I Finally Did It

@RubyHawk (99425)
Atlanta, Georgia
July 10, 2018 5:08pm CST
I stated on another discussion that I hadn’t painted in so long I was afraid I’d forgotten how. I finally got the courageous to find my paints and brushes and was surprised that most of my paints were still good although some were dried up and had to be thrown away. A few colors I’m out of but I had enough to sit down and see if I still knew enough to at least get started. I’m not there yet but my painting turned out better than I thought it would. What do you think.
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 18
That looks like a beautiful Autumnal scene.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Jul 18
Thanks, I like old barns and autumn colors.
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
11 Jul 18
@RubyHawk I do too. I also like wintry scenes with churches. There is a photo somewhere (I know my aunt has a copy) of my great grandmother's church in the winter.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Jul 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum That’s a nice keepsake. I painted one of my sisters a picture of her church.
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Mike
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
10 Jul 18
Very good I'd love to be able to draw/paint but I have absolutely 0 talent
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Mike
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
10 Jul 18
@RubyHawk I've tried and the results were crap The only art type thing I'm any good at is pottery and I was actually pretty good at that. Just had to get someone else to do the designs in the glaze.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Jul 18
@Mike197602 That would be interesting. Do you have a way to bake the pottery.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Jul 18
Are you sure? Have you ever tried? You might surprise yourself.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (85492)
• United States
10 Jul 18
Wow! You are so talented. Have you sold your work in the past?
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Jul 18
I have sold a few but nothing to speak of. Thank you for the compliment.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
11 Jul 18
@RubyHawk Ruby, I really like it. It is very good.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Jul 18
@Hannihar Thanks it's a start, I hadn't picked up a paint brush in so long.I have canvases but I didn't want to ruin them dabbling. That's on the back of a cereal box.
Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
10 Jul 18
That looks great. I like it I am an artist, but I am not working an anything right now.
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Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
10 Jul 18
@RubyHawk Yes, I sell my paintings. I have an online gallery and I have also had exhibitions offline. I am rearranging the website at the moment, but when it is ready I will upload my newest paintings there
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Jul 18
I would like to see some of your work. Do you sell it? I don’t know much about marketing paintings.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Jul 18
@Porcospino That’s so neat. I’m nowhere near that good but I admire those who are. When you’re ready you might give us your website so we can look in.
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
10 Jul 18
I think you are very talented, I love it. The colors are lush and it is a very pretty country scene.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Jul 18
Thank you. I love painting but it had been a long time. I was almost afraid to pick up a brush.
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
11 Jul 18
Wow! It's so beautiful. I love it.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Jul 18
Thanks! Do you paint?
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Jul 18
@Jessabuma You don't know until you try.
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
11 Jul 18
@RubyHawk you're welcome. No . I don't. I am not good at it
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KrauseHome
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
11 Jul 18
Love it... I wish I was good enough to do larger paintings and such. My Mom used too and sold them from time to time. I just paint rocks
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Jul 18
That's good too, I used to paint rocks and bottles.
Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
22 Jul 18
I think it looks great. Will be beautiful hung up somewhere! I am longing for fall weather and decorations.
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Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
25 Jul 18
@RubyHawk Yes, if we could have Spring and Fall and just skip Summer and Winter I would be much happier.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
27 Jul 18
@Shellyann36 I would love spring and fall all year. it's been so hot this summer.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 Jul 18
I hung it in my bedroom. Fall will soon be here and I dread that winter won't be long behind.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
16 Jul 18
I love it. Those are the type of paintings that I like.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
17 Jul 18
@RubyHawk I will get them on here as soon as I can. I still have a lot to unpack and it is just a matter of finding the time to do it.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
17 Jul 18
I'm waiting to see some of your paintings.I'd forgotten how much paint it takes. I've been working on a small painting as I find time.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Jul 18
@velvet53 It takes time to get everything unpacked and in place.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Jul 18
That's a beautiful painting that you have done. The colors blended so well that the whole painting is so nice to the eyes.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111171)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Jul 18
Very nice, I love the look of autumn.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Jul 18
Thank you. I like the look of autumn too. All the pretty yellows and reds. I dread the bare look of winter.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
12 Jul 18
@RubyHawk That is interesting on the back of a cereal box. Now, you are ready to paint again.What are you going to do with your paintings?
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
13 Jul 18
@Hannihar So do I, I have too many things I want to do and don't have time for everything.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
13 Jul 18
I'll lay them aside in a box. I have some on my walls, but I don't have room for many. I don't know when I'll do it again. I really should use my paint before it all dries up.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
13 Jul 18
@RubyHawk That is a nice one that should be put out for others to see. I hope you do find time or want to go back to painting again. I like to find things relaxing because I am under so much stress.
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Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
10 Jul 18
No words at all.. simply awesome! My dear friend
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Jul 18
Thank you for the compliment. You are a sweetie.
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Tee
@Deajae72 (723)
• United States
10 Jul 18
It is beautiful. I always wanted to paint but I do not have the resources and equipment. Hopefully, I can do that in the future. When time permits. Happy painting.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Jul 18
Thank you. All you need to paint is a few brushes! A few bottles of paint and a piece of wood or pasteboard if you can’t afford a canvas. On this painting I used the back of a cereal box, turned to the inside where there’s no:print. You can buy expensive equipment and oil paints but I use acrylic. If it were a painting I wanted to sell I would use canvas or canvas board.
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Tee
@Deajae72 (723)
• United States
10 Jul 18
@RubyHawk Card board? You are kidding? It's very smart. You can frame it. Really nice painting.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Jul 18
@ You can frame it and the picture looks nice. You don’t have to tell anyone and they’ll never know.
Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
10 Jul 18
It looks real good.
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Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
11 Jul 18
@RubyHawk Welcome.
Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Jul 18
Thank you so much for the compliment.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Jul 18
I love it! Really quite good and the colors are wonderful.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
15 Jul 18
Thank you, I appreciate that. It's my first try in several years.
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Cindy Tolbert
@cintol (11261)
• United States
11 Jul 18
Thats great Ruby, I love the colors you used and the trees are wonderful. You did a great job, I want to see another!
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linzzyyy
@iniaku (2157)
• Indonesia
11 Jul 18
so beautifull!! you are so talented.
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@ZedSmart (19753)
• Philippines
15 Aug 18
Nice! Isn't it too late to learn painting right now?
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Aug 18
It's never too late. You can pick up a paint brush any time and paint to your hearts content..
Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
17 Aug 18
@ZedSmart That's the problem finding time to do the things we like.
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@ZedSmart (19753)
• Philippines
16 Aug 18
@RubyHawk I think I need to find some time soon. Thank you very much.
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Courtney Dutton
@MommyOfEli2013 (81997)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Nov 18
Amazing work, that's so lovely!
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
3 Nov 18
Thank you. I appreciate the compliment.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Nov 18
@MommyOfEli2013 I intended to practice and keep on with my painting but I haven’t. I feel I don’t have time enough.
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Courtney Dutton
@MommyOfEli2013 (81997)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Nov 18
@RubyHawk It's my pleasure...I know this was posted a while ago...but was glad when I saw some of your work as a recommendation
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