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Here are three of mine in totally different styles.....
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The first is 780x780 and was copied from a small photo that my printer put out for some reason I don't recall!
The second is a small one in my sketch pad which was done with a pallet knife and brushes
The third one is on three panels, and is 1450x950 and is on the wall in the living room.
What is interesting about this one is that, I wasn't going to cut my ear off, but almost trashed it as I didn't like it, before it dried!
Most of mine are with "the kids" and were painted specially for them, and their colour schemes.
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The first is 780x780 and was copied from a small photo that my printer put out for some reason I don't recall!
The second is a small one in my sketch pad which was done with a pallet knife and brushes
The third one is on three panels, and is 1450x950 and is on the wall in the living room.
What is interesting about this one is that, I wasn't going to cut my ear off, but almost trashed it as I didn't like it, before it dried!
Most of mine are with "the kids" and were painted specially for them, and their colour schemes.
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Sorry that the third one is either out of focus or camera (phone) shake.
I find it very difficult to hold the thing steady, and plus there is a ridiculous delay before the photo is taken!
I find it very difficult to hold the thing steady, and plus there is a ridiculous delay before the photo is taken!
Excellent efforts AP.
The second one in particular is very good. Shows a lot of technique.
I enjoy painting myself at night, but it's a hassle waiting to dry before I can get into bed.
The second one in particular is very good. Shows a lot of technique.
I enjoy painting myself at night, but it's a hassle waiting to dry before I can get into bed.
Great work Aunty - very impressive.
My favourite is 'Squashed Squashes'
My favourite is 'Squashed Squashes'
The squashes are very good AP
I've been painting on and off all my life. These days I prefer to use watercolour and pastels although have used oils and acrylics in the past.
The quality of coloured pencils is much better than it used to be and are good for sketching things outdoors such as wild flowers.
I've been painting on and off all my life. These days I prefer to use watercolour and pastels although have used oils and acrylics in the past.
The quality of coloured pencils is much better than it used to be and are good for sketching things outdoors such as wild flowers.
There's a cat sketch in my Betfair gallery which was posted some time ago on the cat photo thread. It was done on cartridge paper using coloured pencils.
Not keen on the first one but the second one is impressive.
The first one is very realistic, especially the wooden table and the detail of the metal draw handle.
Actually I'll take a photo of the hall table without the painting in the way!
That is another masterpiece in itself, restored by me from the wreck that it was, having been in a greenhouse for forty odd years,and finally chucked out when the top was completely rotten.
The rest of it, including the handles was painted in a manky blue colour.
I was thinking of doing it "Shabby Chicque" but it looked so good, having stripped it, and burnished the beautiful handles.
I distressed the top and then finished it all with "Briwax Antique Pine".
That is another masterpiece in itself, restored by me from the wreck that it was, having been in a greenhouse for forty odd years,and finally chucked out when the top was completely rotten.
The rest of it, including the handles was painted in a manky blue colour.
I was thinking of doing it "Shabby Chicque" but it looked so good, having stripped it, and burnished the beautiful handles.
I distressed the top and then finished it all with "Briwax Antique Pine".
I'm especially proud of the second one, given the small size, as I used a small pallet knife
to achieve the the brick detail, and the down pipe and bucket.
to achieve the the brick detail, and the down pipe and bucket.
The first one with the veg is very promising. Anybody who has put that amount of effort and thought into a painting has talent. The other two are feckin' dire.
You need to think more about what you are doing. Go and have a look at the paintings of CLAUDIO BRAVO - the artist, not the footballer!
He painted -- VEG -- a lot of veg...
...crackin' paintings of aubergines ffs...there are some vids of his work on YouTube - yeah, fill yer boots - go and see how it should be done...
You need to think more about what you are doing. Go and have a look at the paintings of CLAUDIO BRAVO - the artist, not the footballer!
He painted -- VEG -- a lot of veg...
