Included a pencil for scale. They are about 3 inches in diameter. Not large enough for a wine bottle. Not exactly sure what they are specifically meant to be used for in place settings. Thanks in advance!
I’ve been working on this copy of an Edmund C. Tarbell painting entitled “Preparing for the Matinee” for a while now, mostly focused on the figure herself, obviously haven’t done much on the rest of the painting. I’ve been really struggling with some of the areas like the fabric of her sleeve and her left arm/hand. I’m pretty happy with her face, I think I’ve got some subtle color nuances which aren’t picked up in the picture, though it’s not perfect. But otherwise, I’m not happy with the general progress here. I am struggling to imitate Tarbell’s painterliness and the richness of his brushstrokes, and would really appreciate any advice you can give me. I’ve done more academic style master copies with much greater success than I have with this one.
As someone with a background in academic style painting, I’m unsure exactly how much paint I should be applying with some of these brushstrokes to both achieve the desired realism while also giving texture to the surface. For areas like the arm, face, sleeves, etc. do I use just scumbling, do I paint with as much paint as Monet, or something in between?
I have included the original in the images. Thank you!
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Had to black out two of them, as they are family books.
I’m new to historical costuming, but have experience with sewing garments. I want to make an authentic mid-17th century New England upper-class Puritan costume for a man, using traditional materials. This is a pretty niche costume choice, and there are no blogs/videos I can find of anyone making such a costume.
I need patterns for the linen shirt with falling band (base layer and collar), the breeches, and the doublet. Importantly, I intend on constructing these garments in the way they would have been at the time, which involved layers of different heavy materials, so anything like stage patterns would be totally unsuitable.
If anyone has recommendations, I would greatly appreciate it. I have seen people criticize Reconstructing History patterns so I don’t know any other sources for good patterns that would be historically accurate. Thanks!
I bought this Queen Anne drop leaf table for pretty cheap a week ago. It appears to be 19th century and therefore a genuine antique. However, there is a scratch on the top of the table which really detracts from the appearance of it. I am considering refinishing it by using acetone to remove the varnish and then lightly sanding the whole thing before staining it and shellacking it. My concern is that refinishing it will ruin the antique look of the table. Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks.
Found these matchbooks in a jar with some others around the same age, one was dated 1972. Sadly, the matches no longer work.
So, I’m a hobbyist and build a lot of things myself. I am having my roof replace with the plastic shingles because that’s what my insurance company is requiring now. It’s a big contract, north of $120k.
I noticed this morning that the immigrant laborers found some copper sheeting beneath the old roof. I asked to keep it, since I wanted to use it on a couple of projects. They told me it was theirs now, and they get to keep anything like that. I said that sounds unreasonable and they told me to speak to their manager. I told them I would do so, but told them to leave it on the ground until I spoke with their manager. I went back into my house and immediately saw them loading it into their truck and slamming the doors so I couldn’t get to it.
I demanded they call their manager right away, and I explained to him that I had use for the copper and as it was part of my old roof, I expected to keep it. He told me it was standard practice for them to give any scrap like that to their immigrant laborers “to pay for our lunches.” I repeated that it was my copper and I wanted to keep it. He said that unless we had agreed upon it beforehand, it was the laborers to keep. I then asked how I was supposed to know there was copper there until after they had removed the old roof, to which he responded “you should know your roof better.” I hung up on him after this and walked away infuriated.
So, is this just normal practice? I’m not allowed to make any decisions about what was my property? There was nothing in the contract about the workers being able to keep scrap, only that they would remove scrap. How mad should I be at this?
In the books, Harry is under the cloak and motionless/gagged by Dumbledore when he is killed. It takes Harry a few moments to realize he is unbound afterwards, by which point all the Death Eaters have left. It seems strange to me they would leave so quickly after such an important moment. So my question is: did Snape suspect that Harry was under the cloak on the tower, and led the Death Eaters away immediately knowing that Harry might cause an issue if they lingered? After all, I assume Snape was aware that Dumbledore was with Harry that evening.
(I don’t have the passage in front of me, so forgive me if the answer is obvious, or I’m forgetting a critical detail)
Ok, so I’m about as extremist when it comes to herbicides/pesticides as anyone else here. However… I have an infestation of English Ivy on about a half acre of land which I would like to make use of in a few years.
Basically everyone is telling me that the only way to really deal with this infestation is to do one application of glyphosate. They also claim that glyphosate becomes inert in the soil after initial application, rapidly degrades into a salt and then into carbon dioxide. From the sources I have read this seems to be generally accurate, with nearly all of the glyphosate being degraded into carbon dioxide well within two years.
What are people’s thoughts on this? I really don’t see much of alternative option to deal with the infestation, but I absolutely will NOT use this method if I can’t be certain that the land would be safe and clear in a couple of years. Does anyone here have information to the contrary of what others have been telling me?
Thank you!
I want to rid this forest of the invasive ivy which is choking most of the ground, in order to be able to plant in a few years time. I attempted manual pulling in a small section and immediately realized it wasn’t feasible in the slightest.
I have a wood chip source which would give me enough to cover most of the forest using a sheet mulching method.
So my plan is to cut all the ivy down, lay natural burlap over the whole forest floor, then a layer of cardboard, and then 6 inches of wood chips. I would leave some spaces which the ivy hasn’t overtaken.
Is this a reasonable thing to do? Will it kill the ivy and leave the forest ready for planting in a couple of years time? How safe is it for the old growth trees to cover the ground entirely with this method?
Thank you
I’ve been ill for the past year, and haven’t been able to paint at all. I studied painting quite extensively when I was younger, and achieved a very good academic skill level, almost made a career of it.
I’m a little worried that my skill will fade if I don’t keep at it for a while, or that it may have already weakened. I’m on the mend from my illness, but it might be another year or two before I can realistically return to painting. Has anyone else gone a couple of years without lifting a brush and been able to maintain their skill from before?