Monthly Archives: August 2008

L’Artiste

Posted on August 29, 2008 by

by Lisa        Boy, I hope I got that title grammatically correct en francais (and I think ‘francais’ needs that little curly tail underneath the ‘c’ here, but my computer is an ugly American one), for I am now taking a … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawing, Humor, On Suffering | 11 Comments

The Gift

Posted on August 26, 2008 by

By W R Jones     Some gifts are not as wonderful as they might first seem.  I had been out behind the mules (gas prices being what they are) in the hot sun all day.  I came in, made myself some … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Painting, Still Life | 17 Comments

Gluing Update

Posted on August 22, 2008 by

by Lisa           Sometimes one has to just say, “Good enough”. When I uncovered my large piece of paper that I climbed the proverbial mountain for, it was less than perfect, shall we say. I had made the egregious mistake of … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawing, Tips | 6 Comments

Red, White, and Blue – Olympic Gold

Posted on August 21, 2008 by

By WR Jones     I was watching the Olympics with my daughter and one of her friends last week.  It was some event with females.  I mentioned that I didn’t go by countries, I cheered for the cutest girls from wherever.  My … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Painting | 25 Comments

Bare Naked Canvas

Posted on August 18, 2008 by

     I recently got a couple of comments on my post “The Camera Eagle Has Landed” that I would like to discuss here. The first was from Frank who admitted that my new camera was indeed better, but suggested (as … Continue reading →

Posted in Painting | 14 Comments

A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned

Posted on August 14, 2008 by

By WR Jones       I expect most of you ladies will know this box is not a symbol for saving.  We once took our daughter to New York for Christmas so she could shop at Tiffany’s and Saks.  Luckily … Continue reading →

Posted in Painting, Still Life | 28 Comments

Part II: Gluing the Damned Paper

Posted on August 13, 2008 by

by Lisa              It should be an Olympic event to wrestle a 45 x 62 inch piece of watercolor paper with a mind of its own. I let it sit for days (see my last post) under the weight of books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawing, Tips | 7 Comments