On a winter day that is overcast with bright white skies.
I don't paint with acrylics on canvas using washes either only dry brush to create an almost airbrush quality went I need tones to be very light and subtle in change. I do use dark washes when painting over base coats on a sculpture to attain deep shadow effects in the small cracks and recesses and dry brush for highlights.
Obviously to each their own. It just doesn't make any sense to me to paint in oils even from what you described with your process. Acrylics, in my estimation are not meant to be put onto a pallet of 8 globs at a time like oils, because the obvious: they dry too fast.
I methodically plan out my layers and paint one color at a time, even if that one color is only a few very small areas. Then i clean my brush and mix up the next color, and so on and so forth.
Glad the art snobbery is dying off. That's good to hear oils are dropping in price too.
Friday, October 9, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
I would like to go to Borneo in the next year
I'm tired of waiting. I also want to go to Hong Kong. I understand that I'll probably need additional vaccinations to go to Borneo. Has anyone ever been there? Did you contract malaria? I know the rate of transmission there is even higher than other malarial nations. Is it worthwhile to go? Isn't it awful how the malarial mosquitoes only bite at night and the dengue fever carrying ones only bite during the day? One of those "you can't win" scenarios. Malaria is pretty bad but dengue fever is probably worse. They call it "break-bone" fever because the pain is so intense it feels like your bones are breaking.I always cover my skin in DEET and wear long sleeves and pants and have been lucky so far. Last trip, I was one of the only travelers in our area who didn't contract malaria. "Just don't get bitten," is what the travel docs always say to me. I heed their warnings and try my best. I want to see the orangutans and other rare wildlife (tiny deer, owls, rhinos) and snorkel some of the reefs on the nearby islands.
Anyone out there who would like to go and could take off two to three weeks and pay for their share? I'd love to find a decent traveling companion/friend in general. Single supplements are incredibly discouraging. I've traveled pretty expansively in the past and I miss it very much. I've gone on a few short adventures alone and solo travel isn't really my thing.
If Borneo is too far for you, I'm also interested in taking a tour to Calgary to see Jasper, Banff, and Lake Louise.
I wish to become a more active member of the travel community and I'd like to meet others who share my a passion for travel. Honestly, I'm hoping to start a productive conversation and, perhaps if the response is right, it will eventually lead to introductions and, eventually, actual travel plans. I have other destinations on the list too. Let's start with these locations and see where it goes.
I wouldn't say that I'm desperate but I am frustrated with the travel groups and people I've invited thus far. For many years, I traveled the world with a great person but we're no longer together. You're right that I don't know the people on these forums. I suppose that I don't know whether or not they're decent, but over time I can figure that out.
Most of my friends have moved away and are married, not interested, or travel is just not a main priority anymore. I know the economy has hit people hard and that's prevented most of my friends/acquaintances from being able to afford such a trip. My family members are busy with small children or caring for ailing parents. So, I'm looking for new friends who can pay their own way.
I've taken a pathetic RTW travel class from a local continuing education program. I was not at all impressed and am convinced that I could have taught the course better myself. The instructor wasn't able to answer half of my questions. There were three other people in the class but they were traveling together and weren't looking to expand their circle- so that was a bust.
I've searched through Meetups but have not had much luck. Anyone in the Boston area know of any decent Boston/ Cambridge travel organizations that aren't trying to sell a ridiculous, overpriced tour? I'm still searching.
I will pay for my share of a reasonably priced trip. If I could comfortable afford to pay for two people, I wouldn't need to search for a companion. I could probably drag along one of my friends with the promise of an all-expenses paid vacation. [They don't seem too intrigued by the mention of Borneo. Maybe, it's a little too exotic for them. Maybe, they fear a bad case of malaria, or the vaccinations required to visit. Maybe that scares them away.]
But, I have a healthy sense of adventure and am seeking new friends with the same. It's no fun dragging people where they don't want to go.
I was hoping that there was another way to find a travel buddy- almost like a dating site (without actually dating) for travel companions or something like that. Like a Match.com for travelers. It's too bad such a thing doesn't exist. Or does it? Does anyone know of a site or an app that does this? Thanks again. Like I said before, any useful advice is appreciated.
Anyone out there who would like to go and could take off two to three weeks and pay for their share? I'd love to find a decent traveling companion/friend in general. Single supplements are incredibly discouraging. I've traveled pretty expansively in the past and I miss it very much. I've gone on a few short adventures alone and solo travel isn't really my thing.
If Borneo is too far for you, I'm also interested in taking a tour to Calgary to see Jasper, Banff, and Lake Louise.
I wish to become a more active member of the travel community and I'd like to meet others who share my a passion for travel. Honestly, I'm hoping to start a productive conversation and, perhaps if the response is right, it will eventually lead to introductions and, eventually, actual travel plans. I have other destinations on the list too. Let's start with these locations and see where it goes.
I wouldn't say that I'm desperate but I am frustrated with the travel groups and people I've invited thus far. For many years, I traveled the world with a great person but we're no longer together. You're right that I don't know the people on these forums. I suppose that I don't know whether or not they're decent, but over time I can figure that out.
