE CHAPEL.
This virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel is incredible.
Apparently done by Villanova at the request of the Vatican .
http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

Now, I am off to check out snow camp!

[lovin art]

snowcamp blog post is up!!

:heart: :D :grouphug:

Man that looked cold but fantastic:clap: , I just saw all your pics , you looked so beautiful sitting on that chair , was that all of you in the hole camp? ! talk about culture shock all right :D .... Relaxie is looking fab and great shes no longer diabetic it must be food related then if shes off them :heart: :thumbsup:

[lovin art]

Gees Lewis, where did you all go..... :confused:

Stapsiee:heart: Im glad you love that rose I worked some more on it last night , thats it ..... Ill have to get a pic and post it , thats a special Paris Rose from Robert:D

[NancyMP]

Sandra,:heart: I just looked at your rose and it looks great! It's around lunchtime here, so I guess that's where everybody went.:wink2:

Jessica,:heart: what a grand time you had! I loved everything about your blog except the cold snowy part...I think I need a jacuzzi, too, but I don't have a landlord and would have to get it myself! (As you might guess, I already have a whole load of expensive requests directed at Himself.:angel::heart:)

Welcome home, and I'm glad Relaxicat is not diabetic anymore!

[!becca]

Hi Jessica, I will try to get to your blog...turns out this is a very hectic day.

Hi Sandra, Marcia and Nancy!:wave:

[!becca]

Holy cow! I dropped my husband off at the eye doc while I ran a few shopping errands, went back to get him and still waited 2 hours in the parking lot before he was ready to come home.:eek: Discovered all the local radio stations need a remake...

Nancy, by the way...happy birthday to your daughter...right?

[!becca]

Jessica, it looks like you had an amazing time...you can't know how happy for you that you were able to make it happen.:heart:

Your poor kitty!:cat:

[!becca]

My drawing is actually at an ugly stage.:( I am afraid it is a bad omen. have really been trying to decide if I will go on and paint anything for a while...maybe a small one or something...but these larger ones just seem too difficult to work in.

[NancyMP]

Nancy, by the way...happy birthday to your daughter...right?

Wow, Becca,:heart: you are so good at remembering birthdays, Becca! I tried to call her today, but she seems to be out someplace, and I hope it's enjoyable, whatever she's doing! It's also Groundhog Day. Luckily I don't buy into that superstition; especially since we've got lots of sun here today. :p

I think the way it got started was a way of telling where winter starts and ends. Over the past 200 or so years, winter has shifted from starting early and ending early to starting late and ending late. I remember working downtown in the late '60s, and about 4 pm, in late March, a blizzard hit that crippled and paralyzed the city both during and after rush hour.:eek: My car, a heavy Thunderbird, couldn't make it all the way home, and I had to rely on the kindness of strangers.:o

And the reason the presidential inauguration day was set for late January back in the early days of the U.S. was because the weather was supposed to have warmed up by then!:D

[mtpalms]

Stapes, Snowcamp! looks like loads of fun!

I too am amazed that the inn would be left wide open like that. What a fun looking group! I hope you post at least a few more pictures.

Was Relaxi getting shaved related to her diagnosis (no longer diabetic) or is there another reason? Glad she's doing better.:cat: :heart:

[!becca]

Nancy, hope your daughter is enjoying her day too.:heart:

I might be good with birthdays...but wow, how you can remember the weather 200 years ago.:lol: They are saying our winter will be late this year...will see.

[lovin art]

Hello lovelies :heart:

Beccs:heart: im glad your ok , i got your pm just now , i fell asleep:o .. thankyou chica for thinking of me:D , i know you have so much on your mind atm , im just going in for the usual Blood n Iron :rolleyes: hopefully just for the day I normally have to go in over night as it a risky procedure but they will see how i go ... :crossfingers:

Nance:heart: so pleased you love that rose :D , and Wow a darling Daughter having her birthday , how special for you all:clap: :clap: :clap: , I remember that ground hog day movie with bill Murray , very funny:D ....wish her a happy day from Oz land and me

beccs paint a small one you will feel better for it:heart: :grouphug:

[NancyMP]

Sandra,:heart: since you're a Leo, I'm going to quote from today's Leo horoscope, which also is Himself's horoscope. The end of it is so poetic.:)

"Don't pass up the chance to go for a laugh. Maybe it won't work, but if it does, it will put something wonderful into this world. Laughter is a kind of music. It's a sound that signals the harmony of souls."

