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lillian Thu 17-Jan-13 17:18:34

i might be the last person to find this but incase you haven't looked at this web site i highly reccomend it.i am not an artist but do love looking at paintings so was delighted to find this...the web site is BBC.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings lots of information and lots to look at. if you love paintings do try this site....Lillian

specki4eyes Sun 20-Jan-13 21:29:58

Thank you all but Ella46 the bottom one is a copy of a Monet. all the rest are my own originals though. I think I'll go back and put captions in.

Ariadne Sun 20-Jan-13 21:16:10

Beautiful, specki. I do love woods, and these make it special. Thank you so much!

Ella46 Sun 20-Jan-13 21:10:17

specki You are so clever, I love the bottom one. Thanks for showing them sunshine

annodomini Sun 20-Jan-13 21:03:11

Thank you for doing that,*Specki*. I'd love to have them all in my house - particularly the two of the track through the woods at two different times of year. What a wonderful talent to have. smile sunshine

specki4eyes Sun 20-Jan-13 20:57:43

Anno lillian and nellie I made my profile and put on some of my paintings - I hope! DH is away so I've had a free day!

specki4eyes Sat 19-Jan-13 22:35:15

ok I will - I just need to organise them into a single folder to make it easier to upload them. DH away for a few days from tomorrow so my time will be my own! BTW I don't even have a profile yet!

Ariadne Sat 19-Jan-13 18:04:45

OMG IPad! "smidgen"!!

Ariadne Sat 19-Jan-13 18:04:07

I agree! Look at soop's pictures. Wish I had a side on of that talent.

lillian Sat 19-Jan-13 17:19:08

speki4 i think you owe it to all the gransnet art lovers to put your wonderful paintings on your profile for those of us without this gift we would be so grateful...Lillian

Nelliemoser Fri 18-Jan-13 23:53:06

speckie4

FYI This forger guys details.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Greenhalgh

jeni Fri 18-Jan-13 17:30:30

Lucky yousmile

Ylil Fri 18-Jan-13 17:19:11

Yes smile

jeni Fri 18-Jan-13 16:56:19

Surprise! Have you still got it?

Ylil Fri 18-Jan-13 16:48:32

We inherited a Wylie etching......nearly threw it out but took it along to the auction house with other stuff, when it was pointed out, we withdrew it from the sale and kept it!

jeni Fri 18-Jan-13 15:55:49

I have several Philip Grey Gray? I can never remember the spelling. The one who calls himself an extreme artist. A Ruskin pastel and a Duncan McGregor.
I've run out of wall space so I bought the hares by James Stockton.
I'm still waiting for them to arrive.

specki4eyes Fri 18-Jan-13 15:08:41

Nelliemoser I've never heard of that family - but I did sing in the same choir as one of the most famous art forgers of our time - a guy called John Myatt who has recently had his own series on painting styles on Channel 4. He now has to microchip his paintings so that his clients know they are by him..he is so clever.
I could try to put some of my paintings on my profile - I'm not very good at t'internet stuff though but will have a go.

cheelu Thu 17-Jan-13 22:55:26

mmm yes that is just you ann smile

annodomini Thu 17-Jan-13 22:53:54

True, Nellie, I am one of those who can't get on with the Pre-Raphaelites. I see them as over-sentimental. But that's just me. x x

cheelu Thu 17-Jan-13 22:49:57

anno you do know its really bad to be a jealous person tut tut

Nelliemoser Thu 17-Jan-13 22:45:38

Hello Goose I love the pre-Raphelite stuff but they are not to everyones taste.

Nelliemoser Thu 17-Jan-13 22:43:37

specki were you part of that family the Greenhalghs that did extremely convincing paintings in the style of a number of famous artists? wink

annodomini Thu 17-Jan-13 21:56:01

specki - what a wonderful talent to have! envy Any chance you could put some of your paintings on your profile? I'd really like to see them.

specki4eyes Thu 17-Jan-13 21:52:00

My house is full of Monets, Van Goghs, Cezannes. Why? I painted copies of them during the years when I was working and didn't have time to paint originals of my own. Now I do have time and all the years I spent copying taught me about Impressionism and how to emulate it and my own paintings are now winning prizes! Art is wonderful - I look out every morning in this beautiful French countryside and see a new painting - a skyscape/a farmer in the fields/the forest in its spring or winter colours/a river bridge in golden stone...copying the Impressionists gave me the ability to see and record the wonders of nature.

annodomini Thu 17-Jan-13 21:35:20

Goose - you are right at home here. Nothing's private on Gransnet. Yes, I wish my Van Gogh and Cezanne were originals! What I am specially pleased to see on this web site are paintings by the Scottish Colourists like Samuel Peploe.

Goose Thu 17-Jan-13 21:22:40

Hello folks...I feel I might be butting in on a private conversation? If so, 'sorry' if I'm intruding...but I'm very fond of Art/paintings and spend a lot of time lovingly gazing at the Pre-Raphaelite pictures I have hanging in my 'front room' (parlour/lounge...whatever!) if only they were 'originals'! I'm a 'Newbie' here and am probably doing everything wrong. Whatever...I love Art