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.
I asked my friend what’s the difference between a loaf of bread and an elephant. He said, haha, I don’t know.
I said, remind me not to send you to the grocery store for anything.
@Niner said in A little humour:
Some things to think about when drinking :
Why doesn't a chicken egg taste like chicken?
Why is it that cargo is transported by ship while a shipment is transported by car?
Does peanut butter really have butter in it?
Do mimes watch silent movies?
Is the fear of flying groundless?
What would you use to dilute water?
Can atheists get insurance for acts of God?
Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?
Can I get arrested for running into a Fire House yelling, "Movie! Movie!" ?
Can you be a closet claustrophobic?
Could someone ever get addicted to counseling? If so, how could you treat them?
Did Adam and Eve have navels?
Did the early settlers ever go on a camping trip
I am not drinker, but I think about these sort of things all the time. You're not surprised. I know.
@Dr-Mark said in Artist on BOARD:
Hi BigDub,
I don't know how you do it. How a person can take splotches of color and make me see stuff that's not there is magic. Keep up the good magic!
Thanks, Dr-Mark! I guess to answer your question, how I do it is often a mystery to me as well, lots and lots of flops and disappointments, trial, error and repetition.
Few are the times when I feel like the paintbrush is simply taking me along for the ride, but when it happens, it is quite exhilarating, to say the least. Most times it’s quite a battle and struggle. I cannot NOT paint, though, at least it would be hard to stop.
@administrator said in Artist on BOARD:
This is quite beautiful. Do you take commissions?
I do take commissions. They take up maybe a quarter to a third of my work, actually. Email me and I can give you more information. Thanks.
I probably have posted this one in the past, but not on this site.......
this is known locally as the Bridge Tender's Station. Actually it is a former switch tender's house from the Penn.RR.
They purchased the Delaware and Raritan Canal in the early 1930's and pretty much put the canal out of business simultaneously. I was able to learn this from my friend who had his little shop and art studio right across the street from this.
@Dr-Mark said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@Niner
Her Bell & Howell?
Which is Bell and which is Howell?
I think they had to be registered, though.
