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1 hour ago, EvanG said:

The only reason I called you out on your negativity is because you started it by calling me negative on here, this very forum. You forgot again? It was the pot calling the kettle black. I explained this already. Or getting all ''offended'' when SoulMonster calls you a moron while you said so much worse about him and others on other forums, is pretty hypocritical, or just trolling behaviour as you so proudly talked about on the other GnR forums? You are fake and I don't believe you.
 

21 minutes ago, EvanG said:

Oh for god's sake, get over yourself. I think I used a laughing emoticon once or twice to one of your posts in all those years. You're either trolling now or fucking insane. You ignore me. And I ignore you. Period. Fucking hell....

ok, I'm convinced now. you're a troll.

you litterally removed a laughing emoticon to one of my posts, a couple of posts earlier, but ok lol

no mate, I'm afraid I can't accept your demand. You being able to troll me, and I wouldnt be able to respons. It dont work that way. 

never, ever, tell me what to do again.

13 minutes ago, EvanG said:

Now, let's make a deal, you ignore me and I ignore you, because this surely is a waste of time.

sure, we'll make a deal. But only, to show my good will, and my genuine intention to make this community better for everyone involved.

A deal, you should understand, always involves mutual efforts and benefits. If one party breaks their obligation, the other party is releaved from their own obligation.

You don't quote me, put laugh emoticons or mention me to other people. If you do any of those, you leave me no option to quote you.

This deal does not, under any form, deny my right to post here, including my opinions on covid, my well meant nuggets of whisdom, my observations on the current cultural climate including the next indiana jones flick, and lastly, but not least, my next painting called "lightning" which I'll  be posting here shortly. It also does not negate my right to post whatever I wish on other platforms, which I will surely continue to do so, and it certainly does not negate my right to insult people on other platforms, who insult me on here. I can't be denied, what other people are allowed. 

Should you feel inclined to comment, react, or mention any of these in the future, then you are allowed to do so, but then I reserve the right to quote you.

I feel this is a balanced, fair, deal. All I need is your agreement and good understanding of all of the above, then we're good to go.

9 hours ago, EvanG said:

Stop referring to me. I know you really need attention, but leave me out of it. I think you’re a hypocrite and a troll and don’t believe this act you’re trying to pull now because I know better. I’ve read enough of your posts on the gnfnr forum about how you talked about trolling this place and I’ve seen you insult many of the posters here, and then you come here acting like you’re better than everyone else with your nonsensical “wisdom” and criticizing others for insulting you while you were doing the exact same on another forum. You’re a hypocrite and come here for attention and to be a contrarian. Why you’re not banned here is beyond me.

As for your “painting”, no, it’s not good, it’s a bad Van Gogh imitation. But I guess to each their own.

Now stop quoting or referring to me. Thank you.

why do you not join me on the other forum? it will be much easier for you, to call me out on my negativity on there.

me and my friends on there, will invite you with open arms

ok, I will stop quoting you. The moment you jump in with a quote, a laughing emoticon, or a mention of me, then I'll go back to quoting you. A fair and square deal.

2 hours ago, Oldest Goat said:

Sounds rather traumatic so yeah maybe. You should speak to a doctor or psychiatrist if you think it's necessary.

Can relate to a few elements of what you're saying because I recently had a kidney stone which was a rather humbling and sobering experience lol. We tend to take good health for granted. I wish you and your new wife well.

 

that sucks, obviously, but what's with the black hole?

must have been a heavy, sucking kidney stone

30 minutes ago, Cosmo said:

 I got completely lost inside my thoughts, like deep down.

to be able to do this, is a gift many have tried to discover but few have. I'm not joking, this is what tibethan monks are trying to do all their life.

if I were you, I would try to rediscover that "river" that goes deep down inside of you, and follow it where it will lead you. It will lead, to something good, to enlightenment.

Try to make something good, from something bad. What does not kill you, makes you stronger.

