I was asked to be in an art exhibition here so I put 3 items in to see what would happen.... 1 piece sold in the first 5 mins it was opened... then I was taken to one side to be introduced to our local member... he said he really liked my work!!!!
I'm like WOW!!!!!!!!!
Evie n Rhys said
03:26 AM Oct 25, 2011
Well done, what a wonderful feeling. Congratulations. What sort of work do you do? I have done some oils but have always wanted to do water and pastel. They scare me a little. Oil is a little more forgiving I found. Good on you AmandaJayne. Tess.
jonathan said
04:54 AM Oct 25, 2011
Congratulations AmandaJayne .. Love nice surprises when they're not expected !!
Enjoy the attention ..
Jon
Helena said
05:41 AM Oct 25, 2011
Congratulatons how lovely for you I have always wanted to paint but alas am not gifted in that way so have to take photo's instead. Helena.
grumpy-j said
06:34 AM Oct 25, 2011
Well done AJ, you must be excited.
I too like to paint water colour & acrylic landscapes, old outback buildings , animals, birds and flowers.
I find it a very rewarding hobby.
Cheers,
John
lilly31 said
06:35 AM Oct 25, 2011
Well done amandajane what a lovely suprise for you P.S love your avatar how cute your baby .... it is a wombat isnt it
Fairy-Nuff said
07:12 AM Oct 25, 2011
You go girl. Lap up the attention. I would love to be able to paint but unfortumately I can't. Maybe one day I will take lessons.
animalcarer said
07:29 AM Oct 25, 2011
Thats incredible. Your work must be very good, to get such accolades.
shazartist said
09:09 AM Oct 25, 2011
Congratulations.....A lot of hard work goes into getting those complements!
Cheers Sharon
Happywanderer said
09:33 AM Oct 25, 2011
Wow is right. Great work. Photos please. How many of us have always wanted to paint? Its amazing isn't it but only the creative ones get there. I go to all the art exhibitions I can and dream I could paint like that. But unfortunately haven't a creative or talented bone in my body.
Gerty Dancer said
10:01 AM Oct 25, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
Photos please.
Yes please? Congratulations AJ.
_wombat_ said
10:13 AM Oct 25, 2011
Congratulations AJ you must be pleased, but we still need proof, (picture's please)
I paint with my camera and PC
AmandaJayne said
12:04 PM Oct 25, 2011
oooo lovely wombat!!!! and yes Lilly it is a baby wombat :) I shall have to change my pic again to another bub.... as for the art exhibition, its for alsorts of art not just painting, which I have done very little .... I take photographs and I sketch.... you've seen some of the photos I've taken already but here are a few sketches... all a hobby I've played around with over the years....
They are just fantastic, you are very talented, I am very envious...
Joe said
01:42 PM Oct 25, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
Wow is right. Great work. Photos please. How many of us have always wanted to paint? Its amazing isn't it but only the creative ones get there. I go to all the art exhibitions I can and dream I could paint like that. But unfortunately haven't a creative or talented bone in my body.
That makes two of us.
For me, the best art work is one that looks like a photograph - a perfect representation of something physical. There are things that I like simply because they are clever in some way; a Dali painting that shows swans reflecting elephants or even a Van Gogh where the swirls of paint give the picture a texture that implies a 3D feel, but when I look at a lot of art I find that I simply don't understand it. Blue Poles is one that just seems to be ridiculously over rated for instance, and I have always regarded Jackson Pollock as rhyming slang for what I think of his work!
Anyway, rant over. I applaud your success, even though I don't understand what it is you actually do.
Happywanderer said
04:27 PM Oct 25, 2011
Absolutely Beautiful AmandaJayne, well done.
Vic said
05:14 PM Oct 25, 2011
Good on you AJ, between you and Sharon we have some art talent on this forum
Regards you avatar, nice but it could make the Wombat jealous, not that I would trust him that close to you body, lol !!
bronnie said
08:43 PM Oct 25, 2011
Congratulations AmandaJayne they are beautiful. What a wonderful gift you have!!
Sheba said
08:54 PM Oct 25, 2011
Congratulations AJ. What was the one that sold so fast of ? The scetches are great.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Elle on Wheels said
09:20 PM Oct 25, 2011
Beautiful work AJ and good that you got some acknowledgement.
goinsoon said
09:22 PM Oct 25, 2011
That is beautiful, you should be very proud of yourself, congratulations
Cruising Granny said
10:30 PM Oct 25, 2011
What an outcome! Good for you! That's the feeling I had when I first submitted my "news tip" to the ABC and heard it on the radio. Getting the payment was a bonus. The fact that someone wanted to read what I'd written and pay me for it was overwhelming to start with, and I still felt a little surge of pride when I heard my stuff on news bulletins or read it in the paper. I hope you eel that little surge of pride. Can you show us some of your work?
