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@dr-go said in Artist on BOARD:

@newell-post said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub The water droplets are very good.

And I thought those were beads of sweat from his hard work at painting that wonderfully realistic view!

That only happens in the summer….

What's his name? Said to the the dog owner.
HER/SHE
Oh, sorry to misgender your dog.
What's HER name?

No, his name is Hershey.

I can relate to both…..

If you would like to see a demo video on YouTube of this painting I just finished, it’s @

Here is the painting ( and thanks, Steve Smith for encouraging me to put it up! )

@barliman2001
Our community band did a lot of outdoor night concerts at a train station. No trains stopped there anymore, but many freight trains would randomly pass. Our trombone section picked out the notes for a perfect train whistle whenever one was coming. It was the best thing they ever did. More or less.

I hope this isn’t too soon to share another one. This is from a reference photo from New Jersey, so I felt like it was relatable to me in that it’s my turf, and I am familiar with the area. Near Califon, New Jersey. Same county as I reside.

My video which I posted on YouTube just 2 months ago has generated 933 views so far. I would love to reach that 1K plateau soon.
If you wouldn’t mind taking a look ( that’s all you have to do ), you don’t have to like or comment, just look. I may make it with your help!
Thanks for all the support! And a big thanks to Steve Snith for encouraging me to go for it!

I'm not the most tech savvy person in the world, here, but am able do some things the average person may not have a clue how to do.
The texting, though, can be tricky, at times. All the short hand stuff, just letters, no words. Why so lazy?
Anyway, I see IDK once in a while, and here’s the thing- I have been asking lots of my friends what it means, and everyone's saying the same answer! “I don’t know”.

Seems to me that if almost no one knows what it means then it shouldn’t be used so readily. That’s all.

I doubt if I would use these folks for models in a painting like this, but Grant Wood.

Another Ole and Lena story. ( Norwegian Humor )

Lena was in court for shoplifting.
She was accused of taking a can of peaches.
“ How many peaches were in that can you took? “ said the judge.
“Oh, I would say, two.” Said Lena.
The judge declared she would have to spend one day in jail for each peach in the can she took.
Lena stood, head down, and took her medicine.

Then……..
Ole cleared his throat, and asked if he could say something.
Yes? Said the judge.
Well, Ole said, in the interest of justice, I need to mention that my wife here also took a can of peas, too.

@ssmith1226
That’s some pretty crazy stuff there.
Almost as strange as the guy with the talking dog for sale…

Wanna hear about it?
I take that as a yes.

There was a guy driving through the low country of South Carolina when he spotted a sign in front of a run down shack that said, “Talking DAWG FER SAIL, 5 BUCKS”
He said to himself, I gotta see this, even if I don’t buy it, so he went to the front porch and asked about it.
The man sitting in the rocking chair said, yup, y’all can go right on back and see him. He ain’t gonna bite.
Man goes back and gets into a total conversation with this dog! No people were around or anything like that. The dog goes on and on about all his exploits and travels, since he could talk, of course.
Drug enforcement, he could listen in on conversations and report back to his handlers. All kinds of stuff like that.
So this fella is mighty impressed with what he heard, and wanted this dog for sure, especially because it was only 5 bucks!
He pays the man still lounging on his rocking chair and once he shakes hands on the deal, he says, “this dog is amazing! Why would you sell a dog that has accomplished all these things for so cheap!

Man on the rocker says, “aww, he was just a big ol’ bald faced liar is why!”

@barliman2001
Another time Ole was driving home with his wife, Lena. A little way into the trip a police officer stops him to tell him he thought someone may have fallen out the passenger side about a half mile back. .
“Oh, boy, dats a relief!” Says Ole. “I thought maybe I had gone deaf!”

I heard that one out of four people are mentally disturbed.
Seems more like three out of four………to me.

@bigdub
Haven’t shown anything for quite a while, but this is my most recent piece. I am planning on entering it into my State Senior Art Competition.

@BigDub
This painting won first place in Somerset County for Professional Acrylics. Also then went on to receive Honorable Mention for the State of NJ. Now hangs in my family room…….!

New piece, a scene from McCall, Idaho.
Been there, but this is from a reference photo from a good friend.
This one is 20”x16”

The others may not want to bother sticking around too long…….

I haven’t yet shown this one. A bit of a departure from my country type landscapes. I wanted to try a busy city scene. This is a street in Lisbon, Portugal.

@BigDub
Went looking for a dog, to buy.
No shedding. One of those “Doodles”, you know?
There was Labradoodle, a Sheepdoodle, a Schnoodle, an Aussiedoodle,
Goldendodle, and a few more.
How much?
They said the price, and I said, “ these are mixed breeds, isn’t that a bit pricey?”
Well, they said, we have a Cockadoodle for $14.00
“Oh, now that sounds more like it”

Now that we’ve had him for a week, we are not very popular in the neighborhood.