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@dr-go
Now there’s a case where it would have been better to close the barn door after the horses were out.

@georgeb said in Here's something I recorded:

@bigdub

Great work Wayne Mathisen, and all the other Waynes that worked with you in playing one of my favorite marches.
And I might add, a very ambitious project.

George

Thanks, George. You can only imagine. What an unruly bunch they were. It was all I could do to keep them under control!

@georgeb said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub

It's definitely on you.
You are probably like me in that you have talent and abilities that allow you to do certain things in your life that make you happy, and the satisfaction you get from this is more important than money.

There are many things more important than money. So true.

@georgeb said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub

I don't know what your prices are, Wayne, but work similar to your caliber in this area were getting anywhere from $1,000 to $3000 and up for large pieces back in 1998. I have no idea what they are fetching today. If I was a good as you I would be charging whatever the market can bear.
This advice is coming from a guy who gave away all but one of his dozen or so watercolors...

Thanks, George.
By the way, I had a very enlightening talk with the artist who had the high prices, and one other who also had pretty hefty prices.
I asked her, ‘Then what do you think my prices should be?’
She walked around my part of the exhibit and motioned with her finger as to make a number one, then a comma in front of all my prices.
The second one said, simply, “double”.
I’m just not as gutsy as those two, and it’s on me, not them. Right?

@administrator said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub
I participated in a very nice art show over this past weekend. There were 28 other very diverse and very good artists there in addition to me.
I was able to sell one original and one print and also set up a commission with a couple who wanted something more specific.
Two of the artists scolded me for not having high enough prices.
One had a piece ( fairly large ) for……..are you sitting down?
$15,000!
I actually asked her if she sells any at such a price, and she said, yes, she does!
I guess I am not that greedy. I would show you her painting, but I don’t have permission to do so and it would be a bit unethical, too.

I don't think it's greedy to get paid what you're worth. If your paintings can fetch that, then that is the market value. I charge a certain amount for my time and if people don't want to pay, that's their choice.

I guess that was a poor choice of words, in fact it was. I don’t begrudge her one bit. More power to her, I say. I was just a bit taken aback by such a high price. And no one is forcing anyone to buy it, either.

@bigdub
I participated in a very nice art show over this past weekend. There were 28 other very diverse and very good artists there in addition to me.
I was able to sell one original and one print and also set up a commission with a couple who wanted something more specific.
Two of the artists scolded me for not having high enough prices.
One had a piece ( fairly large ) for……..are you sitting down?
$15,000!
I actually asked her if she sells any at such a price, and she said, yes, she does!
I guess I am not that greedy. I would show you her painting, but I don’t have permission to do so and it would be a bit unethical, too.

If you work with other people on a cattle ranch, would those people be coworkers?

There was a big commotion in the jungle. A snail had been run over by a turtle, and emergency first responders were on the scene. Nearby was a sloth watching the whole thing.
Police asked him: did you see what happened?
Yes. He finally replied.
Can you describe what happened?
Well…………I……………..don’t know……………everything……….happened……….so………..fast

I used to love the cartoon artwork of Don Martin. So much so that I bought some of his books. Here is a good example of the elaborate detail he used to draw. Hilarious, to me.

@j-jericho said in A little humour:

@bigdub Remember this from TrumpetMaster?
Youtube Video

I did not see this. But I am inspired to create something now!

@j-jericho said in A little humour:

@bigdub The 180 is the overall length of the tubing in inches, and the 43 is the measurement in inches from mouthpiece to bell. S is for silver, of course. It's a BIG mutha!

You know your trombones. I’ll have to trust you on that one, Jercho

Anyone in the market for a trombone?
Amazon has them.

@j-jericho

The piano just had been tuned. Obviously.
LOL.

@dr-go
I know something that can go from zero to 200 in 2.8 seconds.
Me, when I step on the bathroom scale

The Honda in the foreground is the same model I took my motorcycle license test with, although it was not mine. If I am remembering correctly it’s a CB450, my friend let me borrow it.
It’s actually a 1969 CL350, and used to look like this…

This was pretty much the same bike I had. Not my actual, but a lot like it. Almost identical. Mine was a little nicer.

@flugelgirl
What exactly does the extra tubing do on the side of the first valve?
It looks complicated!

@dale-proctor said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@newell-post said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

Sorry. I used to love cars. Now I hate cars. They are a necessary evil, but I just want ones that start and run reliably and drive comfortably.

How about motorcycles? I like them, too…

The Honda in the foreground is the same model I took my motorcycle license test with, although it was not mine. If I am remembering correctly it’s a CB450, my friend let me borrow it.

9 yr old: Dad! I have a pun you might like!

Dad: oooh! What is it?

9 yr old: it’s a humorous play on a phrase or word. I thought you knew?

@dale-proctor said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@bigdub said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@dale-proctor said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@bigdub

He couldn’t stop - he was chasing the Riddler…

I saw the driver of the Batmobile, and, BRACE YOURSELF- it wasn’t Batman! So that opens up a real can of worms.

Maybe it was Bruce Wayne, then.

Looked more like commissioner Gordon, to be honest.