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Post by kerouac2 on May 12, 2018 4:55:38 GMT
I like interpretations of styles from different cultures. Excellent!
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 22, 2018 20:52:01 GMT
Latest work from my youngest grandson -  Joe has been offered 200 guineas for this picture (£210). |
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 24, 2018 19:03:27 GMT
Really excellent! Has he become Japanese?
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 24, 2018 19:50:32 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 25, 2018 7:23:34 GMT
Some lovely stuff there Cheery.
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 26, 2020 14:33:43 GMT
Grandson’s dog. He did this Xmas Eve.  |
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Post by lugg on Dec 26, 2020 15:16:44 GMT
That is so cute Mick
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Post by casimira on Dec 26, 2020 15:23:50 GMT
Forgive me if I have this wrong but I thought we had decided to consolidate our acquisitons/collectoins into one thread that Bixa put together recently.
At least I thought was the goal/purpose.
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 26, 2020 16:09:16 GMT
Here’s the real dog minus glasses of course.  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 26, 2020 16:14:29 GMT
Forgive me if I have this wrong but I thought we had decided to consolidate our acquisitons/collectoins into one thread that Bixa put together recently.
At least I thought was the goal/purpose. No idea casi. If so no doubt bixa will advise when she gets out of bed. |
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 26, 2020 18:23:44 GMT
Mmmm ~ don't remember doing that, although Casimira's thread Collecting was recently revived. Probably some things that come under that topic were put into that thread. I really think "Art in My House" is somewhat different from "Collecting". Collecting to me indicates a deliberate accumulation of like or nearly-like objects. Art in ones home, on the other hand, could be any number of objects acquired individually for their esthetic value. Obviously, these two topics could overlap, but for our purposes here, I think we'll know the difference. Does that make sense?
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Post by casimira on Dec 27, 2020 15:54:11 GMT
Sorry folks, I was confused.
Some lovely art work in here good people!
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Post by lugg on Dec 28, 2020 19:54:23 GMT
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Post by casimira on Dec 28, 2020 23:38:13 GMT
I just love it!!! So creative and I love the subject matter. Your niece has great taste. I'll bet she was so excited to give it to you, "the cool Auntie".   |
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Post by htmb on Dec 28, 2020 23:38:24 GMT
Very pretty, Lugg. What a wonderful gift.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 29, 2020 3:44:23 GMT
I like your grandson's Thurberesque dog, Mick!
Very lovely gift, Lugg. I never knew that blown glass could be used that way. A treasure!
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Post by lugg on Feb 19, 2021 14:47:48 GMT
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Post by casimira on Feb 19, 2021 15:07:54 GMT
Both are exquisite Lugg.
I love the original glass one you posted earlier and the newest one is special as well (I share your affinity for art with water incorporated in it)
The peacock is very beautiful. What medium is it ?
Your family has great taste and talent.
(Happy belated Birthday wishes to you)
Thank you for sharing these treasures with us
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Post by htmb on Feb 19, 2021 15:17:57 GMT
What lovely treasures to enjoy!
Happy Birthday! February is a good month.
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Post by fumobici on Feb 19, 2021 15:57:53 GMT
Adore both of those, such rich color!
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 19, 2021 17:21:25 GMT
Really good artworks, lugg. For those of us in small flats, it's hard to get more stuff because there is nowhere to put it.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 19, 2021 17:32:01 GMT
They are lovely lugg. We have an art gallery in town that specialises in those pictures.
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Post by lugg on Feb 19, 2021 18:53:42 GMT
Thanks all The peacock is very beautiful. What medium is it ? She dithered about what medium to use , but chose coloured pencils in the end. |
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Post by Kimby on Feb 20, 2021 15:07:54 GMT
The glass painting that lugg shared looks like fused glass to me. If it is indeed “blown” that would require amazing talent to turn a round shape into the flat square scene without losing perspective.
Do you know anything more about how it was made lugg?
PS I took a glass fusing class and one of the materials that we used and fused onto a backing plate of clear glass was called “frit” (ground glass). The artist who taught the class made beautiful aspen trees with frit leaves.
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Post by lugg on Feb 20, 2021 19:41:12 GMT
Ah Kimby - I think the first pic is blown but of course you may be correct re my second piece. I will se what I can discover.
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Post by lugg on Feb 21, 2021 19:21:37 GMT
Just done some research Kimby and you are quite correct - the second is fused glass and the first ( I think) is a mixture of both .
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 21, 2021 20:04:14 GMT
I might finally put something on the walls of my WC where I have plenty of time to admire things. Oddly enough (or maybe not) I have not a single thing on the walls of my bedroom because I only go in there to collapse on the bed and fall asleep immediately. And in the morning I jump out of bed and leave the room.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 24, 2021 20:38:00 GMT
Your glass pieces are really gorgeous Lugg....and your daughter's artwork stunningly beautiful!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 3, 2023 19:14:43 GMT
I've lusted after the Isle of Lewis Chessmen ever since I saw them on a tv archaeology show years ago. "...The Lewis chessmen or Uig chessmen named after the island or the bay where they were found. They are a group of distinctive 12th-century chess pieces, along with other game pieces, most of which are carved from walrus ivory. Discovered in 1831 on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland they may constitute some of the few complete, surviving medieval chess sets, although it is not clear if a set as originally made can be assembled from the pieces. When found, the hoard contained 93 artifacts: 78 chess pieces, 14 tablemen and one belt buckle. Today, 82 pieces are owned and usually exhibited by the British Museum in London, and the remaining 11 are at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Almost all of the pieces in the collection are carved from walrus ivory, with a few made instead from whale teeth. The 79 chess pieces consist of eight kings, eight queens, 16 bishops, 15 knights, 13 rooks and 19 pawns. The heights of the pawns range from 3.5 to 5.8 cm, while the other pieces are between 7 and 10.2 cm. Although there are 19 pawns (a complete set requires 16), they have the greatest range of sizes of all the pieces, which has suggested that the 79 chess pieces might belong to at least five sets.[16] All the pieces are sculptures of human figures, with the exception of the pawns, which are smaller, geometric shapes. The knights are mounted on rather diminutive horses and are shown holding spears and shields. The rooks are standing soldiers or "warders" holding shields and swords; four of the rooks are shown as wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields with battle fury.Some pieces bore traces of red stain when found, possibly indicating that red and white were used to distinguish the two sides, rather than the black and white generally used in modern chess...." I just love them and wanted some models, in particular I wanted a rook 'Berserker'  There are many sets available, some better quality than others but Jeff found me this 6 piece set.   Berserker Rook  King  Queen  Bishop  Knight  Rooks |
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 4, 2023 7:06:11 GMT
That's great, but some of them look a bit confused about what they're doing there.  |
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the walls are covered in pictures and plaques...nothing valuable but we like them.
