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@Chuck-Rose said in Another one slides in, quietly taking a seat at the end of the bar...:

@BigDub The cat is purring and today I had a pair of bald eagles circling overhead. I have a very diverse audience here: three horses, two dogs, a cat, half a dozen black tail deer and the eagles which I see have a nest in a tall cedar just to the North of the house.
Nice place. Real "Alaska" style. I couldn't afford the maintenance. We are care-taking while the owner is out commercial fishing.

We had the privilege to visit Alaska in 2016. Saw some amazing wildlife including many Bald Eagles. Believe it or not we have Bald Eagles right here in central NJ, and have seen them with our own eyes. We even have black bear, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, skunks, and an over abundance of white tailed deer. When I was a kid living in the same general area, deer were a novelty to see. Now, we chase them out of our back yard with a few yells and claps. Sometimes they just stare like we're from Mars.

@Kehaulani said in Does anybody want to talk trumpet?:

Self-explanatory. Jokes, pretty pictures, etc. No reason why posters wouldn't want to kick back and talk about a variety of things, but I would see that as a diversion, not a primary activity.

This is not to be mean-spirited or judgmental in the least, but just a reason, personally, for how I want to spend my time on the internet. If we can't come up with a greater proportion concerning things trumpet, I'll probably just drop in from time to time to say "hi". (Not that anybody cares, . )

Anybody want to talk about alternate chord changes or phrasing in the Haydn?

No problem. You just solved it. Start a thread of your own and see where it goes. It’s a wonderful thing.

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

@Vulgano-Brother said in A little humour:

G. Raffe, famous musician who specialized in novelty tunes.

Like this one?

No, that’s not it

Another one to share. I will not overwhelm you with posts......no more than one per day...

@Chuck-Rose said in Another one slides in, quietly taking a seat at the end of the bar...:

I've been "Out of pocket" for a while, returning to find one of my favorite hangouts has disappeared. So here I am, nodding and making eye contact with a few familiar faces, saying nothing (Because I have nothing to say) checking out the place and looking for a comfortable seat where I can have a view of the whole room and a clear line for the door.

As for my qualifications, let me just say that the horses seem to like my playing, the dogs not so much. The wildlife just ignores me, which I count as a good thing given the predominant local species. But I am improving. I will listen to advice from anyone, young or old. I don't hate anyone and I don't bother with screen names.

I guess, unlike me, your playing is more "equine" friendly and not a favorite to the canine side of things.
Not sure about the equine popularity on my part as it has not been tested, but my canine friends are very avid fans.
Welcome. Diversity is good!

@Vulgano-Brother said in A little humour:

G. Raffe, famous musician who specialized in novelty tunes.

And high notes

@GeorgeB said in Artist on BOARD:

I am aware that there are artists who are insulted if you say their work looks like a photograph. I've known one personally in the past who threw a punch at me for saying so. I've dabbled with painting myself and tried but never could get that photographic look. I am drawn to art that has that look and I admire the talent of those who can do it. When I made the remark about Wayne's work, I truly meant it as a compliment, and I wasn't worrying about getting slugged because he lives many, many miles away from me...

Don’t worry about saying that to me. I take it as a compliment. I have refrained from punching people for far worse comments than that!

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

Me thinks Mrs Tree has a bug up her ash!

I think she meant, beech, beech, beech!

Ole's wife Lena was in court for shoplifting at the market.
Judge asks her what she took, and she said a can of peaches, your honor.
How many peaches are in a can? He asked.
About two, she said.
Ok, two days in jail for you. A day for each peach you took.
Ole raises his hand....uh, your honor, I need to tell you something, I don't want to be dishonest.
What is it? said the judge.
I hate to tell you but she took a can of peas, too.

@J-Jericho said in Artist on BOARD:

Yes, there are many variations on abstract painting which succeed as art and not as garbage, but like any artistic endeavor, there is a whole range of competence and lack thereof. One would not look at abstraction, however slight, and declare it to be photographic, but to be offended at such a compliment reveals a lack of character and ability IMO. A lot of art consists of sycophants stroking fragile egos over what, from any rational perspective, is crap, not art.

To a great extent I agree with you. I go back and forth with what the world has accepted as Art today. A cleaning person collected one display and threw it in the trash, quite innocently too. This cleaning person was the only honest person employed by the museum. Everyone else pretended it was art.
A huge rock is on display in some museum in LA.
Not doin' it for me.

