I'm in a painting mode
Years ago in another house, I wanted to paint stripes on the dining room walls. For myself, I thought, well, I could paint the room all of one color, and then tape it off and stripe it shiny with polyurethane. That way I'd only need to buy one gallon of paint and a pint or a quart of urethane.
"Well, best laid plans of mice and men" we moved and the idea went away accept I thought of another plan to buy 2 cans of paint in the same color--one can of flat paint and one can of glossy paint and stripe it that way. La-ti-da and another house later, oh well. Guess what I saw on a Debbie Travis show last night? Apparently it saves money to stripe in polyurethane, but you have to take the tape off before the urethane dries so the urethane doesn't become glue for the painter's tape.
Just when I think my brain is going, I realize I've been smart all along. Now, if I could keep track of my purse, cellphone and car keys--sometimes I lose my entire car.
Take this morning, for instance, Kawika has my Element (he's having car troubles) and Wes decided to go to work in the Beetle. But, he didn't tell ME he was taking the Beetle when he left. I was actually wondering why I didn't hear the motorcycle start up today! So, I went out to see if the painting is "growing on me" or if I want to make some changes and OHHH-oh, no cars at home. Now I need to scramble for a ride to choir or wake Kawika up early.
The girl on the Honda Dream motorcycle is nearly done. The edges need cleaning up and I need to work on HER. If I'm in a peaceful mood and can sit on the workbench and listen to Uncle Kamaile or Na Palapalai it will be a good day. Sometimes I paint from my mind (what a mess) and other times I'll paint from pictures. This one I outlined a small sketch (using a Pegge Hopper calendar picture) and then used an overhead projector to shoot the large image on the wall and then sketched the main features. You don't ever want to hire me to paint--I take too long! That's why I work for free or for trade!
"Well, best laid plans of mice and men" we moved and the idea went away accept I thought of another plan to buy 2 cans of paint in the same color--one can of flat paint and one can of glossy paint and stripe it that way. La-ti-da and another house later, oh well. Guess what I saw on a Debbie Travis show last night? Apparently it saves money to stripe in polyurethane, but you have to take the tape off before the urethane dries so the urethane doesn't become glue for the painter's tape.
Just when I think my brain is going, I realize I've been smart all along. Now, if I could keep track of my purse, cellphone and car keys--sometimes I lose my entire car.
Take this morning, for instance, Kawika has my Element (he's having car troubles) and Wes decided to go to work in the Beetle. But, he didn't tell ME he was taking the Beetle when he left. I was actually wondering why I didn't hear the motorcycle start up today! So, I went out to see if the painting is "growing on me" or if I want to make some changes and OHHH-oh, no cars at home. Now I need to scramble for a ride to choir or wake Kawika up early.
The girl on the Honda Dream motorcycle is nearly done. The edges need cleaning up and I need to work on HER. If I'm in a peaceful mood and can sit on the workbench and listen to Uncle Kamaile or Na Palapalai it will be a good day. Sometimes I paint from my mind (what a mess) and other times I'll paint from pictures. This one I outlined a small sketch (using a Pegge Hopper calendar picture) and then used an overhead projector to shoot the large image on the wall and then sketched the main features. You don't ever want to hire me to paint--I take too long! That's why I work for free or for trade!
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