tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90078173877774745442024-02-06T23:59:33.365-06:00Susan Vineyard, Artist, Photographer and BloggerSusan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-70341458853499068492023-09-12T21:26:00.007-05:002023-09-12T21:58:38.498-05:00Worth the Wait<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> I actually chose a later date for my knee replacement surgery so I could attend the last two last weekends' gallery openings, and I'm glad I did. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>As I've stated previously, I am not an art expert. When I majored in art in community college a million years ago, the art scene and the art were much different than they are today, or at least they have evolved from w</span>hat I had access to back then.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY3RYRz1hpwSif_tMg_tW7dWTFCRoEA7FtKaihj3jPKBaCzsr3y53s6o4Kqr6IUFbCwxD0u25Awdnsfo-PIdb_unF5LpgPLMf84gOwi481LrbP89cJTd5YQ2Si5QafsYPRNiqSqwxTrLMINoGvS_k6P7fyciyKT9HYC4UzUHr-8dZwyyU1G2wy3I15NU/s1043/Screenshot_20230912-204141_Photos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1043" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY3RYRz1hpwSif_tMg_tW7dWTFCRoEA7FtKaihj3jPKBaCzsr3y53s6o4Kqr6IUFbCwxD0u25Awdnsfo-PIdb_unF5LpgPLMf84gOwi481LrbP89cJTd5YQ2Si5QafsYPRNiqSqwxTrLMINoGvS_k6P7fyciyKT9HYC4UzUHr-8dZwyyU1G2wy3I15NU/s320/Screenshot_20230912-204141_Photos.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Visiting Gallery openings and blogging about my responses to the art is part of my self education. Trying to analyze what pleases me helps me self analyze my own art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9ECDTHGQOXY0DX4q3JEl8YRpkrN4mND_Ehmg3K5e6s-YuE8USzBpZKgxoNEH_vDGBxcA4ETb3iDSpV1PkE5F91FInLh4dIsLCRL-t0r4XMj3X7RtdEJ0D5uUwvxVixg_v18szI8XvpjXKJO6An6ZS0oJGbPqw3ygTG0_9BIi8v1B9VMOUhgOR-0UHN4/s1447/Screenshot_20230912-204206_Photos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9ECDTHGQOXY0DX4q3JEl8YRpkrN4mND_Ehmg3K5e6s-YuE8USzBpZKgxoNEH_vDGBxcA4ETb3iDSpV1PkE5F91FInLh4dIsLCRL-t0r4XMj3X7RtdEJ0D5uUwvxVixg_v18szI8XvpjXKJO6An6ZS0oJGbPqw3ygTG0_9BIi8v1B9VMOUhgOR-0UHN4/s320/Screenshot_20230912-204206_Photos.jpg" width="239" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On Thursday evening, I attended the opening reception of "Out of the Black,"an exhibition highlighting new paintings by two Tulsa artists.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">First the Joseph Gierek gallery is located on a very cool corner in the Medowgold district of Tulsa and on the iconic Route 66.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM1ZRp4QsjPTD9-bjW_RvJAL5dxciHnusVMZqAyB35xfnW-yfjm9gJxKP8jRGqfAbeQw18LWxSunaNVbDzxQOYc8sgFa56BRRXLz2iox3XYJWp-ePQ8AluejFuFx4_Zn60CrvnfU0DunjiKkCm1AFRT5rsmb8_YwS7n4qd5biUj66XATUMICWSkLWGgs/s4032/20230907_191637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM1ZRp4QsjPTD9-bjW_RvJAL5dxciHnusVMZqAyB35xfnW-yfjm9gJxKP8jRGqfAbeQw18LWxSunaNVbDzxQOYc8sgFa56BRRXLz2iox3XYJWp-ePQ8AluejFuFx4_Zn60CrvnfU0DunjiKkCm1AFRT5rsmb8_YwS7n4qd5biUj66XATUMICWSkLWGgs/s320/20230907_191637.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On that corner, you'll see Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios, a mural that includes the Golden Driller and the Medowgold sign, as well as other Tulsa icons. Decopolis, a Tulsa Art Deco museum is situated on the opposite corner. </span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUI95RzKSqftz8-F7WXjoevcbWF0ToY1t8Hc8wl59AxrwP0ovMMQYxNTRouXUMYiGKzxzqohtRXSQyHONvCIMN-fAThBB8VrkJ-SE-aw7n33tNm2g7j45HqTWNA6yPhY7_GwrhL1BwYpzhV6JU0SXfdcrLaJDCQI1qMr3Z3GtjdBkcWLVPHuyGSvLi2o/s4032/20230907_184433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUI95RzKSqftz8-F7WXjoevcbWF0ToY1t8Hc8wl59AxrwP0ovMMQYxNTRouXUMYiGKzxzqohtRXSQyHONvCIMN-fAThBB8VrkJ-SE-aw7n33tNm2g7j45HqTWNA6yPhY7_GwrhL1BwYpzhV6JU0SXfdcrLaJDCQI1qMr3Z3GtjdBkcWLVPHuyGSvLi2o/s320/20230907_184433.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP95vOsKlrSW3BnEdgosd5P1wz_mVj7tS2XVx821L8GM_8Ao7H7-GoXvTGKqTDncIMJGlaPmLqMwRIFZpuPC_p9_DysQafLmtzbbk9F6BMqxGLtEqqGmT2znVHJjR-xW6QezMtcWdJAblYLrF6S0gVfRwjTHVwoPZT9a5HuF-H2NemnwmkoyR7sTNg9w/s320/20230907_184408.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP95vOsKlrSW3BnEdgosd5P1wz_mVj7tS2XVx821L8GM_8Ao7H7-GoXvTGKqTDncIMJGlaPmLqMwRIFZpuPC_p9_DysQafLmtzbbk9F6BMqxGLtEqqGmT2znVHJjR-xW6QezMtcWdJAblYLrF6S0gVfRwjTHVwoPZT9a5HuF-H2NemnwmkoyR7sTNg9w/s4032/20230907_184408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When I walked into the gallery, a large triptych by mural painter, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Marcia Myers, whose large-scale color field abstractions emulate the traditional fresco painting techiques of ancient Rome immediately caught my eye.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPaEZYQNg63qx18HG8jFET_2j_zEZtIM-rdvMhl_bozCKelsHnPlrpkeZy9_ZjN57SsjoUE3_ki3M3qwdyYEpvSkcoiCKPqKJgrA9mJjK_INnZwUpDrIIPp8sDiJhhiJ97KIfaMxlzP3JJIgdeOSPLounrBHk9UByBPiJuYpDh_rzlv8pcRDtPzXR-gA/s1231/Screenshot_20230912-204332_Photos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="917" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPaEZYQNg63qx18HG8jFET_2j_zEZtIM-rdvMhl_bozCKelsHnPlrpkeZy9_ZjN57SsjoUE3_ki3M3qwdyYEpvSkcoiCKPqKJgrA9mJjK_INnZwUpDrIIPp8sDiJhhiJ97KIfaMxlzP3JJIgdeOSPLounrBHk9UByBPiJuYpDh_rzlv8pcRDtPzXR-gA/s320/Screenshot_20230912-204332_Photos.jpg" width="238" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. She used layers of marble dust and acrylic, but the effect seemed almost waxy to me and I really had to exert self control to keep from touching it.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESing3XERB505I3tZX35qlkrrqVl6qfNc_l-ZIyQUilGTDbUTy4HVRkDkLL30jRoyXjo_TxMkoVuRJQpTUNGEZzko_yNJJuq0_1kimB6cshBspwcUDpp3gz_KqL4Gnl0xYp_ta7xSK9Y8wDTFPfYbobqi9puf-RjkrRogeUwMYJV3GX4INqC_v4RSUV0/w240-h312/20230907_190812.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">Thomas Conrad displayed a series of beautiful koi based on inspiration of the koi at the Gathering Place.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESing3XERB505I3tZX35qlkrrqVl6qfNc_l-ZIyQUilGTDbUTy4HVRkDkLL30jRoyXjo_TxMkoVuRJQpTUNGEZzko_yNJJuq0_1kimB6cshBspwcUDpp3gz_KqL4Gnl0xYp_ta7xSK9Y8wDTFPfYbobqi9puf-RjkrRogeUwMYJV3GX4INqC_v4RSUV0/s4032/20230907_190812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0cu5Rx18VW1hWvDXfaXQhQ5k6onaMk90HZ7gyZvSA8ETpNSd8F70v9A25ohhsZAqLIRQxvWREqTG51FrwvatZszuGYKdblDpw3zWPtj3sX5jXKLPoc545PgaOtG8Sbt4vjN_QJF-nZvAB2xY504lPy2if0ma_EpwKk4WnbtcibVlT_BuYp5apeIFVUQ/s320/20230907_190935.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Michelle Firment Reid displayed multimedia abstracts from her "Free Woman Series."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This blog is getting long and I am sitting in the hospital recovering from knee surgery, so I'm just including images of pieces I found intriguing. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEewj-YNSlKBxwim_of_8jLgYX3c_wIZBHGLGwdlXyu-So3IzfOTTGHvstNEiY_sw_NSIx-NcdpGf9pREH5L2fcoQcqE1veRpEQg7CIMhYVh82C38ryXDRaO0iEbQV3PgbaWS9f7Syq_0N5Sb14CO9WEVTVhEvJjr10w1MzKq2hqOAmX52S3oE9ozF-sg/s1191/Screenshot_20230912-200440_Photos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="907" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEewj-YNSlKBxwim_of_8jLgYX3c_wIZBHGLGwdlXyu-So3IzfOTTGHvstNEiY_sw_NSIx-NcdpGf9pREH5L2fcoQcqE1veRpEQg7CIMhYVh82C38ryXDRaO0iEbQV3PgbaWS9f7Syq_0N5Sb14CO9WEVTVhEvJjr10w1MzKq2hqOAmX52S3oE9ozF-sg/s320/Screenshot_20230912-200440_Photos.jpg" width="244" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I liked this one because it is of Cherry Street!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Once you know that, it makes perfect sense, but it's intriguing even without knowing.<br /><span><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoCaGhx2VuJbtGj7RbUHguqQvHTR9z6hmaXuTQ7rik7B4LZsVUXeRmyRyArWwKirVnDPHap0lYfO4GtrxmQjxQBkH7B_IeCLgpWE9fX_6yQlnAA9G1oOs2ybRpvZZ8FU0WtFItkq6bSkFWjUtGVO8099Vk9XX0FEkt_BD687csQUJ_JnzroNPLJocy9Q/s715/Screenshot_20230912-200546_Photos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="715" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoCaGhx2VuJbtGj7RbUHguqQvHTR9z6hmaXuTQ7rik7B4LZsVUXeRmyRyArWwKirVnDPHap0lYfO4GtrxmQjxQBkH7B_IeCLgpWE9fX_6yQlnAA9G1oOs2ybRpvZZ8FU0WtFItkq6bSkFWjUtGVO8099Vk9XX0FEkt_BD687csQUJ_JnzroNPLJocy9Q/s320/Screenshot_20230912-200546_Photos.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This painting by Tammy Kushner reminded me of an encaustic painting but it isn't. I love the light. I recently acquired a book on how to achieve the look of encaustic without the hot wax. Maybe she used some of those techniques or figured it out herself.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3UM6O_cQLB5tn_2N2ebZIZXkliw0JV9TgKA_N0hAV7qcOJCHAjItlJSyXdQeicSWJpeXjUvHgQMpApsN3L2YgLXc9v6HrbtOjJc1GPe3HprUu0E00YJRgKBhByxZsSx8mDg3RGPHlHH4a4BSBKIXQ6vpxWopN1z0sJ-GWGYhg5lZmdT7_ppyiIP1ymg/s1352/Screenshot_20230912-200659_Photos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="1043" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3UM6O_cQLB5tn_2N2ebZIZXkliw0JV9TgKA_N0hAV7qcOJCHAjItlJSyXdQeicSWJpeXjUvHgQMpApsN3L2YgLXc9v6HrbtOjJc1GPe3HprUu0E00YJRgKBhByxZsSx8mDg3RGPHlHH4a4BSBKIXQ6vpxWopN1z0sJ-GWGYhg5lZmdT7_ppyiIP1ymg/s320/Screenshot_20230912-200659_Photos.jpg" width="247" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These paintings by Darren Dirksen, are beautiful, and his handmade frames are beautiful and intriguing.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCGCrFU9YSo62EaZ1kpyhQ3A-gjqiIavUVo3PVoDMPBiHt21hokHYM5JsNKqAMhVFfT6UZahTtrX-FogePjQvU1EhndGt1mM-dYJPjVWqVFUrSsWiNYP1vFXhRHnaJezdc9i_TeZq-Gt9Eoz726qe9AdOT_dKyyVwZ2DBWiJ7WYm8cE58ZluKMdz2NXA/s765/Screenshot_20230912-201118_Photos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCGCrFU9YSo62EaZ1kpyhQ3A-gjqiIavUVo3PVoDMPBiHt21hokHYM5JsNKqAMhVFfT6UZahTtrX-FogePjQvU1EhndGt1mM-dYJPjVWqVFUrSsWiNYP1vFXhRHnaJezdc9i_TeZq-Gt9Eoz726qe9AdOT_dKyyVwZ2DBWiJ7WYm8cE58ZluKMdz2NXA/s320/Screenshot_20230912-201118_Photos.jpg" width="308" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This multimedia piece "Africa " by Larrt Hefner, really caught my attention. It is just very pleasing to the eye, and it pulls the viewer in. I looked at it a long time, trying to figure out why I liked so much.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am really trying to capture the names of the works and artists, but sometimes I fail. I am really sorry. I will try to do better.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Please excuse formatting weirdness thar I can't seem to fix on my phone.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-83840430879929511812023-09-07T13:15:00.001-05:002023-09-07T13:19:55.369-05:00Gallery Hopping Last Weekend<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">First I want to state that I am not an expert in galleries or contemporary art. That's why I'm attending gallery openings and writing about them on this blog. I'm learning so much!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Last weekend I attended two openings. The first was at the Doran Gallery on Peoria. <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://madorangallery.com/exhibit/324-momentum-of-color-and-form" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title=""><span class="Title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">MOMENTUM OF COLOR AND FORM</span></a>: </span></span><a href="https://madorangallery.com/exhibit/324-momentum-of-color-and-form" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title=""><span class="SubTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica;">A Group Show Featuring Abstract and Non-Objective Artwork.