Asnavad In reply to LORETANA [2014-11-23 12:33:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I havnt been on site for ages

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LORETANA In reply to Asnavad [2014-11-23 16:21:47 +0000 UTC]

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Asnavad In reply to RichWalker [2014-05-20 19:06:58 +0000 UTC]

Cheers

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Asnavad In reply to EvaFlorida [2014-04-08 20:48:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot there's more to come

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Asnavad In reply to GenoMorph [2013-05-11 10:47:16 +0000 UTC]

Good Luck ,I will look out for your paintings

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Asnavad In reply to Axcido [2014-03-30 21:59:43 +0000 UTC]

Ta

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itifonhom In reply to itifonhom [2012-12-08 18:09:55 +0000 UTC]

.....and of course for the +watch, much appreciated!!!

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Asnavad In reply to Loup-de-Feu [2012-11-26 13:41:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot

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Loup-de-Feu In reply to Asnavad [2012-11-26 16:32:54 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome ^^

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Asnavad In reply to Gretchdragon [2012-11-26 13:49:30 +0000 UTC]

There so many aircraft to paint , the next one has to be the Flying Fortress

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Asnavad In reply to softmode [2012-11-25 17:51:04 +0000 UTC]

And the occasional female figure

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Asnavad In reply to AnnMarieBone [2012-11-15 16:32:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you - if only the res of the world thought that , still we can but keep trying

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AnnMarieBone In reply to Asnavad [2012-11-15 18:11:05 +0000 UTC]

I can't believe that they don't. Do you have a website? I sell quite a few painting through mine and quite a few prints on here and I've only been painting for two years. I have two Papillons, Molly, 7 and Max, 5 and you are welcome to use any of my photos as a reference. My husband loves your aircraft pictures and would love me to paint such a subject. Do you use reference photos?

I think my paintings have such crazy colours because I have had no formal training and so no one has told me not to use them and I find my very traditional paintings of Derbyshire never seem to be as popular on here! I'm off to look at your wonderful gallery now!

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Asnavad In reply to AnnMarieBone [2012-11-15 23:06:13 +0000 UTC]

No I don't have a web site , but facebook has been brilliant, and I ve picked up commissions from al around the world though it.It was even plasnned its just happened. I used to be an Aircraft Tech at Filton up untill a couple of years back and took early retirement , to spend more time with the Paps my classic cars and painting. You are abosoluty brilliant , I love your work,My paintbrush just won't dip into bright colours, how i wish they could. I took photos of todays pap painting and tried to correct in photoshop, and pressed some of the wrong buttons, one of them came out in bright wild colour schemes , with rainbow colours --- I don't think the pap world isready for that yet

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AnnMarieBone In reply to Asnavad [2012-11-16 09:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Have you got a Facebook fan page that I can "Like"? A lot of my sales and commissions seemed to be linked to dA in some way with probably 75% going to the USA. I've found having a Website really good for sales and as a showcase. My daughter is a software engineer and web designer, and made mine for me. She designs them from scratch, rather than using templates and it has been great getting her to tweak it to my exact requirements. If ever you decide to have one, you will have to contact her!

My husband works at Rolls Royce Aero in Derby and has always loved aeroplanes.

Sometimes I just think it is the colour people like in my images, rather than the painting as I have done some in about half an hour by splattering with a toothbrush and painting in a few trees and they'll get thousands of favs and then one that I spend weeks on and I think is some of my best work, will get no attention at all!

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Asnavad In reply to AnnMarieBone [2012-11-16 11:57:59 +0000 UTC]

Anne marie , join the club,I'm at a loss with it all, I did some - what I call T-Break abstracts , some were literaly done while the pot was boiling, Everyone sold - and they were rubbish,The black and white Pap on a black background, I did as a challenge to myself, to see if it could be done, the actual brush work on that was the best I've ever done, but I may aswell have slapped it on. I hoping in a hundred years they turn up on antiques roadshow , and begin to get just a little bit of professional merit.By the way for someone who has only painted for a short while, you are truly gifted , with a good eye.
Now don't for get - I went to a art meeting on portraits , when painting the eye just put a dash of paint in and you will be brilliant. Dont paint the eye or how the eyelid casts a shadow over the eyeball or the catchlite with a hint if colour in it,otherwise you will end up like me.
You have to smile
David

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AnnMarieBone In reply to Asnavad [2012-11-16 17:37:09 +0000 UTC]

Well, I aspire to be an artist with your eye for detail! Have you had any formal training? Someone told me I would never be a good artist without it but in some ways it gives me the freedom to paint how I want!

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Asnavad In reply to AnnMarieBone [2012-11-17 12:29:42 +0000 UTC]

No I had my place in the Bristol Art Acadamy, but I didn't bother turning up, at the time (early 70s) everyone seemed to go to Art Schools and all they did was protest and go on marches. So I got a trade as apprentice Mech, thinking I've always got a trade to fall back on , also I thought they could teach out of you what you wanted to do.I,ve no regrets as I'm not really an ambitious person, and I hate working to others time scales

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AnnMarieBone In reply to Asnavad [2012-11-17 19:56:52 +0000 UTC]

It is nice to know that it is possible to get as good as you without art college!

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Asnavad In reply to AnnMarieBone [2012-11-17 21:14:24 +0000 UTC]

YOU ARE ALREADY THERE AND SO QUICKLY

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AnnMarieBone In reply to Asnavad [2012-11-18 17:56:32 +0000 UTC]

I think I am improving, but discovering artists like you, make me realise I have a long way to go!

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Asnavad In reply to Nara-chann [2012-09-21 11:04:15 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou the paintbrushes are working today

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Nara-chann In reply to Asnavad [2012-09-21 11:10:01 +0000 UTC]

hah~ Good to hear! you're welcome!

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Asnavad In reply to Crator26 [2012-01-02 13:05:54 +0000 UTC]

Hi Ziggy
Happy New Year, where are you work , hat are you working on . Just finishing off a slight restoration to a Triumph 1300 FWD , A 1960s car, then its back to painting for exhibition in Scotland
All the best
Dave

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Asnavad In reply to Crator26 [2011-10-13 18:30:10 +0000 UTC]

Well I never Ziggy , I was only thinking about you the other day . I even went into the loft to see if I could find your partialy painted picture. I've left Airbus now ( I took the money and ran ) I'm also just about to put my house on the market, so not painting for a few months . I'm also on Facebook.
All the best
Dave

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Asnavad In reply to BleuButterfly [2011-10-24 11:05:19 +0000 UTC]

Yes I do, but I'm going to be moving to Wales in the next few months so everything has been packed away.

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Asnavad In reply to Wraypark [2011-09-16 23:13:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, will be on hold for a while as I'm moving hous

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