Re: [gardeners] Saturday in and out of the garden

Shirley,George (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 11 Nov 2000 13:48:26 -0600 

I'm toying with the artist web page design as we speak. She may join with a
couple of friends to share the cost of the web page even though it is only 25
bux a month for server space.

My scanner is a high quality one and will scan at high resolution. I'm looking
at the HP 842C printer as it is touted as doing the job at a reasonable price.
Haven't gone down to the printer store to check them out yet though. Want to
take some card stock to see how it's handled and a couple of pictures of Miz
Anne's I've already scanned.

Miz Anne has done some large paintings. Largest I can remember is one of me that
was about 4 feet wide by 6 feet tall. I'm wearing my native costume and looked
spiffy. Should have, I was only 25 at the time. Sold right away to someone we
both don't even remember. No one would recognize me in it because I shaved my
moustache and wasn't wearing my glasses. Two trademarks I've had since age 21.
Normally she works in 16X20 and does a number of 8X10 and 5X7. She's primarily a
watercolorist but does paint in oils and acrylics once in awhile.

George

"Carol J. Bova" wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> I hope I haven't missed too much while my computer's been getting rebuilt
> by my son! I can't believe how chilly it's been. It's 53' now, and supposed
> to get up to the low 60's but down to mid-30's to 40's tonight! Going to
> pick my last beefsteak-type tomato today. It's the only one that really
> developed well and it's finally ripe.  The Romas are still full of flowers,
> but I guess they won't develop into fruit at this point.
> 
> George, you wrote:
> <snip>
> 
> >Gotta go to the Zigler Museum in Jennings, LA and pick up Miz Anne's painting
> >that has been on exhibit there for the last month. The show has closed and I
> >think she has a buyer for the painting. She sold one yesterday that was in a
> >small show at the library of our local University.
> 
> Congratulations! That's great news for an artist!
> 
> >I'm toying with the idea of
> >scanning some of her small paintings and printing them out in color on card
> >stock. Might make a nice Xmas card to send to friends this year. Anyone
> >ever do
> >this and, if so, how did they come out?
> >
> >George
> 
> If the colors scan well in the first place, and you get a good image, no
> reason it shouldn't work. My husband's work is all too large to even think
> of scanning, (40 x 30 is a favorite size) but I have scanned 35mm photos
> that worked well.
> He hasn't done greeting cards, but he does notecards to show people the
> range of his work, and to give as gifts.
> For notecards, he usually just takes photos to the local copy center, and
> gets color laser prints of 4 photos per page. Then he cuts them apart with
> a paper cutter and uses a gluestick to glue them to panel cards with
> envelopes that he buys at a commercial printers supplier.
> You could make personalized greeting cards of all kinds with garden or
> family photos after printing the inscription on the inside first.
> Does Miz Anne have any images posted on the web? Would love to see them!
>          Carol
> Carol J. Bova bova@bovagems.com
> Some of Murray's paintings are at:
> http://www.dopplerfx.com/schiff