</span></span></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI1zILbvkPFKk4jORqjE0AahaYu-vnClu1GdcRbh2TFWQjhvKfjB35GcIbrzjEup81DdH9sPpjhOu3aZiJf8z-iv6L7M-djJom4tkktH-RC7xkHgZfyFO590KcFczRCheFRvyh0PMbh5V3hBYweNAVdHw-jY-rkAJ8RKR_qKmpb9WfczlkgH4qaogYkmg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1230" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI1zILbvkPFKk4jORqjE0AahaYu-vnClu1GdcRbh2TFWQjhvKfjB35GcIbrzjEup81DdH9sPpjhOu3aZiJf8z-iv6L7M-djJom4tkktH-RC7xkHgZfyFO590KcFczRCheFRvyh0PMbh5V3hBYweNAVdHw-jY-rkAJ8RKR_qKmpb9WfczlkgH4qaogYkmg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Multimedia ruled this contemporary show, making up at least half, if not more of the paintings. I was interested to see both gel plate, resin, cold wax and encaustic works, as well as those using fabric and thread and acrylic, and college. The offerings today are so much different than they were when I was an art student a million years ago, but what fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHGTq3s_BUCA7OtxwjjhwQq_2pI9myYETgguog_O93lxRwp6CwhaT0zscFMsEg4QDI5XFTtTaXQLPj-SrR1TfrpWVFdUt8ydZlGQbWVdzh6xc7iwidvetgtdfKIBwyIOpeMC1v7wpkLSlC8nXlsHZ94pyVue8fqs3ReAEqhsnC0RvjSI_RkaKI7QbRsSQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1231" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHGTq3s_BUCA7OtxwjjhwQq_2pI9myYETgguog_O93lxRwp6CwhaT0zscFMsEg4QDI5XFTtTaXQLPj-SrR1TfrpWVFdUt8ydZlGQbWVdzh6xc7iwidvetgtdfKIBwyIOpeMC1v7wpkLSlC8nXlsHZ94pyVue8fqs3ReAEqhsnC0RvjSI_RkaKI7QbRsSQ" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These works by Brad Ellis are made up of encaustic and collage on board. I have to admit that I had to look up "encaustic," but now I'm hooked and must try it. I also really like the surrounding college covered with translucent color. <br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHciMio6CXQwRY3SRNZGgrCC-hMJ_fY2KDkKei5YYK9IzJKVRsgjynfM86oghYipcN91Mbyp2IQox6Jk2UG14nv3UhfIaPkgtiY2KSAqWuTrmlbL9xNSijdPhTw52Z7Yi5BMWtFZhPc3grxBaIKmRQddJxDcPV5Fntg2g4cX_FXA6ucfk089XTWAYwa0o" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="622" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHciMio6CXQwRY3SRNZGgrCC-hMJ_fY2KDkKei5YYK9IzJKVRsgjynfM86oghYipcN91Mbyp2IQox6Jk2UG14nv3UhfIaPkgtiY2KSAqWuTrmlbL9xNSijdPhTw52Z7Yi5BMWtFZhPc3grxBaIKmRQddJxDcPV5Fntg2g4cX_FXA6ucfk089XTWAYwa0o" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I first saw "Funhouse" by Sarah Sullivan Sherrod from a distance, I thought it was a mounted and framed quilt, but it is much more. Although the base consists of handwoven fabric sewn together, the design is created using what looks like machine embroidery, accented by acrylic paint. Fascinating.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBzSMa8erKSVTFgm8ECzCPatb8r2vnRi7mRbMrzkGTeR8WJhjkYVZ18vgdyOR0_kRa9V6y_rNJywrBF7qAmsw7q_qf9KV0y95Z5VQ0fFHAjRrtielgE_hGl5n7pjh9-l3y3aoJHChbFC8Xdy0Z-PcYKh7E3PTDRpqLTd1OpM7CFmqRiq_Y2q60DybB-U8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1231" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBzSMa8erKSVTFgm8ECzCPatb8r2vnRi7mRbMrzkGTeR8WJhjkYVZ18vgdyOR0_kRa9V6y_rNJywrBF7qAmsw7q_qf9KV0y95Z5VQ0fFHAjRrtielgE_hGl5n7pjh9-l3y3aoJHChbFC8Xdy0Z-PcYKh7E3PTDRpqLTd1OpM7CFmqRiq_Y2q60DybB-U8" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />As a Frieda Kahlo groupie, I loved this sculpture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhqZjNqZQuXvInKs3yJ1m-Cm__el9YeBNta5M58Io5C4i9gAKc5y6jZg-8sOKv7xNSzs07iscjdeofwvQWTXcrZ_ffbKrUM0mS3THhp6gCbXfsJiROhwj_NpyIKPVapU7vaUP5Xhc9VfBM7u5GpN1nrwAmthlqomja7BOJuPv8BpzTcy-IzdJ-hKHdVco" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="692" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhqZjNqZQuXvInKs3yJ1m-Cm__el9YeBNta5M58Io5C4i9gAKc5y6jZg-8sOKv7xNSzs07iscjdeofwvQWTXcrZ_ffbKrUM0mS3THhp6gCbXfsJiROhwj_NpyIKPVapU7vaUP5Xhc9VfBM7u5GpN1nrwAmthlqomja7BOJuPv8BpzTcy-IzdJ-hKHdVco" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sammy Peters' "Isolation: resounding independence," a textured multi-media oil and Mixed Media piece can keep the viewer engrossed for quite a while. It just pulls you into its multiple levels.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmifczChO3ru2aJVoTPEm_YcmuJnvShmqC1e0TQTAbtE_akG-QR2-_12iDx772NSv0Y0yISTX49HV9-MkrNIxkEhtJUcLZNxpipGkRHi5MaIwprOS2zlUyO2Rug-2mGkc75oFRRlhMWD3aA5Y-i0gfm24S2mknTKrrWpyyMWJss3qa48JxGX-sFrYwmSc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="692" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmifczChO3ru2aJVoTPEm_YcmuJnvShmqC1e0TQTAbtE_akG-QR2-_12iDx772NSv0Y0yISTX49HV9-MkrNIxkEhtJUcLZNxpipGkRHi5MaIwprOS2zlUyO2Rug-2mGkc75oFRRlhMWD3aA5Y-i0gfm24S2mknTKrrWpyyMWJss3qa48JxGX-sFrYwmSc" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br />"Fly Catcher" by Dennis Johnson was one of my favorites with it's bright, clean colors in an abstract-geometric style.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'll probably have to go back and visit this show again. It's my self-education program, and learning was never so fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The second show I attended was "Amused Bemused," by Tara Booth, </span><span color="rgb(var(--color_15))" style="font-family: helvetica;">held at the TAC Gallery on East Reconciliation Way.</span></p><p><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: white; font-size: 60px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTewjWfTnYLNll84HWEIYQwwfU_bA9coEAhnJmLXDoB348lO6MncsR5Dxb879Wj2kXZbrwg0sOBwx3vVHfGODKvHE80TBy0kDz0BTAL19nWAEnTHaicJCrh4XzlygriAkXZhG1uq8n9r-wM51rnikT1tEO7XJrt5jgQhq0QqgV9royjfDsQsD0BwWj4ZE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1231" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTewjWfTnYLNll84HWEIYQwwfU_bA9coEAhnJmLXDoB348lO6MncsR5Dxb879Wj2kXZbrwg0sOBwx3vVHfGODKvHE80TBy0kDz0BTAL19nWAEnTHaicJCrh4XzlygriAkXZhG1uq8n9r-wM51rnikT1tEO7XJrt5jgQhq0QqgV9royjfDsQsD0BwWj4ZE" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Besides attending the show, just being downtown on First Friday was a treat!</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: white; font-size: 60px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: white; font-size: 60px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDHVEOhAEWi_sCPT6gc9DxomK3YAcaKdlggmblrPSTBuWht4is_lcu7lYS1YxOtP_9B2stuyiHd2iENWqLwkFJ-Oxd7iymsxcY7HTPRmj8lXrwP1-R053nBOJru3fA_oMlZGVkglDA7dJ8Z9GHt-H1ejaMt-JR0mqztpanvUXdjlijTMS_CKrhZjJ7vO4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1231" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDHVEOhAEWi_sCPT6gc9DxomK3YAcaKdlggmblrPSTBuWht4is_lcu7lYS1YxOtP_9B2stuyiHd2iENWqLwkFJ-Oxd7iymsxcY7HTPRmj8lXrwP1-R053nBOJru3fA_oMlZGVkglDA7dJ8Z9GHt-H1ejaMt-JR0mqztpanvUXdjlijTMS_CKrhZjJ7vO4" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All kinds of vendors, artists, musicians and protestors make First Friday in Tulsa a must-attend event.</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: white; font-size: 60px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"> n</span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwIFC30hRWc38Kpy89cPhrtxcQAk_68dVJlc33xeZQ2HW7xKlcPt9fgJOIrDai7JwZuzkmuxysd54Av02YRk9aYb9oiunMm5OjSJJVZA6GfmXv81KAH0lbdzdYImTHmrEpNJV4PSdgpodDyMnmZa79e0IkPx0Q_p864tqy8GxTPs7slgRIb6Y3FteZjic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1231" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwIFC30hRWc38Kpy89cPhrtxcQAk_68dVJlc33xeZQ2HW7xKlcPt9fgJOIrDai7JwZuzkmuxysd54Av02YRk9aYb9oiunMm5OjSJJVZA6GfmXv81KAH0lbdzdYImTHmrEpNJV4PSdgpodDyMnmZa79e0IkPx0Q_p864tqy8GxTPs7slgRIb6Y3FteZjic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The subject of this show is digestion in the female body and her medium is ceramics. This show has been exhibited nationally and internationally. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So now it's time to don my student hat again and see what Tulsa offers this weekend. Maybe I'll see you there!</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><p></p>Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-50319654046071688532023-08-30T19:23:00.005-05:002023-08-30T21:37:49.738-05:00Doodle Bug<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now it all makes sense, and if I'd figured out the logic behind my actions much earlier, maybe I could have convinced my school teachers? Sigh. Probably not....</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuvID-i76ObWqaBh6An9ZcKd1VUueBlJjB173sOdDhfbXaQ1AZNj4pz1oaCzVLcDIu7ACH7KKn73fKgF346O8q0HocKE_E12y2vJB-f6blhWfR56ks79sgRXixdEtp75RJAe5925bDssmgYfMcHbfybOyGXRlXZhR8VaWXBwwN_RLGrJsHWthjqPKE0s/s851/Screenshot_20230830-191532_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="714" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuvID-i76ObWqaBh6An9ZcKd1VUueBlJjB173sOdDhfbXaQ1AZNj4pz1oaCzVLcDIu7ACH7KKn73fKgF346O8q0HocKE_E12y2vJB-f6blhWfR56ks79sgRXixdEtp75RJAe5925bDssmgYfMcHbfybOyGXRlXZhR8VaWXBwwN_RLGrJsHWthjqPKE0s/w151-h181/Screenshot_20230830-191532_Chrome.jpg" width="151" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span>During classes in school, I often doodled. I did take notes, but the pages were covered with as many doodles as words. I kept telling my teachers that doodling helped me concentrate on what they were saying, but they never bought my excuses. Would you?</span>
<br /><br /><span>When I was in the business world, I doodled during business meetings. Sure, some of that was to try staying awake, but also it helped me concentrate on the highly technical and intricate engineering problems and their solutions I needed to be able to break down to help users learn how to use the hardware and software we were building. My bosses and peers may not have been impressed, but, believe me, it was to their benefit that I did doodle.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span>Recently, since I have had time to pursue my art again, I have been listening to audio books while I paint. I just finished a book about the story of color and now I'm "reading" one about a group of early 20th Century women artist.</span></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">What does all this mean? I think I figured it out. When I doodle during very left-brained meetings, I'm keeping my right brain occupied while I concentrate on all the important stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHAKtzBiJzGCozGTUgZWPk_gBEOstuc5xo-MA26WJX1X94iOfw_LYgVTSdMg4mxvsiop1rgLNNAoTiigMRXaYZ_Xc8ArRNH_yVcAPa3VGar08cDV-HmCyBoYeucv0lE6MEeA02OnbvqJ_jF2lyCi-CnY0S7jCdC8LYuL4vG29lbx3AZKQKIcrGyHhsckI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="372" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHAKtzBiJzGCozGTUgZWPk_gBEOstuc5xo-MA26WJX1X94iOfw_LYgVTSdMg4mxvsiop1rgLNNAoTiigMRXaYZ_Xc8ArRNH_yVcAPa3VGar08cDV-HmCyBoYeucv0lE6MEeA02OnbvqJ_jF2lyCi-CnY0S7jCdC8LYuL4vG29lbx3AZKQKIcrGyHhsckI" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>When I paint, the audio books keep my left brain busy while my right brain paints and creates away. Does that make sense to you? It does to me.</span><br /><br /><span>So there teachers and bosses! There is and always was a method to my madness. I just figured out what it was!</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_230830_191243_438.sdocx--></div>Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-20103472569064653322023-08-12T12:36:00.001-05:002023-08-12T15:49:41.189-05:00Liggett Studios Gallery Opening: WAKENING by ALYSSA FIELDS / STILL LIFES by PATRICK ROMINE<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> In the evening of a very hot day, I visited the opening of the show at Liggett Studios early. That was a mistake. I was thinking that an early visit would allow me to see the pictures in more depth, but next time, I'll wait until later in the evening so I can gauge the dynamics of the crowd. I am new at this game.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFqnSowb42EbWptokDNXNoxbuMhSQ8SM2CGJBgkgYmvjsif5361bOmotKpu1fja-GsyhVgcJKx0dt82FBODfvHwunyaj112nWBfaOBl4j0Uc5dsA8DIDgxzhvceXfs_1hVkD9We246WHemG8ai0wJXrSp31PALDQbu8zMGAERFGPbHMPhKEhb8CPutLaI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="676" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFqnSowb42EbWptokDNXNoxbuMhSQ8SM2CGJBgkgYmvjsif5361bOmotKpu1fja-GsyhVgcJKx0dt82FBODfvHwunyaj112nWBfaOBl4j0Uc5dsA8DIDgxzhvceXfs_1hVkD9We246WHemG8ai0wJXrSp31PALDQbu8zMGAERFGPbHMPhKEhb8CPutLaI" width="295" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here are my takeaways from the experience:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The space is wonderful for showcasing art. It's large and well lit. Even filling the space with two artists, it has plenty of room for both to display a hefty body of work. This show displays the works of two very different, but complementary artists, Allyssa Fields and Patrick Romine.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4dN8Dlmun3fC6PjA2pa4JPwEBPKsEHFZLeWtgM_HHRx4UhFLH2uZk_-cZN3dcO1OxMwh-oAfNV2iK7_b7UD3YIimZeUiWP3-zC9SLps-F7Y7_l1n-m0wSbQSL982XAR8FlFZ5IKtG3AucbkN-7EpzCRKqFro5B0dJ4pf8lO9gmPLxcO2JjlOuQbdveY0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1231" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4dN8Dlmun3fC6PjA2pa4JPwEBPKsEHFZLeWtgM_HHRx4UhFLH2uZk_-cZN3dcO1OxMwh-oAfNV2iK7_b7UD3YIimZeUiWP3-zC9SLps-F7Y7_l1n-m0wSbQSL982XAR8FlFZ5IKtG3AucbkN-7EpzCRKqFro5B0dJ4pf8lO9gmPLxcO2JjlOuQbdveY0" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Allyssa's work is beautiful. Her paintings reflect the themes of love, romance, and emotion, often with a floral touch. Her portraits of her baby have almost a religious connotation, but being the mother of a newborn baby is somewhat of a spiritual experience for most mothers. At least it was for me, many years ago.