Today we buried my brother. André was 56 years old and had been suffering from muscular dystrophy since his twenties. But maybe suffering is the wrong word....
Rhyno, I am truly sorry to hear of your loss. It makes us as painters particularly aware when someone who has discerned a great deal of subtelty departs this ...
Ryno, Thank you for sharing this. You have my deepest condolences on your loss. I'm sure that Andre is waking up in his eternal home, and if he had any hard ...
Thank you all for your kind thoughts after the loss of André. ... I am touched by the plight of your friend, John. It seems that one of the major causes of...
I have long believed that there has been an assault on beauty itself, but it was only this morning that I became aware of the intensity of the hatred of beauty...
The following is an article I found on the internet. It is one longish quote. The full article is at http://www.smarrpublishers.com/Poeessay.html ... The...
Hello, I am new to this list. I love to paint and have recently returned to painting after years of concentrating on raising a family. I especially like the...
Hi Cindy, and welcome. You couldn't have come to a better place. If you love to paint, you are among friends. A hero of mine, John Ruskin, said that as an...
Ryno, Thanks for the welcome. I like to quilt and on the show "Simply Quilts" today they had a fiber artist who takes a photograph, draws it on fabric, and...
... Hi Cindy, Artists need to sell their work. If you have to work at a "real" job, you will not have enough time to be anything but an amateur, the proverbial...
Ryno, good advice, but so many absolutes, and no two painters arive at success in the same manner. Here's an other site that gives some specific advice ...
Ryno, Thanks for your reply. I am very interested in selling my work but I don't really know where to start. Your reply has given me some idea of what I need...
Lo, I agree. If I have to be employed to pay my bills, that doesn't mean I can't be a successful artist. True, the perfect condition would be to be able to...
Cindy, My web is not updated, but you can have some idea about my work. www Rubik Kocharian. com. Where can I see your work? Rubik [Non-text portions of this...
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LOL! No website yet! I'm hoping I will get some help with this soon. Cindy -...
In a message dated 7/21/04 2:35:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Cindy, How long do you paint? How did you discover that you have talent? Do you have studio or...
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Rubik, ... I have just started back painting after raising our children. They are all adults now. How did you discover that you have talent? I think I noticed...
In a message dated 7/21/04 6:22:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Cindy, You saying "we hope" that means you and your husband? What is your husband's style? Is...
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Rubik, Hmmmmm favorite living artists? Most of my favorites are not living. I like Turner, Kandinsky, Caulder...Wyeth...I think Andrew is still living? I also...
Cindy, A shared name and at least three shared interests; paintings, pianos and pipe organs! Perhaps a fourth shared interest, in the religious life? I...
In a message dated 7/21/04 7:43:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Cindy, You will have a lot to discuss with Ryno. Welcome to the group. Rubik [Non-text...
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Well let me make my first posting to this forum. I am a photographer - I call myself a fine art photographer although this means too many different things to...
Rob, I have viewed the website but could only see the one photograph which was very good. I would like to see others. My daughter does photography and I like...
Rob- I found the other pictures and will definitely show your sight to my daughter who loves photography. Some of my favorites are: Deep Sky, Windworn (where...
... Hello Lo and Cindy, I must admit that the idea of absolutes worry me as well. However. Since my post, which listed three concepts which I regard as...