Posts made by BigDub

@GeorgeB said in Artist on BOARD:

@BigDub

OMG, Wayne, that waterfall is amazing. The entire painting is amazing. Dr.Mark said it right, " You are a blessed man. "

Thank you George! I am very humbled by your kind words.

Here's a tip.
Surround your car with chicken wire.
It'll be impeccable.

My cousin has a job where his crew works on punch lists for new homes. One recent occasion he had to secure someone to mow a section of lawn that was currently an eyesore. He asked his one employee who could communicate in Spanish to ask the young Spanish speaking man if he could do it. After showing the young fellow how the commercial mower worked for a few minutes, the young man said he was “listo” ( ready )
After about a half hour after watching the man mow, a supervisor came over and asked my cousin what was taking so long. He wasn’t happy. My cousin went to get a closer look. The mower was making laps and had been doing so all this time. The grass was the same as when he started! He didn’t realize he mower blades needed to be engaged in order to cut the grass. He was just going through the motions, like a car race.....

Yes. True story.

@Kehaulani said in On the, “ I wish I had had a little more sense of history” topic......:

Just reacting like a lot o posts on this forum . . . out of context.
Didn't finish my morning espresso. Sorry.

Things I missed . . . Bette Midler went to the same school as I. . . although she wasn't "Bette Midler", yet.

Seriously, and this isn't as self-serving as it may seem . . but in reflection . . I was actually better than I thought I was. Excellence wasn't something one strived for, it was merely assumed.

That's more like it, K. Now you’ve got the hang of it.
I know I can be straight with you. You have thick skin like me.

@Dr-Mark said in Artist on BOARD:

@BigDub
Nope, no exaggeration at all. The paintings speak for themselves, rumor has it you're a pretty good trumpet player, and you're....well....I guess you're kinda right.
I don't know if you can speak.

My speaking can be heard for long distances. I am told.

@Kehaulani said in On the, “ I wish I had had a little more sense of history” topic......:

(Sung) "Strangler in the Night."

I used to end a lot of dance jobs with this. Audience loved it . . I hated it. Musical whoredom. I'll do almost anything if it keeps the wolf from the door.

Though all of your opinions matter, sometimes, I didn’t ask if anyone liked it or what your opinion of the song was in this case. In fact, my classmates and I didn’t much care for it either. That wasn’t my point.
My point was.......I had things happen in HS and they went right over my head.
Similar to now, I guess.

@Dr-Mark said in Artist on BOARD:

Hi BigDub,
This reminds me of Stonewall Jackson park in Lewis County WV.
You are a blessed man. You can speak with music, paint, and words
Bravo!

Tanx. I got me some skills.........maybe. You are exaggerating, of course.

Things that went on around me in High School which flew directly over my radar, so to speak.....
One of my best friends in Freshman year, like we stayed over each other's house and hung out lots of times, played in band together, ( he played the cornet ) .
Anyway, turns out, unbeknownst to me,he was one of those boy geniuses. For real. He had graduated from college already at that point and was just going through the process for social development, which was very needed. He and I were kind of babyish, though his IQ was slightly higher than mine, by about a hundred maybe. Upon graduation, one of my teachers told me this was the case, all about him graduating college and all. Now he is a PHD with an arms length of patents and inventions..

Another person who was in my own graduating class went around telling people that his father wrote "STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT” which at the time was a huge hit for Frank Sinatra.....most of the other kids kind of "poo-pooed" it as total nonsense. No way.
His name? Richard Snyder. This morning, I Googled who wrote the song, Strangers In The Night?
Four people collaborated on it, as it was originally written by a Croatian composer, then a German Bert Kaempfert bought it, later the lyrics were co written by another writer and, Eddie Snyder.
Whoops. I also looked up his other credits and the list was pretty long. He won an Emmy for it. It is entirely possible that Rich Snyder's father wrote the lyrics for Strangers in the Night. And this meant practically nothing to us. I think it frustrated him a little bit.....
High School can be pretty tough, especially in New Jersey.

here is another one. This is THE most often photographed place in the State if New Jersey, BTW. Most everyone who sees my painting in person will know right away what it is

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

Did ya know the Sahara Desert was a lush golf course until I played through. Should 'a replaced my divots, I guess.

No, but if you hum a few bars I might be able to fake it.

Of course I have been to the Grand Canyon. I was a junior in High School at the time, so you could still jump across it.

I also saw the Pretty Good Salt Lake. I think the name is different now.

@Dr-Mark said in Artist on BOARD:

Hi BigDub,
You've figured out how to say something with paint.

Thank you very kindly. I don’t know that I am doing that consciously by any stretch of my imagination, but my goal at the start of any painting is to share what appeals to me visually about a particular scene. Then I hope that those who see it share the same sentiments and feelings as I have. Or, they have their own feelings about it, which could be totally different from what I was aiming at!

Here's another to scrutinize at your leisure

@SSmith1226 said

Who do you expect would have any experience in that territory?

I’m pretty sure it’s a trap. Don’t take the bait.
This is coming from an unqualified, non expert.

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

@BigDub said in A little humour:

@Tobylou8 said in A little humour:

I had a chicken that could count her own eggs! She was a mathemachicken.

That was not eggs actly what I was thinking

Ahh... but the yolks on you then!

Did you know that it’s impossible to fry an egg “sunnyside up” without a lid on the frying pan in Leadville, Colorado?
I did. I was there. They explained it to me.
Also, you can’t fry an egg on the surface of the sun. Just saying.

@Dr-Mark said in A little humour:

Hi Dr-GO,
The bottom of the brain appears to have been sliced so it will sit. Then again, I've never seen a brain the same color as Tang.

Tang you very much for that enlightenment.
You doctors crack me up

@Tobylou8 said in A little humour:

I had a chicken that could count her own eggs! She was a mathemachicken.

That was not eggs actly what I was thinking

One of my friends who is a very, very good photographer also won for his entry in the professional photography category.
He and I often discuss the advantages and disadvantages of photography vs. my style of realistic painting.
He says, ."you can leave out whatever you don’t want in the scene, but I have to work around things and take it as it appears"
I kiddingly answer, "yeah, maybe so, but the stuff I DO put in my pictures doesn't simply appear on the canvas with the click of a shutter, does it?"
Truthfully we both enjoy each other's work and are very good friends. It’s also interesting that he prefers very moody, in-between level, low contrast light, almost mysterious and ethereal, whereas I often tell him I prefer directional bright sunny Lighting with the highest contrast I can get.

I entered this recent painting in my County Senior Art Show in the professional Acrylic painting category. It was awarded first place. Now it goes into the State exhibit. Two years ago my entry won first place in the entire state. We'll see how it goes this year. You never know how a judge will feel about your particular style and subject matter.....