I don't really sit in my mother's basement at this computer hunting for trouble spots in the world nor do I look at "hot Russian Babes". I am in my shop where I have three fire extinguishers and a garden hose nearby. I am surrounded by metal, a pretty big inventory for a retired guy. It is sort of like my savings account.
I am working on my latest idea, a "painting station" for artists, something not too big with rings for yogurt containers or cottage cheese containers. A "cleaning station" for brushes, but something on wheels so it could be moved about and with its own palette and storage area for paint. So far I have three "table models" and four pedestal models and two steel easels that are self-contained with these features. I am near to being ready for the perfect "furniture quality" model, something attractive enough to be put in a living room.
I still don't know whether this is a good idea or not, something needed or useful for an artist? I like them.
I have already decided that if there is no market for these they will become my new trellis's in my garden next year! That will be pretty cool, little art pedestal tables for my cucumbers to climb on!
All of this reminds me of years ago when I wanted to invent the "perfect trellis". Oh, there were millions of trellis's on the market and people thought I was nuts for trying to create one more in an already flooded market. The one's that were there weren't any good, that is what they had in common. They would not support themselves let alone a plant. So I played at this for months until I came up with the perfect trellis!
I think over the years I must have sold a thousand of them but the first one's were failures.
I am also painting! My "landscape" has become an abstract! Painting is a lot easier and less expensive than working with steel and there is never any waste. Sometimes I have painted over the same canvas six times. It will be fun if a hundred years from now an art restorer finds one of my paintings, chipping away to find stories buried under stories, paint under paint.
Painting over a painting is interesting. I can leave some background, create shadows and depth and texture becomes a part of the painting.
This one is meant to be pleasant and red, red from a distance but detailed and mysterious upon closer inspection. That is all. It doesn't mean anything.
Sometimes we hunt for meaning where there is none. It is so hard to just accept something as it is. We hunt for ulterior motives where there might be none at all. We do this with people all of the time and the art world is full of it.
This painting is screaming "nothing". It just is, that's all. But it is pretty red, I'll give it that.
More of my paintings can be found HERE
I am working on my latest idea, a "painting station" for artists, something not too big with rings for yogurt containers or cottage cheese containers. A "cleaning station" for brushes, but something on wheels so it could be moved about and with its own palette and storage area for paint. So far I have three "table models" and four pedestal models and two steel easels that are self-contained with these features. I am near to being ready for the perfect "furniture quality" model, something attractive enough to be put in a living room.
I still don't know whether this is a good idea or not, something needed or useful for an artist? I like them.
I have already decided that if there is no market for these they will become my new trellis's in my garden next year! That will be pretty cool, little art pedestal tables for my cucumbers to climb on!
All of this reminds me of years ago when I wanted to invent the "perfect trellis". Oh, there were millions of trellis's on the market and people thought I was nuts for trying to create one more in an already flooded market. The one's that were there weren't any good, that is what they had in common. They would not support themselves let alone a plant. So I played at this for months until I came up with the perfect trellis!
I think over the years I must have sold a thousand of them but the first one's were failures.
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| Just so you can see there is some detail to this painting. |
Painting over a painting is interesting. I can leave some background, create shadows and depth and texture becomes a part of the painting.
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| about 5' x 3' "A Storm Came Through" |
Sometimes we hunt for meaning where there is none. It is so hard to just accept something as it is. We hunt for ulterior motives where there might be none at all. We do this with people all of the time and the art world is full of it.
This painting is screaming "nothing". It just is, that's all. But it is pretty red, I'll give it that.
More of my paintings can be found HERE
