Ask Me Help Desk - The Artist in you!

Thank you so much for coming back, Sean! I thought that you had left! :(

I do understand and appreciate your answer! :)

I have a surprise for you! Would you like to know what it is? ;)

Please just say "Yes!"

Hi all... the kids are finally laying down for their naps. They have been a HANDFUL today. :)

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Originally Posted by Clough

I see you peeking at this thread, Erica! ;)

Yes peeking - lol... I haven't had the time to stick around this morning :( And my hubby was home, when he's home, he's usually on playing games, and I peek in when he gets up lol :)

C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S!!!! YOU, MY FRIEND, HAVE JUST POSTED THE ONE THOUSANDTH POST TO THIS THREAD!!!! YOU ARE NOW OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!!!

Lol, the 1000th post huh? Wow - I feel special :)

Oh and thanks for the wonderful wonderful congrats, I felt your sincerity and enthusiasm :)

Hugs!

And Craig - you seem very happy today, that makes me happy :D

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Originally Posted by erlobenauer

oh and thanks for the wonderful wonderful congrats, i felt your sincerity and enthusiasm :)

Hugs!

and Craig - you seem very happy today, that makes me happy :D

And that makes me happy too :)
Join the happy train!

:) I'm in a very good mood today -

I did a drawing yesterday, started the shading and detail and realized it was way off... so I started on another I had began yesterday and - I need some input on how to draw tiny bunches of flowers, LOL

CAL - I like your drawings

yOU kNOW WHAT???!!!! I HAVE bEEN WAITING aROUND ALLLLLLLL NIGHT FOR SOMEONE TO TO START pOSTING SO THAT I COULD gIvE THEM THE 1,000TH POST!! I WAS JUST ABOUT tO gIVE iT tO sEAN. The moment was perfect!! It was all set up, me, odd number, someone else, even number. I tried to get you, Erica to continue posting by sending you a private message. I was just about to give it to Sean, had he responded to the 999th post. And then, BOOOOOM you show up at the instant that I was going to respond to what was supposed to be his being the 1,000th post!!

It's just tooo funny!! :p :D

It wasn't spoiled at all. It's just must have been providence, I guess!! :)

Lol :) I was destined to be that 1000th poster :p

Oooo - and you said you had a surprise for me, so I HAD to post :D :P - I don't get surprises very often - OK OK, I NEVER get surprises, so I was excited:)

Thank you erlo :)
Happy 1000th post!
Hope there will one day be a happy 100000000th post for this thread (of course it will be like one of lots of follow on threads)
Hehe

Less than 500 more, and we will have to start a new thread...

No way? That's a bummer - ! Guess we should start posting actual art then huh? But its soooo fun just chatting with you wonderful people :D

This thread/its succesors will hopefuly continue for a long time :) don't let it die people :)
No pressure :)

Absolutely. Art never dies, therefore this thread shouldn't!

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Originally Posted by erlobenauer

oooo - and you said you had a surprise for me, so i HAD to post :D :P - I dont get surprises very often - ok ok, i NEVER get surprises, so i was excited:)

I guess that you must have known in your "minds eye" that you were going to come back here at a certain time in order to "fulfill your destiny!" Sounds pretty heavy, right? No surprizes allowed for you...

So what art did you create today?

LOL that's not right :P

Hi Ben - what art have YOU created today? All I've done is worked on some things here and there, and took some pics of myself, LOL

Wow! You two are going faster than I can keep up with right now! I had better get to bed and catch up on things at a later time. It is now almost 6:30 in the morning where I am, and I haven't been to sleep yet! :eek:
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:cool: (Did you know that you can only add about six or seven of these faces to a post, and then the system won't let you add any more of them? I found that out just a couple of days ago.)

Jan, I got your emails. I will be responding to them! Thank you for sending them!

Where is Didi and firmbeliever? I hope that they are okay! I would like to know where the others are also who where originally a part of this thread. There used to be quite a few of us here.

I am terrible at art, my art I monstrous.

I drove them all away unfortunately :( lol

And its good to know about the faces, since I send them so often, lolol

Clough, you made it to sunrise?

Erlo, Taking pictures of yourself is not art OR is it?

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Originally Posted by Clough
Less than 500 more, and we will have to start a new thread...

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Originally Posted by erlobenauer

No way? That's a bummer - ! Guess we should start posting actual art then huh? But its soooo fun just chatting with you wonderful people :D

"Birds of a feather, flock together..."

That's what artists do. We probably haven't really veered off from the real intentions of this post at all. Artists share in more than one way with other artists. It's part of how we keep it all together for each of us, and among ourselves.

