Recent content by GuizerJarl

No problem on the book mention. He's on Youtube under, 'Sketchbook Skool', too. That's awesome as I have Betty's book as well...among many others.

Hey that's great! It's good that you have an art group to convene with. There are some of those around here but usually it's either at a time I'm working or at a bar...which place I have no interest being in. This work you've done reminds me of a book I just recently picked up at a used book...

Point for the effort. His answer is waiting should he return.

Thanks for the welcome, VincelnMT. Drawing was my first creative outlet as well. I just wish I had kept up on for all those years. I agree, art is about observation. If I had to explain it to someone I'd have to say that it's about comparative observations...proportions, distances, tonalities...

Hmm, never have done photopolymer. It looks interesting. I'd like to be set up for photo developing but I can't do that where I live. If there was a facility around here open for the public I'd be on it. One of the community colleges had a series of photo classes. Unfortunately, my real job...

Thanks, Koraks! I'll try most anything. I've been getting more into collagraphs lately. Have done monotype/print. As far as intaglio, I have tried some dry point but the results weren't quite right, so, I have some more trials to invest in that. Collagraph can be printed both intaglio and...

Thanks. I hope to be able to add something here...everyone is light years ahead of me it seems. Some really great work I've seen on the forums...way over my head lol.

The second picture, unless you've by now figured it out is 'Schobers Pack Station/Bishop Creek California'. This very image can be found online. Not sure who took it, as I didn't bother reading the text. No clue about the first, though, there may be an association since you seem to have...

When I was very young there were two cameras floating around the house; a Yashica Super 8 and a Welta/Weltini 35mm. Those were my 'toys' growing up. I was fascinated by them yet really knew nothing about them aside from their being 'cameras'. We had, as most American households did, the usual...