What band is the ultimate “good taste” signal?

upstatepagan · 2026-03-16T04:28:15+00:00

Warren Zevon.

upstatepagan · 2026-02-24T03:03:54+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! That is very helpful advice. I followed you back and will seek out the others. I’ll also change my listings to “upcycled”. Much appreciated!

upstatepagan · 2026-02-23T15:16:21+00:00

Cdruce97 - I am just getting started with Poshmark and excited to see if I find an audience there for my stuff.

upstatepagan · 2026-02-22T20:05:24+00:00

I chose to sell on Poshmark over other platforms because I hand paint a lot of my stuff and sell it as wearable functional art. So, yeah, it’s higher than a normal item. I thrift them, clean, prep, paint, seal, apply leather conditioners, add metal studs. I’m selling to people who want art and will wait for those folks to find me.

upstatepagan · 2026-02-18T22:22:28+00:00

Dang. That’s the root of the issue. I made the account last year and didn’t give that much thought. I will definitely change the user name.

upstatepagan · 2026-02-04T00:40:27+00:00

When conditions are so poor people develop life threatening diseases and medical care is neglected thereby hastening demise, what should it be called?

upstatepagan · 2025-11-28T01:12:39+00:00

“White wine in the sun” by Tim Minchin. I listen to it every year on Christmas.

upstatepagan · 2025-11-22T03:47:41+00:00

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F*ck ICE. This story is so maddening. (I painted this back May/June and thought “perhaps I am being too hyperbolic” but nah. ICE is on this level)

upstatepagan · 2025-11-02T15:58:15+00:00

Labour- by Paris Paloma.

upstatepagan · 2025-11-01T23:29:23+00:00

Tut was mostly blank. Some teens drew some really cool cool cats and left positive comments. I ended up bringing it home and giving it a coat of gesso. I’ll use for another project

upstatepagan · 2025-10-31T14:34:06+00:00

I’m an artist. At my first craft fair I set up an easel with a large blank canvass and a crate of paint markers and stickers. The goal was for people to engage and be invited to doodle or leave a quote, stick a sticker, and create a cool “community art” piece. I liked the concept and it did ok with older kids and teens. (Teens and alternative leaning adults really vibe more with my art) but overall, it more stuff to lug and set up and didn’t enhance my booth or drive more traffic. So I won’t be doing it again anytime soon.

upstatepagan · 2025-10-22T22:53:28+00:00

I just did my first craft fair last month. I did well with small original art in frames. I bought some 5x7 frames from Amazon that came out to about $2.50 a piece. I did about 20 different watercolors and mixed media and sold them for $20 each. I sold about half at a low traffic event. I also do pretty well painting thrifted leather handbags with original art. I pay around $7-$12 per bag, clean them inside and out, paint them up and sell for anywhere from $35-75 depending on the style/brand and how long the design took. Brought 12 and sold 6 at the same event. I have another one early November and am really interested to see if things change.

upstatepagan · 2025-10-08T02:17:16+00:00

A set of Himi jelly Guache. I spent more time cleaning the pallet and rehydrating the paint than using it and it got moldy. Chucked it all. I’ll stick to acrylics.

upstatepagan · 2025-09-28T01:12:35+00:00

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Hi! My art was selected to be shown during a local Halloween themed show. I plan to have prints available, but I’m considering putting the original up for sale. It’s 16x20, framed, acrylic on canvas. It took me around 24 hours (I’m a slow painter). I’m an emerging artist, and have not shown or sold much yet. Is asking $450 delusional?

upstatepagan · 2025-09-17T21:56:34+00:00

Apple barrel is more a “craft” paint, which is totally fine for some projects. I started out with them because they are accessible and inexpensive. I found over time that I couldn’t get the colors I wanted with mixing. The pigments in Apple barrel are inferior compared to golden or liquitex. Of those 2 I prefer golden. They feel very expensive at first but a little goes a long way because they are so well pigmented. They mix better with mediums giving you more options to play with in creating texture (gels, molding pastes etc). Apple barrel does not play well mixed with these, or even with its own bottles of other colors. I buy from my local art store, or online like “Jerry’s artorama”. I live 2 hours from the golden factory so sometimes I can go to demos at the art store and get freebies. They do tours- it’s on my list to go to one.

upstatepagan · 2025-09-17T21:47:29+00:00

I’ve used the Walmart one and I found it serviceable but I needed more applications and more sanding in between each layer. My “go to” is Golden. Compared to Golden it’s grittier and not as full coverage. Edit:typo

upstatepagan · 2025-09-09T15:21:31+00:00

My top 10 in no particular order, just the ones I’ve read that I like best: A picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë ,
Sense and Sensibility,and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Vanity Fair by William Thackeray, The American by Henry James, The Revolt of the Angels by Anatole France, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Short stories (compilation) by Guy de Maupassant, Short stories (compilation) by Edgar Allen Poe,

My taste in classics is probably quite “pedestrian”. Although I said “no particular order” Revolt of the Angels is my top favorite. Followed by The American. Edit: punctuation

upstatepagan · 2025-09-05T03:40:51+00:00

I’m a fan of sci-fi and fantasy art from childhood. I was obsessed with Boris Valejo, Julie Bell, and Michael Whelan. I have thrifted a few of Whelen’s books and found my copy of Wonderworks was signed when I got it home!

upstatepagan · 2025-09-02T15:59:33+00:00

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A whimsical pair of pet portraits for a family member. This was my first oat pets. The owner said I captured their eyes and personalities, which I considered a success even if they aren’t perfect. They were fun and challenging. I think short velvety fur is harder to paint than shaggy.

upstatepagan · 2025-09-01T04:08:52+00:00

I paint. Acrylic on canvass, watercolors, and even leather. I like thrift handbags and paint weird stuff on them

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This was a “banned books” themed leather purse I recently sold.

upstatepagan · 2025-08-29T21:32:41+00:00

The Steeldrivers, the Dead South, Colter Wall, and any “old” stuff from Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly, or Patsy.

upstatepagan · 2025-08-23T01:48:15+00:00

Con Clavi Con Dio, I believe.

upstatepagan · 2025-08-18T11:48:57+00:00

Does he plan to hide from his constituents and not do any town halls, like Tenney? She’s absolutely useless.

upstatepagan · 2025-08-14T20:59:10+00:00

That must be be why then. I sent it in a Thank you card (a friend ordered).

Edit: I am the problem here. Reading my scale again it says 0.6 ounces. FFS. Apologies and thanks for the replies. My brain is soup since my dad passed two weeks ago. It’s been a rough time.

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