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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Nov 12, 2013 - 03:23am PT
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hey there say, paul ...oh my!!! i love your falls...
i am trying to do one, too...
hope it will be at least half as nice as yours!!
wow... thank you so much for sharing... gives me hope, too!
mine, has someone in front of it, :)
but it is a surprise for a family member, so i can't share now...
will share later... :)
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the czar
climber
meyers, ca.
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Nov 12, 2013 - 11:23am PT
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Nov 19, 2013 - 09:24pm PT
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Truthdweller
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Nov 19, 2013 - 10:22pm PT
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Artist: God
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Nov 19, 2013 - 11:46pm PT
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^^^ Nothing better!
I have a recommendation for a movie for the art lovers, called "Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters"
It's a very interesting documentary about the artist and his process. He creates elaborately staged scenes featuring people and objects, and then photographs them, then does intense editing on the digital images to create the exact image he wants and finally prints these very large format prints. The scenes are so big he has a crew of dozens of people to help with the lighting, filming staging etc. The final product reminds me of Edward Hopper (though I prefer Hopper). Even if you don't like the work the film is fascinating to watch.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Nov 19, 2013 - 11:53pm PT
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here's an example
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 21, 2013 - 04:22am PT
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Local artists from Merced, currently exhibiting these and other works at the Multicultural Arts Senator on Main STreet.
Baaaa-ha-ha!!
Pretty crude, son!
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Nov 21, 2013 - 08:19am PT
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Just loaded all of my stuff in the car to take to San Francisco for my art show. Leaving today for 5 weeks of holiday madness. Snapped a few pics of the OOAK's. Sorry about the crappy screen. I always forget to take pics then it all sells and I'm bummed I didn't take pics. I posted a couple other pics of the landscapes a few pages back.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Nov 21, 2013 - 07:55pm PT
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Great work Skip!
Here is a recent one from my Joshua Tree Trip and another from Buckeye Creek during the fall Aspen extravaganza.
"Big Horn Of Joshua Tree" Oil on Canvas 24"x24"
"Plein Air flowing bear" Oil on Canvas 48"x48"
If you are in Nevada City these will be at the Artisans Festival at Miners Foundry over Thanksgiving weekend.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Nov 21, 2013 - 09:32pm PT
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^^ Gorgeous work from you both!
Justthemaid, where is the show you'll be at in SF?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 21, 2013 - 09:40pm PT
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Serious creativity JTM and Mtnmun!!!!!!! Oh, and the techhnique of both of you equals the creativity.
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MisterE
climber
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Nov 21, 2013 - 10:24pm PT
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Justthemaid, where is the show you'll be at in SF?
Phylp, she left today to set up for first weekend.
It's The Dicken's Fair at The Cow Palace, and they just extended it to 5 weekends this year starting this weekend and running through Christmas.
She has a booth there every year. She also can get a limited number of guest passes, so if you are coming she may be able to get you a pass.
I really like her work this year, she is doing more wacky stuff and more with the painted glass.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 21, 2013 - 11:39pm PT
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Thanks Eric and Skip. Michael and I will be stopping by!
Thanks for the gallery of her work....beautiful.
Susan
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Craig Muderlak
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Nov 22, 2013 - 02:15pm PT
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In response to a lot of interest in making my art more affordable, I searched long and hard and found a printer that does justice to my originals. All of the information and more originals and prints is on my website: http://blownminds.blogspot.com/.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Nov 23, 2013 - 01:36pm PT
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Nice to see your art here, Ron!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 24, 2013 - 06:36am PT
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Ron, please, as yur frind, done sell yurslf short. You have an eye. It's not a glass eye, grate pal o' mine. You see things and you realize you LIKE it and you copy it. I'm no judge. I just know I like your vision.
It's like me, when I take a shot of a bird. I'm new at photography. I've learned from my mistakes, but it's up to me to judge the mistakes and do better work the next day. The time you spend on your work is time WELL SPENT. So please, let us judge for ourselves.
Comparisons are a way to sell a critic's work, first of all, and THEN some boob might believe the jerk and there you are. Rod McKuen, RIP, probably tried and tried and kept trying, to his credit. I'm not sure who blasted him to fame, but he was a jerk. Before long, his "acceptance" was measured by his income. This is not how the arts are to be judged. *
Art shows, like in county fairs, where actual judging is used to determine a winner and is fun for the participants, are like beauty contests--the eye of the beholder, the individual's performance, etc., vary from show to show. But when we look at one artist's work, usually we see progress in technique, choice of subject, and POV and materials.
As for your silly wets, I like 'em cuz they look like what they're supposed to be. Two different types of looking at the world, flat and textured.
I flat LIKE your work, but I won't compare it to anyone else's because that is not fair except as a learning tool, of course, and that is the job of a paid instructor. I'm not saying all critics are wrong. I'm just saying don't believe all of them every time and don't bother to take what they say very seriously. You, of all people, know how to stand up for yourself and defend your ideas, pencilhead.
I like all the rest of your eye music, Supertopo. Yer all aces with me.
* From the reliable folks at Wikipedia:
Despite his popular appeal, McKuen's work has never been taken seriously by critics and academics or by much of the public. Michael Baers observed in Gale Research's St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture that "through the years his books have drawn uniformly unkind reviews. In fact, criticism of his poetry is uniformly vituperative. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_McKuen
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Nov 24, 2013 - 11:47am PT
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How about some earlier art.
One of a pair-hanging in my house.
Artist-Edward Collier, dated 1669.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Nov 24, 2013 - 11:52am PT
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Another painting on the wall-19th century English landscape by Henry H. Parker.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Nov 24, 2013 - 12:04pm PT
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A painting by Oscar Durand--Mom's Apron 20"x30"
hanging by our kitchen. I just had to buy this painting, and I never get sick of it!
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