SuperVan Update 08/23/2009
 Todays' Torture After removing all of the passenger seats, and the bolts that accompanied them, there are holes in my van! The holes go through clear outside. I need to block these holes, so NO spiders or snakes decide to join me. First - Clear all BLACK WIDOW spider webs, lay down mats to crawl under van. Next, SHIMMY under the van. Luckily, I AM a stick figure. I have my degreaser and scraper. I've been scraping all around the holes and degreasing. Once I have completed this stage, I have 2 part metal putty. This putty comes in two parts. It activates when you put both parts together and sticks to metal. The challenge is cleaning the undercarriage well enough for the putty to stick. I thought about welding the hole, but, since the gas tank is right there, that may not be a good idea. Catch my drift:) Live, love and paint, Terry This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar. What Am I Up To, You Ask? 08/21/2009
 Terry's Mobile Art Studio I decided to take my beat up old van and recondition it. Why, you ask. Because I would love to go out and paint on location, in the middle of nowhere, but sometimes that is just not the safe thing to do. I would feel better being inconspicuous, painting from the inside of my van. The interior is large enough for me to stand up in, and it has this huge bay window that gives me great visibility. Think of it, if it rains, I can still paint, mosquitoes are out, I can still paint. And yes, I am still going to paint outdoors, too. This is just for when I am out in the middle of nowhere, and no one is around to help me. Did you know that the little town one over has plenty of bobcat and cougar sitings. Even though I'm just a tasty morsel, and not a complete meal for these beautiful animals, I don't want to tempt them! Live, love and paint, Terry  I HATE CRACKLE! One of the first things that I'm doing is refinishing most of the interior wood. Tons of cracked varnish had to come off, before fresh varnish could be put on. Stripping all 43 pieces down to bare wood has taken me about a month, but it was well worth it! This step was completely necessary in my case. During art college, the ONLY assignment that I failed was "Aesthetics Are Secondary". Yes, I understand. It means that it is more important to go out and paint, that what the inside of the van looks like. But I failed that assignment miserably. Sorry Professor Nick:( Live, love and paint, Terry Sorry - Blogger is down! 07/14/2009
Click on "Adventures Website" to keep us connected! All right! It's been a while. I've been tweaking my website, and going to some art shows. Tomorrow I will be out painting with Ginger at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano. Yes, I will have a ton of photos, and paintings and lots of things to blog about. I had been there about fifteen years ago. Will be nice to get back.  Ginger's Art Show: If you all haven't already made it down to see Ginger Pena's new show - you better HURRY! 3 paintings have already sold! It's at the Banning Cultural Arts. I went to the reception on Saturday, and it was great. The artwork is beautiful, and professionally displayed. They also have 3 Milford Zornes paintings for sale.Ginger is also the leader for the Paint the Zanja - You know, with the Redlands Conservancy. To get a GREAT feel of the Zanja, check out Ginger's Paint the Zanja Blog.FREE Place to show your art! I've noticed alot of artists using this site. The pluses are that it looks very professional, and easy to use. Why not give it a try? I'd love to hear what you think!Wonderful Street Artist: Well, this guy is giving plein air a new meaning. He actually goes out and paints the sidewalks with chalk. Click here for the video to see how inspiring it is.WHO"S ALL GOING? Old Barns, Big Trees, Contrast and Color - Sounds GREAT! - Plein Air Paint-Out In Hemet Barbara e-mailed me this.Date/Time: Saturday July 26th from 7:00am to 10:00amWe will meet at Stetson and Lake St. (Hemet)Directions: Take the 10 to 79 (Lamb Canyon) turn right, drive over the mountain into Hemet Valley, stay on the same road a couple of miles pass Florida St.(center of town) pass three signals to Stetson, turn left, drive a couple of miles to open hills watch for Soboba St. its a three way stop. Lake St. is the next road on right.Description:Plenty of parking, no restrooms. Old barns, big trees, contrast and colorI will get an address for your GPS if you need it.For more information, e-mail Barbara here. Yvonne's New Newsletter: I want everyone to congratulate Yvonne on the wonderful job that she has done on her brand new newsletter. To Subscribe to her newsletter, just click. Now, for those of you not familiar with Yvonne Branchflowers' wonderful artwork, click, here's her art website. She is an amazing artist. I was VERY lucky. I got to take a 12 week class with Yvonne and really get to know her. She is as inspiring as a human being as she is an artist! I'm extremely proud to call her my friend.New Website: All right - I would love everyone to check out my website: Adventures' Website. Here's where I'm going to post all of my travel videos. So, if you are looking for a good place to paint in Southern California, check out my videos first. As an artist, it will make you life alot easier! You'll know what to bring, how to do it inexpensively and make the most out of your painting time!.Adventures: I'm off to paint at San Juan Capistrano to paint the mission. As soon as I get back, there will be another one of my travel videos, showing everyone where some great places to paint, park, eat and of course, restrooms:)FREE Foreign Film and Lectures: Check out Palm Springs Art Museum! They are the best! I love going there. Always, something interesting happening there.Live, love and paint,Terry Paragraph. This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar. Thank You for Visiting my Website 07/08/2009
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