...crackin' paintings of aubergines ffs...there are some vids of his work on YouTube - yeah, fill yer boots - go and see how it should be done...
You have talent. Very well done indeed. I paint and mixed media ,using digital photomontage techniques. It is obvious you have a good eye for detail and colour. You use the palette well. Do more ! Have you exhibited in any gallery's? If not don't be shy ! Take some examples, or email attachments. You'll be surprised, they are always looking for new fresh work , even from unknown artists. Give it a go. Nothing to lose.
I'll tell you what's quite unusual about the first painting - you've cut off the four corners of the box...those veg need to be set FREE!! 
Yeah, the more I look at that painting, the angrier I get ; the way the different but related veggies are piled upon each other, no doubt bruising and damaging each other in a way that is totally uncalled for. The artist's contempt and hatred for the imprisoned veg is all too apparent in the mockingly coarse brushwork, prison-issue tablecloth and lofty, judgmental perspective - harrowing, absolutely harrowing.
I did a three year art college course in multiple disciplines.
I centered on "Graphic Design" and "Exhibition Design".
As with many others having qualified there aren't enough jobs to go round.
Six of us applied to the same company as "Designer/Visualiser and I got the position.
Regrettably it only lasted six months or so, as they lost two lucrative contracts, almost at the same time.
I then worked as a freelance in advertising design, taking on overflow work that the agencies couldn't handle.
I often had to work through the night to meet press deadlines, but the upside was that I made seriously good money
for one so young, and I bought a brand new Cortina GT with some of the proceeds.
I was still living "at home" so living costs were low.
I then took a "Designer/Visualiser" roll doing pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants, and night clubs etc.
Three months in the then manager got the boot, as they realised that I was doing all the work so I was made up to "Design Manager".
Following that I took the "Chief Designer" roll with a brewery, and I won't bore you with the rest.
I centered on "Graphic Design" and "Exhibition Design".
As with many others having qualified there aren't enough jobs to go round.
Six of us applied to the same company as "Designer/Visualiser and I got the position.
Regrettably it only lasted six months or so, as they lost two lucrative contracts, almost at the same time.
I then worked as a freelance in advertising design, taking on overflow work that the agencies couldn't handle.
I often had to work through the night to meet press deadlines, but the upside was that I made seriously good money
for one so young, and I bought a brand new Cortina GT with some of the proceeds.
I was still living "at home" so living costs were low.
I then took a "Designer/Visualiser" roll doing pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants, and night clubs etc.
Three months in the then manager got the boot, as they realised that I was doing all the work so I was made up to "Design Manager".
Following that I took the "Chief Designer" roll with a brewery, and I won't bore you with the rest.
why aren't there any potatoes which look like willies?
Having suffered the scorn of Mr Velasquez I am now thinking that the only honorable way out, is to disembowel myself with my
largest pallet knife.
Incidentally I clearly failed even more, as the prison issue table cloth is, in fact, a painted rattan weave table!
largest pallet knife.
Incidentally I clearly failed even more, as the prison issue table cloth is, in fact, a painted rattan weave table!
I am well aware of CLAUDIO BRAVO .
The difference is that he is professional and prolific, whereas I am amateur and horrific!
I knew I shouldn't have posted them on here!
The difference is that he is professional and prolific, whereas I am amateur and horrific!
I knew I shouldn't have posted them on here!
I make that seven thumbs up and one thumbs down and of course you concentrate on the one thumbs down-er to the point of regretting putting them up in the first place!
the second one is really very good Aunty , lots of detail captured in a small frame
the only one you could realistically sell , imo
the only one you could realistically sell , imo
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I'm waiting for an offer on canvasses, then going to take a better photo, and then to get small-ish ones for the family.
I'm waiting for an offer on canvasses, then going to take a better photo, and then to get small-ish ones for the family.
