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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 11:55 AM
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Sunday art. (dial-up warning)
Edited on Sun Oct-23-05 12:00 PM by Heidi
Fresh off of the easel:


Ordinary Magic I: Bambu (October 2005)
80 x 30 cm, oil on gallery-wrap canvas
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 11:58 AM
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1. I like the shadowing. Very well done.
:applause:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 12:01 PM
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3. Thank you, my friend.
I just edited to make the image smaller. The original size was a bit overwhelming, even with a large monitor.

:hug:
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alarcojon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 12:00 PM
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2. Very nice, Heidi!
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 12:01 PM
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4. Thank you, alarcojon,
for your kind words. This is the first in a series or large, realistic paintings. We'll see what comes next. ;)
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alarcojon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 12:04 PM
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5. Keep us informed.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 12:11 PM
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6. Oh wow, my dear Heidi......
That is just breathtaking!

It floats ......just floats wonderfully......

I'll bet it's way BETTER in person.......

You have an incredible talent........

Thank you for sharing this with us......you are amazing!





:loveya: :hug:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 12:14 PM
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7. Thank you, my dear Peggy . . .
I have some time now before the next exhibit in February, so I'm allowing my spirit to lead me. Your kind words are an inspiration. (Yes, it looks better in person, because I'm having some difficulty matching the colors in Photoshop.)

:loveya: darlin', and hope you're feeling better and less out of sorts this morning. :hug:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 12:18 PM
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8. Ah you are welcome, my dear Heidi.......
Yes, I am.....but later things will improve even more......

I'm having a ball in my celebratory thread......:woohoo:


:loveya: :hug:
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Tallison Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 12:23 PM
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9. Wow.
At first I said, damn, I really like that, without realizing you'd done it. Now, double-damn. I knew you liked Edward Hopper, but didn't realize you painted. I really like this work.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 12:41 PM
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10. .
Thank you, Tallison. It's what I do for a living. (Hey, I've gotta do something to redeem myself after 20 years as a mainstream journalist. :rofl: )

Thank you for your kind words, friend. :pals:
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AVulgarianHue Donating Member (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 07:22 PM
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11. Excellent depiction..
Edited on Sun Oct-23-05 07:24 PM by AVulgarianHue
for why I begin my meditations listening to bamboo flute. :loveya:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:38 AM
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20. Thank you, AVH!
That's how I begin my morning meditations, too. :pals:
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 08:03 PM
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12. I really like the painting, but
is there a reason you have misspelled bamboo?
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 11:41 PM
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15. Hi, NV Whino . . .
Thanks for your question. When I named the file, I used the German translation for bamboo, and left out the "s."
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 11:09 AM
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46. Thanks for the answer
I figured you did it on purpose.
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tibbir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 08:43 PM
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13. I think that's beautiful.
You're very talented.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-05 11:39 PM
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14. Thank you, tibbir . . .
Wishing you a good Monday! :hi:
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:01 AM
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16. Hello Heidi
Beautiful picture.

I put it on my computer as background. :yourock:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:39 AM
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21. I am honored
that my painting is now your computer background. :hug: texanwitch!
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:58 AM
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26. I was looking for a new background. I had Nighthawks on for a long time.
You do have a lot of talent.:applause:
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:04 AM
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17. Heidi, that's gorgeous!
I think that bamboo is inherently beautiful, but the colors, the shading...the floating...

LOVE it! :hug:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 10:55 AM
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42. huskerlaw, dah-link . . .
Thanks for your kind words, gf. (I'm trying to think of something reminiscent of Nebraska for the next one, as I like for my work to represent various facets of my human experience.)
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 02:32 PM
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57. Nebraska...hmm...
corn husks and cow shit?? :shrug:

Good luck with that one! I'm looking forward to seeing it. :)
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:05 AM
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18. Very zen.
Peaceful and quiet. I like it. It reminds me of some of the flame fractals I create.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 10:53 AM
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40. Thank you, P_N_S!
Have you posted some of your fractals, or have I just been a dork and missed them?
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 10:56 AM
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44. I've posted the occasional fractal in the lounge
Didn't seem to generate a lot of interest. If you'd like to browse my (extremely outdated) fractal gallery, it's at http://home.comcast.net/~shessler1/index.htm

I have to seriously think about updating it with some new works, of which I have quite a few.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 11:13 AM
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48. Nice fractals . . .
I'm sorry I've missed them before. I'm ignorant about the processes involved in fractal work, though. What programs are you using?

Lovely, P_N_S. Thank you for sharing that link with me.
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:12 AM
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19. Heidi, your painting gives me chills!
Edited on Mon Oct-24-05 12:12 AM by SeattleGirl
And I mean that in a very positive way. It is beautiful, and really draws the eye. I wish I could magically transport myself to your show in February and see your wonderful work in person! Beautiful!

:loveya:
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:47 AM
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22. I don't get it.
Looks phallic.

:shrug:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:49 AM
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23. Thank you for your insight, Floogeldy.
I'll take it under advisement.
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:58 AM
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27. Please
Forgive me if I'm stupid. I've been stupid before. Obviously, you paint beautifully. You don't need me to tell you that. I just don't understand "it."

Luv ya,

Floog
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:02 AM
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28. Stupid is the last thing you are.
Edited on Mon Oct-24-05 01:12 AM by Heidi
Not understanding stuff is part of the mystery, don't ya think?

