Any artists out there?!

[Barmaid]

Having sorted Mr BM's birthday present from me (see technology). I now need to sort Mr BM's present from his son.

At school and college he loved art and was quite good. He has expressed a wish to take up painting again (oils).

What should I buy to give him everything he needs to make a start?

[Psybbo]

I think she's in Norfolk

[Barmaid]

Hello, sorry, we "popped into town" this morning and ended up doing a 160 mile round trip to go and look at some antique furniture and then come back and have supper before we went and bought a printer!

I'm in Peterborough (although Sibton is right, I do spend a lot of time in Norfolk - and Suffolk and Cambridgeshire). Mr BM isn't a beginner - he went to art college for a bit before changing over to chartered surveying (he decided he could probably make more money as a chartered surveyor!).

[ummmm]

BM - I'm an artist, would he like any tips...??

[snags]

lol

[ummmm]

What you lolling at????

BM has seen my art :-)

[Barmaid]

Yeah p*** artist.........

[Barmaid]

i have seen it - I am still killing myself laughing as well.

[ummmm]

lol....so ner ner, snags!

[snags]

BM... will you be his life model for these future works of art?

[Barmaid]

lol Snags. I doubt it. He prefers landscapes.




SHUT IT!

[ummmm]

sits on hands.

[snags]

http://i.telegraph.co...1295340a_1318336c.jpg

[lady-janine]

ag hisweather some life models keep covered up. can be a challenge getting all the folds of material right.

[owdhamer]

20 Litre's of emulsion and a roller.

[DTCwordfan]

Thanks for your location.....

http://www.citycollegepeterborough.ac.uk/139

How about an evening class to get him going, Barmaid, there's oils next April - or contacting the Norman Cross Gallery to see if there are any of there stable giving lessons (quite a few do down here).........

[DTCwordfan]

their stable......ouch

[Barmaid]

Thankyou DT. I'll consider classes for him - trouble is, it has to fit in round child care and my work (my work comes first due to the fact that I pay the bills round here). We've spent most of the day looking at all sorts of paintings (we did go looking for a display cabinet for my little collection, but ended up looking at paintings instead - I could see him churning things over in his mind). If I can find them, I'll post some pics of some of his artwork which were turned into postcards.

Owdhammer, funnily enough he mentioned painting again today. So I did say there's a bucket of paint in the garage, you can get on with the bedroom tomorrow. I also threatened to do some painting myself - that should be enough to make him get on with it.

[owdhamer]

You may come home to a Rolf Harris on the wall.

[DTCwordfan]

Lol Barmaid and owdhamer re the room painting

We have a couple of great printers down here for reproducing art work - you need Giclier printing and this you will love, Barmaid. Giclier apparently means tomcat spray in French, but it produces the very fine detail that I need on my drawings. Here's mine: http://www.monkeypuzzleart.co.uk/links.php Worth unearthing somebody who has this type of equipment near you.....or you can always get back in touch with me....

[DTCwordfan]

Failing classes, a set of acrylic paints would be much appreciated I am sure......like watercolours, one can begin with, say, 8 to 10 colours covering the spectrum and Payne black and a white.