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Spooky paintings

8/31/2010

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I am trying a little something different 
this week.
A happy mistake and look what happened!Spooky - but fun!
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This one looks like a coral reef.
Then there is the spookiest of all spooky paintings. 
(for this week)
(so far....)
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The more I look at this - I can almost see a castle in the center.
Maybe that castle is on fire in a creepy old forest?
This one just keeps my attention, for sure.
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Why paint canvas when are so many other options?

8/27/2010

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A friend gave me a huge roll of canvas.
It turns out it is not canvas.
It is a vinyl wall covering.
Heck.
I don't care.
I will paint on about anything...
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I bought this little table at Goodwill and then painted a piece of that vinyl and put about 5 coats of poly-acrylic sealer on it and now all I have left to do is glue it down.
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Bye-bye cherubs.....
Hello Denim.
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These were a challenge to paint as I had that left-brain right-brain quarrel going on.
"These are pants."
"No.  This is just a funny shaped canvas."
"NO."
"NO!"
Oh the battle raged on....
I am not certain these are done yet - but wanted to hang them up ponder them.
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Another Goodbye Girl.

8/23/2010

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I bought this at Goodwill last week.It was at the top of my budget for this 
size of painting.
$3.99
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Wonder what I will do to her tomorrow?
I feel like I have a mean streak sometimes...
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The worst paintings turn out the best?

8/22/2010

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I have a painting that I painted over and it turned out awful.
It just got busier and busier and I did not like it.
Today I decided that I just did not care and started painting over it one more time...
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I like it.
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A Great Garage Sale Weekend for Artists!

8/22/2010

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Yesterday, I got 3 gallons of varathane for a total of $5.
I think I can seal some paintings with this product.
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I went to another garage sale and got a bunch of paintings that I will be painting over and repurposing for my art work.I paid a total of $15 for all of these.Yahoo!
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No painting today. Just shopping

8/17/2010

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If you have never been to a Goodwill Outlet Store, then you are missing out on buying stuff "by the pound."
Some items are priced separately.
Like this painting I bought.
It is a big painting about 4 feet tall..
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Boy.
Those are some bangs there...

This is so bad that it is almost GOOD.
I might put it in my antique mall space and see if I am the only crazy one who thinks this has a funk factor going on.

Sometimes I see the weirdest things while out shopping:
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A gal can\'t paint everyday...

8/14/2010

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I work.
I shop.
I sell stuff on ebay.

I paint.
I try really hard not to buy stuff to keep anymore.
Just stuff to sell.
But,
today I bought (another) painting.
I have a lot of art.
And now, one more than a lot...
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Love these buildings.
I will have to use some of these ideas in my paintings for sure.

I did find a fabulous pottery bowl, and it was not until I got home and started looking at the signature - that I realized that it may well be a  Tom Coleman bowl.
And that is a GOOD thing!
Look:
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NIce, eh?
At Goodwill today I also found a huge pair of vintage bakelite dice in a transparent green.
I will list them on ebay on Monday and maybe I will see lots of GREEN!
:)
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What about that Yur

8/13/2010

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We had the offer of a free yurt in a campsite at the coast for three nights.
Sounded good.
I asked, "Is there wi-fi?"
I was assured there was.
Ahhhhh....
Then I could update this website and learn to use my fancy DSLR camera by watching  youtube videos.
You guessed it.
No wi-fi.
I still had my iphone - but it is so not the same as my computer.
What does a yurt look like in a state park in Oregon?
Here is your tour:
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Took these photos with my iphone on the day we were leaving - so the mess is ours and the yurt belongs to the state.
This was a handicap accessible yurt.
Has a nice little roof on the outside deck which was great for that August Oregon mist.
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Inside is a painted plywood floor and a bunkbed with a double bed on the bottom and a single on the top.
On the right is a futon.
All the beds have a thin-ish vinyl covering.
Bring your own bedding.
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A couple of plastic chairs are provided and there on the wall is a fire extinguisher and the rules:
No pets
No cooking
No smoking
On the deck is a picnic table and out in the campsite is another picnic table and a metal fire pit.
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Each yurt has a skylight dome.
It is cool!
There is even a hook on a pole to open it up for fresh air.
The windows on the yurt are screened and can be rolled open and secured with velcro.
I looked at the website for Pacific Yurts who manufactured all these and the 16' yurts cost about $5300.00
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Electric heater!
Two electrical outlets too.
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A small wooden table and two wood chairs and a mirror and lights and a smoke detector.
Quite a lot going on in a small round space!

I took some photos of a rusting storage container near the Salvation Army store.
The store was over price.
But, hey - it is in a touristy town...
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The next day at the beach I found some rock that reminded me of the rust!
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The ocean was fabulous to watch.
The beaches were deserted.
In August.
Go figure.....
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Not bad for iphone pics....
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