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Sometimes you have to turn off the news and paint (Original Post) samplegirl May 2023 OP
Excellent way to replace those negative news vibes with peaceful ones!!! Karadeniz May 2023 #1
Trying anyway samplegirl May 2023 #9
Excellent! Love the bird, love the colors Walleye May 2023 #2
I'm aggravated with all the news. samplegirl May 2023 #6
You are very talented Walleye May 2023 #8
Awe how kind samplegirl May 2023 #18
Nice! GPV May 2023 #3
Peaceful. It's a beautiful meditation. usonian May 2023 #4
Trying to get out samplegirl May 2023 #7
My Dad was the artist (mostly oils) usonian May 2023 #12
I'm in an art group samplegirl May 2023 #14
Good for you. usonian May 2023 #17
Very pretty samplegirl May 2023 #19
Bob Ross would probably agree! nt Shermann May 2023 #5
I'm sure. He always seemed samplegirl May 2023 #10
He had the best job ever Shermann May 2023 #11
I crumple up samplegirl May 2023 #15
I love this, so sweet and the coloration is fun. JudyM May 2023 #13
Thanks samplegirl May 2023 #20
A much more rewarding use of your time, for all of us!! niyad May 2023 #16
Thank Niyad samplegirl May 2023 #21
Beautiful and sweet! ❤️ LiberalLoner May 2023 #22
Very nice! bif May 2023 #23

usonian

(9,776 posts)
12. My Dad was the artist (mostly oils)
Sat May 20, 2023, 01:20 PM
May 2023

And his brother the watercolor artist.

I'm a photographer. Going over this morning's flower photos. I'll share some cheerful ones. I'll edit this post when that's done. (which forum? I got 5 votes in the latest photo contest. )

JK

usonian

(9,776 posts)
17. Good for you.
Sat May 20, 2023, 03:48 PM
May 2023

There was no online for Dad!!
He did commercial art for a magazine, and he kept his personal work at home.
I recall that he gave just one exhibition.
My, how things have changed.

Opportunistically, my photos are almost entirely of nature.
Flowers and birds favor photo-realism, though clouds at sunrise and sunset get pretty impressionistic at times.

Speaking of birds, this one turned into a bit of a character portrait, with the very low light. Not sure where the fuzziness came from. I suspect that the bird was molting. Looks like a painting.


Enjoy!

Shermann

(7,412 posts)
11. He had the best job ever
Sat May 20, 2023, 01:09 PM
May 2023

On the rare occasion where he got stressed about something, he could just take an old brush and beat the devil out of it!

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