04/22/2008 08:03:12

Thank you for the nice comment about Venus and Old Bacchus.

Happy Painting,alston

04/21/2008 02:30:41

Is it expensive to study in the States? It costs me nothing  until I earn over a certain amount then I pay a percentage back in tax. Also get small Social Security payments and $1,000 scholarship for materials.

04/21/2008 02:28:09

I'm a Scorpio too, that's how I knew. It's your choice of colours and outlook I guess. Maybe I'm psychic !!!LOL Not usually into star signs but the thought appeared. Study is great and it's never too late. I'm over 60 and another woman in my class is 73 and 2 others over 50 - thats 4 out of 9 students.

 

04/20/2008 11:19:11

Haaha!  I ate liver and onions once, not knowing what it was, and I thought the meat was decayed!!!!  Thank-u for visiting my page!

04/20/2008 06:47:38

Thanks for your comment! How's it going with your guitar? If I wasn't half way round the planet, we could jam!

04/20/2008 05:20:05

Thanks for the comment on my work. The woven images are done with pages from magazines cut into 1cm strips. Very labour intensive. The later sculptural works are from underfelt and also an outdoor carpet. Cheers from Downunder.

04/20/2008 04:38:14

Old masters often painted a darker triangle shape in the foreground, such as in your beach scene. Have a look in some books, and you will see this for yourself.  It adds depth and leads the eye around and otherwise dead corner,  I can see how you like to frame the scene with the sands, etc.  I really like your Purple Majesty painting, the bushes glowing in the mid- field area feel like they glow with twilight.

04/16/2008 13:14:44

I like the balance of comments you placed on your profile page...and, oh yeah...your work is nice and refreshing too!