:*
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:20 AM
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32. I'm learning.
:)
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Draill Donating Member (360 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:54 AM
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24. Beautiful, Heidi.
Making art for a living must be gratifying. I saw a few of your other pieces here in the past and they were wonderful, as well. Lucky you, lucky us, lucky customers! I hope you do well in your shows. :applause:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:56 AM
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25. I've missed seeing you the last few days, Draill.
Have you been away, or have the time zones stood between us?

(Thank you for your kind words; I would be the first to agree that I'm fortunate. :pals: )
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Draill Donating Member (360 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:05 AM
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29. Sometimes I'm quiet.
I have to start a temp job a week from today and that makes me nervous. Well, the driving part, anyway.

My b/f makes metal sculpture, so that makes me even more happy for you that you can make a living with your talent. I feel like I know how fulfilling that can be for an artist. I think arts are very important and don't always get the respect they should.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:09 AM
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30. Can I send you some good vibes
for your new temp job? You'll do OK. Are you not used to driving?

I agree with you that the arts are important; but it's a scary way to make a living, as I'm sure your bf will tell you. :pals:
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Draill Donating Member (360 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:19 AM
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31. I'll always take good vibes!
I'll be ok once I've driven there a few times. I learned to drive late and I don't enjoy it much when I'm unsure of the route, traffic, etc.

I hear ya about it being scary making a living at art. Dave doesn't, he's a plumber right now. Not really for him right now, trying to live off the art. Makes him frustrated when he tries right now. Maybe someday. Making the art is the most important part, I imagine.

Thanks so much for the vibes!
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:21 AM
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33. very nice, Heidi
I would post some of my stuff but I don't know how...too damn chicken anyway...
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:29 AM
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35. Hi, wildhorses.
Here's how ya do it, assuming you have digital photos or scans of your work on your computer hard drive:

Go to www.photobucket.com and register a free account. (Photobucket is a free "parking place" for images.)

Then, you can upload your digital images directly to your photobucket account, and post them on DU.

(Don't be chicken. I've never once seen a DUer be mean about fellow member's art work. About the worst that can happen is that your post will sink like a stone, and that's happened to all of us about a brazilian times.)

:hug:
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:28 AM
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34. what 'kind' of bamboo is that, dear...
:shrug: a dear friend of mine cuts his own oboe reeds for himself & his students, but he only uses a certain Japanese bamboo, and for that matter, i only see it in its cut state, in segments & without the 'skin'
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:31 AM
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36. I don't know the Latin name of this variety, bridgit . . .
but my brother-in-law, who is a forester, cut it for me from the bamboo "forest" across the lake from us in Ascona. I'll ask him later and send you a PM! :thumbsup:
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 01:39 AM
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37. cool, i'll get with curtis in the meantime, hubby uses the shavings...
for collage material B-)
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 02:09 AM
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38. It's beautiful!
It kinda reminds me of the effect you get when you hold your index fingers pointing at one another right in front of your eyes, and you see a disembodied finger floating in front of your nose...
:hide:


:hug:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 02:11 AM
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39. billy, you crack me up.
The mere thought of that manual exercise gives me a subdural hematoma. :rofl:
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 10:54 AM
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41. Wonderful Heidi
Edited on Mon Oct-24-05 10:54 AM by MadAsHellNewYorker
Absolutly wonderful :loveya: :yourock:

you really are an amazing artist
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 10:56 AM
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43. Tell all the New Yawk galleries, wouldja?
:rofl:

Seriously, thank you for your kindness. We missed you in the Nighthawks thread last evening / this morning, my friend. :pals:
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 10:59 AM
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45. If I had friends who worked in them
they would be the first to see your work. but I dont :evilfrown:

I went to bed sorta early. I was looking for the Nighthawks thread and couldnt find it, so I decided sleep should win out.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 11:15 AM
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50. That was a joke, MAHNY . . .
Without raising my prices considerably, I can't think of a way that it would be worth my while to show my work in US galleries.

And when I start a new Nighthawks thread tomorrow morning (your evening), I'll PM ya the link. :thumbsup:
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 11:17 AM
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51. woohoo! preferential Nighthawks treatment
Edited on Mon Oct-24-05 11:17 AM by MadAsHellNewYorker
:evilgrin:

For some reason, im a little slow at the internet jokes when I am at work. I also dont get sarcasm at work as well. lol.

I think you work should be in a gallery here though :hi:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 11:13 AM
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47. Heidi
Your work is amazing! This is my favorite!

Wow!
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 11:14 AM
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49. Totally off-topic, Joan, but I've really missed you,
warrior woman. Sadly, you and I are ships passing in the night. :cry:

Thank you for you kind words, my friend. :* :hug:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 11:37 AM
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52. I've missed you too!
I think my age
or the weather ~ cause we may get a little snow tonight
or life is slowing me down a little right now but I'm still here ...

BTW ~ I believe you can talk about any damn thing you want to ...
especially on your thread. So There!
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LincolnMcGrath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 11:40 AM
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53. Is it for sale?
:applause:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:14 PM
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55. Thank you, LM.
Yes, it's available. It's the first piece I've made for an exhibit in February here in Switzerland. You can PM me if you'd like to know more about the painting.

(Thank you for the applause. ;) )
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atomic-fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:11 PM
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54. relaxing, tranquil
The space and elegant form is relaxing, tranquil. Bamboo has many uses.
Yours has three segments and the composition is organized by three. It works!
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 12:15 PM
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56. Hi, atomic-fly.
I beat myself to death about composition sometimes. It's nice that someone notice. (My rule is: no _even_ numbers _anywhere_.)
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 03:38 PM
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58. fantastic
you are an incredibly talented artist, Heidi:)
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 03:58 PM
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59. i LOVE it!!
:D
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