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi83n9UJnCuu0XXABkeqEAkpSH_IUnY3zbQAvg4w1ZvbMMMcYS3j7zq6BDtGXEbV4pszy6XYwL1mVZ7Y5Z0L8k5VHwPcy8NTmJ-HN9ap_G72XY7mOMM06Wq2v2okIdZKvy8hOu3LvNqYJDTT_PlqgNl62neaZRLI4rEiO6gToDnhulIhh_-FG5R9HxX07o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi83n9UJnCuu0XXABkeqEAkpSH_IUnY3zbQAvg4w1ZvbMMMcYS3j7zq6BDtGXEbV4pszy6XYwL1mVZ7Y5Z0L8k5VHwPcy8NTmJ-HN9ap_G72XY7mOMM06Wq2v2okIdZKvy8hOu3LvNqYJDTT_PlqgNl62neaZRLI4rEiO6gToDnhulIhh_-FG5R9HxX07o" width="192" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Patrick paints beautiful still lifes. Most have a rustic feel and include fruit, old fashioned cookware and lamps, etc. My favorite of his has a travel bag and a map. If I were to buy one painting from the show, I think that would be my choice. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSSaOkOfnEFqkEv5rc8-F9SZD8q4uAxhJIcLpHnQx9OUXUZsMomeH7pGStujSWR8TmGtJtBCB9N6Yuunlc7ZiXPafd7RjdKbLU8ICQ2QZIVYSoEiMv9lcjvxeewMUpSikvri92xTamujaL2vB0PrUQKW2UJ0ilHnDkTkpGDrKzA9gGijjSii30H26ZkBM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="777" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSSaOkOfnEFqkEv5rc8-F9SZD8q4uAxhJIcLpHnQx9OUXUZsMomeH7pGStujSWR8TmGtJtBCB9N6Yuunlc7ZiXPafd7RjdKbLU8ICQ2QZIVYSoEiMv9lcjvxeewMUpSikvri92xTamujaL2vB0PrUQKW2UJ0ilHnDkTkpGDrKzA9gGijjSii30H26ZkBM" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Patrick's works tend to be fairly small, while Allyssa's, on average, were larger.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Both artists are talented and create intriguing realistic paintings. And they both seem to have a clear direction and purpose to their work. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What I did not see in this show, interestingly, were abstracts, landscapes, and huge paintings for very large spaces.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'd stopped by another gallery beforehand that is between exhibits, and was being painted and prepared for the fall season. Although they just had a lot of random pieces around, not a real show, I came away asking myself if size (huge) was more important than the paintings themselves and how they were rendered. The Liggett Studios show took my thoughts in another direction. Each painting told its own story. No chaos. The visit was a calm and uplifting experience. The crowds were just starting to drift in when I left. Like I said before, I will not be the early bird next time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If you get a chance, take time to visit the studio in the East Village to view these artists' work for yourself.</span></p><p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: rgb(var(--color_14)); line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">314 S. Kenosha Ave.</span></p><p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: rgb(var(--color_14)); line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tulsa, OK 74120</span></p><p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: rgb(var(--color_14)); line-height: 1.3em; margin-block: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br class="wixui-rich-text__text" />sliggett2000@yahoo.com<br class="wixui-rich-text__text" />Tel: 918-694-5719</span></p>Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-21035194837366917842023-08-10T17:48:00.004-05:002023-08-11T09:42:36.780-05:00I LOVE Crackles!!<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">First, how do artists paint for hours straight on a painting? I work with quick- drying acrylics, and I am always waiting for something to dry before I can move on to something else, but in interviews with artists, I hear some say they paint straight through an eight hour day. How? And some even use oils, which takes days if not weeks to dry! So I work on multiple projects at a time, and have time for experiments.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"> Today, my experiment was crackle paste. It just arrived today, and I couldn't wait to play. I have a crackled painting as the background for my phone, and I admire it every day. And the project I started today could use a little crackle, but I need to know what I am doing before I actually use it on that project.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The crackle paste I ordered is </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8sS6JDKcC9NgqAgzEVwnA3tILPE5RJ9Jkw3jgW2cZd47vjkFr0SARWaAiBJjVNQRSuzHbkLBA8mglJtuGBEDlaVbsTaS7fMWhtTPg0th-or8Q8-n2Az-II6QjngVyyEkWjQI-7nNXSIx4FoFFIp8nPDyV55qm3Q2_ybFonJKaaO7nj4KzZV_-p40nMdY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="1057" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8sS6JDKcC9NgqAgzEVwnA3tILPE5RJ9Jkw3jgW2cZd47vjkFr0SARWaAiBJjVNQRSuzHbkLBA8mglJtuGBEDlaVbsTaS7fMWhtTPg0th-or8Q8-n2Az-II6QjngVyyEkWjQI-7nNXSIx4FoFFIp8nPDyV55qm3Q2_ybFonJKaaO7nj4KzZV_-p40nMdY" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br />I decided to experiment on a small (5×7) wooden panel. I used a stencil on the top and just smeared it on thick on the bottom. When I finished it looked like this.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnsISCPHsip5_ohyvqiOmny23u0NWvNXxfa3MK5UcwHv_iDUObzwO5qFCCgBM1PsWq3ew8k_AHLanEgEWEH-b9TyQW_L0jfoJcuDiSGOK4-tAf0ngL1T91aHCUouzPzYLpbtkHeK2_uzLTxd-p4mdwtP9WmQQejGQSUIXpcBsoF0LYJhKUAT8qHiIOqs/s4032/20230810_163948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnsISCPHsip5_ohyvqiOmny23u0NWvNXxfa3MK5UcwHv_iDUObzwO5qFCCgBM1PsWq3ew8k_AHLanEgEWEH-b9TyQW_L0jfoJcuDiSGOK4-tAf0ngL1T91aHCUouzPzYLpbtkHeK2_uzLTxd-p4mdwtP9WmQQejGQSUIXpcBsoF0LYJhKUAT8qHiIOqs/s320/20230810_163948.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I also used a kind of stamp at the bottom. I couldn't wait to see what it did, so I used the blow dryer on it and here are some pictures after that.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIpx6L5f-AWPc6c8Bu0f4STTmAF9udGdtPCoPBMnU0FHW2G4cUzAYPe7t6h2gwJ-jw7VQkGTzOnSlyayEVstuvTh5PfeT4_2PKZZ7DlJDecPgxM75idbHeyGdkizrbWhwcx4eTh8LhYHnI-cE5YCXGxjbCpFuWxmLaEUeOGAGpAw9XCMsefudgOm84gU/s4032/20230810_164000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIpx6L5f-AWPc6c8Bu0f4STTmAF9udGdtPCoPBMnU0FHW2G4cUzAYPe7t6h2gwJ-jw7VQkGTzOnSlyayEVstuvTh5PfeT4_2PKZZ7DlJDecPgxM75idbHeyGdkizrbWhwcx4eTh8LhYHnI-cE5YCXGxjbCpFuWxmLaEUeOGAGpAw9XCMsefudgOm84gU/s320/20230810_164000.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DsEn_hz4au-D5ZzmDmSUCnGKOT8Zu_u0GjeIkhIMQGxpZdriCo8apKJ8NfP78Y_aMpzuth0g6J7i4nUcgBP1ZwCAl-1CKgB-Kb122MYHONuVchYfnT2gJZFzmpvVCci5dIAkrX6aJWJvB9yEDmmj4b4op00ZKQ_rB39YpW1_abtrNQJ1NrF6w5d-1CQ/s4032/20230810_164008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DsEn_hz4au-D5ZzmDmSUCnGKOT8Zu_u0GjeIkhIMQGxpZdriCo8apKJ8NfP78Y_aMpzuth0g6J7i4nUcgBP1ZwCAl-1CKgB-Kb122MYHONuVchYfnT2gJZFzmpvVCci5dIAkrX6aJWJvB9yEDmmj4b4op00ZKQ_rB39YpW1_abtrNQJ1NrF6w5d-1CQ/s320/20230810_164008.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_NMv709nV_0EJTUyI1oBwkNz3n1yNirthM2PVDI4-Q9j-Oljr8pNt2D30uTWu_3KOYIGaDDYn53v869H4fEwxOD9A1v11Gla4DXkYfDAy_XlVYW7Vq9vy5zE_HF68r5Y8dw1c88gdPgz-PZhu5p28_2QH7r_tB0xq0_CQPAK5VlCSwEUZIX3lvkGFwU/s4032/20230810_164015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_NMv709nV_0EJTUyI1oBwkNz3n1yNirthM2PVDI4-Q9j-Oljr8pNt2D30uTWu_3KOYIGaDDYn53v869H4fEwxOD9A1v11Gla4DXkYfDAy_XlVYW7Vq9vy5zE_HF68r5Y8dw1c88gdPgz-PZhu5p28_2QH7r_tB0xq0_CQPAK5VlCSwEUZIX3lvkGFwU/s320/20230810_164015.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">It'll probably be more cracked by tomorrow. Then I'll wash it with some thin darker or contrasting paint to emphasize the cracks. I'll add "after" pictures tomorrow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Have you ever used crackle paste. Do you think you ever would?</span></p><p>I promised to show the painting after applying a wash. I also included a close-up. As you can see, The blue wash does accent the crackling ( and it did crackle more overnight). I will probably push this experiment further later. I'm not exactly sure what I'll do next. Any ideas?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWmSkQ5GTkczcOOzS5j92zp2lJX3ndBGiD2TYcj2mxXiy13jr6eUY8l8j8XzpkarMbQ7048JZgiT2v439dcBCEzCqJKhRjsJjkduYYyyIeX6qVMffDIICd0h2ch5LPsjHNzrgVCmNtJsylEJykkIglf-qOmnEjhi4T_VxLE5P61-rRvOgse92RXEwryw/s4032/20230811_092346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWmSkQ5GTkczcOOzS5j92zp2lJX3ndBGiD2TYcj2mxXiy13jr6eUY8l8j8XzpkarMbQ7048JZgiT2v439dcBCEzCqJKhRjsJjkduYYyyIeX6qVMffDIICd0h2ch5LPsjHNzrgVCmNtJsylEJykkIglf-qOmnEjhi4T_VxLE5P61-rRvOgse92RXEwryw/s320/20230811_092346.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyV-USMTuoe-_DK0DVrotWiX6YgV0qhlMT_iIKnf48LTAHhhPJUk2JSGh54zpBjDYafXbMz2vHlMch5qH0FXFEmhKL_PkQNqMs_f5DSuvpTtHl4uZgKEPuQuLL4J2zaTcFl-D-oDX2ZbcB4el4qE_TMireH2z2EA-CopDAGBiRjn3WAAVj40lI4Fvj-uk/s1372/20230811_092346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1372" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyV-USMTuoe-_DK0DVrotWiX6YgV0qhlMT_iIKnf48LTAHhhPJUk2JSGh54zpBjDYafXbMz2vHlMch5qH0FXFEmhKL_PkQNqMs_f5DSuvpTtHl4uZgKEPuQuLL4J2zaTcFl-D-oDX2ZbcB4el4qE_TMireH2z2EA-CopDAGBiRjn3WAAVj40lI4Fvj-uk/s320/20230811_092346.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-50375704373754757552023-08-05T15:21:00.025-05:002023-08-11T16:51:03.979-05:00Gallery Opening: Living Arts Oh Tulsa! Art Show<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last night's opening of the Oh Tulsa! art show at Living Arts of Tulsa drew a lively, eccentric crowd of artists and Tulsans enjoying First Friday downtown. The streets were crowded, the temperature outside was hellishly hot, and the gallery offered a cool place to meet friends, enjoy the creativity of Tulsa artists and have a drink from the cash bar. The crowd seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves and to be in no hurry to leave for other events.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIcG3i4QHtr_O2haVf_LvKwWcSyIa3oYyA9hV9qQXe8ub-ambYeJFpu32K9qHro11dwJv1DvAsrN_6PsF4jT3tLdDBCxBl6Fvtr1FP4Qwn8yp-GIf0Z2GN1MrlNLsn0uoDQyatL4ppioMo1W7GFES3A9WHP6HRjeY9YId-cxZGYx8of7vJAgwQIwyS1lo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="822" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIcG3i4QHtr_O2haVf_LvKwWcSyIa3oYyA9hV9qQXe8ub-ambYeJFpu32K9qHro11dwJv1DvAsrN_6PsF4jT3tLdDBCxBl6Fvtr1FP4Qwn8yp-GIf0Z2GN1MrlNLsn0uoDQyatL4ppioMo1W7GFES3A9WHP6HRjeY9YId-cxZGYx8of7vJAgwQIwyS1lo=w301-h230" width="301" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5ZZR3HR5yxNcGPcr7eQxPp4RDElTb4wAd5mKy9a-TlVp_n1J03IhFMmjblPc2rPzu0FTQAHFw-_fwj63rIn-gUxUDXffp8ito9KQFGaXmyKTyl_WNq9oL8YGYpvHD8vx0X4_NgVJNk1ycCzA908uHhTEzJOfYsvViWIEC3obrAHquhEIUvUerrcnqKn8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="725" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5ZZR3HR5yxNcGPcr7eQxPp4RDElTb4wAd5mKy9a-TlVp_n1J03IhFMmjblPc2rPzu0FTQAHFw-_fwj63rIn-gUxUDXffp8ito9KQFGaXmyKTyl_WNq9oL8YGYpvHD8vx0X4_NgVJNk1ycCzA908uHhTEzJOfYsvViWIEC3obrAHquhEIUvUerrcnqKn8" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGsbUWeemQ55nBMQbnLfZXiskm_pZ4SVTlZZQonrM1L95vsrdCzATVu2DwmVhEvbECSGajbmRpzDvc3LmCrkK_kDAxN7QjdJkngAgxhfIB1VxVYKQaiNt4A44JFNKZZQv_9vvhaeVRI43piCh5TYUpL2eIN_w1D3utL3SG27i6NgP_BCTwdhtRT5lKfVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="953" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGsbUWeemQ55nBMQbnLfZXiskm_pZ4SVTlZZQonrM1L95vsrdCzATVu2DwmVhEvbECSGajbmRpzDvc3LmCrkK_kDAxN7QjdJkngAgxhfIB1VxVYKQaiNt4A44JFNKZZQv_9vvhaeVRI43piCh5TYUpL2eIN_w1D3utL3SG27i6NgP_BCTwdhtRT5lKfVw" width="320" /></a></div></u></span></div></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The show included all kinds of artwork, including paintings in oil, acrylic, ink and multimedia, sculpture, pottery, photography, jewelry, and some works that seemed to defy labels or merge several into one visual experience. