(03-03-2015, 03:22 PM)bena Wrote:  I must say I have no knowledge of what Leanne looks like, but this is how her personality looks to me. I even give Dale the benefit of the doubt most days =)

PS I did put her pen in hand so I'm assuming she's writing something brilliant at the time.

For writing, she employs a scribe; that pen is for poking holes in her Mintie wrappers.

(03-03-2015, 03:22 PM)bena Wrote:  I must say I have no knowledge of what Leanne looks like, but this is how her personality looks to me. I even give Dale the benefit of the doubt most days =)

PS I did put her pen in hand so I'm assuming she's writing something brilliant at the time.

oh, that is good. personality impressionism, I likes it. I didn't notice the pen, that is why sometimes the subtlties of art can be missed on a screen. But that is a great little detail.

Plus, I have seen a photo of Leanne, and she is pretty much a fox [insert Garth's Foxy Lady dance here].

ok. So these are three finished canvases. I am damned if I am going to change them now:

while they're all good i really like the earthy coloured canvass of the last one, it feels inviting and also at the same time, threatening. the first scares the shit out of me. fear, repression and a whole gamut of negativity. the 2nd to me is just rodin's thinker doing some perving while on the toilet. good luck with the show

I like the second one the most, but they're all really striking. I hope you have a good show.

I hadn't noticed the hand down there on the 2nd one. I'm not sure what your supposed to do with painting, but the disjointed limbs may require you to assimilate the image, perhaps. The last one seems to border on sexuality or something. That would be my guess anyhow. Also x-rays maybe. I guess they all draw attention to the crotch.

^^^ I like it. It sort of has the look of a sand castle that has had its first mild encounter with the tide. Or a fancy birthday cake melting in the summer heat. Really fun to look at.

(03-26-2015, 09:30 PM)ellajam Wrote:  ^^^ I like it. It sort of has the look of a sand castle that has had its first mild encounter with the tide. Or a fancy birthday cake melting in the summer heat. Really fun to look at.

That's very kind but I'll be honest and say that it's not mine. My Granda painted it he is 98 and painted for the first time in his life when he was 96 and he loves it. I know it was sort of cheating for this thread but I don't paint as well as him, there's a kind of innocence and sincerity that I could never capture. I just thought that people would like to see it, it makes me smile so much so I thought it would be good to share it. 

Go, Gramps. Give him a hug for me and tell him I think he has a future in the arts.

(03-27-2015, 12:04 AM)ellajam Wrote:  Go, Gramps. Give him a hug for me and tell him I think he has a future in the arts.

I can't insert. Dale tried to help but to no avail. How lucky does that make you all.
From the Ardlui Hotel Bar, North end of Loch Lomond.
Aye.
mactectak

(03-27-2015, 02:50 AM)tectak Wrote:  

(03-27-2015, 12:04 AM)ellajam Wrote:  Go, Gramps. Give him a hug for me and tell him I think he has a future in the arts.

I can't insert. Dale tried to help but to no avail. How lucky does that make you all.
From the Ardlui Hotel Bar, North end of Loch Lomond.
Aye.
mactectak

Ah, I see what you mean.
Sorry about your insertion problems, maybe the change of scenery will help.

(03-27-2015, 02:50 AM)tectak Wrote:  

(03-27-2015, 12:04 AM)ellajam Wrote:  Go, Gramps. Give him a hug for me and tell him I think he has a future in the arts.

I can't insert. Dale tried to help but to no avail. How lucky does that make you all.
From the Ardlui Hotel Bar, North end of Loch Lomond.
Aye.
mactectak

use excessive amounts of Vaseline.
Always works for me.

(03-26-2015, 11:13 PM)ambrosial revelation Wrote:  

(03-26-2015, 09:30 PM)ellajam Wrote:  ^^^ I like it. It sort of has the look of a sand castle that has had its first mild encounter with the tide. Or a fancy birthday cake melting in the summer heat. Really fun to look at.

That's very kind but I'll be honest and say that it's not mine. My Granda painted it he is 98 and painted for the first time in his life when he was 96 and he loves it. I know it was sort of cheating for this thread but I don't paint as well as him, there's a kind of innocence and sincerity that I could never capture. I just thought that people would like to see it, it makes me smile so much so I thought it would be good to share it. 

Great work, Grampa! I like the exuberance and the bright day.

(03-26-2015, 11:13 PM)ambrosial revelation Wrote:  

(03-26-2015, 09:30 PM)ellajam Wrote:  ^^^ I like it. It sort of has the look of a sand castle that has had its first mild encounter with the tide. Or a fancy birthday cake melting in the summer heat. Really fun to look at.

That's very kind but I'll be honest and say that it's not mine. My Granda painted it he is 98 and painted for the first time in his life when he was 96 and he loves it. I know it was sort of cheating for this thread but I don't paint as well as him, there's a kind of innocence and sincerity that I could never capture. I just thought that people would like to see it, it makes me smile so much so I thought it would be good to share it. 

Beautiful. Reminds me of a photo of a painting by Jorgelina Flores in our library.
Your gramp's better!

it has a lowry two dimensional quality about it. the composition is great and so are the colours. love it.

(03-26-2015, 07:10 PM)ambrosial revelation Wrote:  

Amorphous

its neat looking at peoples art after reading their poetry. You can see a lot of crossover in certain sensibilities. Shemthepenman's paintings look very creepy, and the mark making in Bena's work looks really expressive and fun.  I have been painting a lot lately, but I don't have a working camera atm or i'd post some of it. Here is a close up of the painting I used for my avatar. It is actually really small, maybe six inches in the largest dimension.

it's very loverely! such tiny brush strokes, I could never do it...my hands are horrible so large strokes are all I can do anymore.

gosh I hope this works....


self-portrait 27 (no, I'm not obsessed.  i'm just the only person who will sit for me--and no, it's not a 'selfie' *gag*)



nevermind, here's the link