Most of my friends have moved away and are married, not interested, or travel is just not a main priority anymore. I know the economy has hit people hard and that's prevented most of my friends/acquaintances from being able to afford such a trip. My family members are busy with small children or caring for ailing parents. So, I'm looking for new friends who can pay their own way.
I've taken a pathetic RTW travel class from a local continuing education program. I was not at all impressed and am convinced that I could have taught the course better myself. The instructor wasn't able to answer half of my questions. There were three other people in the class but they were traveling together and weren't looking to expand their circle- so that was a bust.
I've searched through Meetups but have not had much luck. Anyone in the Boston area know of any decent Boston/ Cambridge travel organizations that aren't trying to sell a ridiculous, overpriced tour? I'm still searching.
I will pay for my share of a reasonably priced trip. If I could comfortable afford to pay for two people, I wouldn't need to search for a companion. I could probably drag along one of my friends with the promise of an all-expenses paid vacation. [They don't seem too intrigued by the mention of Borneo. Maybe, it's a little too exotic for them. Maybe, they fear a bad case of malaria, or the vaccinations required to visit. Maybe that scares them away.]
But, I have a healthy sense of adventure and am seeking new friends with the same. It's no fun dragging people where they don't want to go.
I was hoping that there was another way to find a travel buddy- almost like a dating site (without actually dating) for travel companions or something like that. Like a Match.com for travelers. It's too bad such a thing doesn't exist. Or does it? Does anyone know of a site or an app that does this? Thanks again. Like I said before, any useful advice is appreciated.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
How to treat my long fizzy hair
I have extremely curly, thick hair that's currently sort-of rock star length, not LONG, but like, say, Bob Dylan circa 1975. I've had lots of hairstyles and colors through the years - buzz cut, rockabilly pompadour, Brazilian hair straightening, but currently my natural dirty blond, and curly.
It's summer and I'm doing a lot of bike-riding and outdoor stuff. When I go out for the evening or I am playing a show I can put product in my hair so the curls look fat, full, defined and everything they should be.Photos and video turn out good, happy with it.
When I'm out during the day and the wind and humidity hits my hair, though, it's total Kramer - I mean I look like a crazy person. I don't care too much, but I'm wondering if there is a way to preserve the quality look throughout wind, lite rain and such. Currently I wear a bandana and just be done with it, but I hate the thing, it's summer and it's like wearing a hat. I bake to 400 degrees, man. And then you take it off and your hair is all smashed and whatnot and you have to either wash it or fix it.
The best was the Brazilian treatment I got in April - it worked for 2 months in any weather - but it's an arm and a leg price-wise and I'm digging the current curls and so does my girlfriend. She has the straightest straight hair on the planet and so can't really advise me on my mess up top.
Nexxus Heat Protexx is made to be sprayed on damp hair before blow drying, but also works well on dry hair to act as a weather shield. A little bit goes a long way. It keeps your hair from frizzing up and tangling. Now if you use any sort of high quality hair conditioner (after shampoo rinse) it can also be used as a leave-in conditioner with similar results. You dilute it about 1 to 8 ratio in a spray bottle, not to be used on scalp or roots, just grown out parts and ends. Again, a little goes a long way.
Another secret is that in a pinch you can use hand lotion to smooth down frizzed out hair. Put a dime size in your palm, rub palms together and lightly run down your hair, only on the surface. Great on windy days when hair tends to get all staticky.
It's summer and I'm doing a lot of bike-riding and outdoor stuff. When I go out for the evening or I am playing a show I can put product in my hair so the curls look fat, full, defined and everything they should be.Photos and video turn out good, happy with it.
When I'm out during the day and the wind and humidity hits my hair, though, it's total Kramer - I mean I look like a crazy person. I don't care too much, but I'm wondering if there is a way to preserve the quality look throughout wind, lite rain and such. Currently I wear a bandana and just be done with it, but I hate the thing, it's summer and it's like wearing a hat. I bake to 400 degrees, man. And then you take it off and your hair is all smashed and whatnot and you have to either wash it or fix it.
The best was the Brazilian treatment I got in April - it worked for 2 months in any weather - but it's an arm and a leg price-wise and I'm digging the current curls and so does my girlfriend. She has the straightest straight hair on the planet and so can't really advise me on my mess up top.
Nexxus Heat Protexx is made to be sprayed on damp hair before blow drying, but also works well on dry hair to act as a weather shield. A little bit goes a long way. It keeps your hair from frizzing up and tangling. Now if you use any sort of high quality hair conditioner (after shampoo rinse) it can also be used as a leave-in conditioner with similar results. You dilute it about 1 to 8 ratio in a spray bottle, not to be used on scalp or roots, just grown out parts and ends. Again, a little goes a long way.
Another secret is that in a pinch you can use hand lotion to smooth down frizzed out hair. Put a dime size in your palm, rub palms together and lightly run down your hair, only on the surface. Great on windy days when hair tends to get all staticky.
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