AmandaJayne said
11:09 PM Oct 25, 2011
I posted some of my sketches granny for you to see ... the photos I put in this one are these.... of the sketches the eagles one went fast and of the photos the one of the meercat....
Not at all surprised the Eagle went fast. It's really great IMHO. All of them are very good, but that one was my favourite.
Cheers,
Sheba.
AmandaJayne said
01:14 AM Oct 26, 2011
Thankyou... I did that one after I met Steven Farmer an author of new age books, I met him and just HAD to go home to sketch and that was the result :) its my favorite too
Sheba said
01:19 AM Oct 26, 2011
Hope you don't mind AJ, but I saved it.
Cheers,
Sheba.
AmandaJayne said
01:22 AM Oct 26, 2011
I dont mind hon :)
Beth54 said
10:07 AM Oct 26, 2011
Awesome AJ!
If you don't mind, I'm forwarding to my sister who's an amateur artist.
Wombat, I love your work too.
I admire anyone who can paint, draw, etc.
_wombat_ said
11:02 AM Oct 26, 2011
Beth54 wrote:
Awesome AJ!
If you don't mind, I'm forwarding to my sister who's an amateur artist.
Wombat, I love your work too.
I admire anyone who can paint, draw, etc.
so as not to confuse my pic was done on a computer, no great artistic requirements
I was asked to be in an art exhibition here so I put 3 items in to see what would happen.... 1 piece sold in the first 5 mins it was opened... then I was taken to one side to be introduced to our local member... he said he really liked my work!!!!
I'm like WOW!!!!!!!!!
Tess.
Congratulations AmandaJayne .. Love nice surprises when they're not expected !!
Enjoy the attention ..
Jon
Well done AJ, you must be excited.
I too like to paint water colour & acrylic landscapes, old outback buildings , animals, birds and flowers.
I find it a very rewarding hobby.
Cheers,
John
P.S love your avatar how cute your baby .... it is a wombat isnt it
Thats incredible. Your work must be very good, to get such accolades.
Cheers Sharon
How many of us have always wanted to paint? Its amazing isn't it but only the creative ones get there.
I go to all the art exhibitions I can and dream I could paint like that. But unfortunately haven't a creative or talented bone in my body.
Yes please? Congratulations AJ.
Congratulations AJ you must be pleased, but we still need proof, (picture's
please)
I paint with my camera and PC
oooo lovely wombat!!!! and yes Lilly it is a baby wombat :) I shall have to change my pic again to another bub.... as for the art exhibition, its for alsorts of art not just painting, which I have done very little .... I take photographs and I sketch.... you've seen some of the photos I've taken already but here are a few sketches... all a hobby I've played around with over the years....
That makes two of us.
For me, the best art work is one that looks like a photograph - a perfect representation of something physical. There are things that I like simply because they are clever in some way; a Dali painting that shows swans reflecting elephants or even a Van Gogh where the swirls of paint give the picture a texture that implies a 3D feel, but when I look at a lot of art I find that I simply don't understand it. Blue Poles is one that just seems to be ridiculously over rated for instance, and I have always regarded Jackson Pollock as rhyming slang for what I think of his work!
Anyway, rant over. I applaud your success, even though I don't understand what it is you actually do.
Regards you avatar, nice but it could make the Wombat jealous, not that I would trust him that close to you body, lol !!
Congratulations AJ. What was the one that sold so fast of ? The scetches are great.
Cheers,
Sheba.
That is beautiful, you should be very proud of yourself, congratulations
That's the feeling I had when I first submitted my "news tip" to the ABC and heard it on the radio.
Getting the payment was a bonus.
The fact that someone wanted to read what I'd written and pay me for it was overwhelming to start with, and I still felt a little surge of pride when I heard my stuff on news bulletins or read it in the paper.
I hope you eel that little surge of pride.
Can you show us some of your work?
I posted some of my sketches granny for you to see ... the photos I put in this one are these.... of the sketches the eagles one went fast and of the photos the one of the meercat....
Congratulations AJ!!! They are all fabulous.
Not at all surprised the Eagle went fast. It's really great IMHO. All of them are very good, but that one was my favourite.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Thankyou... I did that one after I met Steven Farmer an author of new age books, I met him and just HAD to go home to sketch and that was the result :) its my favorite too
Hope you don't mind AJ, but I saved it.
Cheers,
Sheba.
I dont mind hon :)
Awesome AJ!
If you don't mind, I'm forwarding to my sister who's an amateur artist.
Wombat, I love your work too.
I admire anyone who can paint, draw, etc.
so as not to confuse my pic was done on a computer, no great artistic requirements