Want To Be An Artist

[Jeffery Stanthorpe]

How about you all ?

Been feeling manic so mulling over the idea of a hobbie, seen quite a few artists shops in Pattaya so might take up sketching or something.

Have done a self portrait of myself although I may need to refine my technique, ( See up-loaded sketch and give opinions and tips pls)

Is there lIke training classes I can to take, maybe I can make some money from this hobbie and give cash to to the starving kids in Africa or something .

Thanks for your inadvance for your input

[garro]

It's a very good likeness.

What is it?

[GuestHouse]

I'm a keen water colourist, it is for me a very relaxing passtime. I've got a great little book at home that I often lend out to people who ask me about getting started in water colouring, as sort of introduction to water colouring technique. I'll dig it out and post the ISBN tomorrow.

[Donz]

You look like jim's father in american Pie

[Jeffery Stanthorpe]

It's a very good likeness.

What is it?

its a self portrait ! basically what that is, in artist circles, is when you make a drawing of yourself i have gone for the charcol effect

[garro]

It's a very good likeness.

What is it?

its a self portrait ! basically what that is, in artist circles, is when you make a drawing of yourself i have gone for the charcol effect

It shows great potential

[kmart]

It's a very good likeness.

What is it?

its a self portrait ! basically what that is, in artist circles, is when you make a drawing of yourself i have gone for the charcol effect

Its great, Jeff! You have real autistic flair.

How much would you charge to do my portrait? I'd like to be stood in front of my house with curly smoke coming out of the chimney; a big happy sun shining, and my big dog "Spot" on a short leash with me.

By Kmart. age 41-3/4.

[Jeffery Stanthorpe]

It's a very good likeness.

What is it?

its a self portrait ! basically what that is, in artist circles, is when you make a drawing of yourself i have gone for the charcol effect

It shows great potential

thanks for your input although i can see room for improvement in certain aspects of the work, hence the posting

[garro]

It's a very good likeness.

What is it?

its a self portrait ! basically what that is, in artist circles, is when you make a drawing of yourself i have gone for the charcol effect

It shows great potential

thanks for your input although i can see room for improvement in certain aspects of the work, hence the posting

It can sometimes be difficult to improve on greatness

[HarryHacker]

I can make more sense out of Leonard Cohen's Lyrics than most of the posters on Thai-visa

[Jeffery Stanthorpe]

I can make more sense out of Leonard Cohen's Lyrics than most of the posters on Thai-visa

we artists are different and sometime misunderstood, it can be lonely

[garro]

I can make more sense out of Leonard Cohen's Lyrics than most of the posters on Thai-visa

OK what does this mean then?

Well I lived with a child of snow

when I was a soldier,

and I fought every man for her

until the nights grew colder.

because I aint got a clue

[libya 115]

Shows more promise than recent efforts by Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.

Reminds me of a Walter Sickert cartoon sketch.

[garro]

I can make more sense out of Leonard Cohen's Lyrics than most of the posters on Thai-visa

we artists are different and sometime misunderstood, it can be lonely

Did the loneliness drive you to chop off your ear?

Is the mobile phone stuck to your head a cosmetic attempt to cover this up ?

[HarryHacker]

I can make more sense out of Leonard Cohen's Lyrics than most of the posters on Thai-visa

OK what does this mean then?

Well I lived with a child of snow

when I was a soldier,

and I fought every man for her

until the nights grew colder.

because I aint got a clue

oh thats easy to understand, c'mon, get a grip man.

[qwertz]

It's a very good likeness.

What is it?

Garro, it's time for your eye test. Any fool can see it's obviously a fish lure.

[lamphun]

I can make more sense out of Leonard Cohen's Lyrics than most of the posters on Thai-visa

OK what does this mean then?

Well I lived with a child of snow

when I was a soldier,

and I fought every man for her

until the nights grew colder.

because I aint got a clue

He means that he left when the girl became cold towards him. Great poet.

[kmart]

I can make more sense out of Leonard Cohen's Lyrics than most of the posters on Thai-visa

we artists are different and sometime misunderstood, it can be lonely

Did the loneliness drive you to chop off your ear?

Is the mobile phone stuck to your head a cosmetic attempt to cover this up ?

Van Gogh chopped off his ear. Then he shot himself, which is a shame because his paintings of flowers now sell for millions. Hope Jeffrey has better timing than that.

[chownah]

It's a very good likeness.

What is it?

its a self portrait ! basically what that is, in artist circles, is when you make a drawing of yourself i have gone for the charcol effect

It shows great potential

thanks for your input although i can see room for improvement in certain aspects of the work, hence the posting

Seeing one piece of work does not give someone enough to be able to advise you. To really be able to give advice I must first know what you are trying to accomplish with your work....it can be hard to come up with a statement about what you're trying to do because sometimes the artist is not fully aware of what it is they are trying to accomplish....so....I think it would be good if you could talk a bit about the "room for improvement in certain aspects" that you see in your work....then perhaps it will be clearer to you and me what it is you are wanting to accomplish and then perhaps I could give you a different point of view that might help in some way....or maybe not.

