# The Straight Dope Art Gallery **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2006, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484 "2006-10-06T11:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/41 "2006-10-06T21:03:38Z")
[QUOTE=Moe Szyslak] I am trying to become an artistic photographer instead of snapshot taker. Here are a couple of my attempts - [Thunderstorm](http://Kadavys.smugmug.com/photos/66140568-L.jpg) [Foggy Lake](http://Kadavys.smugmug.com/photos/74830466-L.jpg). I also dabble in [stained glass](http://Kadavys.smugmug.com/photos/100437393-L.jpg) [/QUOTE] That stained glass piece is gorgeous! What an original design. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/42 "2006-10-06T21:17:06Z")
Some of my [drawings and paintings](http://www.flickr.com/photos/88995792@N00/), and examples of me doing portraits. I don’t usually show my abstract doodles, but figured WTF. None of this work is recent; it’ll be a few years before I can really jump in again :sigh:. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/43 "2006-10-06T21:50:25Z")
[QUOTE=fessie] Some of my [drawings and paintings](http://www.flickr.com/photos/88995792@N00/), and examples of me doing portraits. I don’t usually show my abstract doodles, but figured WTF. None of this work is recent; it’ll be a few years before I can really jump in again :sigh:. [/QUOTE] They’re wonderful! Once those kids are gone for a few hours at a time…WooHOO! ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/44 "2006-10-06T21:53:40Z")
You’re sweet, Kalhoun - I’m glad you took a chance on showing your work. You clearly know your stuff, it’s surprising to me that you’d be reticent. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/45 "2006-10-06T22:18:53Z")
[QUOTE=fessie] You’re sweet, Kalhoun - I’m glad you took a chance on showing your work. You clearly know your stuff, it’s surprising to me that you’d be reticent. [/QUOTE] I’ve always had a problem with that. I see everyone else’s beautiful work and it intimidates me. I really enjoy a variety of disciplines and after decades of zero artistic endeavor, I just decided that I’m going to make time for it. I shouldn’t have let the rest of my hectic, unfulfilling life get in the way of something I enjoy so much. I am having a blast! ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/46 "2006-10-06T22:28:25Z")
Wow. All these crafty Dopers around here. I’m kinda scared to link to my stuff! Here’s my collection of painted glassware. [This](http://www.etsy.com/get_jpg_full_image.php?image_id=1513975) one is my favorite. **photopat** , those pictures are awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/47 "2006-10-06T22:57:11Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] And **Hodge** , how did you get that impressionistic effect on the water? It looks painted. [/QUOTE] I’m not sure I follow. If you’re talking about the 3 most recent shots at the top of my stream, then it might be the lillypads. Click the button labelled “all sizes” above the photos and you’ll see a larger resolution version. [QUOTE=lissener] Wow. I’m a photo fan, and something of a snob (went to SAIC for photo). These are really nice. Some of the photoshopping is a little too heavyhanded for my personal taste, but nicely done nonetheless. [/QUOTE] Thanks. FWIW, despite your controversial history in CS, I’ve always thought you had good taste (fellow Verhoevan fan, here), so I appreciate your comments. I plead guilty with the photoshop. I come from a graphic arts background so I sometimes can’t resist firing up PS and going to town. [QUOTE=look!ninjas] Aw, heck. I’ll play too. I’ve been sewing for almost two years now, and I feel like I’m starting to get reasonably good at it, and I’ve done a few other things for Craftster challenges. [Gene Simmons… as a sock monkey](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/lookninjas/gene1-1.jpg) [/QUOTE] Awesome, I want one! Please tell me you’ll do Alice Cooper next. [QUOTE=photopat] **Hodge** , I work entirely in medium format. I use a Hasselblad and occasionally a Holga or Diana. [/QUOTE] Cool. I’m waiting for my new Holga to be delivered sometime next week. It’ll be a long time before I can afford a Hasselblad, though. [QUOTE=fessie] Some of my [drawings and paintings](http://www.flickr.com/photos/88995792@N00/), and examples of me doing portraits. I don’t usually show my abstract doodles, but figured WTF. None of this work is recent; it’ll be a few years before I can really jump in again :sigh:. [/QUOTE] These are quite good. Some of your abstracts remind me of Kandinsky or Miro. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/48 "2006-10-06T23:22:46Z")
[Anime-style art and fanart](http://dotchan.com/gallery). Also features gifts to me and badly taken photographs. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/49 "2006-10-06T23:50:32Z")
> [@](#): > > The chess pieces are very cool. How long does it take to carve one? Well, the elapsed time from start to finish is a year or two, but that’s only working on occasional free time, and I’m usually working on a few at once. Plus, I start them around Christmastime, when I’m visiting my mom and can use her bandsaw for rough-cutting, but I have to do most of the knifework in the summer, since I don’t have any place indoors I can mess up with the wood shavings. The time I actually spend working on them is harder to say, since I don’t clock my leisure time. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/50 "2006-10-07T00:57:53Z")
I’m into 3D modeling & Animating. Professionally and as a hobby (if that makes any sense, I guess I just love what I do!) [Here’s a Bat I made for a horror movie called FEAST.](http://cmyk.cgsociety.org/gallery/393608/) [Here’s a proof of concept for a studio identity](http://cmyk.cgsociety.org/gallery/310647/) [Here’s the main character for a short CG animated film I’m making.](http://www.3dattack.net/shop/mag05/SepBig2006.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![toadbriar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@toadbriar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadbriar)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/51 "2006-10-07T00:59:34Z")
