Paintings

kerosene · 04-05-2005, 11:57 AM

So, I have been painting for quite a while, now and have decided to focus just on that (and raising my little boy) for a while. I will post a few that I have digital pictures of. Please add your criticism/comments if you like.

I know I need to get a good website together, but I can't seem to get good enough at web stuff to do what I want to do. I definitely don't have the money to pay a professional, but does anyone have any suggestions for ideas on getting a site up?

Thanks.

wolf · 04-05-2005, 08:53 PM

phpNuke turned out to be pretty easy and fun for me to play with, but I have a fair amount of patience for monkeyfucking around with things.

Slang helped me by staying in the corner and not saying much unless I asked a specific question ...

smoothmoniker · 04-06-2005, 11:35 AM

lemme know when you get the site up and posted. I'm looking for new artwork for the office.

Elspode · 04-06-2005, 02:55 PM

The nude is excellent! The still life is quite nice, too.

warch · 04-06-2005, 03:57 PM

Good feel for value and light. Watercolor and acrylic? Whats the scale? Put up some more!

kerosene · 04-07-2005, 12:53 PM

Thanks for the props. The first one is a still life entitled "Aqua Plate Still Life". It is done in oil and measures 12" X 12". The other is a nude study in acrylic. It is about 24" X18". I have done some larger paintings too, but haven't yet captured them with my digital camera. I will post another I did the other day here in a few minutes.

Also, I have a couple up for auction on Ebay. Here is one that is actually selling Mitchell Farm

kerosene · 04-07-2005, 01:10 PM

Here is the one I finished on Tuesday. I used a picture of a rose in photoshop and played with the gradient map and then put a cutout filter on it. I printed the results and then painted. It's kind of like an abstraction of an abstraction of an abstraction.

The canvas is 30" X 30". The medium is acrylic on canvas.

The first image is my painting. The second was my reference picture that I bastardized in photoshop.

wolf · 04-07-2005, 01:14 PM

That is just totally cool! I like the painting much better than the photoshop.

LabRat · 04-07-2005, 01:57 PM

Congrats on the Ebay auction, that's awesome. I have always wanted to have someone paint my portrait, something like the scene in Titanic, or As Good As it Gets. Partially nude, but tastefully done. But, I just get older and saggier the longer I wait.

Please, show us more!

kerosene · 04-07-2005, 02:52 PM

Thanks, Wolf.

I have a hard time liking my own painting as much as the manipulated photo, but it is a fun process. I felt like I was doing a paint by number.

I will get some more up soon. I just need to get pictures of the ones I have.

kerosene · 09-27-2005, 12:30 AM

Well, here we are back where we started.

For those who don't know, Dakota and I decided to leave the farm life and re-enter the thriving metropolis of Fort Collins, Colorado. It feels like a metropolis, anyway. We have been back in Colorado for about 2 months, now and are adjusting well. Right now, I am still looking for a job and Dakota just got hired with a company in Louisville and starts next Monday.

While I wait to become enslaved by a lifesucking corporation, I am concentrating on getting involved in the art community. I have joined the Colorado Coalition of Artists and am renting a studio at the headquarters here in Fort Collins. So, painting has become my job and I would like to get my work into some galleries in larger places, like Denver, Santa Fe, and wherever it may fit in well. Right now, I am still new to this submission stuff. I was wondering if anyone out there has any knowledge or expertise they would like to share with me on the subject? How do I submit to galleries? How do I know if I am getting ripped off, etc.?

Also, I am attaching some of my paintings (not the best photos). I would love any feedback you all may have for me on these.

kerosene · 09-27-2005, 12:33 AM

"Sunshine Gal"

kerosene · 09-27-2005, 12:35 AM

"Falling Through Time"

kerosene · 09-27-2005, 12:38 AM

"Hands Unbound"

This one was done in acrylic.

wolf · 09-27-2005, 12:40 AM

Your depth of emotion is evident in your work.

Good luck. Most important thing, though, is to enjoy what you are doing. That will show in your pieces.

