Comments on: About David

By: David

David — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:03:13 +0000

Thanks, Rob. The encouragement is much appreciated.

By: Rob Howard

Rob Howard — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:04:28 +0000

Hi David, I just swung by to wish you a happy new year and encourage you to keep painting.

best…Rob

P.S. swing by and visit us at the Cennini Forum

By: David

David — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:04:00 +0000

Peggy,

It’s done from a mirror.

Best wishes,

David

By: PeggyDuf

PeggyDuf — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:52:54 +0000

Me again, I see way too many ‘junk’ books, magazines, etc = some of them aren’t telling me much WHERE, How, Which, etc. so forth but yours/Louis have good information above here. Went over libraries, search proper ones but I will check out other websites that yours/Louis/others recommend about paintings. Part 2 of my comment that I went up far North to visit my friend that also is artist, fabulous jobs despite his handicap - ceberal palsy, he has amazing works on nature, animals plus few people. We had kept each other post about paintings. He does want me to move up there, work up my paintings while he does his. I’m not comfortable to go anywhere else afar from my ‘key’ home in Lower Mainland. He doesn’t sell his paintings, not to his parents, his families still persue him to sell them to his families! He would let only photocopy them to his families. that’s it. Of course, I understand how he felt that happen to our paintings in past. I will ask his mother, she has magazine about him and his paintings. Fabulous jobs! Now about yours, self-painting… Not sure if it’s really difficult to do self-painting? by mirror? or picture of yourself, expand it then you painted on ? Anyway, you may see ‘duh’ ?! anyway Hope you may answer me in my email addy? Thank you P

By: PeggyDuf

PeggyDuf — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:42:11 +0000

Hello David,
I just end up - land on your website that I search for properly use - exactly use different between oils and acry paints. Searching for some more informations from yours/Louis, That’s interesting… I like your comments, again, still search for right mixtures for acrylic paintings. Need more information before I go ahead to do them. Truthfully, I had not painting for many years, last since I was about 14 yrs old. Never paint since after I have ‘lost’ my paintings at the dormitory where I lived there (alike orphange home). Plus the art teachers kept “deceived” that they “can’t find” our paintings, Then ‘force’ to get few friends and me to work on my paintings (watercolour, oil painting.) The teachers brought some more paintings for us to work on without telling us the truth until my friend and I caught the teachers brought out my paintings plus other students’ paintings in the teacher’s car, drove away. We have asked Teachers where our paintings. 3 of them keep denied the truth. One of them confessed to us that they took our paintings and sold them. We decided discontinue our work for nothing. Several times, I happen stop by ‘scanning’ the paintings of people, person, nature, plants, especially strange or mystery paintings that I have sensitive to understand their ‘inner’ meanings etc, why they paint these pictures. so forth. Craving to paint something to keep me away from end up eating something food! Trying to lose weight. Ah That Paintings would keep me busy, forgetting food! anyway, I hope you can understand me. Oh By the way, English is my second language, doesn’t that include painting ‘English’ concept?! Which paintings that i should have try at first? I just bought little by little of acrylic paints, what’s difference? Teachers have not teaching us wha’ts that etc… just move on my own, painting without drawing, first… etc.

By: David

David — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:08:13 +0000

Jill,

I did get the other comment and just now replied to it.

What medium do you plan to use on your gessoed panels?

By: jill metcalfe

jill metcalfe — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:28:44 +0000

Hi David,

I did try sending a comment but got in a muddle so you probably didn’t get it. Anyway, many thanks for help - have completed 6 panels and now must wait for 3 days before sanding them.

My art interests range from the fayum portraits, the medieval and renaissance to modernism, minimalism and abstract, and find close correlations between these groups.

All the best, and I shall continue to watch your space with great interest.

Jill

By: David

David — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:39:24 +0000

@alex s - Alex, I'm glad you like the site. As to mixing different kinds of oils, I'll answer in my next blog post.

By: alex s

alex s — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:16:40 +0000

I came here to read about solvent free oil painting, and wound up spending my afternoon here!

Thanks for the great info and your wonderful humor. I will make sure to duck when those lead bullets start flying. :-)

p.s I love the M. Graham watercolors, so I am going to start there, but, I wonder: Can I use linseed oil with them as a brush cleaner without degrading the quality of the walnut oil? (Linseed is SO much more cost effective.) Thanks in advance.

Alex

By: Ellen Eades

Ellen Eades — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:56:02 +0000

Hi David,

I just discovered your site while googling. Great thoughts, nice paintings. You’ve obviously spent a lot of time and energy thinking about and working on your art. I’m impressed.

I’m currently on my third (or is it fourth?) career move, studying painting at Gage Academy in Seattle, http://www.seattlefineart.org. Your blog’s very informative. I look forward to reading more about what you’re up to.

We also have similar interests, although my SCA years are in the past. I enjoyed your photos of Pennsic.

Cheers, Ellen