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davidmacdowell In reply to Laurazee [2008-06-20 06:11:44 +0000 UTC]

Hey wow and thanks! I dunno his behind meaningof his true intention but I just figure it was an allegory about loss of youth..I shoulda named that painting "Bloody Biker Chick In Hell", but I know the ghost of Shel would haunt me

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davidmacdowell In reply to scarletwave [2008-04-13 07:24:25 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I guess that it was meant to be strange but enchanting and I guess it works-Thanks Mucho!

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davidmacdowell In reply to cobaine [2008-01-01 05:27:33 +0000 UTC]

Haaaa! Thank You so much!!

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cobaine In reply to davidmacdowell [2008-01-01 05:36:02 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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davidmacdowell In reply to Decarabia69 [2007-11-24 04:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Deca-I was just touching up this very painting 10 minutes ago-Im taking it with 4 other pieces to a gallery in DC on Thursday-Hopefully the price of frames wont kill me--I love that book and bought it for my wife when we were courting-but I dont think that she loves it as I-BUT actually she named this painting so it musta made some impact..Peace and thanks for the kindness Deca!

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Decarabia69 In reply to davidmacdowell [2007-11-24 16:36:33 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on the permanent show with Whino! I HATE buying frames, they're always so damn expensive! Since my last show (two frames cost me $350), I've vowed to use only gallery-wrapped canvas for large format works.

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davidmacdowell In reply to Decarabia69 [2007-11-25 07:12:17 +0000 UTC]

Yup-Cost me $80 a few hrs ago on 2 ''cheep do-it- yourself" frames..One looks nice-but the other one broke in assembly, so its sitting there cheaply glued together-Un-usable now-possibly........I saw today that the gallery has some paintings framed,but most not.......So man-Until I get sponsorship from some kick azz frame shop-Or get all "Bob the Builder" and start makin' em' myself--I have now become-THE FRAMELESS ARTIST!!ha ahahahaha!

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Decarabia69 In reply to davidmacdowell [2007-11-26 17:20:56 +0000 UTC]

I tell ya, Dave gallery-wrapped canvas is the way to go if you're doing large format on canvas!

I had to raise the price of two paintings 150% because of the cost of frames. If I do something large enouh that would require that canvas be professionally stretched, I'll just use gesso'ed plywood and buy some wood quarter rounds, stain them and glue them directly over the edge of the painting as a frame. They also sell carved wood baseboards that would look very nice stained and varnished.

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davidmacdowell In reply to Decarabia69 [2007-11-26 18:49:01 +0000 UTC]

awesome info man-I seriously had no idea!-Ive been dealing previously with uppercrusty galleries that require frames with wire and no saw tooth/fish-eye hangers etc....I was going to start googling for info on frameless options 2 days ago but never did..refreshing to get practical/useful advice from an artist without me having to ask man-Haaa-you psychic mannnn!!! "Gallery wrapped" means just no staples/a clean edge on the canvas sides-right? How it worked out was out of 5 paintings- 3 of them are framed now and the remaining 2-witch have no staples on the side- Ive been retouching with darker color with a touch of the image in places bleeding out on the edge..I dunno if ill do up the pluwood frame thingy yet-Im working out of a small apartment now-If I had a garage and tools etc-When things expand its all a definate framing direction/options to consider.Now my only concern is the images themselves-Haaaaaaa! Thanks again Deca-Dave

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Decarabia69 In reply to davidmacdowell [2007-11-28 22:36:07 +0000 UTC]

The last painting I posted (. . . but deliver us from MRSA) was done on gallery-wrapped canvas. It's the coolest way to go "frameless" since you can continue the painting on the sides of the canvas. Dick Blick has a good selection (www.dickblick.com), but they're pricy. They also have a good selection of "depth" in their gallery-wrapped canvas. Yoy can get anything from 1.5 inches tp 3 inch sides. Check your local "Slobby Hobby" first though, they're prices are better!

P.S. Gallery-wrapped painting are a good present too, as your friends/relatives don't have to dish out $ for frames.

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davidmacdowell In reply to Decarabia69 [2007-11-29 04:09:04 +0000 UTC]

I hear ya big buddy loud and clear..and with the friends and relatives thing -BAH HUMBUGGGG!-haaaaaaa! Just kidding?!

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Decarabia69 In reply to davidmacdowell [2007-11-29 16:39:38 +0000 UTC]

Actually, Bahhh humbug wraps up my feelings about giving relatives art as a gift (especially for X-mas) precisely! My family's appreciation of art is limited to pretty flowers or whatever matches the drapes or sofa.

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davidmacdowell In reply to madbaumer37 [2007-10-22 06:41:44 +0000 UTC]

Its been awhile since I painted this and Im trying to remember what it actually means!?Haaaaa! Yeah maybe its alittle what you said-and alittle of her choosing to turn away from the "tree of life" for selfish purposes..Awesome you saw deeply into this

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davidmacdowell In reply to HillaryWhiteRabbit [2007-08-29 15:49:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks-Yeah that was real cool..

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davidmacdowell In reply to Illiterate-Cell [2007-08-29 04:43:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! Your gallery has alot of emotion btw-Very very nice..

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davidmacdowell In reply to HuggleMistress [2007-08-24 05:44:39 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks-I just googled him and yeah I think Ive seen his stuff before- He's way more technically skilled than me It appears-He seem's more dark too kinda-I do a dark painting here{with humor in em} and there but it seems thats all he does..I need to go take some classes to get better I think sometimes.. Thanks for the props

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davidmacdowell In reply to WaldekBorowski [2007-08-23 18:20:00 +0000 UTC]

I do it applying thin washes/layers of Liquidex acrylic and water. The mediums make things dry too shiny so I dont use em. I use a script brush usually most of the time. Thanks for the props!

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davidmacdowell In reply to TheMeleeMaster [2007-08-23 04:46:34 +0000 UTC]

Its whatever you want it to be my friend!-Thanks for your interest-Dave

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davidmacdowell In reply to Shamonan [2007-08-23 03:09:56 +0000 UTC]

I dunno seriously what this is about-There is kind of a division of class thing I tried to express-but I was just placing the images mostly where I thought theyd compositionally look the coolest-Ha! Thanks for your interest~Dave

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Shamonan In reply to davidmacdowell [2007-08-23 03:12:53 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. My interpretation was that the crying kid, riding the tricycle, isn't appreciating the work of the exhausted tree. I don't interpret surreal art, though.

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Shamonan In reply to Shamonan [2007-08-23 03:15:43 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, don't intrepret MUCH surreal art.

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