1 minute ago, Cosmo said:

No, man. I just blacked out. Last thing I kinda remember was that at some point I started coughing and I couldn't stop. Then it all kinda faded to black and I woke up intubated a few days later. I did wake up completely philosophical and introspective lol

no dreams? that's odd.

it's interesting that you say, introspective. that means something.

poor fella

remember, the body is merely a vehicle for the soul which can not be destroyed, and is immortal.

Genuine question, did you feel any connection to a higher level, during that horrible time?

1 minute ago, ZoSoRose said:

I do know that feeling and feel it with an album we have coming out in the spring. I’m very proud.

I enjoy painting and if I ever painted one like yours, I’d be very happy with it. Good job and choice of colors

you paint too? that's awesome.

picasso once said, "it took me 4 years to paint like rembrandt, it took a lifetime to paint like a child"

paint like a child. I read that, and I thought, I can do that. I thought, that can be a style I feel comfortable with. Forget those fancy realistic artists of today, I can not reach their heels. But paint like a kid, with lots of colors, I'll give that a shot.

My sister said, about the painting, if your son of 10 would have painted it, I would call it brilliant for a kid, but now that I know you painted it, I dont know. I said to her, you know what, that's exactly what I wanted to achieve.

6 minutes ago, Oldest Goat said:

What's even more important than art is things like helping out with household chores, you cunt.

Why do now, what you can do later?

And if she says "you're late", my answer is, "I'll leave a little earlier then"

my way of life has always been to "create calmness".

no matter how stressfull things are, no matter how much work there is. Breathe in, breathe out, and make yourself another cup of coffee, and look outside to the birds

I learned this attitude from my dad, incidently. When he was in the army, and he had nothing to do, he was running around with a bucket. "what are you doing there with that bucket, corporal", they would ask him. "I'm going to clean all those tanks there in the distance, but first I need to find a sponge". "Very well, corporal, go look for your sponge". Then, when he finally found his sponge, he threw away his bucket and started to look for another bucket, and so on and so on.

He said, son, if your desk is empty, all they can do is throw more work on it.

2 minutes ago, Oldest Goat said:

I agree he did a good job but that's ultimately unimportant. What is very, very important is that in life,  people(everyone), pursue the arts and have creative outlets. Ideally, the art can also be of some benefit to others. But praise or money are a distant second to the artist actualizing their own spirits and expressions - always with honesty, humility, integrity and hopefully some enjoyment/catharsis. That's a healthy positive thing.

I believe, everyone has something magical within them, and it's our job to find out what it is. You know it too, when you find it. it feels like being hit in the stomach and it can be quite distressing. Especially when you feel like a loser all of your life.

I'm happy that there is some criticism too, from @EvanG. I think, otherwise, it could start to affect my sanity. One day, a loser, next day, all that praise. Not healthy. Thanks to Evan, for keeping me both feet on the ground. But I also thank my wife, who says I'm acting ridiculous with my painting. Her criticism, is medicine to my growing ego.

21 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said:

I have no qualms about arguing with Action, but that is a very nice painting and he deserves praise for it. I would be very proud of that result

 I like VG, too. Just went to a big exhibit in Detroit with lots of his work. It was amazing

 

all I can say is, when I stepped back the first time and looked at it, I was genuinly excited. never felt like that in my life before. to create something, there is nothing like it. I'm sure you understand this feeling, as a musician. 

I'm an absolute lousy drawer and the painting had no right to end up like it did. I can barely draw a person on paper.

Anyway, I must be doing something right, because I'm more than happy with the results, so next I'll be attempting to paint lightning, I can already picture it crashing through the scene in all its colourfull splendour, piercing the dark, offering all sorts of possibilities to mix violet, purple, blue white and white yellow. 

10 minutes ago, Oldest Goat said:

 

2 minutes ago, Oldest Goat said:

You fucking killed that poor waiter, didn't you?

the customer is always right

when I was in a restaurant the other day, I asked for stew, that was observed by a rabbit for 5 minutes

the waiter gave me funny looks, said what?

