started painting again - haven't done it in years

[unpossibles]

here's a time lapse video of where I am so far. It still needs a lot of work - some fixing, some figuring out stuff, etc. but it felt really good to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEcOll76x3g

[Sanity Claws]

1. You are so talented

Why did you ever stop?

[unpossibles]

3. thanks! A variety of reasons - a bit burned out and then entropy

like stopping exercising or whatever. It feels good to do it again.

[siligut]

2. Very nice work and a well made video to watch.

Thank you and good luck. :applause:

[Rosie1223]

4. That's cool!

Thanks for posting!

:hi:

[DFW]

5. My grandfather took it up at age 80, loved doing it

One of his very first was his impression of the American corporate boardroom:


My grandfather was one very cool character.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. heh. he really captured their essence.

[unpossibles]

8. I love that! Great stuff.

and so accurate.

[pacalo]

11. Cool, cool grandfather! That is awesome!

[DFW]

12. He made it to age 102 with all his marbles intact

Definitely an inspiration to all the generations that followed.

That painting hangs in a prominent place on my wall to this day. My siblings and I argued a little over which of
his paintings who would get, but there was never any question that "The Blockheads" was mine.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. that was fun to watch.

[unpossibles]

9. update

still working on it but here's the next round. There are some more things to fix, I am nowhere near done with the light/shadows/color and eventually adding some other elements to it.

[pacalo]

10. As someone who dabbled in painting awhile back, I love your work!

Btw, I had a great art teacher who taught us economic tricks, such as making our own brushes for painting leaves. He used a hollowed-out shotgun shell (the smallest hair curler works, too), then he wrapped a bunch of rubber bands around one hand & secured the middle length of them with a pipe cleaner (a long twist tie or floral wire works too), then pulled it through the opening of the shell & cut the end of the rubber bands to create the bristles. It worked like a charm & it created such a life-like texture that one would think someone with years of experience had painted it.

The life forms such as yours are the most difficult & my hat's off to you, unpossibles.

:hi: