m'allright mate - finished a painting today.
been working on it all week - the paint layers are really thick! it's going to take a week or two to dry properly methinks.

Sounds like a good bit of work!
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 8:34, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

you doing oils?
i stick to emulsion and gloss.
i'm more autistic than artistic.
so what's this painting you've been working on? a naked self-portrait?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 8:39, Reply)

Yup - oils are great.
Except they stain my skin and fingernails!! I had to scrub my skin raw to get enough paint off for work, then paint my fingernails dark blue. It was the only colour I had that was strong enough to cover my multicoloured/stained fingernails.

It's actually a beach. It started out really bright and vibrant, but I spilt dark turps on it and it stained the colours - so I kept painting and it turned out really stormy instead. Really choppy surf, blue/black sky, grey-yellow sand. When the paint is dry I'll take a photo and post it.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 8:44, Reply)

Pity about that
but I suppose the presence of the stormyness could just be a product of spontaneity.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sun 23 Aug 2009, 8:46, Reply)

You two could team up
Poppet could design a paint-by-numbers thingy, which could be expanded, and b69 could do the painting.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sun 23 Aug 2009, 8:44, Reply)

wouldn't work.
I just paint. I don't think about it - not the design, colours - nothing. Just pick up the brush and easel and go. It's an emotional release for me - and the pieces aren't necessarily reflective of my mood at the time.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 8:50, Reply)

would you consider doing a commisioned work?
*sniggers*
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 9:01, Reply)

absolutely - if I got paid for it.
I can paint for a criteria - I just generally don't :P
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 9:08, Reply)

sorry poppet..
i was being rude.
i must stop it...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 9:35, Reply)

oh!
Gee you know when I'm tired - I miss all the innuendos!
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 9:40, Reply)

never forget what i'm like!
fnaar fnaar etc.
the commision would involve blue and pink oil-paint and a rather large canvas...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 9:43, Reply)

.
You could still paint, scan it, reduce the number of colours in the image, get a program to turn the colour-boundries into lines and print a very large version of the image.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sun 23 Aug 2009, 9:39, Reply)

my paintings aren't generally small enough to be scanned.
eg - this one I just finished is 50x50cm. Our scanner is only A4 size.
but it's a good idea I grant you.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 9:41, Reply)

hey spakka-dude...
i think you could be on to something there!
enjoy your walking today, you biped ;-)
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 23 Aug 2009, 8:51, Reply)