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John, when I first looked at this painting, I thought it was a photo. Wonderful waves, a serene and uncluttered painting.
Beautiful is what comes to mind, love the whole composition. Very natural looking trees too.
Smashing scene. Calm and relaxing and well painted. Nice one!
John
Thanks to everyone. I really do appreciate your comments. It makes it worth the while I spend painting. My website has just collapsed though, and I can't seem to visit it. Mind you, there is no image enlarging feature on it, so maybe I should not be…
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- Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, Pastels, Pen and Ink, Photography
- About Me:
- Just a Senior Citizen in UK, whiling away my time, writing, painting, making furniture and playing jazz on my guitar. Lack of focus you see. Jack of all trades; master of none! I don't have "Senior Moments"; merely "Intellectual Intermissions".
I ought to put something less flippant here. I'll leave the lighter stuff in though, because I never take myself too seriously; or try not to.
I have painted and drawn for as long as I can remember, but it was a sporadic hobby. After leaving school in 1954 I didn't do too much of it. I was busy 'learning my trade' in the Royal Navy, where I served for for ten years. I did get some commissions from mess-mates, but mostly pin-ups were called for. I was happy enough to draw these for a carton of cigarettes. I don't smoke now so that's gone by the board!
It wasn't until 1980 that I took a serious interest in painting. I had suffered a hernia and in those days at least 14 days of 'rest' was prescribed after surgery. In the end it was a month or so, before I got back to work. During that time, to get light exercise, I took to walking in a large park near my home and to make the walks more productive I decided to take a sketch-book with me. I realised what I'd been missing and the rest, as we say, is history.
About ten years ago, I joined a local art group of like-minded friends, and we meet each Wednesday to paint and bounce ideas off one another. We have an annual exhibition of course and through that I do manage to reach a wider audience. It's much like Craft-Crowd. Everyone mucks in together, and we do things!
Lately, I am giving in to pressure and I am going for the Sutton Coldfield Society of Artists. My website is up and running; slowly gathering momentum and I update my blog as often as I can. So I am all set to enjoy my art. Now I found Craft-Crowd, I have yet another avenue of discovery and am making more friends as I go.
So, thanks for visiting my page and thanks for listening, if you got this far.
My blog:
http://writewayze.blogspot.com/
- Website:
- http://www.freewebs.com/artwayze/
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- At 9:30pm on November 14, 2009,
Anthony said…
- Hello John,
thank you very much for your comment about the glue that you use. I often paint on canvas sheets to practice and to save money, and not to mess up a canvas if it turns out badly. But I have painted a couple of paintings on canvas sheets and they turned out really nice, so I will try to glue them on to a wood or canvas panel and frame them.
Thank you and I hope your weekend will be nice.
- At 4:03pm on November 11, 2009,
Arlene Haggerty said…
- Thanks so much John for your comments. Oh yes I have worn out detail brushes galore!!LOL BUT I sure would like to learn how to paint free and easy!!!
Cheers
Arlene
- At 1:15am on November 9, 2009,
pandora said… - Welcome back John, welll we both had surgery on our knees mine was the 27th of July so Im well on the way to recovery now and back painting, My other knee gets done in April, thank heaven I only have two, but it will be nice to to able to dance and go for long walks again one day.I hope you are managing to get around O.k. let me know. I see you are from brum which part?? Take great care of yourself John and enjoy your art,'
Love Pandora
- At 11:24am on November 08, 2009, Asimo 2009 gave John a gift…
- At 1:16pm on June 29, 2009,
pandora said…
- Hi John , I hope you get your needed surgery soon ,What is it with us folk from Brum, Im also waiting for surgery , booked for 27th of July . so I guess ill back on here when I can to.
I hope all goes well with you. and i ll look for your new page. God Bless and all the best.
Love Pandora
- At 7:20pm on April 28, 2009,
Jan said… 
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- At 12:13am on April 28, 2009,
Jan said…
- Hi John
Nice to see you back love your paintings are so lovely. hop e you get things sorted out soon Take care love.
Jan
- At 11:03pm on April 27, 2009,
Sheila said… - Hi, John
It's nice to see you again, and some more stunning WCs, but I'm sorry the NHS is messing you about some more. What's new?!
- At 9:06pm on April 27, 2009,
pandora said…
- Welcome back John, I hope you can get you health needs fixed soon.Thank you for posting "Fur Elise" I love that tune, and am sitting here listening to it before I carry on. Your painting are so peaceful looking and well painted. Take care and I ll keep my fingers crossed for you
Love Pandora.
- At 8:33pm on April 21, 2009,
pandora said…
- Hi John, How are you Well I said I would be back, but I couldn't get on due to the fact that the site wasn't here , Now it is and here I am , I';m so sorry to here of your health troubles , It seems a lot of people get knee problems, I hope you are able to get fixed up soon. Living here in Canada , is not so good when you cant walk in the bad weather , and thats what has happened to me . so I'm glad that you cn at least walk in the park. My Grandmother lived in Sutton Coldfield, Kings Road, do you know it?l Ihave had a look at your art and I am very impressed , you do beautiful work. Hope you can get back at it soon, By the way I love Your music.
Love Pandora
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