Steve

Kimberly Dow · 05-01-2004, 01:36 AM

Jean - I am amazed at your persistance to get just what you want! I grow bored with paintings and 'settle' at times so I can get on to the next one. If I re-work paintings too much I seem to ruin them.

Geary Wootten · 05-01-2004, 02:11 AM

I like it Jean. Focusing in on just him is where the "fun" is....I can tell. Really like the dark, loose background.

Here's my 2

Jean Kelly · 05-01-2004, 01:11 PM

Hi all,

Geary, that's where I'm going with this, you nailed it! What is the "Canvas" program, is it Mac compatable? I'll look around for it.

Kim, it's just paint. When I'm bored with a painting, it means that I need to leave it alone for a while. Sometimes I wake up in the morning, just knowing what I need to do and then attack. "Steve" didn't work, it was boring and he is not a boring person. I tried to give him a gift of serenity, if he wants I'll paint him a landscape.

Thanks Michele, your stamp of approval means a lot to me.

Geary Wootten · 05-01-2004, 02:16 PM

Hi Jean,

You're welcome....and YES Canvas is a great program I've been using right along side of Adobe and Corel for years and years. And, I think it actually originated for mostly Mac users. Don't quote me on it, though. It's available cross platform. Btw, I've been an Apple guy since Illustrator 88.

It's made by Deneba and is now owned by ACD System ...here it is....http://www.deneba.com/

It's a really cool program. It has the best of the tools presented in Photoshop, Illustrator or Corel in one. The price is nice, too. I've got Canvas7 and am trying out the Demo 9 for OSX. Learning curve is similar to Corel coming from Adobe's stuff and they have all the online tutorials and built in lessons you need to operate it.

Gear

Jean Kelly · 05-01-2004, 04:53 PM

I'll try the trial for "Canvas 9" when I have the time to play with it. I already have "Photoshop Elements" and don't have a clue how to use it but I may take a course this summer from another area artist. The problem is that I would rather paint than learn how to use a computer program. I still have mega learning left on my camera, and consider myself in the "intermediate" level of painting so I put frustrating things on the back burner. I have a love/hate relationship with computers.

Jean

Jean Kelly · 05-08-2004, 12:39 AM

I lived through the reception tonight! One of the paintings I displayed was "Steve". Since Steve is a carpenter (home remodeling and additions) he decided to build his own frame. He's been hoarding some old cedar boards for a few years now and used them for this massive frame. I apologize for the quality of this photo, it's really very dark on the lower right and I couldn't seem to focus at all. Steve came to the reception tonight and was accosted by a group of people asking if he was in fact "Thee Steve"!!! He had fun and I was relieved.

Jean

Now all I have to do is get through Noah's demo tomorrow and I'll be able to breath again. Plan to spend the afternoon in the whirlpool!

Jean Kelly · 05-08-2004, 12:44 AM

Lost my attachment, I'll try again.