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One sculpture that somewhat defined the artwork offered in the show, "Realities & Perseverance" by Bailee Green, seemed to capture the struggles of an artist. The figure sits on discarded artwork as it finally finds its voice to create. I loved the realistic touches of discarded crumbles of waste paper covered with paint and the figure's paint stained hands. I assume the cracks in the body indicate that the artist feels somewhat broken. I am reminded of the well-known combination of quotes by Hemingway and Lenard Cohen, <span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-size: 16px;">“We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in.” </span><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-size: 16px;"> </span> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6gDX8rXZv2KfY5jnWl3Ule3Jx2bMPGQ-SGPxzf-sBGXvA2DMidPAnsKtijCX0O7zgSOt9dY6BmaIHbYMtsLIk30LgF52A7KEepHsE1yA0nxEogCWK6naHhZw6Xkct_9gW-OfAOP3-4Ruj1Mun1LpiiqRv-lbL9lqLE9L_bpIkCPNdd1JAS6Mw5DuJWtM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="921" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6gDX8rXZv2KfY5jnWl3Ule3Jx2bMPGQ-SGPxzf-sBGXvA2DMidPAnsKtijCX0O7zgSOt9dY6BmaIHbYMtsLIk30LgF52A7KEepHsE1yA0nxEogCWK6naHhZw6Xkct_9gW-OfAOP3-4Ruj1Mun1LpiiqRv-lbL9lqLE9L_bpIkCPNdd1JAS6Mw5DuJWtM=w385-h327" width="385" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some work really hits you with a bang! Because of size, subject or something else, these works could not go unnoticed. The giant portrait, entitled "Patty Ryan," of a monotone cowboy with one prosthetic leg on a bright yellow background is a perfect example. The piece is huge and actually uses two canvases.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhet0aNYGrcFhJt4fu5YfJ0Qm4vcjCOyJelVmTu8meTHygafPrAxnZMde0xtXCgPpo17FKav0NkqKEYjdE-SjtQfAK24LZ2E_2xzI6pX_9Haq7iISSorJ0Rck7txCtnhjCRwaX3iza-1WClHy6khHjU8fnJu7b1Y5ffKQQOf69ypkortnWf8Y9_Mivaq0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="867" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhet0aNYGrcFhJt4fu5YfJ0Qm4vcjCOyJelVmTu8meTHygafPrAxnZMde0xtXCgPpo17FKav0NkqKEYjdE-SjtQfAK24LZ2E_2xzI6pX_9Haq7iISSorJ0Rck7txCtnhjCRwaX3iza-1WClHy6khHjU8fnJu7b1Y5ffKQQOf69ypkortnWf8Y9_Mivaq0" width="282" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another large painting, "Sugar" by Faith Green, a closeup of a singer, radiates energy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuuJHNeg6DGtgtCp9VyaNZH_4P20WAjlHYrNPQlis_mnx88XP1UCHfB-TkZlFi8JEHn3hxo_6Q2_ZrNOLak35fvAjA9NZor-dyBgOe_hPR-dTRdLGHtZmuJZC-3EYxq3WZ4Z6bHMxlROtp8zGqIQfZfrh_Xo0ycgkNQ3uvHQmJQwXtYpDoovv_xOdsYnU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="506" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuuJHNeg6DGtgtCp9VyaNZH_4P20WAjlHYrNPQlis_mnx88XP1UCHfB-TkZlFi8JEHn3hxo_6Q2_ZrNOLak35fvAjA9NZor-dyBgOe_hPR-dTRdLGHtZmuJZC-3EYxq3WZ4Z6bHMxlROtp8zGqIQfZfrh_Xo0ycgkNQ3uvHQmJQwXtYpDoovv_xOdsYnU" width="184" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can't walk past "Fallen" by Colleen Stiles, which you see as you enter the venue from the parking lot, without stopping to to view it from all angles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI6trhW13V_rYLdsGHAJVlHlwhpfNNURzqj5x3jYeSJyAzsCAtxg-L9eksu3ggT0TMZUskqAiYz6It2uKQ36zVlV3S8QURwrsgkZBbxExiutsk7egyIAgGxsGKv7q4PIG93PZ-vxpLcpZual5pxok_nXH2nWRIg6C2yFY0xJNWbfqbPtraZFn0t2Rmz4g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="607" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI6trhW13V_rYLdsGHAJVlHlwhpfNNURzqj5x3jYeSJyAzsCAtxg-L9eksu3ggT0TMZUskqAiYz6It2uKQ36zVlV3S8QURwrsgkZBbxExiutsk7egyIAgGxsGKv7q4PIG93PZ-vxpLcpZual5pxok_nXH2nWRIg6C2yFY0xJNWbfqbPtraZFn0t2Rmz4g" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another piece that tickles your curiosity is a large UV print of plexiglass titled "When I Make it Back to Bluebird Ct." by Justin Ortiz. I had to Google UV printing to find out what it is and discovered that a large flatbed scanner lays ink on a variety of materials and then immediately develops it with UV light. Who knew? Now I do! The image is of a face.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioaXIROp5F33TfaN1oKXN7klDiITazxm2GSeh6OxH6kiFVB2dx4oBNlZ-Yfz-3X0hPf-ztWqZpO8LbiSh0ODA6kGJVd03xpiV3MrbcV7eUUG7jM6uD41A-eHWkzdWztwWMXm_O7i0la48KC_hsouKrOTVOanp_r3W0-lQwPdCZfLZzeRbd4X5DjoxXKzE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="358" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioaXIROp5F33TfaN1oKXN7klDiITazxm2GSeh6OxH6kiFVB2dx4oBNlZ-Yfz-3X0hPf-ztWqZpO8LbiSh0ODA6kGJVd03xpiV3MrbcV7eUUG7jM6uD41A-eHWkzdWztwWMXm_O7i0la48KC_hsouKrOTVOanp_r3W0-lQwPdCZfLZzeRbd4X5DjoxXKzE=w158-h283" width="158" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXd5b8sPRB8186c_X7JrBdClpbJKGykBEQvW8xJhvM1SxfBj1rh2mVPtZhIO4aEQX0XygsQQzCESWoGgGvM24qQ9Mfbl6xz-kjzuhXDCfmSzqf5F_2xXi5qB-d52oBuRaK8b4PSCxnE9SEJ7hBH1fS8OF1rYVv1LRGXzA-TEi3P6l55ncr1rgRJoi0FfM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="562" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXd5b8sPRB8186c_X7JrBdClpbJKGykBEQvW8xJhvM1SxfBj1rh2mVPtZhIO4aEQX0XygsQQzCESWoGgGvM24qQ9Mfbl6xz-kjzuhXDCfmSzqf5F_2xXi5qB-d52oBuRaK8b4PSCxnE9SEJ7hBH1fS8OF1rYVv1LRGXzA-TEi3P6l55ncr1rgRJoi0FfM=w205-h280" width="205" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And finally, who cannot be delighted by "Lobby Boy" by Faith Green, obviously taken from the Wes Anderson movie, " <span style="background-color: white;">The Grand Budapest Hotel" ?</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjinpsRoJoQZqo6dLpkjcQYSyr5TgUqhEAhRd3tVRir62CDgxU5dMzAhwzmpIWJxHEKaoURtxbEeFj6IK-oYLD-fstvzfP89_jMWO2M1Mm2vegiJr7zRs0B3O58D8KV5L_a8JOoxWGDG77DnPIRAL02slMrkCldnJuHsIBalR0oSRjYd-pe1bCVJFmxz0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="753" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjinpsRoJoQZqo6dLpkjcQYSyr5TgUqhEAhRd3tVRir62CDgxU5dMzAhwzmpIWJxHEKaoURtxbEeFj6IK-oYLD-fstvzfP89_jMWO2M1Mm2vegiJr7zRs0B3O58D8KV5L_a8JOoxWGDG77DnPIRAL02slMrkCldnJuHsIBalR0oSRjYd-pe1bCVJFmxz0" width="239" /></a></div><br /></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some works capture your attention and won't let go until you dig a little deeper, because they offer so much, usually layers of meaning. In "Sun Catcher" by Vanessa Pettit, the title character is drawn against a collage of small black and white prints. What story do they tell?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivIP5qT2WQ3B6shAAM4zFpFlPHv3BTe8_heBRHmGCmPV2Ij33upSRkAaQSvMUZRmsC6bwZ0AgLGDMuoS0O0wPCIIgZe-FLF6buLfHgwpwlXcH8XAwgavE8E_312Y782bvzSQ1ygnnJfs_kTrtnApC0A611WAPlrb774uAaTmyc5pozfLpNC5YwF2ISa1s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="933" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivIP5qT2WQ3B6shAAM4zFpFlPHv3BTe8_heBRHmGCmPV2Ij33upSRkAaQSvMUZRmsC6bwZ0AgLGDMuoS0O0wPCIIgZe-FLF6buLfHgwpwlXcH8XAwgavE8E_312Y782bvzSQ1ygnnJfs_kTrtnApC0A611WAPlrb774uAaTmyc5pozfLpNC5YwF2ISa1s" width="295" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />A lot is going on in the mixed media giclee print, "Greenwood." The closer you look, the more you see that it tells a tragic Tulsa story.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtiP26lBL7ID5wFViG8tf6gcxsc-Y6yduYuQXypOuy3o6M6SnbkuIRes9AgG8I3JLTkMeil8LVHkpm63102nMvt80CyD6xu6HxC_PXzQWsurjFtevdN92P-Lsqpv-Bw3CbFGVieJXpF6j391xKDgzBDLRnW6qQz8bM84NQNsrBdN1GlaCZwsvBNZiLNLM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="565" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtiP26lBL7ID5wFViG8tf6gcxsc-Y6yduYuQXypOuy3o6M6SnbkuIRes9AgG8I3JLTkMeil8LVHkpm63102nMvt80CyD6xu6HxC_PXzQWsurjFtevdN92P-Lsqpv-Bw3CbFGVieJXpF6j391xKDgzBDLRnW6qQz8bM84NQNsrBdN1GlaCZwsvBNZiLNLM=w301-h425" width="301" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I revisited one photograph a few times to admire and marvel at its complexity. Entitled, "Fever Dream 11," it consisted of two joined photographs by Destiny Green. Not only was I fascinated by how she mounted the photographs together but at how she managed to give the model so many arms. I couldn't help thinking of Kali, the Hindu Goddess of <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">death and destruction. But that's just me, projecting.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoZcCrpzcPL0WuOa_-L_LKecX_QsxB0mMKGz5AUrbTlA7051ipoObSGioeZXWZhiMocciEzcg0Y7g4e5rQ8AGtj8KZo_d-cGX92dtbyflOJNVlVDYl0S76JlhnNcTidsgL-likSl8Gtz4VoJNpo-DDS8W7oNQ5w_ajjcsl_RlP3uW_D6e4Z3KsctVVh_A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="611" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoZcCrpzcPL0WuOa_-L_LKecX_QsxB0mMKGz5AUrbTlA7051ipoObSGioeZXWZhiMocciEzcg0Y7g4e5rQ8AGtj8KZo_d-cGX92dtbyflOJNVlVDYl0S76JlhnNcTidsgL-likSl8Gtz4VoJNpo-DDS8W7oNQ5w_ajjcsl_RlP3uW_D6e4Z3KsctVVh_A=w370-h214" width="370" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I haven't even touched on some of my favorite pieces, but I have to add a plug for myself. I have three framed photographs of Tulsa in the show, a black and white of a chilly day in front of the Williams Center with foggy steam escaping from underground pipes, a color photo of the Circle theater, and a shot of the roofs of downtown Tulsa. All are framed in museum quality frames.</span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4Sqygc9cJLeZ2Jfv1bUmB8-5cCvYMvZcEDxHBSF-XEwTcmSnL9-i3_lgZ84UcweepDzvE9KjRkhbKUPCmOkDRMhSbzPMFyLWFPb6dUe-iEwHvy7mWbe75fwM-YG6ivc9126s3fcltdPA_g-WAyN--3ZvW-0Jpa-DUwh7DgNKXLesHspM2nJIJL0X3mo/s897/Screenshot_20230805-172649_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="897" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4Sqygc9cJLeZ2Jfv1bUmB8-5cCvYMvZcEDxHBSF-XEwTcmSnL9-i3_lgZ84UcweepDzvE9KjRkhbKUPCmOkDRMhSbzPMFyLWFPb6dUe-iEwHvy7mWbe75fwM-YG6ivc9126s3fcltdPA_g-WAyN--3ZvW-0Jpa-DUwh7DgNKXLesHspM2nJIJL0X3mo/w530-h411/Screenshot_20230805-172649_Chrome.jpg" width="530" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj459RF4wGwgTUvLsJngi5xvI8YPJvV-xk8mwbNjxCrWe-Uo1pwAqjtqdXE_NBPETd3MhLNqtQgZ1tTALBYTjZ2q2iknEC0Xxp2a9xBTWVWcxDLDZWH_XKe23todG90UdjIJDi4vdy8uSkpuNA8WOr5HQAdlhRldQpcvmoh3_q5HaNHsvLkwjaRUxFbLS4/s940/Screenshot_20230805-172616_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="940" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj459RF4wGwgTUvLsJngi5xvI8YPJvV-xk8mwbNjxCrWe-Uo1pwAqjtqdXE_NBPETd3MhLNqtQgZ1tTALBYTjZ2q2iknEC0Xxp2a9xBTWVWcxDLDZWH_XKe23todG90UdjIJDi4vdy8uSkpuNA8WOr5HQAdlhRldQpcvmoh3_q5HaNHsvLkwjaRUxFbLS4/w470-h308/Screenshot_20230805-172616_Chrome.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCwdKVSYKI-r5JbuVs1KrtWGFdMxHtmRtwQqddgv2tz6Qgcoxt-yaip-w3tldnrSQ0iCoFETbYmrzlE-Hjk9MucNm8AEf0sn52P9qv_Vut-UI2z04m1r9eT8Dis_A6dGHL0y1D1hmfB67tYVTD8ZdR15GASyLU2P-y1hx5ZP9eZOe_bqFw_9fbqF-3pU/s913/Screenshot_20230805-172600_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="653" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCwdKVSYKI-r5JbuVs1KrtWGFdMxHtmRtwQqddgv2tz6Qgcoxt-yaip-w3tldnrSQ0iCoFETbYmrzlE-Hjk9MucNm8AEf0sn52P9qv_Vut-UI2z04m1r9eT8Dis_A6dGHL0y1D1hmfB67tYVTD8ZdR15GASyLU2P-y1hx5ZP9eZOe_bqFw_9fbqF-3pU/w356-h497/Screenshot_20230805-172600_Chrome.jpg" width="356" /></a></div></div></div></div></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />If you want to see all the things, there's a catalog, where you can see them all and which are still available, and which have sold. <a href="https://event.auctria.com/abb6ab4f-b5f1-41eb-b661-3850025e6398/aa6cd270-8751-11e9-a741-3fcfcb35cbb0">Click here </a>or use the QR code below. Click "catalogue" on the top menu. </span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhopNtOX01sGQCJjLKai6DJ66hfSUnfjI2jA9M1Bmz-AHg0ZrV2nLB9vb3Z-zaGri0veoyohL_K-dEIkT3AIgfP8FF39YSqjonKFlw157QC-FZx47xh8UKPkrnz8d1oelnLn3Iuab91OpnQgsGo_vglzUayWQslXOg2Bge2XBT6TZpkTEtlzzmidtpL2tg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="355" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhopNtOX01sGQCJjLKai6DJ66hfSUnfjI2jA9M1Bmz-AHg0ZrV2nLB9vb3Z-zaGri0veoyohL_K-dEIkT3AIgfP8FF39YSqjonKFlw157QC-FZx47xh8UKPkrnz8d1oelnLn3Iuab91OpnQgsGo_vglzUayWQslXOg2Bge2XBT6TZpkTEtlzzmidtpL2tg" width="197" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">I enjoyed the show and loved looking at all the work and being inspired. But I can't wait for the next Tulsa gallery opening. I'm hooked!