NutteyCubey 0 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Recently I've bought some gear (nothing special) and started doing some painting. I've always been interested in art and drawing and thought I'd give it a go. I'm finding it to be a really fun and relaxing thing to do. Until now it's been indoors and objects but next weekend if the weather is good I'm going to go out into the country and try my hand at some landscapes. Do we have any other painters here? Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 did an intro semester course at college, mostly acrylics. that was the extent of it though. wife is an illustrator, I guess she was influenced by her father who is a kimono designer (yuzenshi). nowadays, I just stick with cameras. Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Count me in, I'm a painter, sculptor and graphic designer. "Studied" Fine Arts/Design for 4 years! (Jack of all trades master of none!!) Have a diploma in Photography and Design to boot!! Unfortunately I spend most of my time doing computer graphics these days but painting etc is great therapy. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I used to enjoy some oil painting, not lately though My favorite work Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Also Art/design graduate many years ago. Painted & sculpted on & off over the years. Spent a determined better part of 2 years living the life of the "poor artist", had a couple of exhibitions, many people said, "Hey this stuff is good", but they didn't match their thoughts with their wallets leaving me poorer still. I have spurts of creativity - but nothing for ages. I think it's called life in the Rut Race. You know, Suddenly it's Monday again. Have to launch into it again. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I would just love to be able to paint half-decent, it must be a great thing to be able to do. I like your painting gamera, well done! Link to post Share on other sites
Miss Haversham 0 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I used to paint a fair bit when I was at college. I really must take that up again, it is very relaxing and rewarding. Link to post Share on other sites
simop 0 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Has anyone here painted his/her`s snowboard/skies? Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I used to enjoy painting, as in "painting and decorating". That's how I first saved up the money to come here after finishing Uni. Gives you plenty of time to think and you can listen to music. It's one of those "flow" type things that can engage your attention in a trance like way...but maybe that only works if you smoke lots of weed before work, and have frequent smoko breaks during the day . Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by simop: Has anyone here painted his/her`s snowboard/skies? I usually make stencils for my boards. My icon is on my current board. I don`t know if you can make it out bit it is supposed to be Gandhi. Older ones include `Drop cliffs, not bombs`. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 I enjoy body painting Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by simop: Has anyone here painted his/her`s snowboard/skies? Fattwins among others Im sure Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 I have painted and sold a few skate decks but not snowboards! Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Nuttey Cubey, sounds great. I'm a big fan of outdoor painting, but I don't get to do it nearly as much as I'd like. Montoya, your wife's artistic background sounds very interesting. I look forward to meeting her sometime. Nice to see other artists up here. I really wish I had trained like some of you. My skills would be far better. Gams, good one. How long did it take? Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 yeah, definitely would like a get-together, just have like a gazillion things to do this month. maybe we can get me jane to come up to Tokyo later this month... Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Sunrise - Hum...... for some days if I remember right. Link to post Share on other sites
torihada 2 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 mmmmmmmmm I was in the my studio today (I'm a painter). It doesn't pay the mortgage or even a new pair of snowboard trousers(sitting with their tags on wating for an alpine adventure). I work in a art gallery and that sorts out the former. For me painting and boarding are in the same boat, when they're both going well you're completely lost in the experience, you manage to detach your thinking brain. When the painting is going badly it's misery, I suppose like trying to board on ice, lots of pain. Yeah Sakebomb. 5 years for me, finishing with a postgrad in Fine Art. Fantastic time as long as you don't expect it to give you gainful employment. But the biggest bonus is I met Mrs T at art college, and discovered Japan and luckily for me the inlaws live in powder rich Akita and so I decided to try boarding........now I see the plan. Link to post Share on other sites
69 5 Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I bought some gear a while back, not properly setup yet and just messing around at the moment but I'm really into the idea of it all. torihada - you paint for a living? Link to post Share on other sites
NutteyCubey 0 Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 Hey great to hear about all the other painters. Went out the other weekend for the first time and had a great relaxing time.,.. more tomorrow if the weather is good. Link to post Share on other sites
torihada 2 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Quote: I bought some gear a while back, not properly setup yet and just messing around at the moment but I'm really into the idea of it all. torihada - you paint for a living? Nope. I'd be living in my studio, eating cat food and p*****g in the sink (I've had art tutors that fill that criteria, plus turning up for tutorials in the morning drunk). I have sold work, to clients, art consultants etc in the past but very sporadically. I now have a good body of work from the last year and need to get it shown. But I squeeze my painting in between a full time job, 2 kids and my otaku-snowboard-fantasy addiction.My studio is now the equivalent of an Englishman's potting shed. I just don't have the proverbial pipe and porn in there. There's a Henri Rousseau exhibition on at Tate Modern here in London at the moment; http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/rousseau/ It's great, because his paintings are fantastically bad, you stand in front of them and are in awe at how bad they are. But he was ambitious, and the size and scale of the paintings overwhelm you. It's a very funny exhibition.My kids loved it, especially as it's full of wild animals eating each other. Oops I digress. Does anyone go to exhibitions in Japan. I've only been to MOMAT Tokyo: http://www.momat.go.jp/english/artmuseum/cal.html Anyone been to the Yokohama Triennale this year? Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Be interested to see some of your own work Torihada, you sound more dedicated than I am/was! Eating cat food, I prefered to eat weet-bix but have eaten dog biscuits! The days of being a struggling artist are sorely missed! Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 torihada - I really like Rousseau's paintings, seen a couple up close. I don't think they're bad at all. He's wasn't trying to be precise like the old masters (if that's why you say they were bad, in terms of technique, proportion, etc) I go to exhibits in Tokyo when I hear about them, been to a some real beauties, though I've also missed some. What's the triennale? Is it still on? Pity we all live all over the place, it would be nice to have a painter's get-together. Link to post Share on other sites
torihada 2 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Sunrise: I was being very sweeping im my condemnation of Rousseau. I really liked the exhibition. The Yokohama Triennale is on until the 18th December; http://www.yokohama2005.jp/en/ I know stuck here in London and it's snowing in Japan....I am jealous. As far as painting outdoors, I haven't done that in years. I used to cycle around in Europe, sketchbook at the ready. Maybe I should get my sketchbook out when I go boarding... Link to post Share on other sites
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