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Thanks for starting your new topic and I hope that some of the members will be able to find the time to reply also... For myself, I paint purely for enjoyment. It has been a while since I managed to reach a 'state of flow' during a painting session... That was a long time ago, when I was less busy during my leave periods from my job at sea - and I could afford the time to really get in to it. But I still enjoy painting whenever I do get the time. I am lucky in that I am able to rent a vacant property right next to where I live. It is mainly for my dogs, (two Siberian Huskies - not the easiest of dogs to look after in the Philippines!) The dogs have 'the run' of the yard and, of course, I have got the house itself as my studio. So far, I have only painted in pastels and I enjoy the media so much, I don't see that changing any time soon. The floor or my 'studio' is tiled, so the mess and dust from my pastel painting is very easy to clean-up - and I course, I can just leave everything 'as is' when I run out of time - and just come back to it at a later date. Sometimes, when I am away at sea and then other things take up my time when I do finally get home, a painting can be sitting there for up to 6 months in various stages of completion.
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Wow! I feel honored. Thanks for the feedback!
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'Found anything yet?!!
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'Love it! -
Never complain when a woman gives you the 'silent treatment...' Silence is golden!!
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smb. I just wrote about 500 words re: "never complain...'Silence is golden!" When I was finished it dissappeared! I am sure it was my fault but it was strange. So I'll try again, if I fail, I'll quit. I give women the silent treatment. If they are interested in me, they'll let me know, verbally or with a friendly smile. I've been operating the same way since grammar school: let the girls come to you, unless with a very special girl, a lot of competition, yo...
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Uploading photos at ArtFreaks.com... Here's a "quick-start guide" on How to Upload photos in the ArtFreaks.com Gallery
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Portland Bay in the South of England. Yes, it was my photo. Taken from on board C.S. Wave Sentinel, at the Inner Coaling Pier, if I remember correctly!
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Před deštěm
smb commented on Jiří Antonín Votypka's gallery image in Sunsets, sunrises, clouds and the sky
Beautiful! -
východ slunce v krásném dni
smb commented on Jiří Antonín Votypka's gallery image in Sunsets, sunrises, clouds and the sky
Nice sunset! -
larva berušky na lovu
smb commented on Jiří Antonín Votypka's gallery image in Animals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects etc.
Ughhh! -
zlatí motýlci
smb commented on Jiří Antonín Votypka's gallery image in Animals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects etc.
Great! -
I like it!
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Very nice!
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Two firsts!
smb commented on smb's blog entry in Vic Rolfe's Art, Photography and Travel Blog - (formerly smb's Blog)
Thanks Starr and Papadan, for the encouragement! -
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From the album: Have a go!
I thought the painting was already finished at this stage... Then I noticed that the window glass was just a bit too clean... (I wish I could get mine to look like that!!) -
From the album: Have a go!
The painting is three quarters finished here. It has already had it's final spraying with fixative and I will not be applying any more. I want the final layers, (which will be on the window frame, the wall and the flowers and vase,) to stand-out with bright colors that will bring them into the foreground. -
From the album: Have a go!
The finished painting. Not much changed from stage 003 - 'just added a few smears to the window glass. (Well, I thought 003 was already finished until I realized that I wished I could get my own windows that clean!) -
Two firsts!
smb posted a blog entry in Vic Rolfe's Art, Photography and Travel Blog - (formerly smb's Blog)
The completion of my latest painting represents two 'firsts' for me! Firstly, having been struggling with issues of lack of inspiration, finding the time and actually being able to complete my previous painting, (started last year sometime) - this is my first complete painting of the year 2012 Secondly, this is my first ever painting that was not based on a photograph - and no photographic reference material was used - not even for the large (lily-like?) flower... The koi pond, right in the middle of that lovely, rough and very green cottage garden lawn was just my idea of a perfect view from my ideal kitchen window! Let me know what you think! Window With a View -
From the album: Some more recent pastel paintings
My first ever painting that was not based on a photograph! This is a purely fictitious scene that I just concocted-up in my imagination. It is supposed to be a view through an old country cottage window, somewhere in the South of England on a warm, sunny morning. The garden pool has some koi swimming around in it and the bench is just waiting for me to take out my coffee and sit on it to watch the koi! The Full 3.84MB image file of this painting can be downloaded in the ArtFreaks.com Downloads module If you wish to purchase the actual painting, you can check the ArtFreaks.com Store and see if it is still for sale -
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