Joy Thomas' first time

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Schott

Holy Moly Joy,

You better watch out, Garth is going to get upset with the good response to your introduction replies. He watches these things, but he knows I still hold the record!

Well Beth, I am not upset, but I do watch these numbers with utter amazement from time to time. I've served my term at #1, and it's time for new and deserving talent here to showcase, don't you think?

Joy, you are on a roll! As I've suggested already, you are soon to shatter the record of responses here which currently sit at 43, but not for long it seems. Go for it! Soon enough you will be added to the four digit hall of fame too (Oh why did I start that silly thread?).

Garth

[Joy Thomas]

Well don't count on it...

Some of the forum members have not come through, they claimed to be on the take but obviously they had no intention of actually helping me fix this little "reply race".
--So it was money wasted on my part...bribes just aren't what they used to be!

Joy

[Elizabeth Schott]

0H... well I still 0bserve that my 0ld, 0riginal intr0, 0f myself, 0bviously will 0ccupy the 0bscurest p0st, albiet s0me felt 0bligated t0 n0t 0mit me after my 0bseravation were made public.

They were nice en0ugh to 0ppose this 0ffensive treatment t0 said self, unless 0f c0urse they were 0rchestrated by Garth t0 0paquely 0bliterate my 0fficial intr0duction standings.

[Joy Thomas]

What 's going on here? I failed to decode the cryptic talk....fill me in for heaven's sake!!!
I'm as lost as an Easter egg....

Joy Thomas
www.portraitartist.com/thomas

[Elizabeth Schott]

Joy I used to hold the record for the "0" responses, but I believe it was broken because of Garth's thread, you'll need to read the "four digit hall of fame" to see what I 4-telling you 4 the moment.



Don't worry, Garth and Terri are likely the only ones that got it!

[Joy Thomas]

Okey-Dokey now I see. Thanks for shedding light...Terri who?
Where is the 4-digit Hall of Fame? How do I get there?...
oh no! I'm still as lost as an easter egg. I know... I'll just type in my name and web address again, that should help

Joy Thomas
www.portraitartist.com/thomas

[Mike McCarty]

You know, I've been at this song and dance for ten years...in hopes that the societies, schools or some other organization might pick up the idea of a painting from life competition or event...of course I'm way too lazy to organize something like that myself.

Joy:

About your idea for a paint from life portrait competition ... I pulled the following from this thread: "Darts - possible career path?"

http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...ighlight=Darts


Iron Chef

I think I found my genius, he

[Alexandra Tyng]

I'm not even sure where this 4-digit hall of fame is, and I've been here a while. I think I've seen it somewhere, though.

Mike, are you saying you think a paint-from-life event would turn into a highly subjective, subsidized, media circus? It might. Actually, I was picturing artists fighting for the best view, and then the one with the best composition (because he/she got the best view) would have a much better shot at winning. I like the idea of painting from life--maybe having an event--but I wonder whether the finalists of the Smithsonian O-B Competition would necessarily be the ones who were best at it. What about all the other people who didn't make the finals? Some of them, at least, might be just as good or better, but they'd never get a chance.

What I'm thinking is maybe we need different competitions, some with an entire theme of painting from life, and others that emphasize different aspects of portraiture. Basically we just need more portrait competitions, exhibition opportunities, and events altogether.