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@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!

@Dr-GO said in Artist on BOARD:

I know of this one VERY WELL

Not too many people know the story behind this painting, Doc. The cold, snowy February morning I decided I should take advantage of the fresh snowfall and clear blue sky and take some reference photos. That was a Saturday. The following Monday someone asked me if I could do a painting of a winter farm scene. Who was that someone?

@Dr-GO said in Artist on BOARD:

But then, what is a farm without its FARM DOG:

Ha, ha. She looks so familiar, as though I spent time with her, yet we have never met.

A little different kind of style for me, but Iiked the challenge of the out of focus background and very close up detail of the foreground!

@SSmith1226 said in Community Band:

I had an interesting experience this week. Several months ago I got accepted to the Florida “All Star Community Band”. It is made up of around 110 musicians from around fifty or more community bands from all over the state who are recommended by their local band directors. Every few years this band forms and performs at the State of Florida Band Directors Conference. In general, each player in the band comes from the first or second seat in their home band’s section. Through attrition, not talent, I as a three and a half year comeback player, sit in the second seat of the first trumpet section of my home band. Most of the participsnts have extended experience and are great musicians. Each piece played is chosen and conducted by different “all star” conductors from around the state.
We all got together for the first time Monday afternoon and evening. Our rehearsal lasted over 5 hours.
At 8:15 am Tuesday we met again and rehearsed until 5:00 pm with a 1 hr lunch break.
Wednesday we met at 8:15 am again and rehearsed until 12 noon including a dress rehearsal from 11:00 to 12:00. At 3:30 we started our 1 hr concert. By the start of the concert, my lip was like a piece of wood. Fortunately I was one of four people assigned second cornet / trumpet, but never the less the pieces were quite challenging.
Out of curiosity, have any of you experienced such intense sessions culminating in a high profile, high level performance without major rest? If so, was this at an amateur level, or professional level. Is this what a professional band or orchestra goes through routinely, or is this an exception. I felt very sorry for the first trumpet players, but somehow they held up and did a great job. I certainly had my problems often times could be heard playing unison with the trombones, or blowing occlusal air balls.
Never the less it was a challenging but great experience. If given the opportunity, I would do it again.

@SSmith1226 said in Community Band:

I had an interesting experience this week. Several months ago I got accepted to the Florida “All Star Community Band”. It is made up of around 110 musicians from around fifty or more community bands from all over the state who are recommended by their local band directors. Every few years this band forms and performs at the State of Florida Band Directors Conference. In general, each player in the band comes from the first or second seat in their home band’s section. Through attrition, not talent, I as a three and a half year comeback player, sit in the second seat of the first trumpet section of my home band. Most of the participsnts have extended experience and are great musicians. Each piece played is chosen and conducted by different “all star” conductors from around the state.
We all got together for the first time Monday afternoon and evening. Our rehearsal lasted over 5 hours.
At 8:15 am Tuesday we met again and rehearsed until 5:00 pm with a 1 hr lunch break.
Wednesday we met at 8:15 am again and rehearsed until 12 noon including a dress rehearsal from 11:00 to 12:00. At 3:30 we started our 1 hr concert. By the start of the concert, my lip was like a piece of wood. Fortunately I was one of four people assigned second cornet / trumpet, but never the less the pieces were quite challenging.
Out of curiosity, have any of you experienced such intense sessions culminating in a high profile, high level performance without major rest? If so, was this at an amateur level, or professional level. Is this what a professional band or orchestra goes through routinely, or is this an exception. I felt very sorry for the first trumpet players, but somehow they held up and did a great job. I certainly had my problems often times could be heard playing unison with the trombones, or blowing occlusal air balls.
Never the less it was a challenging but great experience. If given the opportunity, I would do it again.

This is beyond anything I could imagine. Almost cruel and unusual punishment. The closest thing to that I ever experienced was my High School Band camp at the close of summer vacation. I pretty much set myself up for disaster, too, I admit, because I failed to keep my chops up in preparation for what I knew was in store. Marching Band practice every morning, 2 hrs, free time, lunch, more marching band, free time, supper, concert band practice in the evening, 90 minutes. My chops were like hamburger left on the barbecue too long. Then wake up the next morning to repeat the process!

@administrator said in Artist on BOARD:

Very nice. I love it. I have some awesome photographs you might like to paint!

If you care to, send them to my email.
I would much appreciate anything pleasing to the eye.
waynemahisen@yahoo.com

@SSmith1226 said in A little humour:

As I sent the above post in, I was, and still am,
a passenger in a car on the Florida Turnpike around Miami. I looked up and directly in front of me was this truck. Notice that it says “& More”. Who in this world, in their right mind, would want more?

The same ones who would want beyond.
Oh. I just think the light went on.

For anyone interested, I thought I would share with all what I've been working on.

Trent. You need to watch more local cable tv. The commercials for non stick pans, Flex seal, shavers, etc have the proper approach. The product they want you to switch from is always shown in the most miserable light possible.
By the way, I get a serious kick out of most of these commercials.
You, however, made the huge mistake of making the no-no-it’s a phony trumpet sound like a professional trumpet.
I think you should use more of an expert skilled in bad tone and playing to demonstrate in this case.
Just some friendly ( tongue in cheek ) advice.
You’re welcome!

@Dr-GO that was a big problem, then. I think she probably said it about every episode!

Back in the 80s at work I overheard two women talking in the accounting office. The one sitting at her desk was quite amply built, to put it nicely, and one of her top buttons gave up trying to hold back the tide, so to speak. She said to the other woman, "June is busting out all over, I guess", to which the other one said, "what’s the other ones name?"

Not actually a joke. I was there. It did happen.

I'm conflicted about long tones.
On the one hand, my mind knows they are good.
On the other hand, I hate doing them. I tell myself, oh, go ahead and just start playing. You’re pretty warmed up from yesterday ( or some other nonsensical reasoning )
When I do them for several days in a row, I see tangible improvement. Range, for one, endurance for another.
Yet, the other side of my brain still wins out once in a while and I start skipping them.
The flesh wins too many times. I have to resist and do what is right.

@Kehaulani said in How do I PM someone?:

Thanks, BigDub, that did the trick. I appreciate your taking the time.

I know I appreciate it when someone takes the time to explain things to me, so.........

Tap or click on their profile photo or "letter". When it comes up click or tap again to get to their profile page. On the far right are three dots inside the blue rectangle. Click on the pull down item “start a conversation” and away you go.

Then there’s this........

@Dr-GO said in If you've got it, flaunt it...:

@BigDub said in If you've got it, flaunt it...:

I don’t think I’d be able to really stretch out in those cramped conditions...

I mean, after just storing your paints, there would be no room left for humans!

Not to mention.
( I said, not to mention )
Well, also I would have to make several round trips to get my step total with my FitBit on rainy days.
And with the $117,xxx monthly mortgage, what am I going to do with the extra cash I would have?