@Kehaulani said in Fun with Scales:
Gad! What's the reason some contemporary (especially internet) lecturers can't take pauses for things to sink in, to emphasize major ideas, etc. but just blast through the material without pause?
There is a key for that....it looks like: =
This was a family farm from Wisconsin ( I think I recall correctly ) that I did as a commission a few years ago.
Signs I have seen that make me say, “Huh?"
At the 99 cents store:
EVERYTHING IN THE STORE, 99c, OR MORE
TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS DONE ON PREMISES
( Barber Shop )
WALK INS WELCOME
OPEN 8 DAYS A WEEK, CLOSED SUNDAYS
That’s all I can think of right now. ( that was me talking, not s sign )
@SSmith1226 said in A little humour:
@J-Jericho said in A little humour:
@SSmith1226 A friend of mine in college used to laugh his ass off (pun intended) listening to this.
I first heard this at age 10 -12 in the late 1950’s. My father had recorded it on a reel to reel tape. I would sneak into his office and listen to it along with some recordings of Bell Barth.
The original recording of the International Crepitation Contest has an interesting history For those interested, here it is:“The Battle at Thunderblow: The Great Crepitation Contest of 1946” is a comedy record of mysterious origins that gives a play-by-play account of an international farting contest between Lord Windesmear and challenger Paul Boomer. The exact source of the record is unknown, but according to a post on Rand’s Esoteric OTR it was created by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sports announcer Sydney S. Brown and producer Jules Lipton some time in the 1940s.
Although it appears to have been only produced as an internal joke and not commercially distributed, it managed to survive as a benchmark of high-end fart comedy for more than half a century.
As a matter of fact I demonstrated my low brow humor by only laughing at the sound effects, which were many.
@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@BigDub said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@BigDub said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@BigDub said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
Witness protection family portrait.
Now I see why you don’t do portaits!
What are you talking about?
You have to admit, I was close (portraits). I was talking about the the msaks.
Just messing back atcha
Back at you:
The scary thing is that I can read it faster than I can read normal writing
@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@BigDub said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@BigDub said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
Witness protection family portrait.
Now I see why you don’t do portaits!
What are you talking about?
You have to admit, I was close (portraits). I was talking about the the msaks.
Just messing back atcha
@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@BigDub said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
Witness protection family portrait.
Now I see why you don’t do portaits!
What are you talking about?
Witness protection family portrait.
I know how to get exercise without leaving my chair, and let me tell you, I am worn out just telling you.
First I was told I was sawing wood for a while, then I jogged my memory, ran my mouth, jumped to conclusions, laid down the law and stood on my principles. Now I am exhausted. I will repeat this pattern often.
One Christmas I gave my wife a washing machine.
She specifically asked for it.
In spite of the request, which I believed could be easily forgotten when we were together with people socially, and I feared being the butt of jokes ( not that I wasn’t accustomed )
This is what I did: I handed her an envelope that had a printed out waiver form for her to sign, promising she would not make me the butt of jokes when tempted to do so at family and social gatherings.
Yes. That would take care of any dangers.
We went out in the concrete block hallways. Much more effective..
Well, this one certainly defies explanation 
Please do not touch
I was asked if I do commissions. Here I will share in the next couple of days commissioned pieces I have done, and I would suggest you see if you can discern a difference in the subject matter. This will be easy, I think.
@Kehaulani said in Artist on BOARD:
Ach so. You might find this observation interesting, then.
I was doing an abstract water colour in class at the Honolulu Academy of the Arts once, and felt this presence behind me. It was my teacher peering at what I was painting and he said, out of the blue, "Are you a musician?" And I said "Yes. How do you know?" And he answered, "I can tell by the way you use colour". Astute.
And I guess you just can't get away from it.
Wow. That is very interesting for sure.
I think one thing does help the other, in that you want to have ebb and flow, loud and soft, things like that, and the creativity of it all.
I have listened to some wonderful music ( to me, at least ) while painting, so maybe the right things align themselves there as well. Very interesting.
When I am playing, I think about the shape and texture of the notes, varying the dynamics, subtle stuff like that which almost mirror what I do when I paint as well.
This. Random. Got to hand it to you SSmith, with the strings, though.
Real photograph taken by yours truly
@Kehaulani said in Artist on BOARD:
Big Dub, did you study at an art program or otherwise?
My only real formal education was a two year program at my local community college but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the influence from family members. Then there is my constant appetite to read as much about technique and theory, and observe other artists work, and learn from as many people as I could whether it be negative or positive- all the time.
