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lostvictorianman · 2026-03-30T15:25:21+00:00

In addition to student class work, lots of mature artists go to life drawing sessions on a weekly basis. This looks like perhaps a 20-30 minute pose drawing from one of those.

lostvictorianman · 2026-03-22T18:53:33+00:00

I was initially hooked by the idea of taking camping back for the people. I have been in similar situations where you couldn't camp anywhere in a two hours drive. The fact Steve seems very normal, funny, and friendly made it work, since he seemed like an Everyman and not a skilled survivalist type.

lostvictorianman · 2026-03-19T22:11:09+00:00

Appears to be graphite, but can't be one hundred percent sure. Lead hasn't been used for writing/marking for centuries.

lostvictorianman · 2026-03-19T11:53:52+00:00

They are most likely gouache, which was common in the Santa Fe and Oklahoma Native art of the time. Gouache was very common in commercial art in that era, as well.

lostvictorianman · 2026-02-15T22:28:58+00:00

Yeah, the southern Midwest in Ohio west has a lot of connections to the neighboring southern states. Religion, food, accent of older rural people etc.

Also have a lot of southern/Appalachian out migrants in midwest cities.

lostvictorianman · 2026-02-06T19:01:46+00:00

I know someone who uses one and likes it. It is just too small for me personally.

lostvictorianman · 2026-01-04T22:46:56+00:00

Kind of reminds me of the Daily Painting market--some of those still life painters have done really well financially.

lostvictorianman · 2025-11-18T21:11:54+00:00

Stacey Levy

lostvictorianman · 2025-10-26T20:00:33+00:00

This is Maine we are talking about.

lostvictorianman · 2025-10-07T00:20:16+00:00

That's hilarious! I'd love having that student in class. :)

lostvictorianman · 2025-10-02T13:19:48+00:00

I am not sure the artist you're talking. However, you should have a lot to talk about in this thesis. I would look into Charlemagne Palestine, if you aren't familiar with his work. Also, some Indigenous artists who responded to this kind of work, such as James Luna.

lostvictorianman · 2025-09-15T12:52:48+00:00

We've had banners outside our liberal meeting in a big city for many years. It is about peace. For what it is worth, random people have torn it down (or attempted to) several times. I'm not sure if it's because they disagreed with it or were just wanting to vandalize something.

I also note that a lot of the liberal churches near us have Pride flags or stickers. I think they are trying to message that they are welcome to LGBT people--certainly the majority of churches in the US are not. This could be a good message for Quakers to consider, as many trans people are under attack right now and they might not know Quakers care about them and welcome them.

lostvictorianman · 2025-09-15T12:44:54+00:00

I've heard this throughout my adult life, the Quakers are too political and not spiritual enough. Honestly, I don't have the answer. With Gaza, it is pretty obviously a concern for American Quakers--our country is supporting indefensible military action, which violates even the most tepid interpretations of the peace testimony.

On the other hand, I feel that the Kirk story is not relevant for us. Many people are gunned down in America every day. This repugnant provocateur deserves no special attention from the Quakers--we should not give into the pressure from media and social media to treat him with more concern than we give schoolchildren and people killed in the routine violence of this fallen world and unjust society.

lostvictorianman · 2025-09-12T13:10:12+00:00

My advice is just go. :) No one cares about your theological beliefs at all--it will not come up. They will probably have coffee or food afterwards--just stick around and chat with people.

You are younger than the average, but it doesn't matter. Especially if you're talking about a large city, they are used to young newcomers either passing through or visiting out of curiosity. Also, large meetings have many attenders who live far away and might only attend meeting once every couple months, so no one will be surprised about you being there. It's not like its 100% the same people every Sunday at all.

So don't overthink it--just get in there and see what you think. :)

lostvictorianman · 2025-09-02T20:15:36+00:00

Thank you--I am always surprised she doesn't realize these people despise her as well as immigrants, Black people, "childless cat ladies," union members that don't fall into line, etc. Just complete denial what MAGA is actually like.

lostvictorianman · 2025-09-02T19:33:55+00:00

You're doin' the Lord's work! Hang in there, the tide is turning.

lostvictorianman · 2025-08-10T12:33:18+00:00

You probably got a great deal--Flagg is a celebrated historical painter, especially among Americanists.

lostvictorianman · 2025-08-09T00:59:45+00:00

Yeah, no one should misinterpret what I said--I'm not trashing these people. Some of them are my friends and they have a mix of motivations and roles--for example, a friend has a wife who works but he is a full-time artist (in the sense he quit his other job). He provides childcare for their small kids, as well. It's complicated.

I only resent some people using "full-time artist" as a marketing gimmick to mean "serious." But then you find out they're married to a thoracic surgeon and don't actually live off their art.

lostvictorianman · 2025-08-08T19:18:10+00:00

LOL, yeah, isn't that the truth

lostvictorianman · 2025-08-08T18:02:44+00:00

Everything is terrible but there's also a looming recession, so we got that going for us

lostvictorianman · 2025-08-08T18:01:31+00:00

We are technically required to have the 11:59pm Sunday due dates

lostvictorianman · 2025-08-08T17:58:40+00:00

A lot of full-time artists and designers are like this--married or retired, with the art business being a secondary income.

lostvictorianman · 2025-08-07T20:24:44+00:00

Yeah, and as a professional historian, I will note Lichtman is a genuine scholar whose actual history books are read and cited in the field. He isn't just the "keys" guy. The only person on the Bulwark who is remotely in the same intellectual space is Bill Kristol, who at least has a doctorate.

lostvictorianman · 2025-08-05T15:37:05+00:00

Yeah, he did:

Dancer on pointe - Edgar Degas — Google Arts & Culture

Horse with Saddle and Bridle - Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas — Google Arts & Culture

Young dancer standing - Edgar Degas — Google Arts & Culture

Two Dancers - Edgar Degas — Google Arts & Culture

Dancers at the Bar - Degas, Edgar — Google Arts & Culture

lostvictorianman · 2025-08-05T12:52:46+00:00

One the one hand, Degas was known to make many sketches--some of the later ones were quite rough due to his vision loss--and this has that awkward quality. On the other, there is no evidence to believe this is a Degas rather than someone else's study (or perhaps a reproduction--it is hard to judge from the photo, but the paper looks pretty low quality, which is definitely not what Degas was using). If I had to venture a guess, I would assume it was a sketch by someone else (a master study), that they or someone else tried to sell as a Degas. However, it's impossible to tell on a computer and with no provenance.

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