Keeping focused on only what I am capable of doing moment by moment. Meditating on a fair percentage of luck and available skill that may reveal itself as a useful tool. While balancing upside down in life on the head of a pin attached to a wheel the size of a dime. Ready for success or failure and being forgiving on occasion to the dumb asses who think they run this movie we call life. We have paint, they don't. Lets mark this town like we belong here...
Jack
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Keeping in mind of who I am and helping those in need of my experiences whether or not it is asked for
Posted by John Lennig (Member # 2455) on :
Jack, well said!!
not being negative, or hijacking this, but i am becoming obsessed(ok, just thinking about it a bit...) "what happenes to our "stuff" ie: brushes,tools, equip. etc, when we go to"the Big Sign Shop in the Sky, where your best brushes never go bad" ya know what I mean.
I'm thinking about having, in your will, specific instructions re: your stuff, so as to avoid well meaning relatives, having to figure out what 23k patent leaf is, or, Grumbachher 629's are all about, ya??
so, youse gals/guys over 50... i ask you to give this some thought...maybe you have, good... anyway, we don't want to be fillin' up the landfill with a bunch of lead-filled 1shot, gold leaf, primo quills n' sables, redwood mahlsticks, and all the other goodies that we have loved and used over the last 40-50-60 years!!!
yours in repose...john
Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
...The sister of a deceased sign man sold me TWO PACKS of goldleaf for $200!! I also got very, very many NOS quills and flats...
Posted by Rodger MacMunn (Member # 4316) on :
To avoid the aforementioned problem with the executors of our estates not knowing the value ( not just monetary value) of our tools & supplies I have an agreement with a close friend & fellow letterhead in that he will distribute my work related possessions as he sees fit. He knows who would like what, what he should sell & what he should just give away to someone who would appreciate it. My wife will likely end up with a lot more $$$ & some cherished friends in the industry will hopefully appreciate what has became their's.
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
How about starting a new underground trend. When visiting a cafe or other public place, Maybe, we could paint something to show others we were there. Can you imagine if when stopping at a roadside cafe for a burger, you glance at the tabletop and see a design of somesort painted by "One of The Greats". That'd be great.Since I'm already known to be nutcase, I'm gonna start it. Gotta find the right joints.
Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
We were doing some of that for a while during the early 90's. Cafe and saloon owners would dedicate a table and chairs to our ilk.
Jack
Posted by Mark Matyjakowski (Member # 294) on :
My local Olive Garden didn't seem to appreciate flaming skulls drawn on the table at all Posted by Ron Costa (Member # 3366) on :
Mark, the real challenge is working under the table.
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Nothing like leaving some well sculpted gum under there. Just be sure to sign your Wrigley's....
Posted by Tim Barrow (Member # 576) on :
After having all these people continually telling me I practice a dying trade,.... lately I feel like the outlaw in the old "California Highway Patrol" tv shows ,....there was always a guy with a fedora and an old revolver when told by Broderick Crawford,... "the house is surrounded come out with your hands up" then the outlaw would knock out the glass and yell "Come in and get me,... you'll never take us alive",...
Keep on keepin' on,...
Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
Jack, I sold three small paintings online yesterday. Some scattered folks are still spending a little money, you just have to find the audience. Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
Way to go Mark,the shopping for art is up and running. There is always an audience.
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