I've always been interested in art , was a graffiti artist when younger , but have never had time since , but i buy , sell & collect a lot of stuff now instead
there are just too many canvases (screen printed) about nowadays
I know it's hand painted but maybe give it more depth & get a bit wild with the thick paint
I know it's hand painted but maybe give it more depth & get a bit wild with the thick paint
You are brave to post your work on here AP
Regarding the second painting, I think the detail on the brickwork is good, what doesn't look quite right is the container, which looks rather flat and needs more shading to make it appear round. Also the horizontal lines on a round object appear curved up or down depending on whether the edge is above or below the eye-line. I think a bit more cast shadow from the plants on the container, wall and window frame would improve it too.
Keep up the painting, it keeps the brain active.
Regarding the second painting, I think the detail on the brickwork is good, what doesn't look quite right is the container, which looks rather flat and needs more shading to make it appear round. Also the horizontal lines on a round object appear curved up or down depending on whether the edge is above or below the eye-line. I think a bit more cast shadow from the plants on the container, wall and window frame would improve it too.
Keep up the painting, it keeps the brain active.
All 3 are excellent Aunty.
The first one is as good as anything Van Gogh did.
The second one is very much like a Monet
The third is unique to Aunty.
The first one is as good as anything Van Gogh did.
The second one is very much like a Monet
The third is unique to Aunty.
2nd one is your style imo
maybe paint a few more outside scenes , it's the real life that makes it much better
maybe paint a few more outside scenes , it's the real life that makes it much better
In case it's of any interest the top two are done in acrylic, and the bottom one is four colour emulsion sample pots.
Third one not a million miles from Rothko. I think the second one is the kind of competent, attractive and inoffensive painting you see in local galleries all over the UK. The first one looks inspired by Van Gogh, and it almost has the perspective of the night cafe's billiard table - well that's what it reminds me of. I like the third one best, although I think the photo probably doesn't do it justice.
That one was done in just one session and I was just inspired. I had to work very quickly as the paint was drying quicly
and I was blending the colours together using a stiff and dry 1" paint brush.
I think it took me well under two hours to do, and some may say it looks it!
Interestingly, since I did it I've seen some similar ones on line, and one girl paints to order, using colours of purchasers choice.
and I was blending the colours together using a stiff and dry 1" paint brush.
I think it took me well under two hours to do, and some may say it looks it!
Interestingly, since I did it I've seen some similar ones on line, and one girl paints to order, using colours of purchasers choice.
I'm going to look for the tiny picture that I copied and will put it up, hopefully, later.
If you paint or draw people/animals, it'd be interesting to see some of them too.
gap in the market now rolf has bottomed
Was that a "Freudian Slip"?
Was that a "Freudian Slip"?
Just showing live on the Scottish news there - the Mackintosh building is on fire, at the Glasgow School of Art...
So all the students have lost their wet weather gear then!
Described as a "major blaze" - you can see the fire burning through the window...everyone has been evacuated.
The fire was reported at 12.30 this afternoon and it's still going...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27541883
Photo of the fire...
Photo of the fire...
Tragic occurrence....just shocking to see!
Hard to imagine how the students feel with all of their hard work destroyed!
Hard to imagine how the students feel with all of their hard work destroyed!
hard work and students ????
You clearly never were one then!
I gave up my position (lead guitar) in a group (band) because aside from a five day week, we had two night classes which
conflicted with mid week bookings.
How do you think a student such as my son graduates as a 2:1 in mathematics which is a notoriously difficult subject,
and my daughter got a first in "Multi- Media", and when not at uni was here with me, and on the PC in every hour that God sent.
They are not all dossers and ****s but just know how to party!
You clearly never were one then!
I gave up my position (lead guitar) in a group (band) because aside from a five day week, we had two night classes which
conflicted with mid week bookings.
How do you think a student such as my son graduates as a 2:1 in mathematics which is a notoriously difficult subject,
and my daughter got a first in "Multi- Media", and when not at uni was here with me, and on the PC in every hour that God sent.
