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From: durway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Lindsey Durway)
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Subject: Re: Making space scene paintings
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Date: 21 Sep 93 19:11:45 GMT
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In article <27l4pc$1si@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ah335@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Richard Banks) writes:
>I was in Toronto, Canada a few weeks ago and got a chance to observe a
>man on the street making and selling space scene pictures.
> [...]
>I would greatly appreciate any techniques or ideas you may have to
>offer.
I've found that as sidewalks go, concrete ones of the large-block
variety (constructed after ~1972) work best. The older small-block
concrete sidewalks tend be off level--not only because they're
older, but also because the small blocks are less stable. On
north-south roads, you'll want to stay on the south side, strangely
enough. On the north side, you get lots of direct sunlight and
heat, thus causing drying and/or warping of your materials. Plus,
the strong, direct light can throw off your eye and make it hard to
get the colors just right. There's plenty of light on the south
side of the road, trust me, and it's diffuse enough to give you
the overall lighting characteristic of any professional art
studio. On east-west roads, the west side is probably best, simply
because morning light is typically purer than evening light. Of
course, any weathered street artist knows that there's nothing
wrong which switching sides. The only consideration here is that
clientele seem to feel more comfortable if you stay in the same
place for a while rather than moving around. To make switching
sidewalks easier, I'd recommend some of the fold-out work mats
currently available on the market. With a good art folder, you can
pack up your supplies and work-in-progress fairly quickly when
there's a need to get to the other side of the road, or get in from
the rain, or whatever. ArtStock, Inc., of Toledo has some nice
3'x4' folding workmats made specifically for sidewalk artists,
even including variable-size disk pockets for holding the cardboard
circles you use for painting planets, etc. Leonardo's Unlimited of
San Francisco, meanwhile, has some new models out that feature a
shoulder strap for easing lugging, plus elastic loops for your spray
paint cans. I originally had the SidewalkMan 2000(tm) but found
that the cheap nylon shell wore out too fast. Now I have the
Ground Master GT(tm), and I haven't failed to sell a space scene yet!
Hope this helps,
Lindsey
--
Lindsey Durway, a guy. durway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ma che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni! -- Voltaire, _Candide_
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From: durway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Lindsey Durway)
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Subject: Re: Making space scene paintings
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Date: 21 Sep 93 19:11:45 GMT
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In article <27l4pc$1si@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ah335@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Richard Banks) writes:
>I was in Toronto, Canada a few weeks ago and got a chance to observe a
>man on the street making and selling space scene pictures.
> [...]
>I would greatly appreciate any techniques or ideas you may have to
>offer.
I've found that as sidewalks go, concrete ones of the large-block
variety (constructed after ~1972) work best. The older small-block
concrete sidewalks tend be off level--not only because they're
older, but also because the small blocks are less stable. On
north-south roads, you'll want to stay on the south side, strangely
enough. On the north side, you get lots of direct sunlight and
heat, thus causing drying and/or warping of your materials. Plus,
the strong, direct light can throw off your eye and make it hard to
get the colors just right. There's plenty of light on the south
side of the road, trust me, and it's diffuse enough to give you
the overall lighting characteristic of any professional art
studio. On east-west roads, the west side is probably best, simply
because morning light is typically purer than evening light. Of
course, any weathered street artist knows that there's nothing
wrong which switching sides. The only consideration here is that
clientele seem to feel more comfortable if you stay in the same
place for a while rather than moving around. To make switching
sidewalks easier, I'd recommend some of the fold-out work mats
currently available on the market. With a good art folder, you can
pack up your supplies and work-in-progress fairly quickly when
there's a need to get to the other side of the road, or get in from
the rain, or whatever. ArtStock, Inc., of Toledo has some nice
3'x4' folding workmats made specifically for sidewalk artists,
even including variable-size disk pockets for holding the cardboard
circles you use for painting planets, etc. Leonardo's Unlimited of
San Francisco, meanwhile, has some new models out that feature a
shoulder strap for easing lugging, plus elastic loops for your spray
paint cans. I originally had the SidewalkMan 2000(tm) but found
that the cheap nylon shell wore out too fast. Now I have the
Ground Master GT(tm), and I haven't failed to sell a space scene yet!
Hope this helps,
Lindsey
--
Lindsey Durway, a guy. durway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ma che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni! -- Voltaire, _Candide_