"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his nature into his pictures."
- Henry Ward Beecher

For all those who are creative in art-
Be it painting in acrylics,oils,guache,crayons, pencils,pen,ink or charcoal.
Or any other medium

We would love to see your art!



Disclaimer:It is upto each of you to protect your original works from being copied,please do take the neccessary steps to stop piracy of your work.

firmbeliever

Hi Cal,Jan,Clough,Kp,start.... and all others here...

Jan, I loved your beautiful work! as always you amaze me with your detailed work....

Kp,very creative..

Start,Nice to see you back

Good to see this thread going strong still.

startover22

I need help on finding the right "decoration" between the lettering of the thingy I am working on...Hand sewn hearts, stars, or flowers? I just don't know, I am almost done with half then I will work on the rest....
AND, I just found out that it isn't even cross stitch, it's more like needle point...LOL
Silly, I suppose but I am not real serious till I see the finish product, I found out that I like the fast endings too, I like to work till it's done so I may be up all night, we will see! . just needed to rant a bit. Done now! hugs and love to all of you, you do great work!

jrebel7

Hey there Start! I hope you will post some "work in progress" pics and then of the finished prdoduct. I think maybe I had said earlier "If you can glue it I can do it" but thread and I?????? Oh how I admire those who can work with thread. Keep us posted on your new project! Please?

I have no idea the difference between cross stick and needle point........well, I would make the assumption that cross stitch might be a crossing of thread but couldn't prove it by me!!! I look forward to seeing images.

Clough

To startover22:

Here is the link to the page on this thread where I posted some images of a table that I refinished.

http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/art/art...133294-33.html

startover22

Jan, thanks, I am not gonna get real serious as if I do it comes out perfect and I like the kinda messy look best with these type of things. It is more like a sampler...but as simple as can be so the message stays clear. It takes a bit of time, but not because I am careful, it just takes time. I am a fast worker so perfection is not my thing, not sure why I can't take on a project like most of you, maybe that is why I like old ratty things.
Clough your table, wow....very good work, i had a few pieces I re did in Alaska, and now I wish I had taken before and after pictures. I started making old things look brand new, then I found new things and made them look old. I fell in love with the chipped paint and the wear on the knob from someone using it so much that you could see it right there. I love antiques and pretty things. You did a really fine job on the table Clough....I suppose i could do that to my drop leaf table, but i kinda like the scratches and chips......(maybe after the kids leave the house I will re do all of my pieces, then I wouldn't worry if they will scratch it up or not!)

Clough

Hey, thanks starover22 for the compliment! Much appreciated! I do have many more before and after pictures of items of furniture that I have refinished. But, I am going to wait to post them on a new thread such as this, and/or one that is devoted to the refinishing projects that people have done. I would greatly enjoy sharing with you about the ins and outs of refinishing, if you would like. I have been doing it a very long time now.

I do understand what you mean about liking things that have some imperfections in them. Liking them and recognizing their beauty as such, is an art and also reflects an appreciation that you have for the character that a piece has because of the way that it looks according to the use that it has had through the decades. There are a lot of antiques that we would dare not to change the appearance of, because doing so would destroy the integrity of the piece.

I remember years ago, a table that my old orchestra director from high school and his wife had in their kitchen. There was a notch that was left in the edge of the table. Having the notch there always seemed to bring questions from people who saw the table, even though the table was beautifully refinished. But, there was this notch in it...

The notch was where the previous owners had always cut the chicken's heads off!

That was a table with character and a story behind it!

Clough

Well fellow artists and art enthusiasts, this thread is winding down to a close because it will be closed at 1,500 posts. Less than 25 posts to go here. But, hopefully another thread will be started like it where we will "wind up" again with our enthusiasm for things devoted to the arts in various ways!

It's probably best that threads like this don't go on forever. After awhile, it becomes really hard to find the posts where really significant and enjoyable things to view and discuss have been posted. For instance, it took me quite awhile to find the page on this thread where I had posted the images of the table that I had refinished.

There is so much to be appreciated on this thread by those who have posted images or descriptions of their art and also the techniques that have been used to create the art! But, for the sake of clarity and cataloging, it would be best to start again and perhaps make a thread such as this one easier to follow and to find things. Maybe, renewing images and posts with helpful information within a new thread might be a possible answer to that.

This site gets excellent coverage when people do searches for answers to things on the Internet. So, I don't see a problem with posting some information again that has already been posted so that the information is easy to find, especially concerning the techniques that folks have used to create the art that they have created. It would be most helpful to people if it would be easy to find the information as to what they are looking for.

startover22

Clough says......I do understand what you mean about liking things that have some imperfections in them. Liking them and recognizing their beauty as such, is an art and also reflects an appreciation that you have for the character that a piece has because of the way that it looks according to the use that it has had through the decades. There are a lot of antiques that we would dare not to change the appearance of, because doing so would destroy the integrity of the piece.

Start says......Ecxactly, and there are many more people startingto appreciate things that are ages, or older! I love the stories, I love the look....Just like the Chickens head being cut off (can't imagine myseflf doing that) but yes, that story is grand, and I am so glad to hear they save a part of history as simple as it was! Hugs Clough, when I need some help re doing, I know exactly who to talk to, many thanks!!
As for the thread, I too am wondering what is going to happen!

firmbeliever

I wanted to share some beautiful work, on the following sites.
I find so much beauty in nature that I wanted to share with all you beautiful people.

http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProf...c-2f49d314e42a
http://www.nethertonnature.com/gallery.html
http://www.jmg-galleries.com/gallery...7797443/page1/

"What is art but a way of seeing? "-Thomas Berger

I have renewed my search for beautiful quotes due to a thread on this Desk.
During my search I found some that echoed my thoughts......
the beginning of this thread,the end of it and all that was in between, the special people here...

"Discovering this idyllic place, we find ourselves filled with a yearning to linger here, where time stands still and beauty overwhelms."

"Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn."

Clough

The images on those sites are beautiful, firmbeliever! It's especially nice to see images of nature in warmer times! Thank you for sharing!

Below, are images of what it looks like now just a little ways North from around where I live. And, that's not white sand!

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