I said, stew, but a rabbit should watch it, for 5 minutes, before serving. For the taste.

"We have rabbits here, but they're all dead and in the freeze"

"oh", I said. "I'm afraid I can't dine here then. goodbye."

17 minutes ago, EvanG said:

Most people like Van Gogh, there’s a reason he is one of the most popular painters of all time.

oh.

pity.

then, the positive thing I said about you, is meaningless. well, that's all I got.

Just now, EvanG said:

Just being honest, as a Van Gogh fanatic.
You posted your crappy painting on a public forum to get feedback, so you got it, and I’m not going to say it’s good when it’s not. But I hope you had a lot of fun making it and that it took your mind off of trolling on the internet for a few hours. Can’t wait to critique your next one. Maybe I will like that one and I can be positive : )

thanks for your honest opinion, at least.

three hours of work, between two meals, can't expect the lamb of god then.

I'm going to say something positive about you: you have good taste in paintings; Van Gogh is unwordly.

my next painting will be something with snow, but with lots of colours. Like a cristmas three reflecting on the snow; that effect. Not sure how I'll conceive that. We'll see. And also, something with the sea. After that, it's over, I quit. I'm running out of walls to hang em up.

15 minutes ago, EvanG said:

I’m a huge Van Gogh fan, been visiting the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam since I was a kid. Went to MoMA just to see The Starry Night in real life. Imitating Van Gogh never works, or any master for that matter.

works fine for me. the end result, is exactly what I pictured in my mind, when I bought that canvas. Exactly. Succes, again. 

the colors shine, it is raining colors.

starry night, it certainly isn't. but it's not exactly a turd nailed to the wall either.

don't worry EvanegativeG, I won't quit my job and become a professional painter. I wont earn a penny from my work. Hope that makes you feel better, brother.

before I began, I studied a couple of van gogh's landscapes, tried to figure out his style, and then applied this to a picture of the countryside I visited so much as a kid.

This has the disadvantage of not having an original style, but it's a style I'm very much a fan of, always was

some guitarists try to achieve slash's style, well, in painting, I try to reach van gogh's style. All for fun, it's only a hobby.

it's not a difficult style. I clocked in under just three hours, by which point I was starting to get a sore arm and wrapped things up.

Color, that's what I wanted. I'm sick and tired of darkness, greys and browns all around me. I looked all around, for a painting full of colour and movement, didn't find it, or at too much a price. So I said, I'll just make one myself!

15 minutes ago, Dazey said:

That's actually really good. Very impressive. 

hope I don't get painter syndrome now. If I suddenly should be talking bollox, plase tell me

9 minutes ago, EvanG said:

Don't quit your day job, Picasso.

18 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said:

that’s really good 

thanks

I'm happy with the result. When you step in the room, and the light shines on it, it's just an explosion of colour, like a rainbow vomited on the canvas.

I'm fucking over the moon with it.

I present to you; my first proper painting, titled "sun and clouds"

sure, the crisis in the NHS is to blame. Is this a mental self-protection mechanism?

on the one hand, society has its mouth full of diversity and tolerance.

on the other hand, different opinions about corona are censored and called moronic.

on the one hand, we were all fighting together against corona, solidarity and getting vaccinated for other and all that crap

on the other hand, people were forbidden to get closer than 1,5 meter from each other, were forbidden to visit their dying relatives, were refused medical help when they were not vaccinated (I know this from first hand experience)

In short, corona has exposed the deep evil nature and hypocricy of the vast majority of people, but I am glad I went through this. It made me make a huge sweep of people I want nothing to do with anymore, people I considered friends in real life (online doesnt count) that became enemies and scumbags

And now, with these excess death rates, the following phase is set in motion. People don't know where to look or who to trust anymore, but I dont care. I only ever trusted my own instincts, and those have never betrayed me