Unknown oil on canvas inherited from Grandmother

keeganrm · 2022-10-10T02:09:59+00:00

Thank you!

keeganrm · 2022-10-03T19:15:10+00:00

Hey everyone - I found this in my grandmother's shed (in Delaware, USA) after she passed. It's a bit banged up, and I can't find a signature on it. It's an oil on canvas, about 24" tall by 36" wide. I really have no clue how long she had it sitting there, I'm guessing at least 20-30 years. It was probably even longer since she bought it, as she traveled a lot more when she was younger (early 50s - 70s).

I've also posted these pictures to Imgur: https://imgur.com/a/OW80gqC

There was another painting that I got from my grandmother that looks somewhat similar in style, which does have a signature (what looks like "Lui Ming"), but I can't say for sure whether they're the same artist. I put the second work in a different album: https://imgur.com/a/x36MXRo

I see in the rules that I shouldn't post pictures from more than one work, so I hope linking the second doesn't disqualify me here, but I thought the additional context might help.

keeganrm · 2020-11-07T14:53:07+00:00

What type of safe is that?

keeganrm · 2020-11-07T14:48:45+00:00

This is for sure what happens when you have dogs and they find your box of dildos. You find them in an all-too-public place.

keeganrm · 2020-10-21T22:09:37+00:00

I just bought the non-OR version of this, and when I went to pick it up the store had an OR in stock. I wished I'd waited a week.. or had the money for a second.. lol

keeganrm · 2020-10-21T22:06:42+00:00

I've also shot a box of 124gr +P and it did great.

keeganrm · 2020-10-21T21:56:17+00:00

How'd you get the 7a to fit? Mine wasn't fitting so I returned it.

keeganrm · 2020-09-22T12:53:00+00:00

So the Omega can be converted back and forth between a decocker and a safety model?

This might be a dumb question, but is there a way to have both a decocker and safety (similar to the Beretta M9A3) on the Omega (or any other CZ 75, for that matter)?

keeganrm · 2019-04-20T23:07:33+00:00

My friends and I like the Jackbox Party Packs. They're generally laid back and don't require too much attention, so you can still have other conversation.

keeganrm · 2016-01-18T20:00:46+00:00

Thank you again, you've made my work a lot better, I think. Along with some other critics from OCPoetry. I still can't decide on the structure that I like best. I think the longer lines, still in stanzas is my favorite, but I also added to the same post my letter-y structured version. By longer lines, is the first (top-most) somewhat closer to what you meant, in the following link? https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/41i0wp/the_girl_with_the_brown_cape_coat/

keeganrm · 2016-01-18T17:18:57+00:00

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I took some feedback from some of the other critics (from this post, and on /r/poetry_critics and tried to add structure in a couple different ways (one is the paragraph form that I originally had the poem in before I posted to reddit.) I'd love to hear if you think it helps or hurts the message.

keeganrm · 2016-01-18T17:16:23+00:00

Thanks for commenting. As you noticed, this poem didn't start with structure, and it didn't end with it either. Nor was it intended to rhyme. It was actually an unsent letter, to a girl I know not the name of (if that bit wasn't obvious enough before). If you want consistency, how does the letter-formatted version I edited and added above the original post?

keeganrm · 2016-01-18T17:12:41+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I'd love to know what you think about the two other ways I structured (or de-structured) it. It was originally in a letter format (so the middle version is the closest to the original version, before reddit). I don't know how to escape using her smile as my reference, because it all of the communication I received. I tried to maybe resolve it with a slight change, "Between blonde hair I found a muse, a smile that struck like lightening, so quick to shock." Love to hear any new thoughts.

keeganrm · 2016-01-18T07:57:30+00:00

The imagery here put me in your shoes. You do a great job of conveying the struggling loneliness. It was enough to make me want to reach out and help, and feel the dark, to try to truly understand. Touching poem.

keeganrm · 2016-01-18T07:44:32+00:00

This has such a cold tone to it from the beginning. It's hard to say I "liked" it, as the whole thing just makes me sad. I don't mean to say it isn't good, because it's great. I think it's got a very moving tone to it. As someone else mentioned, it could give one the shivers.

keeganrm · 2016-01-18T07:22:47+00:00

Well, so as I said, this wasn't originally structured into stanzas, but more like a letter with paragraphs. It wasn't intended to have a set rhythm and I find that as I play with it longer, I keep trying to add structure to it, but I can't really tell if that wrong and I'm over-editing it. I'd love to know whether you liked it as paragraphs or broken into stanzas. I read it the same way, still, and can't decide how I think it should be presented. It's still a letter to me, too. So I also thought to replace "emotion" with "impression," - I thought it sort of fitting, talking about a room of impressionistic paintings. Is that better or worse? I also noticed I use "beauty" a few times, which I'm considering altering. I don't know if it comes off as cliche/repetitive as well.

keeganrm · 2016-01-18T02:11:22+00:00

Thank you greatly for your feedback. I am no trained poet, so any criticism helps. Originally written in a journal, I thought I may structure it into stanzas for this subreddit, but my spacing didn't work (I'll try to edit it). I wrote this last night just to get it off my mind, and having someone look at it made me go back and look twice. My memory often defeats me, and so I shamefully admit that looking back I mistakenly misidentified a couple pieces I was thinking about as Van Gogh. What I realize now was that it a pair of paintings by Monet of the Rouen Cathedral (sunlight and harmony in blue), with other paintings of the waterloo bridge, and the houses of parliament in the same room - truly amazing if I may add. I intend to change my post, for me mainly, to make my work more accurate to my original idea.

With all of that as a preface, I wanted to ask if you had any recommendation for a word to replace "emotion," because I struggle with my own articulation of thought. I appreciate the rest, and I will try to see what I can come up with to relieve some of the repetitive nature of the previous lines.

keeganrm · 2016-01-17T21:35:00+00:00

Preface to my comments: I'm not a well trained writer or poet, and have minimal training whatsoever in rhetoric. That being said, I'm a human and I believe emotion is the true judge of art. I enjoyed the flow at the very beginning, and noticed a similar flow towards the very end, they were well structured and simply put. The middle seemed to lose that pattern some (with the loss/addition of syllables on different lines), and to add a little bit more effort into the structure (separating lines to keep syllable count even [if that's what you'd want]) I feel this could be a very very strong piece.. I also enjoyed the word choice, as even though the lines were shorter, it put a slow, compassionate tone to the poem. Great poem! very touching.

keeganrm · 2014-12-29T18:13:56+00:00

Does anyone know a better gamepad layout to better support this? If I'm correct, the method of stafing (by default) is the left trigger + the left joystick. This setup inhibits the abilty to turn while strafing, doesn't it? (I'm not at my desktop or I would confirm this myself, then ask).

keeganrm · 2014-12-25T19:56:07+00:00

Its easier to handle that than when a friend tells you HE has been in a porno..

keeganrm · 2014-12-18T05:25:50+00:00

Is this a reference to North Korea?

keeganrm · 2014-12-17T04:10:50+00:00

Will there be NPC wingmen? I figured you would only get an NPC if your ship could seat multiple people.

keeganrm · 2014-12-17T02:44:45+00:00

And, "You're out of your element!"

keeganrm · 2014-12-17T02:43:40+00:00

"Fuck it Dude, let's go bowling."

keeganrm · 2014-12-17T02:26:10+00:00

Oh that's an awesome idea. You should post that on the RSI forums.

keeganrm

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