</span></span></p><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202122; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #202122;">This show runs through August 18th. It's </span></span><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">open for viewing Tuesdays through Saturdays from 12:00 - 4:00 PM at </span></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f%3D001KCtjNucCLLiLnrYLYZCyGXKXKD2U4NfzzlMymaYj1QrMfhNpPPV0nUIY_KkBlaglhFhfr91GM2nssCAjil8hOma53gVyHwxOc4vzaG3DVWIIwWoYXy1zP3YPOExMj8-aggcqsp9Bo4kUUP2KMPRFwA%3D%3D%26c%3DaNA5U15cTr_gPPvXluAAIHxd7DliJioPGlkKCep-A4Q3Rel1f4HO0Q%3D%3D%26ch%3DS8iwzidTHkaV78IsOzFntB4uVRTZms15Cp8PM6XYmOL0mtQBGj7Rjw%3D%3D&source=gmail&ust=1691355445699000&usg=AOvVaw1OQ4oz29Ahf9B0ZVVTKHkB" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001KCtjNucCLLiLnrYLYZCyGXKXKD2U4NfzzlMymaYj1QrMfhNpPPV0nUIY_KkBlaglhFhfr91GM2nssCAjil8hOma53gVyHwxOc4vzaG3DVWIIwWoYXy1zP3YPOExMj8-aggcqsp9Bo4kUUP2KMPRFwA==&c=aNA5U15cTr_gPPvXluAAIHxd7DliJioPGlkKCep-A4Q3Rel1f4HO0Q==&ch=S8iwzidTHkaV78IsOzFntB4uVRTZms15Cp8PM6XYmOL0mtQBGj7Rjw==" style="background-color: white; color: black; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Living Arts of <span class="il">Tulsa</span></span></a>, <span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">307 East Reconciliation Way, </span><span class="il" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Tulsa</span><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">. OK 74120. </span><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> 918-585-1234</span></p><p><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></p>Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-42411400777327038742023-08-01T18:49:00.002-05:002023-08-04T09:56:51.704-05:00Life, the Universe and Everything<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The world of art is a big one. Even when you narrow that world down to artworks that you can hang on your wall. Everyone who creates art has a whole unique world inside themselves and life experiences that no one else has ever experienced . Even if they are only five years old. But especially if they have been repledged to live a long life. Like me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWWZzRdPc_l_5-M-koAEG-msFhjs02IlDpbDRVAf9Bs_4FmWRRJVQjQ5SzaOl99mEbRiTkMEIcES5IPRNtFamKfwtA-qBgANHIO6-hfGitnWhqHb2z6RaW6pNW8C_bT16I11baXz21ljWSNq2fmMHp9_iNtMA-9zLlgN4JQFs9lcLBvVzxYiGKt0X9dFw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="606" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWWZzRdPc_l_5-M-koAEG-msFhjs02IlDpbDRVAf9Bs_4FmWRRJVQjQ5SzaOl99mEbRiTkMEIcES5IPRNtFamKfwtA-qBgANHIO6-hfGitnWhqHb2z6RaW6pNW8C_bT16I11baXz21ljWSNq2fmMHp9_iNtMA-9zLlgN4JQFs9lcLBvVzxYiGKt0X9dFw" width="201" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My photograph in a show at Gilcrease.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: 16px;">When I was younger, especially in college, I never considered this question. I drew and painted from my own experiences. I painted float trips and fishing trips. I painted places I knew around Claremore and Oologah, where I grew up, and Philbrook where I took art classes as a child. Of course, I painted the obligatory still lives required in my college art classes and nude models too. I even tried my hand at abstracts.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">But what about now? Luckily, I've been able to travel some, and luckily, I've taken pictures wherever I've traveled. I even got to live in Australia for two years. And I've learned to see with a photographer's eye, unique to myself, so I have a lifetime of photographic memories to explore in paint. </span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">In the last decade, I've taken two magnicent car trips to the West Coast, taking different routes each time, through national parks and historic places. The American Southwest is mindblowing. So much is uninhabitable but starkly facinating. </span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">I want to visit so many places I may never get the opportunity to see...The desserts of Iran, the coast of Crotia, and the vintage mansions of Romania, for instance. I'm not giving up those dreams, but I already have a thousand images from around the world and my own back yard to inspire my art.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">I have been sharing my photography for some time now, selling my pictures internationally and showing in Philbrook, Gilcrease, and Living Arts of Tulsa. So now it's time to share the world I've seen and experienced in paint as well. What do I have to say about life, the universe and everything? Maybe something that shares just a little of what life has meant to me in a way that connects with a few special people who see something that has meaning for them when they look at it.</span><br /><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_230801_184726_813.sdocx-->Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-48471319642342607182023-08-01T12:48:00.003-05:002023-08-04T09:48:57.399-05:00I have always been an artist<p> <span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">"You'd better do something with the artistic ability you've been given, or you'll lose it." </span></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">I don't know how many people told me that when I was young, both friends my own age and adults. And I thought that, good gracious, I'd never let that happen! But adulthood came, with responsibilities and a child I raised myself for a while after divorcing his father. I had bills to pay and a career to nurture. I did actually use my artistic skills as an instructional designer and university professor, and eventually as a photographer, but not enough.</span></p><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">I even painted from time to time.... I wanted to do more, but then thought, what would I do with more canvases? I didn't have room to hang them all, so they'd just be more to store. Silly me. I did cultivate my photographic skills and carved out a niche for myself with stock photography. But painting had to wait. I always knew I'd return to my first love, when I had time.</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">When the time came, I looked at the world of art with different, much older eyes. Instead of just digging in and painting for the sake of painting, I asked myself what I really wanted to accomplish. I guess I'd grown up.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">I realized that I had never developed a style. Everything I drew or painted stood alone. Who was the real me, as far as art was concerned? I'm still working on that one, but I have started collecting images of art I love and a pattern is emerging.</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">What did I want to paint? My years of photography and travel offer me lots of inspiration. Over the years, I've developed a photographer's eye. I see pictures everywhere I look. And I know I often see things in a way no one else does. If I don't capture it, no one will ever see that thing or place from my unique perspective. Ever. The same goes for art. I have a lot to say to the world. What the world looks like from my point of view.</span><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">So, I was ready to go! Paints, canvas, time!. But then I was confronted with the difficulty of portraying my vision for others to see. I am struggling with my paint. It used to do what I wanted. I often felt that someone else was even "channeling" through me, guiding my brush. But I think my muse may be coming back, slowly, as I work. But it's becoming fun, even consuming again.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">I know I've lost some of my painting MOJO, but I think I can get it back. I even saw a video that proclaimed you don't have to be born an artist, that you can learn the skills, even if you don't have a talent for it. Mind <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tQgSFatz0RXQqfZjWAk65JfC7N-eyDj4gT4W5s1ZLt2mtfSJI2srE5VV0e43z5xTnTnQYzIFTvBgwoGZYENbv3-sq_E0Z4Ner_mFWaetO-nUA1edrISued0R1GdPcJrG36srstIg3YTpGTVwzK3PVGt_jRlFmvdsBL9nhsEuW4RKop4x1gElXbwU2WI/s4032/20230801_193650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tQgSFatz0RXQqfZjWAk65JfC7N-eyDj4gT4W5s1ZLt2mtfSJI2srE5VV0e43z5xTnTnQYzIFTvBgwoGZYENbv3-sq_E0Z4Ner_mFWaetO-nUA1edrISued0R1GdPcJrG36srstIg3YTpGTVwzK3PVGt_jRlFmvdsBL9nhsEuW4RKop4x1gElXbwU2WI/s320/20230801_193650.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A painting from my early days</td></tr></tbody></table><br />blowing </span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">concept!!</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"> I know I have talent. It's just rusty talent. Actually, the more I experiment and delve into technique, the more I wonder what I was taught in all those high school and college art classes I took. I know I was assigned certain projects, such as still lives. I was given opportunities like drawing from models. Did they try to teach me basic design theory, and like many of my university students, I just didn't listen? I've learned more through the years, as I created diagrams and illustrations for manuals and video for training, and worked on the art of photography.</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">I am reading books, watching videos and I am planning on signing up for an art class at a local college in the fall. I have college certificates in technical and fine art, but I need to be around other artists and be inspired by them. </span></div><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">And the tools and paints have changed !! I don't remember acrylics being so transparent. I don't remember having to deal with gloss and matte paints. I'm ending using tools I never considered before to get what I want. </span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">So I've discovered mediums. If we had those in my youth, I never knew it. </span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">But I've jumped in with both feet. I don't know where all this is taking me, but I love the battle. </span></div>Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-658275238566892192019-06-30T17:51:00.000-05:002019-06-30T20:32:00.691-05:00First World Traveler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As I am currently planning a trip to the country of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia" target="_blank">Georgia</a> (between Turkey and Russia) and to London, I have a lot of planning (and Amazon shopping) to do. For instance, what do I wear? That question led me to posting a question </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">about air conditioning in airports</span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"> in a travel group I follow. When I lived in Australia, our local airport (Brisbane) had un-airconditioned parts. Since I have long layovers, I want to be comfortable, and Europe is having a heat wave right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The younger women on the group blasted me. They thought I was really stupid to ask the question. Hey, I've only been in European airports in the winter before! And they smugly informed me that that was SUCH a first world question. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I AM 1st world, and that I'm not going to apologize. For instance, I broke my hip in Australia. If I had not had modern medicine, I wouldn't be here now. I have a stent in my heart. Same story. Come to think about it, my son was born cesarean, and if not for modern medicine, neither of us would be here now. Which I will remember to make clear to him the next time HE tells me my problems are "Soooo first world." </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes. He does that too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jon's 26. This trip is to visit the country that has hosted him for his two years in the Peace Corps. I want to share that experience with him as much as I can. Then I'm bringing him back through London, which is special to me, and HOME!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm really quite brave. My husband isn't even going because he's afraid of having to use a squatty potty. And I will, too, when I spend the night with Jon's host family. But Jon assures me the Georgia is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_World" target="_blank">2nd world</a>, NOT 3rd world. OK. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So....I am not staying in hostels like Jon and his friends do, but I am staying in AirBnbs, which work quite well for us. Places with two bedrooms are much cheaper than getting two hotel rooms. And I am packing a lot of stuff to keep me healthy and happy, although I am packing light. I'm going over with one suitcase and bring two back to help him move all his stuff. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So my plans on this blog are not only to share my experiences on this trip, but to share if all the careful plans and interesting gadgets I purchase work for this old lady. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Unfortunately my route is not as simple as the one pictured above. I am going through Orlando, Paris, and Athens to arrive in Tbilisi. Jon and I bargain shopped for flights over Skype from opposite sides of the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So follow my travels and let's see how this first world mom makes out. Am I tough enough? I think so!!</span><br />
