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Post by bballgirl on Jul 4, 2016 13:43:13 GMT -5
Independence Day
I texted a friend and said Happy 4th of July. My friend texted back and said Happy Independence Day. When I read those words the word Independence hit me like a ton of bricks. That one word is so meaningful this year. I set myself free from my awful marriage.
A year ago if someone told me I would be divorced in a year I would have said NO WAY! IMPOSSIBLE!! Nobody knows what the future holds. Everyday is a new day with new opportunities. So I wanted to tell everyone Happy 4th of July and may you work towards a Happy Independence in whatever that looks like for you.
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Post by greatcoastal on Jul 4, 2016 14:06:08 GMT -5
power to press on to Independence!!  |
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Post by DryCreek on Jul 4, 2016 16:46:04 GMT -5
greatcoastal, I continue to be impressed at your art. Not only is it skilled, but as a photographer they also strike me as being technically excellent.
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Post by greatcoastal on Jul 4, 2016 18:26:15 GMT -5
greatcoastal , I continue to be impressed at your art. Not only is it skilled, but as a photographer they also strike me as being technically excellent. Thanks DryCreek! This was my second train that I had ever painted, I feel I have improved since then. My seven years as an Architectural Illustrator, and years of looking at hundreds of thousands of other paintings helps me understand balance, depth, and proportions. A fellow artist politely pointed out to me that the signal pole was an after thought. He noticed I left the shadow out! He was right too! I fixed that on my original. Fellow artists can be very picky, I am my worst critic! |
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Post by misssunnybunny on Jul 4, 2016 18:34:05 GMT -5
My Independence Day is July 6; it is the day I moved out on my own. BBG, congrats to you on your independence! It really does give this holiday a different meaning.... GC, nice painting! Best to all in their journey.  |
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Post by DryCreek on Jul 4, 2016 18:45:37 GMT -5
greatcoastal , I continue to be impressed at your art. Not only is it skilled, but as a photographer they also strike me as being technically excellent. Thanks DryCreek! This was my second train that I had ever painted, I feel I have improved since then. My seven years as an Architectural Illustrator, and years of looking at hundreds of thousands of other paintings helps me understand balance, depth, and proportions. A fellow artist politely pointed out to me that the signal pole was an after thought. He noticed I left the shadow out! He was right too! I fixed that on my original. Fellow artists can be very picky, I am my worst critic! Hmmm, yes. We are most critical of our own craft. There are some very successful photographers whose work makes me cringe... while I'm touring their high-rent galleries. I can't argue their success, even when I know they could have taken a better picture. In your work, I noticed the keystone on the vertical lines, which gives the viewer the impression of not only a low perspective, but also standing close to the engine. I didn't notice the missing shadow on the pole. One of the earlier trains you posted, I would have sworn was a photograph, not a painting. One of the marina paintings as well. Since I'm already on a tangent, I'm reminded of a photo being analyzed for authenticity. This guy had done PhD-level analysis on the pixel values, image compression, and metadata layout to establish that it had, indeed, been manipulated. Whereas I simply observed that the angle of the sun on a passing aircraft was impossibly opposite of those on the ground. Details - you never know who'll notice what. |
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Post by greatcoastal on Jul 4, 2016 20:23:05 GMT -5
My Independence Day is July 6; it is the day I moved out on my own. BBG, congrats to you on your independence! It really does give this holiday a different meaning.... GC, nice painting! Best to all in their journey. How long has it been? A year or longer? |
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Post by baza on Jul 4, 2016 20:38:28 GMT -5
As I understand it, back in the day the citizens became rather pissed off about the concept of taxation without representation.
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Rather similar to a dysfunctional marriage.
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Post by misssunnybunny on Jul 4, 2016 21:40:32 GMT -5
My Independence Day is July 6; it is the day I moved out on my own. BBG, congrats to you on your independence! It really does give this holiday a different meaning.... GC, nice painting! Best to all in their journey. How long has it been? A year or longer? It will be three years this year. Time has passed quickly, it still feels like just last year... |
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Post by Caris on Jul 5, 2016 15:24:23 GMT -5
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