04-05-2005, 11:57 AM	#1
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Paintings So, I have been painting for quite a while, now and have decided to focus just on that (and raising my little boy) for a while. I will post a few that I have digital pictures of. Please add your criticism/comments if you like. I know I need to get a good website together, but I can't seem to get good enough at web stuff to do what I want to do. I definitely don't have the money to pay a professional, but does anyone have any suggestions for ideas on getting a site up? Thanks. Attached Images

04-05-2005, 08:53 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	phpNuke turned out to be pretty easy and fun for me to play with, but I have a fair amount of patience for monkeyfucking around with things. Slang helped me by staying in the corner and not saying much unless I asked a specific question ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-06-2005, 11:35 AM	#3
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	lemme know when you get the site up and posted. I'm looking for new artwork for the office. __________________ to live and die in LA

04-06-2005, 02:55 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The nude is excellent! The still life is quite nice, too. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-07-2005, 12:53 PM	#6
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Thanks for the props. The first one is a still life entitled "Aqua Plate Still Life". It is done in oil and measures 12" X 12". The other is a nude study in acrylic. It is about 24" X18". I have done some larger paintings too, but haven't yet captured them with my digital camera. I will post another I did the other day here in a few minutes. Also, I have a couple up for auction on Ebay. Here is one that is actually selling Mitchell Farm Last edited by kerosene; 04-07-2005 at 12:59 PM.

04-06-2005, 03:57 PM	#5
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Good feel for value and light. Watercolor and acrylic? Whats the scale? Put up some more!

04-07-2005, 01:10 PM	#7
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Here is the one I finished on Tuesday. I used a picture of a rose in photoshop and played with the gradient map and then put a cutout filter on it. I printed the results and then painted. It's kind of like an abstraction of an abstraction of an abstraction. The canvas is 30" X 30". The medium is acrylic on canvas. The first image is my painting. The second was my reference picture that I bastardized in photoshop. Attached Images

04-07-2005, 01:14 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	That is just totally cool! I like the painting much better than the photoshop. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-07-2005, 01:57 PM	#9
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Congrats on the Ebay auction, that's awesome. I have always wanted to have someone paint my portrait, something like the scene in Titanic, or As Good As it Gets. Partially nude, but tastefully done. But, I just get older and saggier the longer I wait. Please, show us more! __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

04-07-2005, 02:52 PM	#10
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Thanks, Wolf. I have a hard time liking my own painting as much as the manipulated photo, but it is a fun process. I felt like I was doing a paint by number. I will get some more up soon. I just need to get pictures of the ones I have.

09-27-2005, 12:30 AM	#11
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Getting Serious, now. Well, here we are back where we started. For those who don't know, Dakota and I decided to leave the farm life and re-enter the thriving metropolis of Fort Collins, Colorado. It feels like a metropolis, anyway. We have been back in Colorado for about 2 months, now and are adjusting well. Right now, I am still looking for a job and Dakota just got hired with a company in Louisville and starts next Monday. While I wait to become enslaved by a lifesucking corporation, I am concentrating on getting involved in the art community. I have joined the Colorado Coalition of Artists and am renting a studio at the headquarters here in Fort Collins. So, painting has become my job and I would like to get my work into some galleries in larger places, like Denver, Santa Fe, and wherever it may fit in well. Right now, I am still new to this submission stuff. I was wondering if anyone out there has any knowledge or expertise they would like to share with me on the subject? How do I submit to galleries? How do I know if I am getting ripped off, etc.? Also, I am attaching some of my paintings (not the best photos). I would love any feedback you all may have for me on these.

09-27-2005, 12:33 AM	#12
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Another "Sunshine Gal"

09-27-2005, 12:35 AM	#13
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	More... "Falling Through Time"

09-27-2005, 12:38 AM	#14
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	still more... "Hands Unbound" This one was done in acrylic.

09-27-2005, 12:40 AM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Your depth of emotion is evident in your work. Good luck. Most important thing, though, is to enjoy what you are doing. That will show in your pieces. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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