Now this is where I draw the line!!!!

[Phil]

thanks for the nice replys it is great to paint as it takes your mind of things. astro-south that is a great painting. jjjnettie i would love to hang some painting in the gallery. the only problems is every time i paint one they get snapped up buy people i no.
Phil

[xelasnave]

Andrew I missed your post. Excellent work thanks for sharing with the team.
I was an oil painter but I have picked up on acrylic paint. I was negative about it but must say I find it very good to work with and it goes such a long way. I do more now because it is not expensive whereas oils seemed not to go as far..as a result I am splash it around and re do stuff.. I have one that has so far 5 layers ..it is my first in that medium and was a test bed so I did my worst with it and it has handled the abuse.
I encourage you to start into it again..gotto do something on those cloudy nights eh.
alex

[Phil]

hear are some other paintings
Phil

[Phil]

i also do mosaic anyone interested in Mosaic pm me and i will do one for you you will have to send me a CD with heaps of photos on it
Phil

[astro_south (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by xelasnave

Andrew I missed your post. Excellent work thanks for sharing with the team.

No worries Alex. I have some sketches I might did out and scan and post here soon

Phil, I really like the beachscapes you have there and the moszaic - great stuff

Do you guys combine the hobbies and sketch what you see through the eyepiece?

...and where are all the other artists on the forum?

[Phil]

I paint out of my head so what ever i am thinking of i then paint it.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Wow!

I love the paintings!!!!
I always wanted to paint but ALWAYS made a mess of it.

I prefer to sketch. Here are some of my sketches:

1. Me
2. Whirlpool Galaxy (inverted)
3. Tarantula Neb (inverted)
4. My son Jake

(sorry about the quality, I took the photos with my Kodak Pocket camera and it isn't any good at close-ups.)

[danielsun]

Wow!! Alex ,Phil, Andrew and Ken they are fantastic!!!
Very talented!

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

really beautiful - all the work on this post.
alex agree totally - first attempts can often dampen the spirits when things don't turn out as hoped. My initial attempts at Astrophotos around 10 years ago are an example as well as my kak handed oil painting more recently.
I would love to make a bass guitar from scratch - how are forum members woodworking and craft skills? Let's take a look at those and expand the post!
All the best.
Loved this thread
Doug

[leon]

Some very talented people on this site, excellent work by all.

Cheers leon

[gaa_ian (Ian)]

Ken, you legend you, They are great sketches !