rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 6, 2022 14:47:04 GMT -5
My wife also does rock collecting but a completely different technique. She gets flatter smooth rocks and paint designs on them. I've been going to post some of these for a while. The poll that rockjunquie started inspired me to get off my butt and do it. I've seen a lot of painted rocks but her stuff is different than most that I see. This actually started as a way to stay off pain meds when she had knee surgery. She had one narcotic pain pill while she was in recovery at the hospital and that was the only thing she had stronger than acetaminophen for the entire healing process. She does a lot of these. Everything is completely free hand. No patterns, no guidelines. She just starts painting. She's actually branched out from this into painting designs on The back side of glass and small picture frames and also some work with stained glass hearts. 
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 6, 2022 15:54:28 GMT -5
Oh wow! Those are super cool! Your wife is very talented. They are so intricate.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 6, 2022 18:09:11 GMT -5
OMG!Please let her know my wife and I both (yes, I had to share these with her!) find these absolutely stunning!! The intricacy is amazing...the designs are astounding...and the execution is stellar! WOW...just wow! 
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 6, 2022 18:37:11 GMT -5
Incredible work.
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lucy
having dreams about rocks
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Post by lucy on Jul 6, 2022 19:33:24 GMT -5
Gorgeous!!
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Jul 6, 2022 19:44:28 GMT -5
Those are very impressive! I can't believe that she is able to be so precise free-handing those designs. Please share my compliments to your wife!
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Post by Pat on Jul 6, 2022 22:01:50 GMT -5
Mesmerizing!
I’d also like to see the other things she is working on. Thanks!
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Jul 6, 2022 22:23:05 GMT -5
Lots of people paint on rocks, she puts fine art on rocks, big difference. My compliments.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Jul 6, 2022 22:36:25 GMT -5
Wow! Holy cow, she is super talented. Such fine detail I can't even imagine how that is accomplished.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 7, 2022 0:58:26 GMT -5
Wow! Holy cow, she is super talented. Such fine detail I can't even imagine how that is accomplished. I couldn't even do it if I used one of these!  |
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Post by liveoak on Jul 7, 2022 5:45:09 GMT -5
Very cool- those type of henna designs are so complex with little details & her paintings are clear & crisp.
Nicely done.
Thanks for sharing,
Patty
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Post by fernwood on Jul 7, 2022 7:27:21 GMT -5
Very beautiful. That type of rock painting is very tough to do.
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Post by MsAli on Jul 7, 2022 8:00:37 GMT -5
Please tell her that these are beautiful
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 7, 2022 9:54:12 GMT -5
Gorgeous! What everyone else has said already. Your wife is extremely talented!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 7, 2022 10:53:53 GMT -5
Those are wonderful! I couldn't even paint - or draw! - them on a flat canvas, let alone a 3D rock. Or envision the designs in my head to do them.
Beautiful work, your wife is extremely talented.
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Post by drocknut on Jul 7, 2022 11:24:36 GMT -5
Those are gorgeous.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 7, 2022 18:02:17 GMT -5
I shared your comments with my wife Diane and she is very appreciative. I keep trying to tell her she's an artist, she thinks she's not because she can't paint a picture of a house or a landscape. She's also a good photographer.
The rocks in the picture are some of her favorites. This is one that I liked that I took for my desk at work.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 7, 2022 19:56:18 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 7, 2022 20:39:38 GMT -5
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 7, 2022 20:44:05 GMT -5
This is a batch she made to give away. She's left them at the chemo center and the Cancer center that she's being treated at for patients to take home with them.  |
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