[lovin art]

Sandra,:heart: since you're a Leo, I'm going to quote from today's Leo horoscope, which also is Himself's horoscope. The end of it is so poetic.:)

"Don't pass up the chance to go for a laugh. Maybe it won't work, but if it does, it will put something wonderful into this world. Laughter is a kind of music. It's a sound that signals the harmony of souls."


Awh Nance :heart: you sweet hummingbird ... :D :D :D :D :D you know so well, I love to smile and laugh , I even Laugh at my own self .... most of the time :o :lol:

[NancyMP]

Well, the minute I mentioned Groundhog Day, the sky clouded over. Makes me wonder if the Groundhog won't see his shadow and we're in for another brutal, dehydrated summer! But I did take the opportunity to shoot a pic of Glory, all bundled up in herself, in the window (her edges would have been eaten away if the sun was out).

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/203830-Glory_bundled_in_self.jpg

[NancyMP]

Also apropos:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/203830-BC_Groundhog_Day.gif

[lovin art]

Glory is glorified basking in the Light of day ...

Well look who wanted to join the cat party ...Cleo the curious

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/186639-DSCN3268_640x480.jpg

[sidbledsoe]

pretty puddy tats!:cat: :D

[!becca]

This seems to be kitty cat day.:D :cat:

Sandra, hope your proceedure goes well.:grouphug:
I am going to just start painting more 5x7s of what ever I want until some other things improve.

I just came in from assisting with heavy equipment work...:eek:

Nancy good advice and thoughts about the laugh...we all need more of them.:D

Hi Sid...

[lovin art]

hello there sid the kid :wave:

hiya Beccs , it is cat day by the looks you and sid should post yours ...the 5x7 sounds like a good idea , till you have more time on your hands , and Becc , thankyou for the well wishes :heart:

this is not attaining to anything , just been looking on the net at art in general
i mean is it only me:confused: . or do people not realize what it takes for us artists to produce art , I mean one pair of hands can only work so hard and fast ...slow in my case :o

Im not ranting here just thinking quietly out a loud:D ....Umm I think its nice to be told your wonderful every now and then ...so Im taking the time to say how wonderful you all are ....

[!becca]

Sandra, you are wonderful too...and everyone here is really wonderful..:heart:

I always think of what it takes to produce a painting...seems a lot of people don't have a clue.:confused:

Just had a call asking if we do snow removal..they are expecting a big blizzard in the NW part of the state...

let me see what kitty pics I have...just posted Dexter last night..

[!becca]

Here is my kitty pic of Katy...still miss her a lot. She always liked to take a good look at my paintings.:D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/100116-katy_3copy4.jpg

[NancyMP]

Funny, Sandra, I was just thinking the other day how my brain goes into overdrive when I am painting. It is hard work, no matter how much fun we have at it. Or how long or short the session is. Those of us who take longer with a painting are, I think, people who see their mistakes right off the bat, and then struggle to fix them. My BFF takes a lot less time, and most likely enjoys it more, because she has pretty much made up her mind what she wants to paint.* People who don't know what it's like to paint have little idea what's involved. We'll never have all the knowledge necessary for our art, because there isn't an end to knowledge, period.

*I'm so proud of her! She will be doing a demo for one of our art guilds Monday evening, and then in a couple of weeks hold a workshop for the same guild. That's a nice piece of income that she didn't expect, and she's just thrilled! We've both done demos before, but the workshop will make her locally well-known!

I like to do portraits, figurative, still-life, plein air, and landscapes. In that order. Hmm, I've been making money at portraits, especially in the gallery, so maybe I should narrow my focus? I would really like to do well in all those areas, but there's just not enough time in life.