:) right. Well I'm going to get my butt in gear and do something, I can't sit here any longer, I have way too much energy today! Goodnight Craig!

All right, another day the Erlo

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Originally Posted by benn11

Clough, you made it to sunrise?

Not quite. See the one eye, it's already shut. ;)

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Originally Posted by erlobenauer

:) right. well im going to get my butt in gear and do something, i can't sit here any longer, i have way to much energy today! Goodnight Craig!

Thank you and goodnight to you Erica! Your new avatar is great! Is it a sepia-tone photogragh? (Don't have to answer now!)

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Originally Posted by erlobenauer

:) im in a very good mood today -

i did a drawing yesterday, started the shading and detail and realized it was way off.... so i started on another i had began yesterday and - i need some input on how to draw tiny bunches of flowers, LOL

Can't let the above get lost in the shuffle. Needs to be addressed...

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Originally Posted by benn11

I am terrible at art, my art i monstrous.

Just by the way that you said what you did, that is art!

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Originally Posted by Clough
Where is Didi and firmbeliever? I hope that they are okay! I would like to know where the others are also who where originally a part of this thread. There used to be quite a few of us here.

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Originally Posted by erlobenauer

I drove them all away unfortunately :( lol

Probably so... ;)

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Originally Posted by benn11

Erlo, Taking pictures of your self is not art OR is it?

Yes, it is an art if one is trying to do it in a particular fashion as opposed to just taking snapshots. They are called portraits if they are thought out as to how they are going to be for the poses and not just random pictures of a person in everyday situations.

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Originally Posted by Clough

Hi, Jan!

I am wondering how on earth you paint on the leaves! I am assuming that they are still fresh when you paint on them? What kind of brush do you use on them, if you use a brush? How do you keep them from curling up because they have gotten wet with whatever you are using for your paint? What do you use for the paint? Do you spray some kind of finish on them when you are done with the painting?

Enquiring minds need to know, you know! :)

Thanks!

Craig

I collect the leaves in the fall after they have fallen. I paint on flat ones as well as ones whose edges are curled. Those make the most interesting ones but they don't photograph well so didn't post. I paint on sycamore leafs a lot. They are the largest leaf in our area and look nice in a shadow box. I paint a pattern on the back of the back part of the shadow box to enhance or compliment the leaf painting. I use acrylic paints, flat brush and liner brush and always paint both sides, generally the back side is a solid color, no detail, but something to compliment the front. After they are completed, I coat both sides two or three times with Polycrylic, clear gloss. They look nice in shadow boxes or just to lay several in a display dish on a table. People generally want to pick them up, touch them, look on both sides so I like to display them in a tray or dish. The large ones need to be in a shadow box or framed behind glass someway. For the ones I display in the open, I just use a dry brush occasionally on them to dust the surface.

Didi, I know that you are looking at this thread. Jan, I know that you are online right now. Have either of you noticed the Milkweed question that I posted. Jan, it would seem to be right up your alley! :)

I am just closing up things on another thread with a high school student who asked about acting, which is right up my alley!

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Originally Posted by benn11

I am terrible at art, my art i monstrous.

I'd like to see! I LOVE monsters! :) Really, though... I thought I was pretty bad until these people and their diverse posts encouraged and inspired me. Why not try something simple to post?

Hugs, Didi

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Originally Posted by Clough

Didi, I know that you are looking at this thread. Jan, I know that you are online right now. Have either of you noticed the Milkweed question that I posted. Jan, it would seem to be right up your alley!! :)

I am just closing up things on another thread with a high school student who asked about acting, which is right up my alley.

Hi. I did notice your post regarding milkweed pods. I have gone to the woods in search of items to place in dried flower arrangements. I have a very tall pottery vase, about 3/4 of my height. I found sage plentiful and cattails and added other treasures from the woods, some being milk weed pods. When I go, most things of this nature are already dried and have formed magnificent shapes. Some look like insects, others like exotic tropical flowers when painted bright colors, others quite dressy in a black vase with pods painted with Emperors Gold acrylic paint. If they are not dried, pop them open, clean them out and let dry in a warm room or put in a dehydrator. My knowledge of working with milkweed pods is very limited. I will see if I have some here and make sure they are the milkweed pods I am describing but I am pretty sure that is what they are called. If not, I will let you know ASAP... well... tomorrow. Sorry not to be positive about my information.

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Originally Posted by grammadidi

I'd like to see! I LOVE monsters! :) Really, though... I thought I was pretty bad until these people and their diverse posts encouraged and inspired me. Why not try something simple to post?

Hugs, Didi

Hey Soul Sister! Do you have Milkweed Pods up your way??