Granny's showing off again!

[Storm Crow]

Besides making great "medical study" posts, giving advice to the lovelorn and parentally busted, and telling about way back when, in the "hippie days"- I'm an artist, too! Thought you folks would enjoy a bit of my artwork. I'm not sure just which order my son is going to post these, but there is a Chinese style bird on a branch; Quan Yin, the Chinese Goddess of Compassion; a clay bust of Queen Ty (Nefertiti's mother-in-law); and a wall hanging/quilt (one of a pair).The paintings were done this year, but the bust and the quilt are older. Anyway....TaaaDaaa!!!

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[ganjzilla]

wow thats sum awesome art work you got there...do you ever sell any of your pieces

[BlAzInIt4:20]

those are awesome I lvoe the dragon picture i am so fasinated with dragons..

[iNHALE.xHALE.]

Quan Yin is cool, calming..lol

[Storm Crow]

At the sprig She is holding.... can you guess what it is? lol :D Also,
the bird painting says (or at least, it's what the translating site said it was) "Marijuana, health as a state of being, joy and pleasure". I get to have my little jokes on the straight world! - Granny

[iNHALE.xHALE.]

funny

but hey do u sell any of this? specifically the bird?

[iNHALE.xHALE.]

funny

but hey do u sell any of this? specifically the bird?

[40oz]

I like the painting with the bird. Looks like you've got some real talent. Can you paint me something psychedelic for my kitchen? haha.

[Storm Crow]

I do my art for the joy of it. Plus when I go "mildly manic" I can't help but create! I rarely sell it.

Want to make a painting? What you do is go to the art/crafts shop and they have what looks like graph paper, only it's translucent plastic. Put that on a nice piece of art you like, make a big grid on your paper or canvas, and transfer it! I just sketched it out, then gently erased until it was barely visible. The paintings are on butcher paper stained with tea. The paint is acrylic. With patience, almost anyone can make art like that!

Oh, and there is a poem that is hung next to the painting of Quan Yin, and as long as I'm sharing-

All the tears of the world
Lie in the jade jar
That sits on Quan Yins hand.
Overflowing, the tears
Touch Her sacred hand
Transformed,
They fall like rain
To shine like rare jewels
Adorning the lotus
On which She stands

Granny:hippy:

[thcbongman]

Those paintings are absolutely gorgeous!

[silkyblue]

stormcrow,
Beautiful!! very beautiful! Thank you for sharin~~

love your art!! you put your heart in your work ))


Im workin on a lighthouse will upload when finished

Thank you

;)

[LuckyG]

Wow Granny, you have some awesome work here! I see you're like me - you just can't stick to one medium. :hippy:

[Madlib]

yeah great artwork..they have that ancient feel to them, the chinese style bird on a branch is simply beautiful.

[Storm Crow]

Of course, they have an ancient feel - I'm ancient! (60) lol My problem is I have "museum" taste and a "welfare" budget. I just do the best I can with what I got!

If I want a "masterpiece", I make it. I find a picture of something I like. It is amazing what you can do with a clear piece of plastic marked like graph paper, and making a big grid on your "canvas". It's just "where does the line enter and leave this box?" and "how does it curve in the box?". That simple! Just consider one box at a time- don't worry about the whole thing. If you get each box right, the whole picture will be perfect! From there on, it's no different than painting in the colors in a coloring book.

When you do it that way, it's EASY to be a "great artist". :D It really blows your friends' minds when you point out YOUR painting on the wall!

For example-I'm just starting out on what will be a 3 foot long redwood dragon. It's a printout from yahoo images. I'll grid it out on butcher paper. Then cut it out and tape it to the wood. I'll get a pencil and an exacto. After cutting through the paper where my lines are I'll go over the cuts with the pencil. Then I get out the dremmel and start carving. Everywhere I need to cut is marked. Painting is easier than 3-D work, but the idea is the same.

So, go be a great artist! Make something! - Granny

[Charles U Farley]

Great stuff Granny,the painting with the bird is stunning.Thanks so much for sharing.Take care,be well,and most of all be safe.:thumbsup: