What are you doing this weekend??

“Riding my motorcycle while Stacey is taking her class.”

“Trail maintenance at James River Wildlife Refuge on Saturday...

Leading Walk and Wine Hike #3 at York River State Park on Sunday...

'32oz”

“Spending the weekend showshoeing in New Hampshire. If it goes according to plan I'll be at least 3 peaks closer to finishing my Winter 48.”

“suppossed to rain Saturday...class should be interesting...”

“Death Valley - the wildflowers are blooming so me and my brothers are heading out for a weekender.”

“Awesome! I heart Death Valley...”

“you're welcome to join us”

“leaving for Death Valley in a few hours... man oh man I can't wait.”

“cool beans! have fun!”

“32oz;

Trail work is good for the soul. Do they really make wine in VA?

We gotta climb Mt. Rainier some time.”

“going fishing tomorrow with my friend David. i have a new rod/reel. i'm going to show him my secret fishing spot.
:D”

“This is what I have been doing this weekend.


oil on canvas

I am still undecided about the titel for the picture. Any suggestions?”

“It has a nice deep sky/high mountain glacial/ deep water feel to it, Euro. I like the movement to it.”

“It reminds me of a wave”

“"Frozen in Time"

i see ice. i like it!”

“friction compressed”

“How big is the piece, and how much paint buildup is there, Euro?”

“I am still undecided about the titel for the picture. Any suggestions?”
Euro hike

Mountain Storm”

“NO F-ING COMMENT

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“Mountain Blu”

“Those weren't for you, Euro.

Nice pic.

Doug”

“Is there a VW Golf underneath the snow?”

“I am still undecided about the titel for the picture. Any suggestions?”
Euro hike


approaching storm.”

“How big is the piece, and how much paint buildup is there, Euro?�
treebait

The format is 90X70 centimeters.
What does 'paint buildup' mean? I didin't put on thick layers of colour, so there is no relief effect to it. Just simple layers of colours, so that I get the best effect from the translucent ultramarin compared to the more opaque colours.
Is that what you have been asking?

The picture is totally different from the image I had in mind when I started painting. The picture suddenly seemed to have its own mind. My intention was to paint a picture that I could look at for contemplation. Sort of Zen. I chose blue, because it draws the viewer into infinite. The motiv should not represent anything particulare or real, but be open for interpretation. It should invite the imagination to play with the abstract forms.

So, to be honest, I am not sure what I have been painting there or what I see in it?”

“"Alpine Tsunami". That's my suggestion Euro.
Is it for sale?”

“call it "contemplation"”

“I guess I should have said how thick are the paint layers. It looks like several thin layers on it.

How about calling it "Penumbra." That means (more or less) partial shadow.”

“Thanks for the compliment Os, but the picture isn't even worth the costs of the shipping :-)
And what should I do if you take it, stare at the wood panelling of the wall for some Zen enlightenment?
And where would you hang it anyway?

Interesting dizzy, my own interpretation is that of a storm. I thought the dark triangle in the lower right looks like a famouse mountain, the Eiger. Therefore the titel I came up with was: "The Weather Changes - Storm over Eiger, Sunshine Over Grindelwald Village"
Maybe a bit long for a picture name, huh?
=0)”

“Hmmmm. I wonder how much it would have cost to ship the "Mona Lisa" after the paint had dried?
I guess that postage is covered now!
I would hang it in the Lodge at the new camp.”

“i can see the mountain euro. it's a good painting. the storm feeling came right out at me, and not a chaotic feeling of being in the thick of it; it was the feeling of it's eminence.”

“Do you have it copyrighted Euro? or may I reproduce it? I can print it at 90cm x 60cm. I would like a copy.”

“Cool stuff, Euro.

Yup, it's a VW Golf with a ski box on a rack.

It took 3 and a half hours to dig to it.”

“Gremlin, when did you get all that snow?

Dizzy, I had to look up the word eminence in the dictionary :-)
I guess the fun part is that the picture can be whatever one sees in it. When I turn it 90� I beliefe I see an arctic landscape and almost expect a little sailboat coming around one of those icebergs like a ghost ship.

OS, copyrighted it? I haven't yet signed and dated it :-) If you wish make a print of it. If you want I even email you a high resolution digital photo. Could do that Friday. Will come completly free of postage.”

“i had a great time fishing with David, took him to my favorite spot. i caught a green sunfish.
:D

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“Euro that would be great, thank you.
I tried enlarging the image you posted and it went very large with no loss or pix-elation.
Signed copy would make it more valuable in about 500 years then I can take it to the auction!
1 membership coming your way.”

“Euro, it started yesterday and went till noon. About 45 cm.

Nice pic, Dzzy. Nothing like that round here.”

“is that the same as a blue gill”

“Is that fish trying to eat her?”

“yes, sunfish and blue gill are related, part of the freshwater perch family. prettiest sunfish i ever caught was like a bright little orange yellow sunburst.

LOL@ trubrit! it's just easier to hold onto them that way. they have nice little gripper tip, feels like velcro, and that position immobilizes them.”

“AHA!!! I see. Thanks Dizzy, that explains why my ex used to grab me by the lip and lead me to the ATM every Friday !!!”

“ROFL! argh! those spending types really burn me up! glad you got to make her an ex. i know that makes you a happier man.

oh and i meant to say little gripper teeth, don't know how i typoed that.”

“On all the cop shows on TV I am the guy you see getting mugged by a woman on the ATM cam!”

“maybe you need to stop seeing women until your picker is fixed. if you don't know how to pick out a good woman you should definitely stay far away from all of them.”

“???? never picked one , I get picked. Bit like a dusty old relic in the back of the barn you dig out get attached to and then try and get as much money out of it as you can!”

“wow, so you lost control right at the beginning. LOL!”

“nope never lost control ;) Just expensive losses”

“if she chose you when you weren't even looking for it, she took control

if it was your money, and she made it her money; you really lost control.

i've been on both sides of this.”

“<<<< Makes note to self...."Watch your wallet when on a hike and Dizzy is there!"
Just kidding. I have no regrets. Gonna choose my next partner to be a real ugly Inuit type with no teeth and her own furs! all bases covered !”

“Wow, that sounds attractive. Good luck with that! ;)”