They are not all dossers and ****s but just know how to party!
This is how hard James worked at uni..............
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4elEayM0Fs
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very good aunty ,by the way there are some up and coming painters selling their wares on ebay just now ! I particully like the" northern art " its affordable and could increase significantly in value ,not fortunes at the moment, but good , affordable, and some of them have potential to increase significantly in the future imo , worth a look !
It's interesting to look at the photo and the painting. People seem to accept that the photo represents "reality" but it doesn't.
About 95% of students in art schools still use photos as reference material...did you just paint this freehand or square up or what? One of the best things you can do is take a black and white photo of your painting...or even take a black and white photocopy of the original photo...and you can make a scale of tonal values, from the darkest point to the lightest point. IMO, that photo is uninspiring - very mundane, like it was culled from a faded 1970s recipe book.
The very best thing you can do, as a painter, is make up a colour book -- just patches of colour glued into a scrap book -- you know, cut out from leaflets and magazines, etc. and then you try to match those colours with little colour charts done in acrylics or oils or whatever you are using.
About 95% of students in art schools still use photos as reference material...did you just paint this freehand or square up or what? One of the best things you can do is take a black and white photo of your painting...or even take a black and white photocopy of the original photo...and you can make a scale of tonal values, from the darkest point to the lightest point. IMO, that photo is uninspiring - very mundane, like it was culled from a faded 1970s recipe book.
The very best thing you can do, as a painter, is make up a colour book -- just patches of colour glued into a scrap book -- you know, cut out from leaflets and magazines, etc. and then you try to match those colours with little colour charts done in acrylics or oils or whatever you are using.
I draw freely first but use a straight edge for lines such as the box
I did a largish one for my daughter, in colours that she requested, and I wish I had kept a record of it in the pencil, as it looked so good!
I did a largish one for my daughter, in colours that she requested, and I wish I had kept a record of it in the pencil, as it looked so good!
There's a square of highlights in the photo - you can see the light striking the tops of the stalks of the marrows or squashes or whatever they are.
You might have heard of these painters, but it's worth looking at artists like Lovis Corinth and Anders Zorn...and Valentin Serov...they are terrific painters and not as famous as they should be. There is a lovely fluidity about the way they paint and they have a great sense of tone and colour. "Girl with Peaches" by Serov is just beautiful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNqxPhvzWkQ
Anders Zorn video.
You might have heard of these painters, but it's worth looking at artists like Lovis Corinth and Anders Zorn...and Valentin Serov...they are terrific painters and not as famous as they should be. There is a lovely fluidity about the way they paint and they have a great sense of tone and colour. "Girl with Peaches" by Serov is just beautiful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNqxPhvzWkQ
Anders Zorn video.
One more post before I go to Tesco...
There's a tradition of "belle peinture" in Scotland, with guys like JD Fergusson, Peploe, Cadell etc. and there are a lot of very commercial painters up here, painting in high key colours and lovely, fluid brushwork...a recent one was John Cunningham - see johncunningham.org for examples. This is the sort of thing that is very commercial - doctors, lawyers and tv presenters buy it...
IMO, if you paint for another year or two and really devote time to it, you will sell stuff. But you have to be clear about what you are doing.
There's never been a better time to be a painter, with digital photography and the Internet.
There's a tradition of "belle peinture" in Scotland, with guys like JD Fergusson, Peploe, Cadell etc. and there are a lot of very commercial painters up here, painting in high key colours and lovely, fluid brushwork...a recent one was John Cunningham - see johncunningham.org for examples. This is the sort of thing that is very commercial - doctors, lawyers and tv presenters buy it...
IMO, if you paint for another year or two and really devote time to it, you will sell stuff. But you have to be clear about what you are doing.
There's never been a better time to be a painter, with digital photography and the Internet.
What I will NOT be buying at Tesco : squash, marrows, courgettes, etc.
What I WILL be buying at Tesco : beer, Tunnock's tea cakes, Mars bars, batter mix, frying oil...
What I WILL be buying at Tesco : beer, Tunnock's tea cakes, Mars bars, batter mix, frying oil...
Vel, Tunnocks teacakes, Mars bars and all sorts of other wonders are much cheaper in B&M and Poundland than they are in Tesco.
You'd be amazed at the food bargains in B&M in particular!
You'd be amazed at the food bargains in B&M in particular!
You can buy a 530g fridge pack of Blue Dragon Chow Mein stir fry sauce in B&M for 99p - enough for stir frying 5 portions of vegetables in!
- that's 20p a throw. The single packets (110g) of the same sauce are 69p a packet in Tesco.
Tommy - you know I like a bargain...I was in B and M last week...bought some condensed veg soup, 2 packs of screws and panel pins ...a burnt wooden wheel for ten quid...a yellow plastic goblet for 69p...a big yella bowl...some black markers...wood glue...some string...it was like the feckin' Generation Game going through the checkout.
...a burnt wooden wheel for ten quid...a yellow plastic goblet for 69p...a big yella bowl...some black markers...wood glue...some string...it was like the feckin' Generation Game going through the checkout.
Hahaha!! I'll bet!
I've seen those 'burnt wooden wheels' Vel. It's to be hoped you had a wheelbarrow handy to cart it home in!
I've seen those 'burnt wooden wheels' Vel. It's to be hoped you had a wheelbarrow handy to cart it home in!
I've got all these zips and pockets - ah couldnae find ma stash o' pound coins and held up the checkout for a good two minutes...unconfined joy...
Sparky has been telling me bout it (B&M) for years but I've only recently ventured into the place. I can't believe how cheap they are on all sorts of stuff. I didn't know what I'd been missing!
I've painted the burnt wheel Kingfisher Blue - very nice. Can't understand why they're burning them - the charcoal ash stuff covered my jacket. Just a layer of extra annoying sh1te to contend with. It's obviously going to come off the first time it rains, anyway.
It's about half a mile away, in an industrial estate...I shall return...
It's about half a mile away, in an industrial estate...I shall return...
The one in Hanley (main town around here) is in a very handy place for the bus station and car parks, so it's very accessible.
I'll bet they do a bomb from customers here.
I must say, I liked the look of the wooden wheels myself - and very cheap at the price. I suppose they burn them to make them look interesting?
I'll bet they do a bomb from customers here.
I must say, I liked the look of the wooden wheels myself - and very cheap at the price. I suppose they burn them to make them look interesting?
What if...they sell burnt stuff from the Glasgow School of Art...
Right, I'm off now...for sure...they are saying on the Scottish News that 90% of the building is still structurally sound...
Right, I'm off now...for sure...they are saying on the Scottish News that 90% of the building is still structurally sound...
Yes, it's good news - and they've saved most of the contents too.
Nice paintings Aunty... like the first 2..some talent.
I know a few artists...to be seen on a friday & saturday nights only !
I know a few artists...to be seen on a friday & saturday nights only !
It looks like the door frame on the left in no.2 could do with some paint on it.
Very well observed Jack.
There is so much natural wood in my house that it's like a tree house.
Same externally as I am not ready to live in a plastic house, so all the windows were custom made, and are natural inside and black outside,
with "Antique Pine" openers.
At least I didn't post a picture with my reflection in the buff, in a mirror, as some have done!
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There is so much natural wood in my house that it's like a tree house.
Same externally as I am not ready to live in a plastic house, so all the windows were custom made, and are natural inside and black outside,
with "Antique Pine" openers.
At least I didn't post a picture with my reflection in the buff, in a mirror, as some have done!
Eg.......
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I dressed him in some matching pink panties to get it passed the mods.....
Sorry Jack, I thought you were talking about my door frame!
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