| Author | Howdi people |
Ben Gompertz
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Hello I'm Ben, I'm 29 and live in the UK. I am a painter and graphic designer/artworker.
I have been really impressed with this idea as a project.
Yet to settle on an idea for my section of the masterpiece but hoping I can do justice to the final outcome.
Would be great to hear from other artists out there, I love oil painting and my works are usually abstract colour field paintings, however starting to explore new avenues/directions. |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Emma Duncan
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Nice to meet you Ben. I'm trying to slowing branch into using oil paints, but I'm an acrylics fan myself. Have fun here and look forward to see how it all progresses.  |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Ben Gompertz
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| | Posted on 21-07-2006 18:58 | |
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Hi Emma
really like your picture, reminds me of cornwall holidays, Oh I wish I was at the beach right now!
Oils are great, you can mess them about loads, but the only problem is they take ages to surface dry, and even longer to dry properly. I haven't used acrylics that much as I prefer to have the fluidity (is that a word) any way i prefer the freedom oils give you. However i should try and start mixing between them!
Good to hear from you anyway,
take care |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Emma Duncan
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| | Posted on 21-07-2006 21:15 | |
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Hi Ben. I've just got back from surfing on the very beach my picture is based on. You are not the first to say they want to be at the beach. All of you should just go and come down and go run in the sea. Freedom in an ever changing place off the land, every time it is different.
I will have to play with oils soon. I've got a week off work so extra play time. 
Why the idea for a jigsaw? You say "life is a puzzle" (too true) but I look at it thinking maybe it is to do with the work of art as a whole, since it's all pieces of a jigsaw in a way, pieced together. |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Ben Gompertz
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| | Posted on 22-07-2006 14:07 | |
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Hey Emma
just got back from the park! So wish I had a beach! The closest I got to running in the sea was feeding some ducks!
To be honest about my picture, it is partly to see what other people were going to put next to it, as at the time there was nothing below or to the left of it, and I just wanted to see if anyone would carry on the puzzel. Don't get me wrong I am not some sort of control freak who wants the picture to turn into a million jigsaw masterpiece! I just though it woul be interesting to see if it had any effect on what people would put next to it, and obviously it has had no effect! The one thing I love about this is that you can change you pic, so I will be changing it at some stage soon. The whole lifes a puzzel, is just that it is, it's never easy, and like the pictures you can always change things however small the changes they can make a difference! Sorry I am now babbeling on.
Cornwall what a great place to live, must be awesome, I may well move down there later on in life, would be nice to chill by the beach, and get inspired like the St Ives group! |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Emma Duncan
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| | Posted on 24-07-2006 15:42 | |
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I like the change. Very colourful.
I think what is next to can have a slight effect on your own work. I got a message from the person next to me saying I'd match up against their lines quite nicely and it wasn't intentional on my behalf... probably more at a sub-conscious level perhaps...
I live in North Cornwall and we don't have the same art group as St Ives does but we try. Beaches are good for the mutt to run around on at least. |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Ben Gompertz
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| | Posted on 17-08-2006 22:55 | |
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Hey Emma
How ae things with you? Yet again I have changed my painting!
I went down to Devon recently and got inspired by the sea and it has led on to my new pic! What do you think? not quite as colourfull but I think it has a bit more atmosphere, now I sound really pretenshus (excuse the spelling mistakes)
Hope things are cool with you. |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Emma Duncan
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| | Posted on 22-08-2006 15:07 | |
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| Things are okay here - I've tweaked my picture a bit. What do you think? |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Ben Gompertz
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| | Posted on 11-09-2006 15:04 | |
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Hi Emma
your picture is looking very cool, well actually very warm, still jealous of where you live, one day I will be moving down that way! Glad you haven't changed your pic as dramatically as I did, not sure whether i should have done that, but I am leaving mine as it is for the time being!
Glad your run went well, hope your not to nackered! Catch up with you soon |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Emma Duncan
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| | Posted on 11-09-2006 22:34 | |
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It is looking rather warm... best way to view it is to have a tall, cool glass of something alcoholic. 
Everyone should move to Cornwall. It's the land of chill and stress free living. 
My legs hurt today! But I raised £600+ for Cancer Research so the legs will just have to put up with it! |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Ben Gompertz
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| | Posted on 17-09-2006 12:20 | |
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HEY EMMA
AWESOME JOB ON THE RAISING MONEY FRONT, WELL IMPRESSED, AS FOR MOVING TO CORNWALL - IF ONLY!!
AND AS FOR LOOKING AT YOUR PICTURE WITH A TALL, COOL GLASS OF SOMETHING ALCOHOLIC ISN'T THAT THE BEST WAY TO LOOK AT ART! WELL IT CERTAINLY HELPS ME! |
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| Author | RE: Howdi people |
Emma Duncan
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| | Posted on 17-09-2006 15:57 | |
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Hi Ben
Thanks, was brilliant doing it - can't wait for the next one. Well if you can't move at least visit Cornwall often.
Oh indeed. Hmmmm all art galleries should hand out a complientary alcohol drink.
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