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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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It would make a decent snow fence.
No 'fence, Richard, you insensitive man.
Nicest scowl I've seen in a while.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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One more item from the 2013 Oakdale Climbers Festival, coming to your town this month in its new version.
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2014 - 07:37am PT
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Iris Grace Halmshawhttp://irisgracepainting.com
This is a five year old autistic girl. Now I've always heard one of the biggest criticisms of abstract art is, "My kid could make that" but this kid seems to understand color and composition/balance more than a lot of artists. Pretty cool.
Phyl, that Bradford painting reminds me of your Eastside paintings.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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I've been recycling more old painted glass from busted up antiques.
Hands- remnant of an old family shield circa 1850s
Greenman glass with old painted bits AKA the "ED Hartouni Window";)
Tornado and vandalism destroyed church glass reused.
I'm kinda on a hand-kick this year
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, justthemaid... wow, i really loved the green window ones, and the blue, after that... so lovely...
thanks for sharing...
say, here is a FIND--will explain, as, i did not paint this, but in the
past have done things similar:
AS TO THIS-- FOUND THIS OIL PAINTING FOR FIVE BUCK, with a great wooden frame!!! i rarely buy paintings, as, i am very picky as to style, i like stuff that i would 'similarily' paint, as, it inspires me to think on how i would do these things, as well... (ahh, YES = 'similarily' that IS a neebee-word... i jjust love those kind of words) :))
and here is another of the newest ones i had done:
both of those, were oil...
one 16x21 and the winter scene, 14x17???
been very slow, on this new crop,as i was under the weather, a bit...
all the paintings are sitting around, in sketch-mode, usually by now, they are 1/4 ot 1/2 way done... feels so odd... :O
i really love this one, the snow came out very well... though the sticks were a tad sloppy--brush hairs not doing well--but i enjoyed many parts of it... think i will make a few cards, out of this... or try it in different HUES, etc... :)
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this just in
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north fork
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 9, 2014 - 07:26pm PT
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Really like the snow one too neebee. Great movement with all those poles.
JTM, you are a master at your glass.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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I like that snowy vineyard as well.
I REALLY like the way there's a light in the center that seems like the sun, but it's just a dang light bulb, huh?
It looks similarily to one's effect, anyway.
Skip, gimme five!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 10, 2014 - 12:40am PT
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hey there say, mouse... hee heee, YEP: "ye ol' flashbulb" :))
say, close up, the sticks are bit lesser quality, than i know i can do, but, i wanted this gift to get out, and not do a year-long job on it...
though, for a "let's make someone smile gift" this came out quite well, and i loved doing it... :) snow is FUN to try and do in all the various ways... :)
ALSO--from what i make of the signature, that painting that i found was signed S. Hills... can't find anything on him... could be a 'mass produced thing, one article said'
not matters, as i love it...
did see many pics that are similar style and some have the same signature, and some it as well, but more 'precise written' ...
here is a link...
if anyone know anything about him, PLEASE share...
he may be A CANADIAN artist, too, one tiny notation, said...
EDIT: ACTUALLY THIS LINK ONLY HAS A FEW OF HIS PAINTINGS,
IT SADLY IS JUST POSTING PAINTINGS OF--HILLS--by various artists :(
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT85MizdU1C8AEHZXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTBzamR2dHI2BHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1FJMDQ4XzE-?_adv_prop=image&fr=moz35&va=oil+paintings+by+s.+hills
okay--it IS "s. hills" just curious, now, who he/she is :)
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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Oct 13, 2014 - 03:17pm PT
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Wow, some amazing art on this thread. Here's an acrylic of Pissarro I recently finished. kr
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 13, 2014 - 04:57pm PT
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hey there say, kr/toejahm say, THAT is really NEAT... i love the beard... and well, all of it! ... wow, thanks for sharing... the beard, is really neat how it 'frays out'... :) --the top hair, too, :)
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Oct 13, 2014 - 05:20pm PT
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Open Studios in Santa Cruz this weekend @ 364 Oxford Way on the Westside... drop by say hi.
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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Oct 14, 2014 - 12:40pm PT
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Hey Fortmental,
I recall sometime in the early 90s Christo's Umbrellas while passing through Gorman California. It was definitely a moment of scenic enjoyment. As for music being the ideal art, I have no idea. There is a wonderful book written by Chythia Freeland, but is it art? you may enjoy. I've attached a dry marker, definitely temporary, painting I produced to brighten up my office. (it changes with the seasons or my mood...)ha
Paul, what a wonderful landscape...are you painting en plein air or are you photographing and working it in the studio?
Peace,
kr
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Oct 14, 2014 - 04:03pm PT
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Yeah, do ok. Also teach. Work mostly from memory and imagination occasionally on location, rarely from photos.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Oct 14, 2014 - 05:26pm PT
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OMG Paul, that is gorgeous.
Sorry we never got to connect when I lived in the Bay Area.
But I am enjoying the art down here near LA!
Phyl
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Oct 15, 2014 - 10:30am PT
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Thanks Phylp... miss LA. Lot going on down there. Really miss Stoneypoint.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 17, 2014 - 07:03am PT
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John Henry Hill. Not to be confused with Thomas Hill or S. Hill.
A noted engraver as well as a meticulous Pre-Raphaelite from New England, he accompanied Clarence King's 1868 survey into the West.
"Spring had softened the harsh landscape...lush meadow grass rippled in the wind. There were blazes of peach blossoms (!) along the trail, and cottonwoods shimmered in early leaf beside the Truckee.
"Here was beauty for a painter, just the thing to fire the enthusiasm of the new camp man who accompanied them--John Henry Hill.
"Hill was an accomplished watercolorist, for King had begun the practice of taking artists on the exploration...
"He was a devotee of mountain scenes, and preferred painting in the open air to working in a studio...
"Hill was to leave the survey after only a single season, and when asked what the scenery of Nevada was really like, he would quip with laconic finality--'Hell.'"
--Thurman Wilkins in Clarence King: A Biography
[Hill ended his own life much later and was sent summarily back to Nevada, presumably.]
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Oct 28, 2014 - 06:11pm PT
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We spent a few hours on Sunday at the Gene Autry Museum of the West, located in Griffith Park.
What a wonderful place, with a wide ranging collection, from "fine art" of an american western bent - paintings, rugs, pots, sculpture - to many film memorabilia from Westerns old and recent, to a room with an old western saloon, to a great firearms collection.
There were two special exhibits going on. We didn't have time to see the "Route 66" exhibit but we spent a long time in the "Floral motifs in Native American Beadwork" exhibit. WOW! No photos allowed, sorry.
Highly recommended. Lots that kids would be interested in.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 11, 2014 - 05:54am PT
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Watch the birdie!I've had this in my files a while and kept forgetting to post it. I'm not sure from where this comes, but I really like the idea.
Here are a few shots from the Yosemite Museum's display of local NA basketry, etc.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Nov 11, 2014 - 06:48am PT
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"Industrial Moose" Oil on Canvas 36"x36"
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