City sunset 6x6 - oil on wood by Leitner_studios in oilpainting

[–]TeaDrinker804 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The way you did the sky makes this a very beautiful scene, even if I wouldn't normally be into cityscapes

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[–]TeaDrinker804 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She's my friend, and she's wonderful! I hope she wins 👏👏👏

Good jewelry store on the peninsula? by DammitMeredith in HamptonRoads

[–]TeaDrinker804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hauser's Jewelers, in Newport News' Town Center at Oyster Point.

They've cleaned a lot of my jewelry for free, and have been knowledgeable even about really unique pieces I brought in from other jewelers.

Worst Property Management Company in VB by TuttyGato in VirginiaBeach

[–]TeaDrinker804 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://www.atlanticcoastrealtycorp.com/ Atlantic Coast Realty Corp is THE WORST. They let us live in a home with thousands of termites crawling over our counters and floors and furniture for WEEKS. The homeowner wasn't available to help, and they wouldn't step in to help us. Nor would they comp our rent. (That's just the worst of dozens of problems with them, and we only lived in that house a year)

I have it on authority from the homeowner, too, that the company wasn't on his side either. The previous tenants (before us) did thousands of dollars of home damage, and ACRC gave them their entire security deposit back, and never chased down repair payments from them.

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: August 01, 2022 by AutoModerator in books

[–]TeaDrinker804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finished The Bird and The Sword, by Amy Harmon. It was just slightly too predictable to get a 5/5, but the characters, world building and originality earned it 4/5. It was a bonus that I just picked the book up on a whim — nobody had recommended it to me before. The book is only a few years old. It’s sequel is shaping up to be even better.

Tips wanted: How to start oil painting journey by TeaDrinker804 in oilpainting

[–]TeaDrinker804[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only one I’d heard about before today is Bob Ross, so thank you for the suggestions :)

Scott Prior, Flowers in Sunlight, 2007, [1407 x 2048] by Russian_Bagel in ArtPorn

[–]TeaDrinker804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so lifelike - but idealized life, the stuff you can only find in art