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Old Jul 06, 2019, 08:26 PM
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Wow - Couch 200 is coming up! This was always a great place to hang. I made many friends here who were all very helpful. I’m Glad to see the space still going strong!
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 08:27 PM
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Hi Lola! Good to see you!
Glad to be here!
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 08:37 PM
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Hey Lola!
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 08:37 PM
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 08:48 PM
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Hey Healed & Art — Jersey hit me up to let me know the couch was about to hit a milestone! Can you believe it ... 6 years and 199 couches later , pretty amazing
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 08:52 PM
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I wish I knew anything about art. is 40 too old to take a class ?
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 08:58 PM
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I wish I knew anything about art. is 40 too old to take a class ?
I am 51 and I took up painting 18 months ago
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 09:03 PM
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I am 51 and I took up painting 18 months ago
whenever I have painted I find it so relaxing. I just dont think I'm any good and would love to take a class. Maybe one day
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 09:29 PM
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I bought some watercolor paint this week because I keep seeing these youtube videos of watercolor galaxy paintings and they seemed doable for someone who can't draw. I apparently do not possess enough skill to artistically distribute some blobs of paint around in anything remotely resembling a galaxy. Maybe it requires more practice, but so far it's been really disheartening. I really needed an easy win this week.
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 09:37 PM
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I bought some watercolor paint this week because I keep seeing these youtube videos of watercolor galaxy paintings and they seemed doable for someone who can't draw. I apparently do not possess enough skill to artistically distribute some blobs of paint around in anything remotely resembling a galaxy. Maybe it requires more practice, but so far it's been really disheartening. I really needed an easy win this week.
Do the videos explain how watercolours work because for me I have to understand how something works before I do it. Watercolours are hard. Did you have the right kind of paper because that is key thing in watercolours
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 09:39 PM
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I am so very very restless and even my usual drive didn't calm,me
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 09:41 PM
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whenever I have painted I find it so relaxing. I just dont think I'm any good and would love to take a class. Maybe one day
I learned by YouTube but you have to find the right person
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 09:43 PM
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Yeah, I bought watercolor paper and two watercolor brushes and the paints. I watched a basic video that explained wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry after I bought everything. The ones I'm trying to emulate don't really explain exactly what they're doing though. It's either more complicated than it looks or I just have zero talent for it.
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 09:46 PM
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Yeah, I bought watercolor paper and two watercolor brushes and the paints. I watched a basic video that explained wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry after I bought everything. The ones I'm trying to emulate don't really explain exactly what they're doing though. It's either more complicated than it looks or I just have zero talent for it.
That's the problem I had I was trying to follow videos that don't explain they just painted and only gave minimal explanation. I can look up some that I have found helpful if you like
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 09:49 PM
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I really like the Art Sherpa but it took me a while to get used to her style but she explains things well she has quite few watercolour vids another one lachri fine arts
ETA Lachri fine arts seems to have taken down a lot of her watercolour videos

Nadine Dudek paints mainly birds but is very helpful
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 09:58 PM
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I find to paint you have to let go of expectations of the end product and just go with the process.
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 10:00 PM
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And now I am irritable and yelled at my cat because he was saying thank you for letting him inside by getting in my face and trying to lick me.
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 10:21 PM
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Here is the progress so far on my current afghan, for son's gf. She picked out the colors, I am liking it so far and crocheting is being therapeutic for me while L has been out of town this week:
Couch 199: The Unennennium Couch
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 10:30 PM
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Stunning, art! I am partial to those colors myself.
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 11:04 PM
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My oldest son would love that, Artie! His favorite colors are green, grey and black.
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 11:06 PM
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Old Jul 06, 2019, 11:17 PM
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I wish I knew anything about art. is 40 too old to take a class ?
No - if you want it then do it!
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Old Jul 07, 2019, 12:09 AM
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The Bicentennial couch?

Just don’t go anywhere near Roman numerals.
Ha as if Una will let me near that candy jar anymore.
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Old Jul 07, 2019, 12:17 AM
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Thanks Lemon. That's something I like being on this forum, that people get the attachment. Where something that probably seems so minor from the outside (to most people) can make me feel like I'm dying inside. I guess it's transference, too--this feels very much like a paternal transference reaction. I'm just not sure how to explain all the reaction stuff to T Monday. I'm worried he won't get it and then I'll just feel even more disconnected. I think he goes away in a month again, too. I admit I did send a one-sentence email saying how this stuff is still bothering me and I'll want to talk about it more Monday. Just like a heads up.

I also wrote to his backup T, R, but I have no idea if she reads/replies on weekends (she'd said after session was OK to contact her if I needed).

And now to go have dinner with H in blazing heat (well, we're eating inside, but it's horrible outside).


One thing is that pain at the end of the day will always just be pain. Maybe you can show him posts from here?
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Old Jul 07, 2019, 12:19 AM
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Wait, WFS has a chainsaw! Did she have something to do with this?
There's a reason I've been a little too busy for the Couch lately....
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