Wow - I love this thread. I do a buncha different stuff. Mostly I make a mess but hopefully art happens too. I make dolls: [http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/505322/](http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/505322/) paintings: > **[paintings](https://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/505316/)** > > Original paintings in oil, watercolor, acrylic, digital, & wc/colored pencil/ink. Current paintings & prints for sale can be seen at toadbriar.etsy.com digital art sometimes: [![](http://toadbriar.com/ebay/sep2004/greyset.jpg) ](http://toadbriar.com/ebay/sep2004/greyset.jpg) hand sewn teddy bears: [http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/1022396/](http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/1022396/) mounted fairy specimens: [http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/573408/](http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/573408/) Finally giving this guy his paint job: > **[primeddragon1](https://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/38851501/in/set-790345/)** > > work in progress - just freshly primed before his paint job. CD case for scale. Life is really way too short. So is my attention span. ---
**Author:** ![Beaucarnea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@Beaucarnea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beaucarnea)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/52 "2006-10-07T01:33:18Z")
I have been checking in this thread all afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed every submission. I haven’t seen a single piece from any contributor that I wouldn’t buy and proudly hang in my home. I would like to brag on each of you individually, but as I have nothing to contribute other than praise I will stay out of the way. But I have to say, **toadbriar** all of your work is amazing, and I love the wonderfully sick faerie specimens the most. I would like to invite you to my next party. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/53 "2006-10-07T03:04:19Z")
[QUOTE=toadbriar] Wow - I love this thread. I do a buncha different stuff. Mostly I make a mess but hopefully art happens too. I make dolls: [http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/505322/](http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/505322/) paintings: > **[paintings](https://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/505316/)** > > Original paintings in oil, watercolor, acrylic, digital, & wc/colored pencil/ink. Current paintings & prints for sale can be seen at toadbriar.etsy.com digital art sometimes: [http://www.toadbriar.com/ebay/sep2004/greyset.jpg](http://www.toadbriar.com/ebay/sep2004/greyset.jpg) hand sewn teddy bears: [http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/1022396/](http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/1022396/) mounted fairy specimens: [http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/573408/](http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/573408/) Finally giving this guy his paint job: > **[primeddragon1](https://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/38851501/in/set-790345/)** > > work in progress - just freshly primed before his paint job. CD case for scale. Life is really way too short. So is my attention span. [/QUOTE] Absolutely wonderful! Those damn faeires will be in my brain while I sleep. I \*think \* that’s a good thing…either that or I’m doomed!! Tell me…other than your website and Ebay auctions, do you use any other methods to market your work? You are truly a talented artist. 🆒 Damn…those faeries… ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/54 "2006-10-07T04:18:29Z")
Here’s my atempt at painting a few years ago: [http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/262719018/](http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/262719018/) I did a whole series, using the Frederick’s of Hollywood catalog for inspiration. But this is the only one I have scanned. My favorite hobby is crocheting: [http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/sets/72157594316162106/](http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/sets/72157594316162106/) I also do a little knitting, mosaics, jewelry making and bead making. IOW, I’m not talented in anything, but mediocre in several things. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/55 "2006-10-07T04:26:08Z")
My [Deviantart](http://raguleader.deviantart.com/) page, with a selection of some of my work. My more recent stuff hasn’t been uploaded though. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/56 "2006-10-07T05:16:35Z")
Here’s the link to my eBay store, selling prints of my photography: [http://stores.ebay.com/FLAMING-RIVER-ART](http://stores.ebay.com/FLAMING-RIVER-ART) ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/57 "2006-10-07T06:08:36Z")
For about six months or so I’ve been building pinhole cameras out of matchboxes; here are some of the decent [photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeke_/sets/72157594154802821/) I’ve taken with them. By the way, [here](http://www.blog.co.uk/index.php/alspix/2005/12/31/matchbox_pinhole~428481) are the instructions from which I learned to make them, though I’ve modified the basic idea quite a bit since then, including adding a powerful magnet for a tripod-mount, devising a sliding shutter, etc. I’ve got a carpenter-friend who’s going to help me work out a wooden, reusable version soon. I am very excited about this. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/58 "2006-10-07T09:15:27Z")
[QUOTE=jackelope] For about six months or so I’ve been building pinhole cameras out of matchboxes; here are some of the decent [photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeke_/sets/72157594154802821/) I’ve taken with them. [/QUOTE] Those are really neat, I enjoyed them. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/59 "2006-10-07T11:19:27Z")
[QUOTE=Batsinma Belfry] Here’s my atempt at painting a few years ago: [http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/262719018/](http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/262719018/) I did a whole series, using the Frederick’s of Hollywood catalog for inspiration. But this is the only one I have scanned. My favorite hobby is crocheting: [http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/sets/72157594316162106/](http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/sets/72157594316162106/) I also do a little knitting, mosaics, jewelry making and bead making. IOW, I’m not talented in anything, but mediocre in several things. 😃 [/QUOTE] Hey _Batsinma Belfry_! Very nice crochet work! ---
**Author:** ![toadbriar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@toadbriar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadbriar)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/60 "2006-10-07T18:44:45Z")
Thank you **Beaucarnea**! I would go to your party. Thank you **Kalhoun**! My marketing and self promotion gland is sadly stunted. But then again I do my best work when I am left alone to make whatever I want, and then sell it. Only recently am I seriously considering exhibiting some work. **BatsinmaBelfry** , have you got pictures of your jewelry and mosaics and beads? The purple cardigan is awfully snazzy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484.md?page=4)