[lovin art]

Awh Beccs:heart: I see why you miss her so much she was a love of a cat , just look at her ...admiring your work :D ... you should paint that its so cute !!!!:grouphug:

[!becca]

Nancy, you know you love portraits and figures...why not focus there? :heart:
I paint fast I guess, but I am exhausted for a few days after...it is hard.

Sandra,:heart; I do have at least 2 more refs of Katy to paint...they will be special to do...I have been waiting until I could, and i am getting closer.

[NancyMP]

Katy made a really beautiful model for you, Becca, and I know how badly you can miss a dear loving cat.

[!becca]

Yes, Nancy, she was special.:cat: :heart:

[lovin art]

Funny, Sandra, I was just thinking the other day how my brain goes into overdrive when I am painting. It is hard work, no matter how much fun we have at it. Or how long or short the session is. Those of us who take longer with a painting are, I think, people who see their mistakes right off the bat, and then struggle to fix them.

I totally agree Nance :heart: , and yeah I get that feeling alot its got be that as like you said theres so much we are learning and will keep learning , I do think it gets easyier in that we do start to retain certain things that well for the most part are important , kinda like shifting through the weeds to see the flowers ----and how lovely for your bff to get that work thats wonderful .... you should be doing them too I think , your that good ... :heart: :thumbsup:

and Beccs :heart: is right paint what you love Nance , Im going too my teach Nick said to me once , if you dont see it as beauty and it holds your eye , as an artist then how can you paint it and project that to the viewer and expect them to love it , trust your seeing:D

[!becca]

if you dont see it as beauty and it holds your eye , as an artist then how can you paint it and project that to the viewer and expect them to love it , trust your seeingthis is so true...:thumbsup:

[teri cleverly]

Hi Becca and everyone. I am new at this and wonder how to upload photos of my paintings. I can't seem to find any info. Can you help me out. Thanks, Teri Cleverly

[!becca]

Teri, you can look Here (http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=514311) And also look in the New Users Forum. Good luck.

[mtpalms]

Hi Becca and everyone. I am new at this and wonder how to upload photos of my paintings. I can't seem to find any info. Can you help me out. Thanks, Teri Cleverly

Click on the little thing that looks like a postacrd and follow the instructions. Sometimes it works fine, sometimes it doesn't want to co-operate. If it doesn't, you can also try the "Attach Files" option below the subject field.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/208394-snap_copy.jpg

(I know Becca replied first, but I spent precious seconds coming up with a visual aid, so I am posting it! :smug: )

[!becca]

Marcia, it is all in the FAQS thread in the forum..with other stuff..ususally a link there helps.

[midwest]

Yeah, of course it would just be for my own learning and enjoyment. I noticed a student (and awesome Rtist in her own right) marking a portrait she did in Michael CArter's class as just that, since the set up was his, right above her signature. Is that necessary?

[midwest]

Sid, did you ever play any Roger Miller songs, like, "Dang me, dang me, they ought to take me out and hang me..." or "London swings like a pendulum do; bobbies on bicycles two by two..."?

I've now got "Dang me" goign through my head...:p

I think my husband had an 8-track of his with just those songs on it-in about 71.
:)

[lovin art]

kATIE , as long as you state its a study of a copy nothing wrong with that ... if your using your complete own set up and model , its all yours and no need to , as your not infringing on another artists work ....:D

[teri cleverly]

Thanks everyone for helping me figure this stuff out. Have a great night. Going back to painting so I can now try and upload some photos of my paintings. Stay warm and happy. Teri

[NancyMP]

Kathie, if the instructor in that workshop was painting what everyone else was painting, and/or helping each artist with their own paintings, your neighboring artist may have been putting that on her canvas, as a reminder to not show it. It's fine to hang such paintings in your own home, but it can be highly embarrassing to show them while the instructor may be showing his as well.

As an example, this painting I did was from a workshop with the fantastic Mike Wimmer, who also shows in my town, and he was painting from the same reference. Here's the portrait I did, and that happens to be Mike standing in the background.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/203830-Nancy_Park_1.jpg

The only way I could manage to bring up his portrait from the same ref is to find this (http://mikewimmerportraits.com/photofolio/) on his portrait page. Now you can see why it would be a touch embarrassing for me to show mine! He is one fantastic artist!