@Kehaulani said in Artist on BOARD:

I wouldn’t limit the field quite so much, . . there are many, many fine artists who I admire a lot who would bristle at the comment that their paintings look like photographs.

Thank you BigDub. I haven't responded, but this theme keeps recurring, so . .

I'm tired of a default position by some that higher education and artistic vs. materialistic pursuits equal elitism. Are there people who fit that? Darn right. But there is also reverse elitism and I've known people with lower educations and materialistic views who also are limited to being journeymen and without imagination and impractical, as well. Each group contains both.

Thank you for not being silently acquiescent.

You’re welcome Kehaulani. I didn't feel I could let that go.
Also, I try to be mindful of the intent of people’s comments.
Virtually the same comment can be derogatory or positive.
I had someone from an "art society" organization tell me my paintings were too photographic. This was derogatory, but I made use of the comment to better myself, in a sense.
It had more to do with my design sense and literal placement of things and I realized I needed to be more creative with certain aspects of my paintings rather than robotically painting what is in front of me.

A little different thing. This is the pasture right behind our son and daughter in law's home in South Carolina. Our 2 yr old granddaughter loves to feed them apple slices and carrots!

@J-Jericho said in Artist on BOARD:

@BigDub said in Artist on BOARD:

There are elite artists who would not take kindly to a remark like, "your paintings look like photographs".

Those would be the ones that mass produce "starving artist" travesties. I wouldn't use the term "elite"; "hack" seems more appropriate.

I wouldn’t limit the field quite so much, J.Jericho, there are many many fine artists who I admire a lot who would bristle at the comment that their paintings look like photographs.

@Kehaulani said in Artist on BOARD:

Where's the big tree bordering one side?

Ah, very observant. The video is not all inclusive. Stay tuned for more possible 100% full length videos at a later date! Besides, it’s not as though I didn’t paint the tree, it just didn’t make the video.

Here is the video I did. Time-lapse of me doing the painting of the Alaska Mountains.
There’s background music, too.
https://www.facebook.com/1592745394281517/posts/2299820856907297?sfns=mo

@Kehaulani said in Artist on BOARD:

Bob Ross could've done it in thirty minutes.

Right. Don’t get me started with Bob Ross.

@administrator said in Artist on BOARD:

@BigDub said in Artist on BOARD:

trying to downsize these images with photoshop. let's see if this helps.
now, if you would like to look at a time-lapse video of most of my work on this painting, go to my facebook page, @Wayne R Mathisen and use the sound, too.
I will try to improve the quality and filming of these as this is my first one.

Where is this? I think I recognize it.

I took the reference photo while on a trip to Alaska in 2016.
It was somewhere along the route between Anchorage and Denali, taken either from the train or the bus back down to Seward. The scenery was nonstop and abundant.

trying to downsize these images with photoshop. let's see if this helps.
now, if you would like to look at a time-lapse video of most of my work on this painting, go to my facebook page, @Wayne R Mathisen and use the sound, too.
https://www.facebook.com/1592745394281517/posts/2299820856907297?sfns=mo
I will try to improve the quality and filming of these as this is my first one.

There are elite artists who would not take kindly to a remark like, "your paintings look like photographs".

Not me, though. Ha, ha! Thanks!

@barliman2001 said in Community Band:

@BigDub I'm in again for playing at the European Folklore Festival in Bitburg, Germany, with Welsh brass band Coronation Brass. ssmith1226 knows the routine, and has gone through that; but for every one else, I'll tell of the procedure.
Every year, a scratch band is formed for this event - mostly by word of mouth and b e-mail. Then, from the four corners of the earth, around 25 people gather in Bitburg on a Friday afternoon, have a drink or two together and get handed a folder of sheet music from the Great British Brass Band Repertoire, usually containing two or three big Championship Section test pieces of the past, a couple of marches and a selection from the musical cheeseboard. And then everyone is told to don their black tie outfits and be ready to play (i.e. perform in front of an eexpectant public) within the hour, for two to three hours, and then have a go at drinking the brewery cellars empty. Next morning, after breakfast, play three minor half-hour gigs, then a big two-hour event, then another all-night open air concert... and repeat until Monday evening. In all, from Friday to Monday, Coronation Brass manages to squeeze in more or less fifteen hours performance time.
No rehearsal, just sight reading.
And the crowds love it.

Quite a number of player manage to help out in other bands while Coronation Brass is officially resting...

Very tempting, Barliman, but right at the moment getting down to South Carolina to see our granddaughter is our main concern, and we are having a lot of difficulty finding a good time for everyone!