Chownah

[SamuiJens]

I can make more sense out of Leonard Cohen's Lyrics than most of the posters on Thai-visa

we artists are different and sometime misunderstood, it can be lonely

Did the loneliness drive you to chop off your ear?

Is the mobile phone stuck to your head a cosmetic attempt to cover this up ?

Van Gogh chopped off his ear. Then he shot himself, which is a shame because his paintings of flowers now sell for millions. Hope Jeffrey has better timing than that.

right, like keeping it simple and just shooting himself?

[Grover]

How about you all ?

Been feeling manic so mulling over the idea of a hobbie, seen quite a few artists shops in Pattaya so might take up sketching or something.

Have done a self portrait of myself although I may need to refine my technique, ( See up-loaded sketch and give opinions and tips pls)

Is there lIke training classes I can to take, maybe I can make some money from this hobbie and give cash to to the starving kids in Africa or something .

Thanks for your inadvance for your input

Are you for real ?

The artists signature at the bottom doesn't look like Jeff.... Sta... to me.

[qwertz]

How about you all ?

Been feeling manic so mulling over the idea of a hobbie, seen quite a few artists shops in Pattaya so might take up sketching or something.

Have done a self portrait of myself although I may need to refine my technique, ( See up-loaded sketch and give opinions and tips pls)

Is there lIke training classes I can to take, maybe I can make some money from this hobbie and give cash to to the starving kids in Africa or something .

Thanks for your inadvance for your input

Are you for real ?

The artists signature at the bottom doesn't look like Jeff.... Sta... to me.

Art disease is caused by hardening of the categories.

[ollyrosee]

there are plenty of pi55 artists around town so its a common theme .

[Jet Gorgon]

Thank you Kmart and Lamphun for the erudite comments. Oh, but LP, that is not what the stanza infers to.

Ya, Jeffrey, good effront! You should maybe add a Thai motorsike or a Siamese cat in the picture's background to keep the thread theme Thai related.

[OlRedEyes]

What a wonderful thread.

So much sensitivity and creativity. I will shut up lest I soil the precious seeds of greatness that are being sown here.

I'll just stay in the background and piss meself.

[HarryHacker]

I can make more sense out of Leonard Cohen's Lyrics than most of the posters on Thai-visa

OK what does this mean then?

Well I lived with a child of snow

when I was a soldier,

and I fought every man for her

until the nights grew colder.

because I aint got a clue

He means that he left when the girl became cold towards him. Great poet.

Second to none for sure, his concerts were magic, surrounded himself with ‘proper’ musicians and singers.

Happy days.

No apology for hijacking this thread.

[baabaabobo]

Back to the OP and I think that there is potential as a cartoonist which is can be lucrative but if I were you I would refrain from filling half the page with your signature as this should be as subtle as possible given that you are not yet internationally famous.

[Jeffery Stanthorpe]

It's a very good likeness.

What is it?

its a self portrait ! basically what that is, in artist circles, is when you make a drawing of yourself i have gone for the charcol effect

It shows great potential

thanks for your input although i can see room for improvement in certain aspects of the work, hence the posting

Seeing one piece of work does not give someone enough to be able to advise you. To really be able to give advice I must first know what you are trying to accomplish with your work....it can be hard to come up with a statement about what you're trying to do because sometimes the artist is not fully aware of what it is they are trying to accomplish....so....I think it would be good if you could talk a bit about the "room for improvement in certain aspects" that you see in your work....then perhaps it will be clearer to you and me what it is you are wanting to accomplish and then perhaps I could give you a different point of view that might help in some way....or maybe not.

Chownah

Thanks, I have attached one more of my works fro your appraisel

Instead of the more technical aspects of my previous charcoal self portrait I have attempted a more emotional theme of abstract representation of the inner turmoil within the artist.

I think the work speaks for itself.

thanks for your input everyone

[bendix]

Where are the shrapnel wounds in your head? And the bottles of pills?

[steveromagnino]

I think the work speaks for itself.

thanks for your input everyone

Indeed it does. I think there is scope for some sort of Thaivisa artfund slash forex slash muay thai academy slash consulting slash fund business.

With your art

And Topfield's forex strategies

And Harmonix oil pricing plans

And Guy22's education and funding

And project management by the person who wants to take trolleys up and down escalators

Well...we could really be onto something :-)

Seriously, don't do art for the money. Do it for the smile on your face.

I did art for the money. I sold out. I may never forgive myself. It is a tough life on soi struggle. I was a poet:

I wish that topfield

Was able to tell me that

the dollar is up