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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
@Smc @Former-Member @Appleblossom @Former-Member @PeppiPatty and anyone else with an appreciation for the world of art ....
Hi and welcome ....
Here is a gallery space for art in all its forms .... posting a piece of your own work, perhaps in progress .... sharing a favourite artist .... just coming to browse occasionally .... a meeting of minds and experiences through creative expression.
(Moss Roses by Pierre- Auguste Renoir)
@Zoe7
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
@Faith-and-Hope I love seeing your works in progress ... adds dimensions to the experience.
Part of my reluctance regarding pics is that if we have too many "perfect" things out there, it can discourage people taking the first step .. into their own creativity ..
@Smc I prefer more figurative work than Whitely, and have great respect for his widow. I put it up as a prize winner rather than only obscure artists .. which is my usual tendency. Real live stuff is great .. just I cant draw, but am loving my phase of exploring art through the net.
I like the detail of the Pre-Raphaelites and the idealism of th Arthurian Legends.
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@Smc now that's an adenture in itself. How talented your hubby sounds. The idea of you sneaking some of those 'extra layarounds' in for us to view sounds exciting. Yes please do if you can 🙂
I have no talent whatsoever in this area, but I can look and appreciate a lot of things in my own way and I love learning about all sorts of everything. Exploring other people's creations is a joy.
@Faith-and-Hope I too loved that you shared with us the stage process of your stepping stone interpretation. It gives a whole new layering insight that I'd never really considered just looking at a final creation. How wonderful you thought to share that with the likes of us who don't have the understanding of the "building" process. You've provided me with a revelation, figuratively and literally.
@Appleblossom Closest to that I've come is studying the incongruities in Da Vinci's "Last Supper" when I was investigating the Rosslyn Chapel and Rennes Le Chateau mysteries. (long before Dan Brown wrote the Da Vinci code.) Nothing to do with anything, except that your choice of art took me back to that. I also guess the themes are pertinent as well, thinking about it. A little bit *cue twilight zone theme* ish.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Hi everyone .... 😊💕
I'm just bumbling my way around a rather full inbox today, with a fuzzy brain .... would like to have a nap but have techs here today working on electronics .... so can only rest up instead ....
Might be a bit slow to respond ....
@Former-Member, you have probably worked out by now that the stepping stones image has become a painting challenge with @Zoe7 on her art thread in the LE forum. @Heart is going to join us, working in oils.
Here is the image it was taken from, bearing in mind copyright of course, it can only be for our own home use and no financial gain drawn from it without the original photographer's permission.
It is a healing image .... reminding us that the challenges we are faced with are stepping stones forward, rather than a mountain of overwhelming events, which they can seem to be at times .... if we take them in baby steps, or stepping stones is another analogy, we can make our way through the mire.
Anyone who wants to pick up some sort of art medium and give it a go .... all welcome .... ❣
@Twinings @stillhopeful17
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Doing copies is a legit way to learn painting ... just acknowledging sources etc.
I have a copy of a Frans Hals on my wall in oil done by uncle.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Ummmm .... might be a good idea for me to actually post the image I just offered everybody .... :face_with_rolling_eyes: ...
I'm awake ....lol .... 😆
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Former-Member@Faith-and-Hope@Appleblossom
Really tossed up whether this belongs in the Hot Chocolate thread with the chat about craft and wildlife... or the Something to Smile About thread... here will do I guess. Mheeheehee....
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Unknown userMember
lol hahahaha!! @Smc too funny! Yep I see it.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Lol @Smc
Where are the other parts to your trilogy? @Former-Member. I thought they might be here.
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Unknown userMember
currently sitting in various forms on my hard drive @Appleblossom 😛
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
No pressure @Former-Member
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