Posts for: clicker44
Jan 25, 2016 12:24:00 #
I wander around Oakland on my electric scooter quite a bit, mostly for some reason, looking UP.
Oakland is fairly old...200 or so, nothing spectacular but it has this eclectic architecture of old and new rammed together that can make for some nice imagery.
Oakland is fairly old...200 or so, nothing spectacular but it has this eclectic architecture of old and new rammed together that can make for some nice imagery.
Oakland Convention Center
Trib Tower
B of A Building
Jan 25, 2016 12:14:45 #
Okay, everyone...for good or not, I'm staying. I will get back to photography and try not to distract.
Jan 25, 2016 11:56:15 #
johneccles wrote:
Please don't leave, this is a great site with lots of very knowledgeable and helpful members.
Unfortunately there's a nucleus of tossers and very objectional dickheads whose entire aim in life is to make stupid replies to a genuine post.
I wish you well with your heart problems, I was diagnosed with low blood pressure a couple of years ago but a pacemaker and a couple of tablets a day have sorted it out. Thanks to the National Health Service.
Unfortunately there's a nucleus of tossers and very objectional dickheads whose entire aim in life is to make stupid replies to a genuine post.
I wish you well with your heart problems, I was diagnosed with low blood pressure a couple of years ago but a pacemaker and a couple of tablets a day have sorted it out. Thanks to the National Health Service.
I'm kind of over my shock. I'm not going anywhere. Thanks. I haven't updated my website for a while. Give me a few days and there will be some new stuff.
The Ranch
Old Town Oakland
He is near six hundred years old and only seven inches tall
Jan 25, 2016 11:49:45 #
clicker44 wrote:
No. You can paint like an angel using nothing but... (show quote)
This is just a grab-bag of stuff you might enjoy.
Jan 25, 2016 11:37:45 #
wilsondl2 wrote:
Thanks for sharing. There is a story that a lady was in Picasso's studio looking at one of his pictures and asked "Just what does THAT represent." His answer - "two hundred thousand dollars" - Dave
Bye the way(and I'm serious) Do good brushes help you paint better?
Bye the way(and I'm serious) Do good brushes help you paint better?
No. You can paint like an angel using nothing but a stick.
Since we are talking Picasso...when he was 12 it was said he painted better than Rafael...and he could. But he spent the rest of his life trying to learn to paint like that proverbial six-year old. his father who was also a painter of some great merit, laid aside his brushes when Pablo was thirteen, and vowed never to paint again in the shadow of his son. Poor bastard.
For myself...I had spent 40 years painting like an "adult" and teaching others to do the same. I now have spent the last 15 learning , or trying to...what Pablo was attempting...to get back to that inner child. You see, at six they really do "get it". Then we take it away.
This Way To The Clouds
Ms. Rosa Nylen, LLD
A Copy Book
Bonsai From The Bonsai Garden At Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA
The Man In A Brown Hat Number Six
Jan 25, 2016 11:22:05 #
Apaflo wrote:
Few "experts" do as well...
My Mother used to say...Awww , you're just saying that because it's true :-)
Jan 25, 2016 07:14:58 #
Apaflo wrote:
"OP" is the original poster, meaning you. I'm interested if the photography is strictly done for you, or if you are part of a group or organization that has art photographed (professionally perhaps).
This may have gone over a few heads here, but both the paintings and the photography are far above the average standard we might see in a forum for amateurs.
This may have gone over a few heads here, but both the paintings and the photography are far above the average standard we might see in a forum for amateurs.
Thanks..I do my own pics of my work. Kind of sloppy at first ...about fifteen years ago...better now, somewhat. not a group or anyone doing it for me. I really don't know what I'm doing.
Jan 25, 2016 06:57:30 #
Apaflo wrote:
Don't take it that way, please! There are all kind... (show quote)
I just wrote to another that I have recent congestive heart failure and am in recovery. I just cannot get into stressful discussions now.
Thank you, and....tell you what...I'm going to take a break from this forum for the week, come back and see how it goes. But really..thanks for your concern and support. I really appreciate it.
Jan 25, 2016 06:49:22 #
richosob wrote:
I'm with you, don't care what this guy says. If I drank about a half dozen Long Island's I might be able to duplicate that stuff. I guess I'm going to get a nasty remark about this post, the guy seems to be strung a little tight.
Rich
Rich
Thank you sir...but you see, with my recent health issues ,( congestive heart failure) I just cannot get into stressful situations like the discussion of the last hour or so.m I did not expect to encounter such here,and I'm sorry to have to leave.
Jan 25, 2016 06:42:30 #
Bobbee wrote:
Hummm, I don't necessarily go either way on art. But.......
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So don't look. If you had some constructive criticism, you would be worth paying attention to, but you obviously just want to throw rocks.
Jan 25, 2016 06:38:31 #
Apaflo wrote:
And by that age they no doubt b understood /b th... (show quote)
Yes, yes, yes... I spent forty years seriously painting like an "Adult". I have spent the last ten trying to paint like a child.
I don't understand "OP's or those of a group."
Jan 25, 2016 06:17:48 #
Shooed off for sure. I'm sorry to learn such negativity lies within the gates, here. I'll not be returning. Good luck.
Jan 25, 2016 06:10:37 #
clicker44 wrote:
I don't know who told you that you were an art cri... (show quote)
Oh, one last note....did someone nail your feet to the floor and force you to look at my work? If you don't like it...go ...no, I won't say it.
Just go enjoy your paintings of cute puppy dogs or whatever couch art you prefer.
Jan 25, 2016 06:01:22 #
alf85 wrote:
I don't know who told you can paint, but my grand kids were painting like this when they were six year old's.
I don't know who told you that you were an art critic, but you have not the slightest clue. I have been making a living..and a good one..for over fifty years as a painter and teacher. My work is collected and admired the world over. Some of my stuff has sold for over $30k. So who the heck are YOU, based on looking at ten samples, to judge my work?
So much about "negative commentary" in this forum. You won't see more.
Goodbye.
By the way...Pablo Picasso once said that he had "...spent his whole life learning to paint like a child."
Jan 25, 2016 04:38:01 #
And if not, somebody shoo me off, okay?
Okay. I'm a painter by either profession or dumb luck. And I'm told that some of the Gentlefolk in the "hog" might like to see a sampling of my stuff.
Well, remember..you asked for it.
Okay. I'm a painter by either profession or dumb luck. And I'm told that some of the Gentlefolk in the "hog" might like to see a sampling of my stuff.
Well, remember..you asked for it.
Homage A Phillip Guston
The Annual Bandits and Clerks Dance
Untitled
Zen Brush Drawing
The World of Winifred Wilson
Photography
Recalling Marakesh
The Big Red Spot
The Visitor Brings a Flower
Crabapple at Dawn
