As I was researching art forms on line,  I came-across an Art history page of Asian art then a article of Thai Modern Art. The art form of painting with coffee.  You use watercolor paper, coffee, water(I would say mix it with hot water) and a brush   www.asia-art.net/coffee_painting.html   It peek my interest very much!  Any one who knows me,  knows  how much a coffee addict I am.  I have a cup of coffee with me most of the time or not that far off from it.  I'm going to try this and see how it goes.  Just for fun and to see what I get!!   Take a look at the link and see what I mean.  You get an Old painting look and it really nice look to it. Also for more Asian art and history of it check this out:   www.asia-art.net/history.html

 

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think! I promse I don't bite :) 

 

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Since I started this blog, I found it a challenge.  I've written now for two years and it came a long way since those early days.  We always tried to find new topics for each post.  It's been and  a challenge to have people comment and madding at times.  At times I ranted and raved about no comments, But that is how it is in the Blog game!  I have some strike against me, I am not a pretty female between 14 and 25( I think you notice that)  But, Its been enjoyable two years writing this blog. I've bitched how Tblog and how it works, but that's how coding and scripts work( some times yes some times no)

To day, I've hit my eighty thousand viewers on this blog.  from  June 2004 to Jan 2006 I had 36,500 visited. from Jan 2006 to now 43,500 visited.  This makes me happy and now I hope to try to get more comments on the blog.  Maybe I am just boring or just don't write or talk about the right things?  I do visit other blog and comment, but still not that much comments!   I think what I said before is the reason why.  Maybe I should just write for me and don't worry if any one comments or not.  That way, it would save me from banging my head against the wall over it. I will progress in my writing and maybe things will look up in the next two years.

The 80,000 served comes form the old McDonald's sign.  For those of us who remember the McDonald's in the early days in the 60's; the Slanted white and red checked front of the building. Then we use to be able to get a hamburger, fries and a coke for $1.00.  15- cent hamburgers, 19-cent cheeseburgers, 20-cent milkshakes and 10- cent sodas and orders of fries.

 Well that's it for now!!   I hope to continue to blog for many years to come.

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Well my hands are healed now and I can go back to my painting(YEAH!!)   I finally can precede with my art work again and  back to  my normal activities.   I could here my easel and paints calling for me!   I  have been working on this abstract painting a guitar player.  It is in Watercolor paint and its not to bad.   I prefer Oil but I've  been branching out and trying different mediums and techniques.  I am looking froward to the arrival of the new book that I mansion here on the Blog.

 It's been hot here and I can't stand it!!  I guess I'm more of a winter person, that is Cold dark and bitter(is that a sign?)   W e have the air on but doesn't seem to help that much at times.   Just  think, this is just the beginning of Summer.   I have been updating my links on the blog. Take a look, Some great links to art and information are now on there.  I am not finished bu t I'll keep updating it when I can.

 

Updated: June 22,2006 @ 6:PM EST.

Well I been getting some Emails and forgot to add it to this post.  Here are some questions that People been asking me.

What did you first like art?:   As a kid, I was  always drawing picture all over every thing.

when did you first start in music and what did you play?:   I started playing at nine years old and I first start playing drums and then went to guitar and piano. also played recorder in grammar school but not enough wind lol lol.

where did you live?:   & nbsp;All over the USA I lived in 7 different states.

are you married?:  &nbs p;  NO!

what is your favorite color?:      Blue and red.

when is your birth day and what sign are you?:   &n bsp;  Feb 7, 1960 and I not into signs but you can find out yourself.

where did you go to school?:   North Haven, CT (grammar school)  Brentwood,Florissant, MO (JR High)    Bridgewater, NJ (High school)

what do you hope to go with your Art?:   &n bsp;   As far as I can go and shell l more my art.

what type of movies and TV show do you like?:   Death Wish, Silence and the Lamb, War type movies, BIOS.  some thing your learn from,  Art type movies, and movies that have meaning and don't insult your intellects.

TV shows:   MASH, Frasier, TV land channel, BIO channel, BBC Amirica, History channel,  ETC.

When did you first move to Maine and do you like?:     Dec 2006 and its OK. I like New York City and Boston more.

what type of outside activities do you  like?:    Backpacking, Camping, Fishing, Boating. Wood working-DIY,

what other actives do you like?:   & nbsp; Guitar playing, art, cooking,  Ham radio, I enjoy reading a lot,  and programing and computers.

I hope that Helps a little lol lol took a long time to type out but thats OK.

 

 

 

 

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I went to my doctor last week for my hands and he put me on Methylprednisolone(try to say that one 3 times fast)  It is working!!   My hands feel a lot better and it's clearing up nicely.

I been really enjoying the book.  I tend to read slow to really get it and don't miss anything.  I don't like to read fast like I had to do in collage some times.   

I am looking forward get my new book"Painting Tips form the masters"  It is well recommend read in the art world.  It's  more about painting styles, composition and layouts.  

 I remember when I was in collage and in art class, the professor always brought in a bunch of wine bottles.  Every class he brought in more and different bottles into class.  The joke was that Professor Blake had a good old time last night and  he must  of had a young model came in to sit for him!  I remember when it  came to the subject of  the Old Masters of art we joked and called them the Old bastards(You know those days, and in collage)  Any way, that's my up date for now.  My hands are healing well and soon I can go back and work again and paint again(Can't wait).

 

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13-3-2-21-1-1-8-5
 O, DRACONIAN DEVIL!
OH, LAME SAINT!

This is from the book The Da Vinci CODE and its a cryptographic. I always enjoyed puzzles in the paper and books and did them when I could.  So those of you who didn't read the book or like puzzles try to figure this one out. let me know what you get or need clues. :)  Any of you know where these came from or here of PHI number??  I did way back in collage and now I reading it again.

 let me know in a comment if you see it or know about it.

 The books is great!!! I been enjoying it very much(I am not done yet)   I would say very well written and great story line,  A supper Who done it! 

A must read!!!!!

Related subjut links:
The Louver in Paris home of Mona Lisa
Story 1
The real Mona Lisa story

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I ended up at the hospital with my hands all broken out and bleeding. I had eczema since I was 15(I won't say how many years that was been ago:)) But since I worked out in the yard three days ago, this is had a bad attack ever!! So now I am not able to do that much at all. No painting, solvents or garden stuff for a while. Even when I use gloves my hands sweat and it make them itch and burn. My heads are all stiff and even now its hard to type; even painful to type right now but not much I can do about that. They are all red, itchy and some places raw to the bleed. the doctor gave me some cream and have to wait for for a week or two. This happen when I work out in the garden. I had had many breakouts before but nothing like this. So that's my update for now I will try to keep you posted when I can.

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I've started The Davinci Code and So far it is an excellent novel. The story line and writing is very well written. I have heard and read that some People thought of it as very up setting and/or boring,So-far I haven't found that the case. religion groups found it as insulting to there religion; only if take it as fire and stone and religion or the bible as such. We do know that there is thaws in the bible and the stories in it. I haven't seen that in the novel. I have been enjoying the story and the novel. I've been brought up Catholic and didn't find it insulting to my faith at all. No Lighten bolt hasn't struck me or I haven't fallen to the vowels of the earth(yet) So far on what I have read, I've have given it an 8 out of 10 on books to read.

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