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@hopeful33250 -- it was my 2nd oil painting from a photo of a lighthouse in a magazine. I keep it to remind me why art is not my forte and to keep my day job. The first one was so bad I painted over it...yup, it's the same canvas. The first one was an old wooden sailing ship first pass. Then after seeing how bad it was I added a fog cover so you could barely make out that it was a ship in the fog. It definitely turned me into an art appreciator for those that really have the talent.
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Well, John, I realize this isn't a high-level compliment, but I couldn't do anything this good myself!
@johnbishop If you are into lighthouses you might enjoy my brother's website. He has many lighthouses in Maine on it, he is a photographer now after retiring from being a physicist. I hope this is not against the rules -- his website is http://www.kennealy.com.
I guess I clicked on the wrong name before! Meant to be for you John.
Jane
Hey @johnbishop - The thing about being an artist is that you aren't an artist in everything. I'm pretty good with stained glass and textile arts - quilting, sewing, etc. But I'm not worth a dime at painting. Once I went to a "Painting With a Twist" - one of those where they take you step by step through painting a picture. Mine was so bad that when my sister saw it she thought one of the little kid neighbors had painted it and I felt I had to hang it. Truly. Yours looks like a Rembrandt beside mine!
I was so bad in art that my art teacher in high school tried giving me a C on a project. I had to convince her to still give me a good grade in the class. I lobbied that although all of my projects were admittedly quite bad, I was trying and completing things on time, they just looked like I rushed them last minute 🙂 . My lobbying worked as I still got an A in my art classes, but my projects never got any better.
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John,
Don't say you can't paint. You CAN paint. I love this. It's personal, so it obviously is the work of one person and not a mass produced copy. It's your style and your technique. My Master bath is done in Lighthouses, since my husband was born In Rhode Island and lived close to Point Judith. We traveled there when we were first married. It certainly reminds me of that trip. I am always so impressed when I see paintings like yours, and I have several older friends who paint. My parents paid for art lessons for me, and I could never even paint a crooked line! They also paid for dance lessons, voice lessons, and piano lessons. Just as the art, I do not have a melodious voice, I am not a dancer, and I probably can play chopsticks on the piano! So don't hide your talent under that bushel. You have the gift. I have no hobbies. My only passion was/is teaching, and now I don't have that.
I mourn the loss every day.
Carol
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