7.27.2006

Lines, and the Lines that carry the Lines...

Ongoing progress here in the studio, and I thought I'd let you all in on the not so secret, secret, I use blue painter's tape, ahhhh, gasp! Still warm as a wool blanket in here, all windows open, no air going thru, oh well, enjoy it while I can, I occupy a place with no heat, except for a wood burning stove, that is very old. Winter will be here soon enough!Well, on with the night, it's when I work best! On a lighter note, had a fun shout out in Dennis Hollingsworth's blog; I do think, somewhere down the line, we are blood, too many simularities in common. Was your dad a "join the military" kind of father as well? I get the feeling that he might have been. My father was Army, his brother was Navy, and my middle brother Mickey, well, Air Force. Johnny [my youngest brother]and I, went to college, kinda makes us, undiciplined I suppose. Johnny and I were in several bands in our college, and post college years, sort of simul..aammmm, I'll stop there...

5 comments:

Off tangent, but are you happy with the flickr system? It looks cool and functional as an addition to the blog. Have you tried the 3M 20-80 blue tape yet? I keep forgetting to tell every body about another 3M product called Finesse-it II Finishing Material. It is designed for use on automotive paints to remove tiny scratches but works great as a sheen controller. I use it now for final finishes on faux stone and marbles. You can buff acrylic gel medium from satin to hyper-glossy. Lots of control. Some work. Wax on wax off grasshopper.

I like the blue as well Chris, it is going to be in there, somehow, someway. I haven't been able to locate the tape you speak of yet Steve, funny thing about Lowes, not to helpful on the tape front. I like my flickr account, seems to be a place I can store my photos, and add or substract, depending.

I've considered some tape in my own work, but I'm trying to shed hard edges. Funny, I like the one with the blue tape on it how about leaving it sometime and just gloss it over with something? When I painted cartoon backgrounds I often use tape instead of friskit.