Stuff about art that isn't artsy enough to go in the good art forum...

[beckstra]

I bought an easel today! It's one of those cheapo wood ones that you have to put together yourself, but y'all have no idea how big a step that is for me. I draw. I don't paint. Well, not well anyway. I'm teaching myself...sometimes that doesn't work all too well. :p

Also, holy Moses. Today, I was putting out frieght at work, and some of our shirts were folded around cardboard sheets. There were about twelve of these sheets. I brought them home with me. It's nice to know that spending butt-wads of cash on stretched canvases is not all that neseccary.

So yeah...all this to say, I'm taking a few risks these days. Even if they're teeny on the grand scale of life. I'm excited. Who knows what'll come of it.

[lapietra]

Yay beck!
Baby steps are the best way to start ;)
I'm planning on taking a drawing class starting in June - the last time I did this was... wooo... 20 years ago? gah. But there's something there that needs to be developed...
Hope you'll share if you do something you're proud of :D

[ambo]

all art is good art

[Deviate]

so pysched for you beckadeck. sounds like a lot of fun.

hopefully i can glean your artisitc energy, furvor, exploration, and get my ass in front of some canvas as well...

-st.

[chuckie egg]

I miss my painting days. I did a degree in Fine Art and spent all day in a studio painting, it was GREAT.

I dont seem to ever find the time these days, must try harder! as was written on all my school reports! heh

[bealeblues]

i can't even spell art. (i had to look it up in a dictionary)

[Red Princess]

not that hard to stretch your own canvases. canvas from the fabric store is pretty cheap

[beckstra]

yeah. but free cardboard is cheaper. ;)

[chuckie egg]

What sort of paint are you using Beck?

[beckstra]

Just plain ol' watercolors. I haven't totally got the hang of how to use them yet...but I'm getting there.

[chuckie egg]

I hope your cardboard is white!! :D Tis very good for watercolours!

[azur]

You can cover the cardboard with 2-3 layers of acrylic white (just the same as used to paint walls). When it dries you can pain on it with oil colours.
Anyway watercolour gives a lot of possibilities and sometimes is even more difficult than oil.
Good luck and hope to see some of your works soon!

_:)

[beckstra]

It's white cardboard alright. It's been fun the last couple of days. I've actually had a lot of time on my hands to go for it. I've started out with doing a self-portrait and a portrait of my sister. It's not all that complicated since I'm not too into anything that looks all that real. I'm good with a pencil for stuff that requires specifics, but I think I like sticking to somewhat abstract stuff when I'm painting.