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Ted Nolan <tednolan>

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Jul 27, 2006, 12:13:56 PM7/27/06
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I'm really not buying this "Jeremey has been painting for a while" bit.

If you come up with it as a neat plot for a week's continuity, save
the plot until you have actually shown him painting some first!


Ted

Biffy the Elephant Shrew

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Jul 27, 2006, 12:18:44 PM7/27/06
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Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:

> If you come up with it as a neat plot for a week's continuity, save
> the plot until you have actually shown him painting some first!

That really did seem to come out of the blue, didn't it?

Your pal,
Biffy the Elephant Shrew

Brian Huntley

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Jul 27, 2006, 1:43:45 PM7/27/06
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Biffy the Elephant Shrew wrote:
> Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>
> > If you come up with it as a neat plot for a week's continuity, save
> > the plot until you have actually shown him painting some first!
>
> That really did seem to come out of the blue, didn't it?


<groan!>

Biffy the Elephant Shrew

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Jul 27, 2006, 2:00:47 PM7/27/06
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Brian Huntley wrote:

> <groan!>

Well, I do enjoy puns, azure probably aware.

Ted Nolan <tednolan>

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Jul 27, 2006, 2:23:52 PM7/27/06
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In article <1154023247....@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,

Biffy the Elephant Shrew <biffy...@aol.com> wrote:
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>
>Brian Huntley wrote:
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>> <groan!>
>
>Well, I do enjoy puns, azure probably aware.
>

Do teal!

Michael G. Koerner

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Jul 27, 2006, 2:44:54 PM7/27/06
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Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
> I'm really not buying this "Jeremey has been painting for a while" bit.

Is it any wierder than Pierce's scrapbooking hobby?

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Ted Nolan <tednolan>

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Jul 27, 2006, 2:54:46 PM7/27/06
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In article <6rWdnQM2iYE6lFTZ...@athenet.net>,

Michael G. Koerner <mgk...@dataex.com> wrote:
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>Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>> I'm really not buying this "Jeremey has been painting for a while" bit.
>
>Is it any wierder than Pierce's scrapbooking hobby?
>

Well, it's _bigger_. Painting takes lots of time, needs lots of
light, leaves canvasses lying around etc.


Ted

Brian Huntley

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Jul 27, 2006, 3:37:29 PM7/27/06
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Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
> Well, it's _bigger_. Painting takes lots of time, needs lots of
> light, leaves canvasses lying around etc.
>

Smellier, too.

George W Harris

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Jul 27, 2006, 4:15:42 PM7/27/06
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On 27 Jul 2006 11:00:47 -0700, "Biffy the Elephant Shrew"
<biffy...@aol.com> wrote:

:Brian Huntley wrote:
:
:> <groan!>
:
:Well, I do enjoy puns, azure probably aware.

You've told us vermillion times. Lavender why
some purple haven't been driven to violets.
:
:Your pal,
:Biffy the Elephant Shrew
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Len-L

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Jul 27, 2006, 7:19:16 PM7/27/06
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On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:23:52 GMT, t...@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan
<tednolan>) opined:

I red it somewhere. I just don't think I could handle the chartreuse.


Len-L

Mark Jackson

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Jul 27, 2006, 8:17:22 PM7/27/06
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Biffy the Elephant Shrew wrote:
> Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>
>> If you come up with it as a neat plot for a week's continuity, save
>> the plot until you have actually shown him painting some first!
>
> That really did seem to come out of the blue, didn't it?

Yeah, a proper buildup would have taken a decent period.

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JGM

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Jul 27, 2006, 8:41:50 PM7/27/06
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Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:

> Painting takes lots of time, needs lots of
> light, leaves canvasses lying around etc.

Enh. I have a kit with a half-dozen tubes of watercolor, two brushes,
and a plastic palette tray that all fits in a lunch bag. Every couple
of years, when the mood hits, I'll buy a book of watercolor paper or a
few sheets of vellum; most of my output is wedged on a shelf in the
closet between shoeboxes.

Looking at the strip again, Jeremy does seem to be showing off
canvases, which I guess are more recognizable in a comics panel.

JGM

ronniecat

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Jul 27, 2006, 9:47:54 PM7/27/06
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On 27 Jul 2006 17:41:50 -0700, "JGM" <jgmc...@yahoo.com> promised to
tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth but instead
wrote:

>most of my output is wedged on a shelf in the
>closet between shoeboxes.

>JGM

I realize that posting this probably makes me the most hypocritical
person on r.a.c.s, but - any .gifs available?

ronnie (insatiably curious about my friends' artistic output)
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HS WRand Om

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Jul 28, 2006, 1:24:56 AM7/28/06
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Well, who asked hue?

JGM

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Jul 28, 2006, 1:36:21 PM7/28/06
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ronniecat wrote:

>any .gifs available?

Hm. My watercolors fall (literally and figuratively) into the
"dabbler" category. On the other hand, my unconsciously-illustrated
meeting notes tend to be legendary, though I've never scanned any.

> ronnie (insatiably curious about my friends' artistic output)

I'd be interested in seeing others' stuff too. How does the "RACS
art gallery" sound?

JGM

Bruce Y

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Jul 28, 2006, 5:42:28 PM7/28/06
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I'm game. Here's a project I've been working on. I've been drawing some toys
I have in a coloring book style.

http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4016352&a=30140732&f=0

I could open this site to other contributors if anyone else wants to
contribute.

ronniecat

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Jul 28, 2006, 7:38:36 PM7/28/06
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On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:42:28 GMT, Bruce Y <ifn...@earthlink.net>

promised to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
but instead wrote:

>I'm game. Here's a project I've been working on. I've been drawing some toys
>I have in a coloring book style.
>
>http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4016352&a=30140732&f=0
>
>I could open this site to other contributors if anyone else wants to
>contribute.

That's an excellent offer! (The r.a.c.s. pet gallery has eaten just
about all ronniecat.com's storage space.) I have a handful of pretty
lame things I need to get around to scanning so I can share them. I
just feel like after critiquing comic strip artists here every day,
and seeing other r.a.c.s.ers have the cojones to share their own
(usually excellent) artwork, I almost owe it to put my own feeble
offerings out there.

(To be honest, I just started oil painting again... I have no art
training of any kind - not even grade school - and my first couple of
attempts to paint disappointed me so I quit. Then about two months
ago, a regular weblog commenter [not my blog] who I really like,
posted a link with great pride to some of her new art. And I looked at
it and I thought, "Oh my god, that is *so bad*. And she expresses such
joy and pride in it. I'm definitely coming at this from the wrong end
of the stick. I have to get over myself and *learn* to paint and have
*fun*, for God's sake, and embrace my lessons and messes along the
way." Right now I'm working on something that is probably both cliched
and crude - and I love it with all my heart and all my eyes.)

ronnie

Mike Beede

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Jul 28, 2006, 10:07:33 PM7/28/06
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In article <ef7lc2psq1fhmut78...@4ax.com>,
ronniecat <ronn...@mycollar.ronniecat.com> wrote:

> I'm definitely coming at this from the wrong end
> of the stick. I have to get over myself and *learn* to paint and have
> *fun*, for God's sake, and embrace my lessons and messes along the
> way."

A very good attitude. In a pinch, you can eliminate the learning
part--it comes along naturally. That's assuming you have the
luxury of art as a hobby instead of trying to support yourself.

Keep some of the early efforts, too. It keeps you humble.

Mike Beede

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