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There was a great documentary on the BBC recently about the American Painter Andrew Wyeth by Michael Palin (he of Monty Python fame). Often disregarded by critics who are all too happy to big up Edward Hopper it explored Wyeth's work and whether it's rural setting and his unwillingness to play the fame game had lead to his under rated appeal. You may be familiar with the painting below "Christina's World"

http://www.moma.org/collection_image...CRI_165457.jpg


I may have posted this before apologies if I have I am a bit out of it. Great watch though


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ1NDuvskpY

http://mickthegallery.com/assets/Fire-1-Low.jpg

Another offering from my scribbles. Lennox Lewis from the cover of Mamas Boy, wax oils on canvass. Its not exactly the finished article, I didn't do a great job of covering the painting that's underneath and I've started to scratch the paint off so I've had to stop. Doesn't show in a picture but the painting underneath does give a nice texture to it.

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Great Piece by somebody in Poland

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i esp enjoy Still Life with Pomegranates & Teapot

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Here's the final @Greenbeanz

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@Master here's my very first painting

That is good work, that has van gogh and his style.

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That is good work, that has van gogh and his style.

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That was the very first time I put brush to canvas.

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That is good work, that has van gogh and his style.

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That was the very first time I put brush to canvas.

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That is even more remarkable, you must have a talent.

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These are some more recent ones

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Sick, i actually went out with a friend of mine and drank 3 bottles of wine and painted 3 paintings, Yours really good! Imma see if i can upload some of mine imma show u!

I should probably say, this is basically our first time paintings, we really suck at it but it was good fun!

http://i.imgur.com/ZOI2Cqa.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/Tigk4eb.png



http://i.imgur.com/kWmWiUz.png

Gunning for Kandinsky/Pollock right out of the gate eh? I like the red/yellow/green/blue painting.

It is fun to mess around a bit on the canvas, very freeing. If you want to work at it and hone some skills I suggest just doing some easy stuff, work on shading, work on a horizon line, use a color wheel to help images pop off the canvas. Do continue to have fun with it, art is expression and doesn't have to be so serious all of the time.

Nice thread, kabonghead you got some talent. Xwetie I actually liked a couple of those paintings you posted. I have not done any painting in years but i think a single painting can be just as powerful as a song, a good book or poem or a movie. We have a few nice art museums in my state including the museums at Yale (the school) when I visit I can find myself gazing on a Van Gogh or another great for an hour thinking only five minutes had passed.