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Just finished some more paintings, for those interested….
This one is of a harbor in Camden, Maine. I was very inspired by a reference photo I used with permission from the person who took it.

A flight from Seattle to San Francisco was forced to take an unscheduled stop in Sacramento for repairs. There would be a delay of anywhere from an hour to several hours, so the crew told the passengers they were free to deplane but be alert to any announcements or messages to return immediately when it was ready to resume their flight. The captain saw Steve, who he had remembered from other flights. Steve was blind, and had his guide dog lying on the floor beside him. The captain asked if Steve would like to get out and stretch his legs a bit, and he said, no, I’m ok staying on board, but if you wouldn’t mind, could you take my dog with you for a little exercise?
Sure, said the pilot. Oh, he still had his sunglasses on, too.

Never has there ever been more panicked passengers and resulting cancelled flights in the history of air travel.

Connect the dots.

Finished this one recently. Our nephew took some great photos of Portland Head Lighthouse in Maine just a little while ago and I asked if I could use some of the photos. He was happy to let me use them. I made a couple of changes, as always.

Teacher: what's your superpower?

Joey: Hindsight

Teacher: that’s not much help, really.

Joey: I see that now

Re: Artist on BOARD
Here is my newest paining and video I just posted on YouTube for those who would like to view it. It’s about 3 minutes and change.

Here is another YouTube video of my newest painting.
Hope you enjoy watching it!

@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…….!

It has been said that some dogs can understand up to 250 words. I’ve had several employees who could understand at least that many……..combined, though.

Latest Painting, Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. Bass Harbor, Maine
16”x12”

Flame is not photoshopped, by the way. He lives in my neighborhood, but I don’t know where the bat cave is……….
No headlights
No tail lights
No roof
No seatbelts
No rear view or side view mirrors
He has a special relationship with commissioner Gordon

latest piece. Pemaquid Light, Maine. 24”x18” on stretched canvas. I am very happy with how this turned out.

Here is my most recent one. This is ten minutes from my home in NJ.
That’s right, NJ. The Church was started in 1752. In my area there was a very heavy Dutch influence. Anyway, this is Neshanic ( Dutch Reformed ) Church and it has been ver well maintained over the years. The way I have painted it depicts our present time, FYI.

Hey, Shifty- as a matter of fact, I do have a new one to post! It’s already spoken for, too, which is always a good thing for me. This is from the US Virgin Islands. A scene from the collector’s own reference photo.
I call it, Anchored for the Night!

@tjcombo I believe it helps, tj.
I think I might be subconsciously doing something along those lines and the closer I get to doing it right the better it feels.

@Shifty said in Jens Lindemann about mouthpieces:

@Kehaulani said in Jens Lindemann about mouthpieces:

Did you google "jens lindemann mouthpiece rant" ?

Just a Google of "lindemann mouthpieces" brings up the text on several websites, plus videos of Jens discussing the same issues.

You may be shifty, but somehow I feel I can trust you.

@Tobylou8 wow. That's you?
I have fairly decent relative pitch, and my biggest pet peeve was singing in a choir doing a capella. Me singing tenor.
The tenor section would stick to my pitch. We were continually chastised for being sharp. I would get so angry because the other sections would drop a half tone after about a couple of measures into the piece. Every time.
So, what, we had to purposely sing flat to match their wrong notes? I guess so. Apparently. I did not enjoy singing a capella with this group. It was near torture.

If one player stands out to me that has virtually one and only one signature song, then it seems to me Chuck Mangione's “Feels So Good” fits that like almost no other. And from the general public's perspective I think you would be hard pressed to find one out of a hundred who could name any other songs he ever did!

@SSmith1226 hey! Did anyone hear about the new flute some company is selling now that guarantees it will stay in tune with other flutes?

Me neither.

@Doodlin said in How many measures on a tank of air?:

As my beginner book progresses, the training wheels are just about off. That means the "breath marks" are no longer indicated. Is it more of a phrasing thing?

Very much so, but as a rule of thumb, try to fit breaths in when they will be least interruptive to the intent of the music. Make the breaths seamless, invisible. Additionally, there may be several choices involved where a breath is needed, decide on the best case of the lot. For example, never take a breath in a slurred legato run or sustained hold.
I need to be better at it myself, but at least I have a notion of what it should be.......