doodles . WOW ,I LOVE THE ABSTRACT. doodles ha You are funny.
would you mind if I wrote about the abstract ...picasso-ish painting???
Ill share it back . Gee i thoguht id see a cartoon doodle thanks for sharing and the beautiful art you create... make the world a brighter place .
Peace
Bmw...Tina

:::blushes:::

thanks chemar and bmw.

i'd love to have you write about my wacky picture bmw. i'm a tad behind tonight on reading posts. i saw you posted a new one tonight. i'll check it in a bit.

you are always support me chemar and give me strength. i love you.

Wow Curious you are super talented monkey!!!!!

oh cool glad you say I may do a poem about it . ill share it when it is... born. ha. the one i posted isnt bout your art . did you always ..doodle or did you pick it up after you was a grown up?
Love your art .
Peace
Bmw

i have always loved to draw and create things. i was just never encouraged. my oldest sister was the "true artist" in the family. i didn't really share anything i painted until my kids were in school. then i did some murals in their school.

i love to sew.( teddy bear are my fave) make things from wood and metal. and cook! i'm not much a recipe user, i tend to read cookbooks like novels, then come up with my own creations. usually modified healthy versions, since i did that for a living.

here is a metal work i made. it is hanging my bedroom above the fireplace. kinda hard to see, but it is woven metal flashing. i have sold a few of these since making mine.

I love your kitchen...and it's even better in person. the purple in your dining room is so beautiful. I'd love to do my house that bold! You are one talented Monkey.

These are simply great! I am enjoying this thread very much.

You certainly have alot of energy (wish I had some).

How long did it take you to do the "movie group". What kind of paint did you use? Regular wall paint, or acrylic artist types?

It must be hard to move and leave these behind.

I have been thinking of a mural of sorts too... to go over the fireplace at our summer home.


First photo:
The white space used to be bare cement. I sealed it with UGL sealer (which is white) a few years ago (oil based). I'd take down the old boat name and put it higher on the wood paneling above...
The sealer did help with the water leakage that sometimes comes in from the chimney.

second photo:
and do a scene like this one:
including a freighter doing upstream on the left. I wanted to do it last summer, but rather poohed out with fatigue.

It is a fairly rough surface, and I don't know if acrylic will hold on the base coat. Any suggestions? All would be appreciated.

hi mrsd and thank you for the compliment.

i use whatever paint i have. in my kitchen i mainly use house paint, so the colors would match the rest of the house. the other paints that work well and come in all colors are the craft paints by Plaid. they are inexpensive, less than a dollar at walmart. and sure saves time on mixing.

Plaid also has a gel type of medeum that you can mix in the paints to extend the drying time. this is wonderful when you are shading and blending colors. oh...and watch the real cheap brands of the craft paints, they are very thin and the colors tend to fade fast. learned this the hard way years ago.

you do want to make sure your paint is thick. thin paint can run. tubes of artist paint are more expensive. for a large project...not in my budget.

since you used an oil based sealer, then a thin coat of a something like kilz would be best to prep the surface. drys fast and really seals any discolorations. when i painted the murals at the schools i used this. kilz now comes in many colors and you can probably find the right shade for a good background and save you time there.

i use chalk to draw before painting. you can see that on grandmonkeys hummer. just disapears and no worries about lines showing.

the movie crowd scene took me 2 days. i drew it one day and painted the next. it only has a few colors, so that saves time. the biggest time saver on that one.....i used a black paint pen for all the lines! then all i had to do was fill in with paint.

i think that scene would be beautiful mrsd. i can pm you with other hints if you decide to do this.

julie, if you decide to...let me know. i have lots of paint brushes...and gallons of paint.

oh..you are so right mrsd. leaving these behind is pretty sad. but.....fresh walls await me somewhere. and the time it takes to paint, it sure gives me something to do when i can't sleep because of pain. it is quiet...so i don't wake up the family.

Why am I just now finding this thread!!! Curious, it's wonderful...you are so talented..where on earth do you find the time? My favorite is the kitchen...and the metal work! And I love color....maybe in my next life or if I ever move from this farm house.

Thanks for sharing...I am so impressed!

ummm...alffe...it's cuz i'm a sneaky monkey. i find my energy from all the choccy i steal around here.

i am soooo glad you like them.