[!becca]

HI Teri, glad it helped, look forward to seeing your art.

We are having thunder.:D

Nancy, that is a great portrait you painted.

[NancyMP]

Aw, Becca, you didn't see what HE did. I thought that link would bring you to that portrait because it can't be downloaded. You need the click the "3 Personal" under the icons on the left to see his rendition of the same guy!

[mtpalms]

Wow, he is fantastic, what an honor to take instruction from someone of that caliber.

[NancyMP]

Becca, my latest copy of Plein Air Painting (it's not in the online version), has an article about a group of Plein Air Painters in Kansas who go out to the Flint Hills to paint. It's led by Kim Casebeer, who has been shown at the Cowboy Hall here. She is really good! If you think you might be interested in getting in with this group, let me know and I'll send you the article.

[!becca]

Nancy, yes, his protrait is very dramatic...yours is very good too...so lucky you all are to take such workshops.

[!becca]

Becca, my latest copy of Plein Air Painting (it's not in the online version), has an article about a group of Plein Air Painters in Kansas who go out to the Flint Hills to paint. It's led by Kim Casebeer, who has been shown at the Cowboy Hall here. She is really good! If you think you might be interested in getting in with this group, let me know and I'll send you the article.I know just a little about them..think it is from an art fair I did out in that part of the state...yes send the article...there is no prettier place than the fllint hills...

[mtpalms]

:music: :music: :music:

[NancyMP]

I still have that reference photo, and I'm tempted to try it again to see if I've gotten any better in the last three years, or I'm <sob> deluding myself.

[!becca]

I have at least one ref I plan to repaint...I bet you have improved, you should do it just as a trial.

[!becca]

:music: :music: :music::D

[stapeliad]

Nance wow he is a really superb artist!! :heart:

[!becca]

HI, Jessica, oiliesnowgirl!:heart::wave:

[stapeliad]

hi everyone! :wave: :heart:

[stapeliad]

Hi Beccs!! :heart:

[stapeliad]

I had to scrape all the snowcamp paint off my box tonight. I really, really hate scraping palettes.

[!becca]

That is a nice thing about glass palettes...looked like you had such a great time! Loved the pics.

[stapeliad]

I have plexiglass in my palette......glass or plexi, either way scraping liquin-dried paint is not so much fun. :(

[!becca]

My connection is super slow tonight...I am going to pick out a small canvas to prepare.

[lovin art]

I am out spending money , I'm so naughty and I hope to show my surprise well you have seen it before but now it's looking really fab and finished

Nance looks very wonderful , hia j hoes it going net your needing some rest Chica
I'm on my phone so no time for smiles but they are there

Edit I hate scraping them too xx

[!becca]

I have plexiglass in my palette......glass or plexi, either way scraping liquin-dried paint is not so much fun. :(You are still here...my canvas will wait a bit..
I have never used liquin, but dry paint is the pits...can you set it outside to soak with a little solvent?

[!becca]

I am out spending money , I'm so naughty and I hope to show my surprise well you have seen it before but now it's looking really fab and finished

Bance looks very wonderful , hia j hoes it going net your needing some rest Chica
I'm on my phone so no time for smiles but they are thereI want to see the surprise.:D and spending money is usually fun...unless it is for something like docs or tires.:heart:

[stapeliad]

Hi Oilycat :heart: spend some $$ for me, I will be broke forever after the vet and snowcamp...............................I will forget what it is like to spend money. :crying:

Beccs I did get all the paint off. :D

[lovin art]

Yes beccs your right xx I'll show it as soon as I'm home Chica

And looks like I'm having that opp we talked about they want to rip it out to see if it stops the blood prob ~ I just spoke to my doc on the phone earlier he's going to refer me ~ I'm so sick of bloody hospital sorry for the rant

Love s xx

[stapeliad]

oh yikes chica...i hope it works!!!!!