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<br />Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-24753415464018978962018-11-01T12:36:00.002-05:002018-11-01T12:36:38.445-05:00How some of my stock Halloween images were used in 2018<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sell stock photography. Since I am a relative newcomer to the trade, I am constantly trying to learn more about who purchases my images and how they are used.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was curious how some of my Halloween images were used this year, so I performed some reverse Google searches to find out. Actually, I don't sell that many Halloween images. Of course, Halloween is only really a "thing" in the United States, and I sell at least a third of my images outside of the U.S. And </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never find </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">many of the images that I sell. They may end up in print or somewhere that Google can't find them easily or at all. But I did find these three with a quick search. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween pictures are fun to capture and I will contine adding a few each year, I am sure. I think the way these were used is interesting. It helps me understand the market a little.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This picture was resold as a wall mural. I'm glad they bought it, but I can't really see anyone actually using this, can you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This picture was sold as editorial. It's of kids trick or treating at my house last year, and was used in a news story in New Jersey. The boys in this group were adorable and happily posed for me.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/cities-banning-teens-trick-treating-just-want-put-black-kids-jail/"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/cities-banning-teens-trick-treating-just-want-put-black-kids-jail/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is really more of a fall themed picture, taken in my neighborhood. It is legal to take photos from the road, and they are often accepted by some agencies, especially if they are not the house itself so much as some detail like seasonal decorations. The company that used it is provides content for other publications to purchase, so it may appear in other newspapers or magazines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have taken more Halloween pictures that are not uploaded yet, and I plan to make a swing through the neighborhood when the sun comes out tomorrow before the decorations come down, but I am not in any hurry to upload them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's time to concentrate on the Christmas season! I am already selling some Christmas content. This is my second Christmas season. I hope it's a good one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are intersted in becoming involved in stock photography, this blog post provides some basic information on getting started: <a href="http://susanvineyard.blogspot.com/2018/10/getting-started-in-stock-photography.html">http://susanvineyard.blogspot.com/2018/10/getting-started-in-stock-photography.html</a></span></div>
<br />Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-44833377888650529582018-10-16T16:29:00.000-05:002018-10-16T16:29:06.798-05:00Gifts for REAL MEN who like to Cook<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's time to start looking for Christmas presents if you don't want to be that gift giver who waits until the last mintue and pays WAY too much for junk that everyone else has picked over. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THAT PERSON, DO YOU?</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYwIESUMcIWtcpL5zOghpppXbCQPtjE4hcP67IVZE1ou95BezQaiI_tkGAf-kedX9oe0qlv0Wb_Kq5ZVKu1X4PNXp0qBuS9nghaAOGHNTyXfTWzBjrEKJ4YjZO6teM0rXat6oLPla4-U/s1600/susan+and+tree.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="440" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYwIESUMcIWtcpL5zOghpppXbCQPtjE4hcP67IVZE1ou95BezQaiI_tkGAf-kedX9oe0qlv0Wb_Kq5ZVKu1X4PNXp0qBuS9nghaAOGHNTyXfTWzBjrEKJ4YjZO6teM0rXat6oLPla4-U/s320/susan+and+tree.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So my first task is to find a present for a casual single male friend who celebrates Christmas with us. He is a super cool guy (Women, take note) who, among other things, loves to cook. So I am headed to Amazon in search of the perfect gift. Although I have known him for years, I have never been in his house, which makes this whole thing harder... He is a builder, and last year I bought him a cup with a tool for a handle. So you can see, the gift does not have to be expensive, just thoughtful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's my first idea:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />Wow, this is almost perfect! This guy is a woodworker. Actually, he installs and sells doors and windows. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />OK. This is even MORE perfect for a man who works with his hands and tools and loves to cook:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I wish I knew if he had any of these books. I am guessing he might. If I knew he didn't, I'd get him one because I think he'd like them. I follow this author on FB and he has some pretty good recipes, and if you can overlook his language, he's an interesting author and chef. I think my friend would enjoy him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">NOW THIS: My friend is a man who has a drill. No question about that. And he would probably appreciate this set of kitchen brushes that work with a drill. What do you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And last, if we decide to spend a little more, I know this friend likes his steak, and what man would not LOVE this set of German steak knives in their own woodend holder? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, I am going to let my husband pick one of these gifts for our friend and get it ordered and put away for Christmas. One gift down and many to go, but I am NOT waiting until the last minute this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stock photography is the business of selling photography to
the public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of it is made up of
collections uploaded to agencies by free-lance photographers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the customers are business people
looking for images for advertising, journalism, blogs, newsletters, websites,
publications, products, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many designers have subscriptions with a stock agency and
can download a certain number of images per month. Different licenses allow
users to utilize the images in different ways. If you just want to put an image
on a company website or a blog, the cost (and profit for the photographer) is
low.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other uses, such as reproductions
on tee shirts, calendars, book covers, etc., will cost more, and, thus, pay
more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are a photographer interested in selling stock
photography, you should realize that it is not a get rich quick scheme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Millions of pictures are uploaded for sale on
the different agencies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will have a
lot of competition, and you generally will not make much per image sold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some agencies sell images as low as in the
single digits, but the average price is a little better than that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You need to learn what sells and keep enlarging your
portfolios to make any money at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
a year in the game, my average sale is about $.80 per image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I occasionally make $50.00 or $20.00 or $2.78
on an image, but I also sell a lot of pictures for 33<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">¢ or 36¢. It’s a numbers
game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Strive for quantity as well as
quality.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some photographers make thousands of dollars per month. I
have not hit $500.00 per month yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
do worse than that. For myself, I want to supplement my retirement money, and I
am hoping to be making $1000 a month by the time I’ve been doing this for two
years. It takes time for some pictures to get into collections and start
selling. Currently, I have one picture that sells 4-5 times most days. I need
more of those!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some photographers achieve some measure of success with a
good cell-phone camera. Some take pictures, process and upload from a phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But most successful photographers own a
decent SLR camera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may think you are a superior photographer now, but you
will be challenged to up your game when you start submitting to some of the
stock sites. Images will be reviewed, and often rejected for focus, exposure,
grain and composition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes they
look pretty good in your camera window or as thumbnails, but when you blow them
up to 100%, you see that they are not technically up to par.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In time, you will learn tricks of the trade to minimize
these problems, but still you are dealing with not only AIs that cannot
recognized the quality of a picture although it might not be technically
perfect, and human reviewers with better eyes than you have and firm prejudices
about technical and artistic quality.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You almost have to submit to multiple sites to keep your sanity and keep
your anger and depression at bay over rejections some days, especially when you
start out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some photographers only submit the best of the best and
prevent a lot of rejections, but I have some questionable quality images that
sell like hot cakes, so I get a little edgy with what I submit sometimes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I could never do this job without strong
Photoshop skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some contributors do
not use Photoshop, but my style requires it. I never submit a photo that I have
not viewed at 100% on a large, high quality monitor and have not checked
carefully for quality using Photoshop’s tools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a couple of lenses for your camera. You will add additional equipment as you
learn and make a little money.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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other things that are not allowed. Shoes can be a real pain, but you also have
to look at logos on cars, and anything you photograph.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You get better at finding them and getting
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how dirty everything is. When you blow up pictures of items, you will see dust
and watermarks, etc. that you’d never notice with the naked eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and landscapes, unfortunately, although I sell some of each…. occasionally. I
have found that any image that has something man-made sells better than those
that don’t-even if that something is a road or a telephone pole, or a cleaning
sponge or a pencil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember that you
are mostly selling to business people – designers and marketers, for instance.
