tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8098805363272130836..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Work kit.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25149098617964991162021-03-10T14:32:53.679+00:002021-03-10T14:32:53.679+00:00That photo has spurred me on towards a more sorted...That photo has spurred me on towards a more sorted study...slowly!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81421787851393076842021-03-10T04:22:25.304+00:002021-03-10T04:22:25.304+00:00I certainly do!I certainly do!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83403079309358490812021-03-10T04:21:48.533+00:002021-03-10T04:21:48.533+00:00That's only part of it. It's a mess, and L...That's only part of it. It's a mess, and Lady M is constantly telling me to do something about it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3869970428209816282021-03-10T02:47:36.180+00:002021-03-10T02:47:36.180+00:00LOL. We all have our ways, don't we?LOL. We all have our ways, don't we?Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15922883741051695582021-03-09T23:08:49.446+00:002021-03-09T23:08:49.446+00:00Time to go shopping! It will be exciting, there...Time to go shopping! It will be exciting, there'll be lots of goodies to contemplate and you'll probably get some gift-with-purchase for your patronage. <br /><br />Your assemblage of your tools of the trade does rather look like the proverbial bottom kitchen drawer. Everything you might need should be in there, but what a chore to go through it all first!Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89296716159872224282021-03-09T18:30:45.513+00:002021-03-09T18:30:45.513+00:00A textures brush used as a brush, sort of like a s...A textures brush used as a brush, sort of like a stamp does on paper. I had a tree brush I used to touch the canvas, roll, and next stroke, move down to create the tree trunk. A 2 inch plastic brush pressed down so it curls and distorts the fibers when dabbed in paint, can create a lot of branches or texture. Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82345897001140441862021-03-09T16:28:29.887+00:002021-03-09T16:28:29.887+00:00Do you mean for 'scumbling'? They would ce...Do you mean for 'scumbling'? They would certainly be good for that.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46750513487640430062021-03-09T16:26:25.104+00:002021-03-09T16:26:25.104+00:00I wish I could say the same, although in the kitch...I wish I could say the same, although in the kitchen I'm extremely organised.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31302833972211866652021-03-09T14:50:29.706+00:002021-03-09T14:50:29.706+00:00Old paint brushes make splendid texure brushes. Yo...Old paint brushes make splendid texure brushes. You can trim and smoosh old brushes into texture brushes. You see mess. I see treasures.<br /><br />Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86775068716031828752021-03-09T14:21:08.607+00:002021-03-09T14:21:08.607+00:00I seem to produce my best work when I'm surrou...I seem to produce my best work when I'm surrounded by chaos and mess, it's a necessary part of my creativity. Quite strange really because in other parts of my life I am very neat and tidy.<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88767788499493303072021-03-09T12:55:20.576+00:002021-03-09T12:55:20.576+00:00Yes, they have brushes with hairs a foot long for ...Yes, they have brushes with hairs a foot long for lining. Very impressive.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42486563023051282182021-03-09T12:07:12.261+00:002021-03-09T12:07:12.261+00:00Today was my shopping day, and guess what; I forgo...Today was my shopping day, and guess what; I forgot to buy more brushes!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4621893813064970692021-03-09T12:06:15.503+00:002021-03-09T12:06:15.503+00:00I, too, know where everything is, my only problem ...I, too, know where everything is, my only problem is the mess.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68904261242026866102021-03-09T12:02:14.278+00:002021-03-09T12:02:14.278+00:00I'm just waiting for the phone call.I'm just waiting for the phone call.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74555210833237006132021-03-09T11:47:50.304+00:002021-03-09T11:47:50.304+00:00I'm surprised to see those brushes. You're...I'm surprised to see those brushes. You're a person who doesn't leave anything half done or not done at all. <br />Your artistic temperamento shows in that photo. local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17865638022262445702021-03-09T11:43:47.967+00:002021-03-09T11:43:47.967+00:00I presume the natural progression to that would be...I presume the natural progression to that would be to host 'Have I Got News For You'. I look forward to it!Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70611450191366636042021-03-09T11:02:48.467+00:002021-03-09T11:02:48.467+00:00This took me back to the days of my first husband&...This took me back to the days of my first husband's studio but he always used to say he knew where everything was.<br />Incidentally it would be good to see one of your paintings - any possibility?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14895955982524152582021-03-09T09:31:30.397+00:002021-03-09T09:31:30.397+00:00Perhaps I could suspend them in formaldehyde.Perhaps I could suspend them in formaldehyde.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63198310590661733482021-03-09T09:28:43.968+00:002021-03-09T09:28:43.968+00:00Worse; and you should see Boo Boo's!Worse; and you should see Boo Boo's!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67825697858658298482021-03-09T09:26:23.478+00:002021-03-09T09:26:23.478+00:00I thought your top picture WAS an accidental work ...I thought your top picture WAS an accidental work of art. You could call it "Neglect" and sell it to the Saatchis for a million.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70424717255041884122021-03-09T09:20:57.682+00:002021-03-09T09:20:57.682+00:00Tut! Was your toy box that messy when you were a ...Tut! Was your toy box that messy when you were a boy?<br /> JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39457109548060581662021-03-09T09:05:09.185+00:002021-03-09T09:05:09.185+00:00You obviously know much more about the subject tha...You obviously know much more about the subject than I do. Thank you for putting me right.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64943487780379748612021-03-09T09:03:20.979+00:002021-03-09T09:03:20.979+00:00Like me!Like me!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72826398113314497142021-03-09T08:58:46.927+00:002021-03-09T08:58:46.927+00:00I expect talented yet impractical artists just buy...I expect talented yet impractical artists just buy new brushes rather than clean or maintain old ones. Yours just look worn out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45000600839864506432021-03-09T08:58:06.679+00:002021-03-09T08:58:06.679+00:00Yes; amazing brushes too.Yes; amazing brushes too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com