Even I'm not that daft!!
utterly random picture thread.
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Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!!
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The side case is one reason I'd never have attempted it!
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Found this in a tank bag yesterday -
Bit old and a bit knackered but still does the job
Bit old and a bit knackered but still does the job
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I can't unsee this now....
"Be kind to past versions of yourself that didn't know what you know now."
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Walt Whitman
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Far out maaaaan.
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Mrs weeksy went in London. "Absolutely fucking rubbish" was her description, despite being quite into art and galleries etc.
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I've heard many rave reviews. Bugger.
Better ask her before I book the flights.
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Flights cheap? We did train tickets, I wouldn't pay a fortune though.
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We enjoyed it (although the 'walk through the field of sunflowers' was a waste of 2 minutes).
Flights cheap? We did train tickets, I wouldn't pay a fortune though.
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Even bland can be a type of character
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I thought it was really good, mind you my knowledge of Vincent Van Gogh wasn't that good so there was the educational angle to it.
For example.
I thought he was in his late 50's when he shot himself, he was 37.
I didn't know how bad a shot he was, it took him 2 days to die after he pulled the trigger!
I thought he just had a brother, Theo. he had 3 sisters as well.
etc
I suppose it depends on what you expect from these things. They had 3D printed canvasses so they had the same texture as the originals, I was really impressed by that....
For example.
I thought he was in his late 50's when he shot himself, he was 37.
I didn't know how bad a shot he was, it took him 2 days to die after he pulled the trigger!
I thought he just had a brother, Theo. he had 3 sisters as well.
etc
I suppose it depends on what you expect from these things. They had 3D printed canvasses so they had the same texture as the originals, I was really impressed by that....
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Sounds like you came out wiser for going in.it’s on my radar now…G.P wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:58 pm I thought it was really good, mind you my knowledge of Vincent Van Gogh wasn't that good so there was the educational angle to it.
For example.
I thought he was in his late 50's when he shot himself, he was 37.
I didn't know how bad a shot he was, it took him 2 days to die after he pulled the trigger!
I thought he just had a brother, Theo. he had 3 sisters as well.
etc
I suppose it depends on what you expect from these things. They had 3D printed canvasses so they had the same texture as the originals, I was really impressed by that....
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Probably like most, I'd only really been aware of his 'famous' stuff. But they included several of the portraits he'd done, very different style of work.
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I've never really got "art" like that. I don't know why / who decides "ohh he/she is so good, lets value all their work in millions" Van Gogh's sunflowers is nothing more than an average painting of some flowers that he knocked up to decorate a room that his friend was coming to stay in. There are much better artists alive today that paint/ draw much better pictures but they will never be famous or wealthy ??!!!
My winter boss has some reasonably expensive (£10,000+) paintings. When guests see them he likes /has to point out "It's by Walker" and then they pretend to be impressed because they want to seem clever.
My winter boss has some reasonably expensive (£10,000+) paintings. When guests see them he likes /has to point out "It's by Walker" and then they pretend to be impressed because they want to seem clever.
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It's the sort of thing I'd find interesting on a BBC4 documentary, I'd not be happy investing a fair amount of time and money for what essentially looks like a load of tat.
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You only need one thing to be a successful artist and it isn't talent.
My next door neighbour is an artist. (Ismet Doğan) I have no idea if he has real talent.
Oh, all you need is a buyer.
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A friend is an ex- opera singer. Sang at Covent Garden with some geezer called Plácido Domingo.
But when young she was told "you're very good, but you'll never be a star" or words to that effect, that she didn't have the charisma.
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