What kind of images will they be looking for?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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any business who cater to travel and tourism. My current best seller in an
antiquity from Greece. Images should not be too complex or crowded. Keep them
clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are the best-selling images
right now for “purse” on Shutterstock:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, however, the best selling images have people in
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I had started this twenty years
ago, with my cute little son and younger (at that time) friends who would have
modeled for me, I would have done quite well. I still have some friends who are
willing to pose for me, and I am very thankful for that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will need signed releases from them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any recognizable person in an image must be
released for commercial images. Finding people who will sign those out of
friendship or just for fun is a skill that comes in handy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’re making thousands a month, you can
afford to even pay them. I am not there yet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An option for images containing un-released people or
property is to sell them as editorial images. Only commercial images can be
used to advertise or sell an item, but for news stories, blogs, and any
non-advertising purposes, editorial images can be used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commercial images with no people or released
people can be used in more instances, but some of my best-selling images are
editorial. However, every agency approaches editorial differently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These agencies also accept videos and vectors and I have
sold a few of both of these and need to spend more time creating more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most agencies give you an opportunity to submit a number of
images for review, and if you pass the review, you can become a contributor.
Then you start building your portfolio. When you reach a certain level of
sales, they pay you. I choose to be paid through PayPal, but they have other
options too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Most people start out on Shutterstock. It isn’t the easiest or the hardest to
pass reviews. Right now, it is where I make the most money, because of how many
I sell there. Some other agencies average higher profits per image. Anyone
using Microsoft products can easily access Shutterstock images directly from <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">PowerPoint</span>, for example, if
they have the add-in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adobe:</b> This
agency is closing in fast on my profits from Shutterstock. Their reviewers are
much meaner and they do not take editorial images, and as a result, I have
fewer than half the images in my Adobe portfolio as I do in Shutterstock, but
the average price is better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone who <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">uses </span>Adobe products, has direct
access to their stock photography.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
can choose an image and drop it into a webpage to see how it looks, for
instance, before they decide to buy it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can sign up on Adobe by <span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #ae3503; padding: 0in;"><a href="https://bit.ly/videocontributer" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ae3503;">clicking
this link</span></a></span></b></span><b><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #2b2b2b; padding: 0in;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b>Click
the “Sell” link in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. If you are new to
Adobe, in the middle of the screen, click the blue button that reads “Create an
Adobe ID”. If you are already an Adobe subscriber, click the button
“Continue with my Adobe ID, ” where you will be prompted to log in with your
Adobe user ID and Password. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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also accept your work really quickly. They do accept editorial. They pay fairly
well per image, but they don’t sell a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Last month, they were great, but since the first of Oct, they have just quit
selling. It’s quite easy to submit there, and it’s almost worth it to me to
know images I think are good but that are rejected by Shutterstock and/or
Adobe, have a chance to sell somewhere. It keeps my blood pressure down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I have received my first payout from
them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Istock:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This agency used to be the biggest and the
best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now some images and even videos
sometimes sell for <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">as</span> low
as 3<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">¢</span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quite a few
people have just quit contributing to them, but their AVERAGE payout per image
is quite a bit higher than Shutterstock, and last month, I actually made more
on Istock than on Shutterstock or Adobe, so I keep submitting. They do take
editorial, but are very picky and strange about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their review process on commerical photography
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everywhere I go...to get my hair cut, my nails done, or to the doctor, the question is, "Are you ready for Christmas?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Myself, I am struggling with stocking stuffers. So,while I am combing online articles and Amazon for the perfect stocking stuffers, I thought I'd just share what I am finding. I know EVERYONE is doing the same thing!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have three boys and a girl (well....men and women) to stuff stocking for this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First, I always buy Christmas ornaments and try to find something appropriate for that person that year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I bought three of the four online, and here's what I got:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This truck ornament is for someone who just bought a new truck (although not red).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And let's just say that the receiver of this flask ornament is hard to buy for.... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then there are the gag gifts. I bought the same thing for all three guys. You'll understand.....</span><br />
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<br />Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-9693807397642506532017-12-11T11:55:00.001-06:002017-12-11T12:10:50.796-06:00Flying to Greece has turned into a nightmare....but I can handle it!<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before I tell you about my adventure with Aegean airlines and flying into and out of Greece, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I haven't blogged in a while and here's why. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've started getting into Stock Photography as a way to earn passive income (in a way--i intend to work at it hard when I can) while I collect Social Security in Mexico and getting that business started is taking almost all of my time. I will blog about that process soon. I'll tell you how it works and what I've learned about making money in stock (Shutterstock and other agencies) and how to get started if you are interested. Here's the link to my portflolio if you are interested in what I have to sell on Shutterstock: </span><a href="https://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=3157781" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Link to my Shutterstock Portfolio</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. If anyone wants to jump right in and become a contributer right now, please use my link to do so: </span><a href="https://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=3157781" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">My link to becoming a Shutterstock Contributor</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This picture of *ME* triming a Christmas tree has sold twice recently, the last time to someone in <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">Bratislava, Slovakia. I love the international element of this buisness.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another thing that's keeping me very busy (besides Christmas, of course) is planning a trip to Greece in January to meet my PCV (Peace Corps Volunteer) son, who teaches English in the Republic of Georgia. I've been trying to plan this trip as cheaply as possible and things were going fairly smoothly....except I was upset about how much a rental car was going to cost in our circumstances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were both flying into Thessaloniki Greece because that was easiest for him, spending the night, then jumping on a short flight to Athens, staying there in an Air bnb for a couple nights, then renting a car and touring the Pelopanese Pennesulia and some of its major archelogical sites for a few days, then driving back into Thessaloniki and flying out from there. Oh yes. I am stopping off in London for 48 hrs on the way back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But WAIT. Not so fast. Then my son's flight was changed Sunday morning from Thessaloniki to another town, due to airport construction, and we assumed mine would be too, so he accepted a refund and we booked him straight into Athens because that would half our rental cars fees....returning to the same place we picked up the car (Athens) into instead of a different drop-off (Thessaloniki). The cost off the trip into Athens and not being able to get a refund on our Thessaloniki hotel offset the savings on the rental car and I felt better about the trip all being out of Athens. Happy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I thought it would all be fine, since I was flying through Athens from London to Thessaloniki and back through Athens from Tessaloniki to London. This is what it looked like, with me on the first two legs and both of us flying from Thessaloniki to Athens together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">BUT when I called Aegean to make the changes in my ticket, hoping I'd get a refund for my trip being shorter....They wanted to charge me $480 dollars for the change. And if I just got off in Athens, that would have voided my return flight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I couldn't cancel our hotel in Thessaloniki and get a refund anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and on to<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> Thessaloniki .....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">And stay in the hotel, get up the next morning and fly back to Athens and get there at 11:05 a.m. on the 3rd. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When we leave from Athens after our car trip, I will board<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> a flight to Thessaloniki at 11:30 at night ...Jon leaves for Georgia an hour later ....then I reboard and fly BACK to Athens from Thessaloniki at 6:30 a.m., then on to London.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But that saves over $400.00. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">CRAZY!! But an adventure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">OK. I promise to blog (and vlog) this thing the rest of the way. So stay tuned!!</span></div>
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Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-78250562170858037322017-09-29T14:26:00.002-05:002017-09-29T14:52:46.878-05:00We Bought a Drone!In the first two blogs we explored some very important topics concerning why you might buy a drone, why would you ever want to get a drone sUAV license, and potential problems you might encounter if you take your drone to Mexico.<br />
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Well here we are a week or so later and we have actually purchased our first drone!! As of this writing, it is on a FEDEX truck somewhere in Illinois heading to Tulsa.<br />
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So how did we go about deciding which drone to buy?<br />
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It is very tempting to make your first drone purchase a very, very inexpensive one - let’s say less than<br />
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experience of losing control of their drone on either the first or second flight, and then crashing and burning, with the obvious result that they were both pissed off and felt that they had wasted their money. So how did this happen?<br />
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I think a lot of it goes into the technology of the drone itself. My research indicated that the better<br />
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things like returning to its home base (where the flight originated) when it sensed that its battery power was running low. They also had obstacle avoidance technology built in, which would keep someone like me from planting my first drone into an oak tree somewhere. This type of technology simply is not often (at least as of this writing) built into the cheaper drones, with the end result that a lot of them fell out of the sky due to lack of power or else they crashed into a tree whenever a strong wind came along.<br />
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I therefore decided to lean forward a bit and pay for some better technology while not, at the same<br />
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There are several really good drone manufacturers out there, among them are DJI, Yuneec, Parrot and<br />
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My priorities in making this purchase included:<br />
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<li>Advanced technology – To keep me from doing something stupid (if that’s possible!)</li>
<li>Cost – Although I could have sprung for a $2000 aircraft, I really did not want to do that until I felt capable of safely flying one.</li>
<li>Size – I wanted my first drone to be compact so that I could easily transport it if need be in a backpack or carry on. I was also concerned about how some drones reacted in windier conditions, and I thought that a compact design would be best for a novice like myself.</li>
<li>Camera – Our drone is basically going to be used for aerial photography, and although I eventually want a drone with a great camera, I mainly wanted my first drone to be a “practice” bird that would allow me to learn and improve on the craft.</li>
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So what drone did we buy?<br />
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We bought a red DJI Spark!!<br />
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This is a very small drone from DJI and will literally fit into the palm of your hand. Yet, it has built-in all of the signature technology that allows for safe flying, such as was mentioned earlier. You can read about all its features <a href="http://amzn.to/2xIZyMW" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This drone has recently been reduced in price, so it is a really good buy right now. And fortunately, I received a 10% off coupon through the mail, so we truly lucked out on this purchase.<br />
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We have to get our house ready to sell, then sell it. We have to get rid of a lot of our belongings. We have to pack up the stuff we eventually plan to take down and store it while we rent in Merida and travel Mexico to make sure where we really want to live, then buy a house down there. And then we have to drive to Merida with our dog and live in an AirB&B while we find a house to rent. <br />
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But when we leave here for Mexico, that's when the fun part begins. Now is the grind. Working, saving money, fixing our house, and getting healthy so we can do all the fun stuff!<br />
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We took them to Australia, but never rode them there because where we lived had extreme hills! I had to be very careful even walking down that drive!! And the roads around our house weren't any better. Many had 45<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">° </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">inclines.</span><br />
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We can’t wait to bring them to the flat Yucatan with us. In the meantime….we are using them to get healthy for the move!! Recently, we decided to get them in shape so we could get in shape. <br />
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We had a great ride yesterday and we live in a wonderful neighborhood with many great destinations in riding distance from our house.<br />
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So we are building muscles and endurance and hopefully losing some weight. I know the bike is great my my leg because it's exercising it without putting weight on it. I don't like feeling old, and can't wait to get into shape!<br />
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Here's a video we made of getting our bikes into condition and doing a little biking around Tulsa. Good to watch on a rainy day like today when I can't get out there....</div>
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<br /><br />Can anyone deny the fact that driver training is a good thing before anyone gets into the driver’s seat of a car? We expect drivers we encounter at the next intersection to not only know the rules of the road, but to also obey them. The same thing applies to piloting an airplane, an 18-wheeler or captaining a cruise ship. <br /><br />But do you need a license for a drone? Some drones are lightweight toys and are therefore somewhat harmless. Larger drones, however, especially those that weigh over roughly half a pound, can often be flown at very high speeds (greater than 70 MPH) and are quite capable of injuring people or property. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you study for your license, you will discover that much of the educational material is centered around what you cannot do (legally) with a sUAV, just as when you took driver training, you learned that you must obey traffic signs, not speed and all that other good stuff. <br /><br /><b>The next most important reason to get an sUAV license is <span style="color: red;">KNOWLEDGE</span>. </b><br /><br />A few years back we bought our first boat, an old wooden day cruiser, and although it wasn’t necessary, I went through some extensive online courses and obtained a boater’s license, which was both informative and lowered my insurance rates. Going through the training materials was a lot of fun, and I learned a great deal about boating safety on the open waters of both inland lakes and the oceans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Recently, I have been going through some online training and studying materials that are free from the FAA, and these materials are again both fun and informative. There is absolutely no question that you will be a better drone pilot with newly acquired knowledge and information under your belt.<br /><br /><b>The next reason to get an sUAV license is that it’s <span style="color: red;">FUN TO DO! </span></b><br />If you are anything like me, you have often dreamed of becoming a certified private pilot. Flying has always been a thrill for me, even when it’s just a short airline hop from one boring airport to another. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Much of the training for becoming a drone pilot is the same as is required for attaining a private license. It includes topics about weather, radio communications, airport operations and chart reading. This is all important information because in flying a drone you are occupying a small piece of the National Air Space (NAS), and it is your responsibility not to endanger either the public or yourself, just the same as it is when you are driving a vehicle on an interstate highway or flying a larger aircraft.<br /><br /><b>Resources:</b><br />There are many online resources available, and if you have read this blog there’s a very good chance you know about some of these already. I strongly recommend going straight to the primary source for everything, which is <a href="https://www.faa.gov/uas/">https://www.faa.gov/uas/</a>. Basically, you can learn everything you need to know from the information on this web site. However, you must dig it out, which can be somewhat daunting and a bit time-consuming.<br /><br />To get yourself started and oriented to the problem, I personally recommend enrolling in this online course:<br /><br /> <a href="https://www.udemy.com/user/tim-trott-2/">https://www.udemy.com/user/tim-trott-2/</a><br /><br />You can read about Tim Trott on that website or at <a href="https://www.thedroneprofessor.com/">https://www.thedroneprofessor.com</a>. Tim provides many of the downloads you will need within the course, which makes like easier. The current cost is $50, and this fee is good for a lifetime of reviews going forward.<br /><br />Another great resource is <a href="http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/">http://knowbeforeyoufly.org</a>. This website is jam-packed with tons of information about drones.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz19A0QuSecwrZfdgjSJcwh2ViMVN54az0kj_P4Vol7qm05jtmmtooM999XYRs-JqWXkTh1RcZCN60riy6F_VM55lvz05NXGnjvca_wEJ6YS8BwZrcl0GkOZykPTxqd0MA0cE1DfvTfm0/s1600/maxresdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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Studying for a drone (or sUAV) licensing test will likely require between 10 and 20 hours of clock time plus a fee of $150 to sit for the exam at an approved FAA examination center. A passing score is 70% or better, which is quite achievable. None of the material is difficult, but you need to know a lot of information (read that as having memorized) if you are going to be successful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />First, my research indicates that the Mexican authorities, as you might have expected, are somewhat suspicious of drones entering their country. You can likely expect to pay a VAT (value-added tax) of 6% when you take your drone through customs, so make sure you have your receipt from your drone purchase with you. At some future day, you may also be asked if you have a license to fly a drone just to get your UAV into the country. We don’t think that has happened yet, but it could. Be prepared!<br /><br />Second, since the drone laws in Mexico are reportedly highly inconsistent, you could be asked by the local officials where you are flying to produce your drone license, especially if you have a drone over 2kg.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is what we know currently, which can be found <a href="http://dronereviewsandnews.com/taking-your-drone-to-mexico-what-to-know-before-you-go/" style="vertical-align: baseline;">here</a>: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These rules, are essentially parallel to the known knowledge base required to pass the FAA sUAV exam, so they reinforce the argument to get your drone license while it is still relatively easy and before you go to Mexico.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We toured the galleries of the early American art, then visited the Frank Lloyd Wright house on the premises. We weren't allowed to take photographs or video tape there, but we are glad we went. The rooms are very small. I could barely walk through the hallway without my shoulders touching on each side. The living room is fantastic, though. The glass wall to the woods and the flooring that continues outside makes the room look like it's as much outside as inside.</span></div>
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Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-45746717413596053562017-09-07T13:18:00.000-05:002017-09-07T13:30:21.041-05:00The Best Ceviche We Found in the Yucatan: La Playa in Chelem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
When we visited the Yucatan, we decided to visit a hangout we'd often heard mentioned on the expat forums, but when we finally located it, we discovered that new management was taking over and the building was being remodeled. Alas. We'd missed our chance.</div>
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The new manager, however, recommended La Playa in Chelem to us, so we took off in search of this restaurant we'd never heard of. We found it. It was down a drive lined with old picturesque boats and palm trees. </div>
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The outside was not what we expected, just because we aren't yet used to the real Mexico. But we decided to try it. It was probably originally a motel, and we peered into the empty rooms as we walked past the fishing boat in front of the main building.<br />
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Two young Mexican men walked out to greet us and led us into the restaurant. We were the only customers on that weekday mid afternoon.<br />
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We could see through to a table perched right by the ocean and asked to be seated there. Where the restaurant is located, directly east of the Progreso Pier, has a real beach erosion problem and the waves lapped right up to the bottom of the the covered concrete patio where our table was situated. We wonder how long it will be until it is actually eroded away. That will be sad.<br />
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Actually, all we wanted was a beer, mostly, and that was about all we could afford because we hadn't located an ATM in Progreso yet and they didn't take credit cards. I scrabbled through my purse for all the pesos I could find and we ordered two Solas and a ceviche to share.</div>
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Chef Carlos strolled out to talk to us as we enjoyed the best ceviche we experienced on our entire trip. And we sampled quite a lot. We love ceviche. He told us how he came to start the restaurant and that he climbs down from the patio onto the crumbled concrete by the waves every morning to buy fresh fish from the fishing boats. </div>
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We ordered a couple more Solas as we finished every last bite of Chef Carlos' ceviche. The wind was brisk. A bird trying to make headway, fighting against the wind put on quite a show for us.</div>
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We found this tiny restaurant by the sea by accident, but discovered before we left that it is a big favorite for the local expats, both those that live at the beach and many who live in Merida.</div>
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The house sits behind a luxury housing addition out on the road to the slopes and the residents do not want tourists driving through to see the house. The access road is on private property. During Ernest and his widow Mary's lifetimes, the owners allowed them access, but they've revoked it for the public. They want the foundation and the library who administer the house to move it. But the location is so important to understanding Hemingway's life at this time. It faces the Big Wood River and the back, where Hemingway wrote, looks out on a mountain. THAT's WHAT WE NEED TO SEE!!!<br />
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Anyway, so there we were in Ketchum, Idaho. We'd driven a long way to see this. It's a long way from anywhere!<br />
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We visited his grave site. We walked down through town in a light rain. You know, it's named Sun Valley because it hardly ever rains there, but we hit it on a rainy day.<br />
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When you arrive at the Ketchum Cemetery, look out, slightly to your left and back a little way. His grave, and Mary's and Jack's are all under two pine trees. We were not the only ones who visited that day, and mementos had been left on his grave, including a book of his stories in Russian.<br />
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I think that they couldn't. They probably would have liked to do so. They did direct us to his memorial, so we drove out there. The story goes that some of his friends erected this memorial to him here, since the house is not available. It's in a beautiful area. He probably enjoyed fishing and hunting near here.</div>
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The trail at the bottom was obviously used for running. We met one woman and asked her if Hemingway's house was near and she said, no, she thought it was out toward the slopes. I think she mentioned Canyon Run. AHA!! So we started searching Google and Google maps. With all the clues we'd gathered, we figured out where the house is.</div>
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<br />Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-31522776059513986002017-08-30T16:58:00.002-05:002017-08-30T16:59:28.394-05:00Day Tripping in Oklahoma: Natural Springs Park (Baby Boomer Moment)Yes we are preparing to move to Mexico, but we have decided to "Do" Oklahoma while we are still here. Why not? We will probably never spend much time here again, and when we do visit, we will be spending time with family and friends, not sightseeing. And we are learning to vlog for when we get to Mexico!<br />
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One of the first places we decided to visit is not actually in Oklahoma. It's in Arkansas, and I'll be talking more about Crystal Bridges in a later blog. But on the way there, I saw the sign for Natural Springs Park and immediately requested (yelled?) for Dan to turn down the next road. I had been there, maybe thirty five years ago or so? I wanted to see it again and I wanted to show it to Dan.<br />
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Entering the park costs $5.00 a car and is well worth the price. You park and walk through a lovely park to get down to the falls. It's not a bad walk at all. Just walk through the entrance way gate and down a wooden walkway.</div>
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<br />Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-44198271636341733752017-08-27T15:33:00.001-05:002017-08-27T16:12:37.731-05:00Why buy a Drone for Traveling?<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of the funniest comedy sketches ever, in my opinion, takes place in the Marx Brothers film “Cocoanuts,” in which the term "viaduct" gets confused with “Why a Duck?”</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">How do you learn to fly a drone? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">How difficult is it? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What does it take to become an FAA licensed drone pilot, and is it necessary and worth it?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What type of drone should we buy? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Is it best to start off with a cheaper drone to learn with, or should we jump in immediately and buy the drone of our dreams? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Some drones are fold-able and can easily fit into a backpack, while others are designed more for transporting in their own hard case. Which is best for my situation? (In fairness, I need to point out that I am still exploring which drone to buy, but I am leaning toward a DJI drone, which I will talk about later in this blog.) </span></li>
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Susan Vineyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247766308787322261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007817387777474544.post-36084982008928393872017-08-23T12:12:00.002-05:002017-09-05T15:39:27.251-05:00Vlogging for Baby BoomersAs you probably know, we are preparing to move to Mexico (CANNOT WAIT!). What we are doing on line right now is part of that preparation.<br />
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We are blogging about our life and our preparation to move to Mexico. We are both partially retired and trying to get our ducks in a row. We hope to sell our house here and move down in the spring.</div>
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We have been trying to find YouTube videos of Mexico for years now and have about run out of ones to watch, which is why we plan to make our own to share with YOU when we get down there. Our plan is to first rent in Merida and then travel around Mexico deciding where we really want to live. We may very well end up in the Merida area, but we want to be SURE before we buy. Plus we can't wait to explore our new country/home. When we buy and get settled we want to travel a little farther afield, especially Cuba and the Caribbean!</div>
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But recently, we came upon a treasure trove of Mexican videos: Young people vlogging through Mexico. How had we missed them before? To begin with, we found these two couples and a single guy who traveled through the Yucatan and then went on to Cuba. A treasure trove. And we know other vloggers are traveling down there as well, and we plan to search them out and watch their videos. I will list the three we know so far below so you can enjoy their adventures too. </div>
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But these young people have inspired us. Watching them has helped us form a better idea of what we want to do...and not do....in our own "vlogs." We've really enjoyed watching these people travel through different cities and experience the food and the locals they meet. None of them have really tried to learn the language because Mexico is only a tiny part of their travel plans and now they are off to other exotic ports (One couple traveled to the Republic of Georgia where my son is in Peace Corps. I LOVED that!). </div>
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We will be looking at Mexico as our new country, not as a vacation. We'll be interested in the medical facilities and permanent housing prices, for instance. We'll try to see what kind of expat communities different locations have. We do not want to live in a Gringo ghetto, but it will be nice to have some friends close by who are experiencing the came cultural changes we are. Plus we'll be looking at the Mexican world through the eyes of Babyboomers, not Millennials. We have certain physical restrictions and, frankly, hope to enjoy a little more comfort and a slower pace that the vloggers we've been watching.</div>
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For now, we'll be practicing, as we prepare to move and have a few adventures in our own neck of the woods before we leave it behind. We need to become more proficient with our cameras and our editing, for instance.</div>
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We sat down recently and talked about our plans on camera.</div>
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And here are the links to the Mexican playlists of the vloggers we have been following. If you know of any other good ones, please leave us links in the comments. Do you find this kind of thing valuable to you? Thanks!!</div>
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By the way, what we do is go to their YouTube homepages, click on Playlists, and find their Mexico playlists to watch. They also go other very cool places, but right now, we are interested in Mexico. The links above lead to those playlists.</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Capered Chicken (Pollo Alcaparrado) from Rick Bayless</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">David Sterling's sautéed chaya with smoked bacon: Chayas fritas / Tsajbil chaay</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rick Bayless is a TV chef and cookbook writer, who has traveled in the Yucatan. We've watched him on YouTube. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is his website: <a href="http://www.rickbayless.com/">http://www.rickbayless.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And here is the link to the recipe for Capered Chicken: </span><a href="http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/capered-chicken/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/capered-chicken/</a><br />
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So when we were invited to a 4th of July pot luck, I faced a challenge. I know other people need to eat low carb too, so when I attend events such as this, I try to contribute something that all low-carbers can enjoy without breaking their diets.<br />
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This time I chose a dessert idea that I learned about in Australia: The pavlova. Yes, it's named after the ballerina, and New Zealand and Australia squabble about who invented it. It's really just a meringue topped with whipped cream and fruit, but it's great for hot weather and fairly low-carb. If you don't add a lot of sugar, which I don't. <br />
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metal or glass (not plastic) bowl. </span></div>
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mixture is thick and glossy - at least 5 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "adobe ming std l"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">I used fun little <a href="http://amzn.to/2vmVGQG" target="_blank">American</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2vmR9O8" target="_blank">Mexican</a> flag picks on mine, which I purchased on Amazon. </span></div>
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