@Londy3 I can relate to what your saying. I believe I mentioned before that I was trained as a classical silversmith. Beyond simply being a silversmith, my specialty is in a very specific form of reppousé work. It is referred to as chasing. I'll spare you the description, needless to say it's how they used to decorate the surface of let's say a trophy. This is no longer a profession, now this is typically done by computer. So why continue to create art with an outdated technique that no one even knows about? I can only say that creating the work is for me. What others take from it is up to them. The majority of my thesis work was centered around what is defined as "art". Really you can put ANYTHING on a pedestal and define it as art, and often artists have, but that's another discussion all together. Ironically, the man to taught me this skill now is primarily a painter. He found that creating artwork on canvas was far more lucrative than creating works in silver.
@Zouave Thanks for the reply. This is all very interesting. I am making changes and caring less about perfection and what people think or like. I want to do something I like. If you like it too that's a bonus. I just see the real craft, skill and talent getting dumber and dumber just like society. Seems less and less people have interest of these ways. Who knows.
I hope maybe someday I would have stuff to show and sell 😂
Good art is timeless, no matter what the medium, subject or style/genre... It has been said that "good" art is in the eye of the beholder, but we both know that there are other "rules" that come into play. Balance, composition, color schemes, perspective, focal point(s), and on and on that come into play to satisfy the art critics criteria for "good" art. But when it's all said and done, do you gain satisfaction, relaxation, a feeling of accomplishment, a happiness and joy that you're hard-pressed to find anywhere else (except pipe smoking of course 😏)? If so, don't bother over thinking a hobby that gives you so much enjoyment. Your good, and we appreciate you sharing your hobby. Please continue to share. I'm sure I speak for most, if not all, when I say we enjoy seeing your work. And I said all that to say this: Yes, there will ALWAYS be a place for old school art... ALWAYS. If not, a lot of museums would already be shut down...🙂
There's always been trends in art (think Impressionism, Cubism, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, etc., etc., etc., ), it's nothing new. The stalwart, however, has always been classical art, and probably always will be.
It's interesting that no one is lining up to toss tomato soup onto a banana taped to a wall, but they have to put renascence work under bullet proof glass. That should tell you something about art.
Absolutely, One of my favorite artists of the last 10 years is a guy named Nicolas Delort, he works an interesting medium of scratch board so most of his work is black and white, fantastic stuff with incredible detail.
His inspiration being "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"
His latest piece above is inspired by the Shelly sonnet / poem Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Oldest son sent a basic mead making kit to me after I asked him when he was going to get off his butt and make some mead. Therefore, I am about to attempt to make my first gallon of mead. I've watched multiple hours of videos on the youtube and will be trying one that should have the first mead ready to drink in about 8 weeks.
One of my brothers made some honey mead years ago, something I always wanted to try…poor me, he decided to make it when he moved to Tennessee for a few years. I never got to try it😢. To top it off, apparently, it was awesome….go figure. Yes little brother, just twist the knife a bit while your at it.
I thought I might get on the bandwagon and show off my artistic drawing skills today. I’ll have you know, this isthe best attempt I have ever had when it comes to this type of drawing…my best ever ‘horse’, really, it’s a horse….not even kidding. Cavemen had better skills drawing with sticks and rocks. As you might be able to tell, my skills lie elsewhere.
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Ironically, the man to taught me this skill now is primarily a painter. He found that creating artwork on canvas was far more lucrative than creating works in silver.
Thanks for the reply. This is all very interesting. I am making changes and caring less about perfection and what people think or like. I want to do something I like. If you like it too that's a bonus. I just see the real craft, skill and talent getting dumber and dumber just like society. Seems less and less people have interest of these ways. Who knows.
I hope maybe someday I would have stuff to show and sell 😂
Maybe.
It has been said that "good" art is in the eye of the beholder, but we both know that there are other "rules" that come into play. Balance, composition, color schemes, perspective, focal point(s), and on and on that come into play to satisfy the art critics criteria for "good" art.
But when it's all said and done, do you gain satisfaction, relaxation, a feeling of accomplishment, a happiness and joy that you're hard-pressed to find anywhere else (except pipe smoking of course 😏)? If so, don't bother over thinking a hobby that gives you so much enjoyment.
Your good, and we appreciate you sharing your hobby. Please continue to share. I'm sure I speak for most, if not all, when I say we enjoy seeing your work.
And I said all that to say this:
Yes, there will ALWAYS be a place for old school art... ALWAYS. If not, a lot of museums would already be shut down...🙂
You're not wrong
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Therefore, I am about to attempt to make my first gallon of mead. I've watched multiple hours of videos on the youtube and will be trying one that should have the first mead ready to drink in about 8 weeks.
Sounds very adventurous!
When it's time for a taste test, have a friend ready to punch 911... just in case...😏
That's gonna be awesome 👍😎
Keep working at it. You are still better than I at art.
Really cool space. I'll send photos of my cave one of these days. Nice still life!
Well, first, you forgot to draw it right side up....
He’s standing up begging for a carrot/apple/sugar-cube😬
Or, maybe it’s a ‘rocket horse’ waiting to launch🤔
That could be an Ancient Aliens episode...
This is my cave. Not sure I can cram much more into it.
A horse is a horse of course and yours is um...a begging dog then?
At least you have SPACE!!
What is the glass globe next to the pike pole, an old timey hair tonic dispenser, or??
🤣😂 PERFECT