Years ago the once esteemed art supplier, Daniel Smith in Seattle, started getting cute by offering themed color sets and goofy paints made from obscure minerals. Trying to be 'fresh' I`m sure. They were relentless in promoting these useless items in their catalogs and I always wondered who would buy them? Well, someone died and I came into possession of several tubes of these Daniel Smith 'exclusives'. Here are some of the names; Genuine Zoisite, Sedona Genuine, Undersea Green, Blue Apatite Genuine, and Duochrome Arctic Fire. As if painting isn`t difficult enough with normal color! But they were free so I`ve played with them and all of those hand ground from 'rare' minerals are simply muddy earth tones that granulate. I hope they weren`t expensive!
My new supplier is Cheap Joe in North Carolina. Good prices, simple website, no obnoxious promotions and fast delivery. I`m very pleased.
I admit my bias. Even though I use it, I have no interest in photography. Cameras make me crazy and the terminology pushes me over the edge. Every time I have to submit something with 300 dpi I spend 15 minutes with a Wikipedia explanation and still don`t understand. I wait for John to get home from work.
All that said, I run into interesting images with some frequency. Check out Cody Cobb`s photography. He`s also from the Northwest and he has the brave heart of a poet.
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5 comments:
Hi Randall,
Very nice painting--unique, as always.
I visited your link to the photographer and really like his work.
Have a nice day tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Gary.
Oh boy! I am with you on all counts for this one. Painting is difficult enough and I hate it when the names on the tubes don't indicate what is inside. Makes me nuts. And I appreciate photography and people who speak that language but I suck at it badly. I am trying to get better with my compositions (and terminology) which is about all I can hope for at this point.
Your lotus piece is lovely. I appreciate both the strength and delicacy of the whole structure.
Cody Cobb... wow. What an eye he has for landscape and the unusual!
I love your lotus and will enjoy watching you paint Saturday evening.
The composition of this painting is just fabulous!
I have to laugh because I can't live without Daniel Smith's Quinacridone Burnt Orange. Funny how you shop in my state and I go to Daniel Smith.
And yes, Cody Cobb's work is great. Brings to mind, Andy Goldsworthy, just a different medium.
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