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East Shore Jules
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Ran into East Shore Jules for the first time in a year, my age or a bit older, worked for Boeing in Montreal then something happened and he dropped out, moved to the Kootenays and lives year round in a hammock on the East Shore. I was used to running into him at the Ferry Landing, and occasionally hitchhiking, then, after moving to town would run into him frequently at the library, he would come in the mornings to get supplies, use the computer, we'd chat and catch up.
Not usually a lot to catch up with when you live in a hammock and under a rock (referring to myself).
Anyways, a few months ago I realized I hadn't seen him forever, asked the librarian, she had nothing, cited privacy (I figured) but then assured me she hadn't seen him around either...
So it was a relief to see him alive and well, he just hadn't come in to town over the winter, was doing fine living in his hammock, better, I presume, since the weather has warmed up (It was never so cold); it was good to see him. So often people disappear and you never get a clear idea what's become of them, misadventure, sudden death or just moved away, and these folks, the more reputable homeless, they don't get obituaries.
Notes on Colour Theory
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I have a problem with the colour nomenclature, wherein every brand of paint supplier has their own trademarked name or way to announce their colours, which are practically near 0 value to the artist. Having begun a series of exercises to familiarize myself with the colours currently in my possession I'm still annoyed that this is and issue.
So I had the idea to correct this, and hopped onto ChatGPT for some advice:
Locker, Books, Art Supplies
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This morning, courtesy of friend (I hate asking for help, but until I get car there's no other choice) I take a ride to the locker. Drop off one of Milan's paintings (a less favoured one), and then pick a few boxes to take with me.
2 Boxes of books to process, and 1 1/2 boxes of art supplies.
Start with the art supplies, sort into boxes. 1 box for Watercolours & Tempura, 1 for Oil Pastels, and the last for pencils and charcoal. This leaves me with a pile of ink and cartridges, these I add to already started boxes of the same. A big box of pen nibs, a dozen, 2 dozen nib-holders, jars of ink, a collection of broken lighters (some still working), some fine vintage fountain pens - of note a Sheaffer and a Waterman, a dozen Cross pens, silver and gold, boxes of sealing wax, more ephemera...
It's always the same stuff I'm finding, over and over again, more pens, more nibs, paint, pencils, etc, etc.
A couple of "fly-tiers" - good, for the detail oriented hobbyist, and that's it.
One of the art boxes needs to be scrubbed, a mouse got in, gnawed through a tube of watercolours, sterilize, get rid of the droppings, just you wait, I'll be the next Hantavirus case...I wonder why only one? And, remarkably, for things I haven't touched in 30+ years, some still with the Czech label, they're still good...
When all is sorted - a box and a half, and there's more, always more, but thankfully that's left in the locker, it's on to the books. Only two boxes, and not packed in any sort of order, the son has mixed in a few of his (interesting taste, I much say), then take half a box to the used bookstore. At this rate it's going to take me months, but - better that than they tell me to piss-off, which would doubtless come about if I overwhelmed them. My credit there is huge, and in 4 or 5 months I won't be surprised if I own the place...
Now, to the library...
Members Show (II)
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So again on my day off to survey the members show & sale, now noticing how many pieces have sold and how off-the-map the pricing is.
For example, someone's created a hand-drawn bat to place in your window to keep birds from crashing. Very creative. He wants $500 for it. I want to say it's a joke, but you can't be sure around here...
Another, a linocut for again $500 - and - yet again, given you can buy an original oil or acrylic for the same price, who's going to pay that?
A fine felted wall hanging - $3500 - and while I appreciate the work that went into it $3500 is a big price for something that's going to attract dust...
Then there are the "prints on canvas" - another peeve of mine, they are never "limited", always too expensive (even if you wanted one); the artist currently hanging his work in the restaurant at the moment is the same - you're buying an unlimited run of prints on canvas for the price of an original. That said, the one selling out of our restaurant has now sold I think about 6 paintings, and he has work hanging in the art gallery, in Salmo, other places, and so - while it might annoy me he's clearly got the selling part of the business down...
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