[lovin art]

oh yikes chica...i hope it works!!!!!
Me to babe , me too , I'm at my wits end with this crap as you all know I guess they think it's got to at least help in a way

Love ya be back on soon xxx

[!becca]

Yes beccs your right xx I'll show it as soon as I'm home Chica

And looks like I'm having that opp we talked about they want to rip it out to see if it stops the blood prob ~ I just spoke to my doc on the phone earlier he's going to refer me ~ I'm so sick of bloody hospital sorry for the rant

Love s xx:grouphug: I would be sick of hosp too.

[!becca]

Just carried two wet cats to the garage.:D

[Improv]

Sorry I've been away all day doing my taxes with my accountant. Here he is hard at work:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/102604-Cat_and_Calc.jpg

[!becca]

Doug,:lol: how cute!:cat: I need to borrow him to do mine.

[sidbledsoe]

doug, is that gorbachev's cat?
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/112587-images.jpg

[!becca]

doug, is that gorbachev's cat?:D :cat:

[sidbledsoe]

Just carried two wet cats to the garage.:D
do they smell like wet dogs?:D

[!becca]

No, wet cats...I washed but who knows what I am like now.

[!becca]

February thunderstorms are a rarity here....

[sidbledsoe]

maybe it was aaron neville's cat:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/112587-41604_48262561325_7534710_n.jpg

dudn't matta, we love cats here, all cats, kant stop thinkin bout dem cats!:cat:

doug, your is a real catculator!
sorta gives me paws there for a minute :D

[!becca]

dudn't matta, we love cats here, all cats, kant stop thinkin bout dem cats!
Want to put a bow on them and hug them all.:heart: I get so emotional.:crying:

[!becca]

doug, your is a real catculator!
sorta gives me paws there for a minute :D:D

Where's Mollie?

[!becca]

Now I am thinking of Cat Stevens.:lol:

[Improv]

Doug,:lol: how cute!:cat: I need to borrow him to do mine.
:)

Meow is tax deductable now, ya know? :D

Cheers

Doug

BTW-I found that pic and just had to use it!:thumbsup:

[Improv]

doug, is that gorbachev's cat?
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2012/112587-images.jpg

Could be, Sid. Why does Gorby have tax problems? :lol:

I'd say he has other problems!

[!becca]

BTW-I found that pic and just had to use it!thanks for coming clean..

[sidbledsoe]

B, mollie is over there on my bed as usual and i will soon be too!

speakin of tax time, over here we have all these poor young kids that take on the job of dressing up like uncle sam or the statue of liberty and then have to stand out on the roads and wave at people hoping to draw in some business for the tax companies. there is also a little ceasars pizza guy who is kinda funny and homeless of course and people selling flowers etc.

[!becca]

Mollie is a sweetie.

Katy used to come and whine and beg me to go to bed when she was tired...she didn't want to go without me...:)

[!becca]

speakin of tax time, over here we have all these poor young kids that take on the job of dressing up like uncle sam or the statue of liberty and then have to stand out on the roads and wave at people hoping to draw in some business for the tax companies. there is also a little ceasars pizza guy who is kinda funny and homeless of course and people selling flowers etc.we have no street theater here., we do have accountants and tax places though.:)

I did see a sign advertizing a "cowboy pizza" today.:D have no idea what that is.

[!becca]

Well, Sid, guess you have slipped on off to bed...night to you.:)

[sidbledsoe]

i am right now, nite all

[lovin art]

Nite kitty lover ~sid the Kid , lover of Nymphs and all things beautiful....sorry couldnt resist that one Sid

Im back but now I got go get my naughty daughter .....

[NancyMP]

B, mollie is over there on my bed as usual and i will soon be too!

speakin of tax time, over here we have all these poor young kids that take on the job of dressing up like uncle sam or the statue of liberty and then have to stand out on the roads and wave at people hoping to draw in some business for the tax companies. there is also a little ceasars pizza guy who is kinda funny and homeless of course and people selling flowers etc.

Sid, we have the statue of liberty peeps and the little caesar's guy, but... flower sellers? Sounds Dickensonian!

When it gets to be spring around here, all the cutest high school girls get out on the street wearing as little as possible to raise money for their schools...............selling carwashes.:lol: