*** Daily Wash Friday 8th February 2019 ***

[New Gamboge]

Hi again – Tracy, Washington and the southern part of Vancouver Island are supposed to get the brunt of the storm. Stay safe. Betty

[Wind Song]

Hi Everyone:wave:

Sorry I do not have any recent ones of Smokey because he keeps closing his eye’s everytime the flash goes off! Just like me when I go for a glacoma test!

Brian said he has some recent ones on his smart phone that he will send me later today with his eye’s open as he never uses the flash! Monet and Smokey do not get along, so Monet lives on the main floor of the house and Smokey lives on the lower level which is 1450 sq feet, with a 40 foot LR, w a stone fireplace that we do not use( we have the chimney blocked off so that no squirrel’s or bird’s come in), Bedroom, Bathroom and Kitchen, and Brian has a writing studio on that level. Smokey and Monet are now the same weight!:lol:

Have a great one!

If the magic is with the artist, then the magic might also be possible for the observer!
Sharon

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[painterbear Moderator Oakwood, Ohio]

Hi All,

Just after 3:00 p.m. here in blue sky, cloud dotted, cold as the dickens Oakwood.

Thanks for the good wishes. The biopsy went very well this morning. They have a snazzy new machine which gives the procedure the grand name of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: “advanced computer imaging technology is used to map the precise location of the area of interest…this aids the radiologist in removing a small section of suspicious tissue with pinpoint accuracy.” The incision is only about the size of a pencil point. Amazing. Still feel a little tired and I’m not supposed to do much of anything except rest and relax today. Larry says I’m milking it, LOL! so he is making a pizza and salad for us for dinner tonight.

Unfortunately, I won’t know the results until I see the surgeon on the 27th. He’ll give me the results and what the next step is if any is needed. So, it will be a matter of being patient until then. They will notify me sooner if I need to have another biopsy after the pathologist reads today’s results though.

I’ve read your comments today, but I don’t want to sit at the computer too long.

to all,

SYTomorrow,

Sylvia

[Yorky Administrator Ormskirk]

Glad to hear it went well Sylvia, I hope the result is clear.

Doug

We must leave our mark on this world

[Tracy2000]

Snowing heavily now! I moved a third of a cord of wood into the garage right before it started so I shouldn’t have to even step outside except for when I want to grab some photos.

Yes, I think Doug or Char would be WORTH any fees to take lessons from them!!!

~Tracy
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.”. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[Yorky Administrator Ormskirk]

I have to confess that most of my “students” have been with me for some years and I have long since ceased structured teaching. I do give one to one teaching to new members of the class. One particularly difficult new member is badly colourblind and it is going to be difficult to make progress on colour mixing.

Doug

We must leave our mark on this world

[CharM Moderator Watercolour Forum]

Good Evening! We’re hanging onto our hats as the wind is gusting at more than 70 km/hr. We did see a few snow squalls, but nothing of consequence.

The Wound Specialist redressed Ted’s incision and wounds. She was pleased with the progress and feels that he’s finally healing. His skin on either side of the dressings is really chaffed and I did apply some barrier cream for him. He enjoyed a shower and with clean jammies, he felt spiffy. Tired, though. And he seems to have some amount of muscle pain.

Dr. Liebman and the Wound Specialist (her name is Eleanor) have conferred and believe that Ted can be released on Monday pending the next dressing change. A portable vacupump has been ordered and will be delivered to his bed this weekend. They have contacted the Occupational Therapist to place orders for other things needed in the bathroom.

I took up three slices of banana bread with walnuts and a bowl of applesauce. He thoroughly enjoyed them with the Tim Horton’s coffee that I bought for him.

Geoff, my favourite Arlo Guthrie is Alice’s Restaurant. Recently, he was featured on a PBS Special and it centred around this song, entirely! Right after the Guthrie video, the Travelling Wilburys played. Loved them. Only two of them are left… OMG, the Moody Blues were next! What fun this is.

Lynn, a few years ago there was a Dig just down the road from my home. A lot of Indigenous artifacts were unearthed in a farm field.

Yet another sad loss, Bill.

Tracy, try not to be discouraged. You’d be shocked by how many professionals know absolutely nothing about their pigments. It’s irresponsible, but true. Network with your Classmates and you’ll likely learn some things that may surprise you. And share what you learn here! They’ll appreciate it! I’ve been teaching for several years and my Classes seldom have any men signed on to them. I don’t know why that is…

Betty, that procedure is technically a surgery. No doubt you’re tired. ((hug))

Anita, I can’t remember the last time I had an apple fritter… but I do remember how sinfully yummy they are!

Hi Sharron!

Yah… just wait till Larry gets the manflu, Sylvia and we’ll see who milks what! Seriously, I’m glad that it went reasonably well. We’ll all be on tenterhooks till the 27th.

Tracy, come to Ontario and I’ll be very happy to have you join my Classes. You’ll have a blast. AND, I’ll feed you sweets and make you coffee or tea!

I still have to write up my TedTalk for my family. Then, I’m not doing another darned thing. The laundry will wait till morning. G’nite Washer Buds! :grouphug:

Char --

CharMing Art -- "Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art." Leonardo DaVinci

[Tracy2000]

Char, it makes me so happy to read of Ted’s positive progress…finally!

You know what? I found a bunch of info online about this guy. He teaches (ART) at another college too, has had all kinds of gallery shows and interviews with local art groups. Seems to be well thought of. Is known for his oils and acrylics. I will stick it out…like you say Char…glean what I can from him and my classmates.

No cars on the road here, but people have broken out their (NOISY) snowmobiles. I can understand the appeal for them…must be fun to snowmobile through our little downtown! But…I want to enjoy the peaceful quiet. Maybe after a couple days of this I will be flagging one of them down for a ride!

That would sure be a challenge to learn watercolor being colorblind! Doug, do you know if they are aware of EnChroma glasses? https://enchroma.com. They won’t resolve every type of colorblindness, but are quite the trick for those that can wear them. That student might produce some fascinating abstracts and monochrome works (the abstract possibilities intrigue me because there would be such a delta between the artistic intention and viewer experience!). If I was a gallery owner, I’d probably find that a very interesting angle for a show!

~Tracy
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.”. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[NancyR Plano Texas]

Tracy, I am sure you will learn something…try flattery and ask how he did a certain technique.

So tonight after dinner we stopped by the Hallmark Store. I was hoping they would still have some Fisher Price toy ornaments leftover. We wandered around, and we found a 2” Barbie and two hot-wheel toy cars 1” long. I snatched them and will go back for a working Frogger game that is about 4” high that actually works. They gave me a 40% off coupon that I will use for that purchase next week.

Here is the playscale playroom that I am finished with until Hallmark comes out with more ornaments in July!

The room is 9 1/2 inches square. Barbie is 2 inches tall.

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[New Gamboge]

Good evening everyone – pleased to hear of Ted’s progress.

Doug, when I took watercolour classes through the Federation of Canadian Artists, one of the students was colour blind. He set up his palette so he knew where each colour was, and learned how to mix them. His wife did a final check for him on his paintings.

You are so clever, Nancy.

Tracy, they have removed our snow warning – only about 5″ here today, which is unusual, because we live in a little snow valley – get snow when no one else does! But the wind warning is up for tonight and tomorrow, wind gusts up to 90 km. Betty

[shipbroker]

High winds and rain rattling the Windows.

Geoff

" This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before" -Maya Angelou

[Tracy2000]

A 2” Barbie! Wow Nancy! The crayons then…you must use fine tweezers to handle things.

The governor has declared a state of emergency here…highways are bad…people stuck everywhere. Personally, I think they should have made the declaration earlier and it should include a provision that employers who won’t let employees leave are then responsible for all costs associated with accidents and rescues (and fined by the state ). I just hate the culture of corporate greed!!!!

~Tracy
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.”. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[NancyR Plano Texas]

Tracy, John’s electronic thermometer is saying we are going to get snow tonight! The crayons are slight of hand. I found a photo of 24 crayons laid out on google. I printed two copies and cut each one out. Then matched them up, and glued them together. The photo captures the round shape with shadows. They are about 3/4 inch long and 1/8th inch wide. Took me several hours last night and again today.

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[Ellen in Ont Timmins Ontario Canada]

We had a guest speaker at our art club once who was a professional watercolour artist. She was suggesting colours that I knew to be fugitive. I questioned her about that and she didn’t know what fugitive meant either. She hadn’t bothered to do any learning on watercolours since she left college (she was in her 50s). She said she would have to look up about them. :rolleyes:

Char – it will be a relief for both of you to get Ted home. I hope things keep going in the right direction now.

Doug – get her to do paintings in greyscale or sepia. The most important thing is to get the values right and she can learn that. She can become known for this style and people will think it is a choice.

Tracy – techniques in acrylics and oils don’t translate well to watercolour. However, if you’re learning something it is never wasted. And you might be able to make a painting group with some of the other students.

I’m off to bed. See you in the morning.

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[Bill]

Tracy, I am color impaired and I tried the Enchroma glasses. They do not work, at least for me they didn’t. I got my money back.
I use a minimal palette of about eight colors, which works just fine. Usually only four or five for a painting.
Bill

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