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oldMohawk, that looks like the electronic version of 'paint by numbers' Eric
Looks like a Messerschmitt Bubble car (pale blue) slightly left of centre of the picture in #140. Dave
Very natural colour, seems like a good programmeTried a new photo editor to add colour. A captured German bomber on display but the kids think a deep hole in the ground is more interesting to look at ...
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Another excellent effort oM. I wish I had your talent with photo editing.Tried a new photo editor to add colour. A captured German bomber on display but the kids think a deep hole in the ground is more interesting to look at ...
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Unlike the children in post#156, the children in the pic in post#161 were reportedly interested in looking at the German aircraft. Maybe bombers were not so interesting as fighters !I think this must be the report of the Broad Street display. Viv.
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My husbands neice studied Art therapy at Derby university.
The idea that Art helps to relieve stress, depression and anxiety has only been embraced by the UK medical profession in the last few years but
as with every other therapy the Americans have been using it for many years.
I find Jigsaws have a relaxing effect, but I think I may give the colouring books a go., on dark winter afternoons.
Thanks Eric. Andrew Marr, the TV presenter who had a stroke a couple of years ago, also recommends drawing and painting as a relaxing hobby. The point he makes is that drawing/painting can be relaxing at any level. You don't need to try to be a Picasso or Rembrandt. Andrew Marr also presented a programme a week or so ago in which he showed that Winston Churchill greatly enjoyed painting and that it lessened his "black dog" moods. I have now bought one of those art therapy colouring books and will let you know how I get on. Dave.[/QUOTE]QUOTE=cookie273uk;555698]Have not seen the books but as an avid water colour painter I find painting so relaxing a hobby/occupation, taking my mind of any worries/problems. Recommend it to any one. Eric
To while away the long winter evenings I've started using my laptop to paint colour on to old street pics. I chose the one below because it reminds me of my teenage years. I had a bit of fun with that man on the right, he hides his face in the first pic, but not in the colour pic. I suppose if I did twelve pics I could make a calendar .... all done with freebie apps ...
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I read that Adolf Hitler dabbled in Watercolours, also Prince Charles and Tony Curtis (actor) to name a few, Tony Curtis's paintings are excellent, I have seen one or two. It is an ideal hobby. There are amateur painting societies springing up all over the place, I used to give demo's and workshops at one or two and they mostly consisted of retired people keen to learn the techniques. Eric
Yes Williamstreeter, that's because he was a member of the Rolling Stones, you would pay the same for Winston Churchills or Prince Charles (if they were for sale), you are paying for the name not the excellence of the work. Eric
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Franz Liebkind: Hitler... there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment in ONE afternoon! TWO coats!