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Getting old:

I've been getting really out of shape lately. So I got my doctor's permission to

join a fitness club and start exercising...

I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors.

I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour.

But, by the time I got my gym kit on, the class was over.

Welcome to artfreaks.com!

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner... I've been incredibly busy trying to get this and my other web sites working again properly after a recent move to a state of the art modern server.

You are also a Full Member of the Forums now, so any posting, messaging or searching restrictions that you may have experienced as a New Member should now have been lifted.

Happy New Year to you too! (Sorry it's a bit late... I only just noticed your reply here. 'Been really busy with work lately...)

Money makes the world go round, as they say... Even with this site, I'd love to keep it completely free for ever more. But there are costs involved and I'm going to have to get a bit more comercial with it if artfreaks.com is ever to become any more than just another hobby of mine. (I wish I could also say the same thing with my art... But that's why, as someone once very kindly advised me on another website of mine: "Don't give-up your day job" ...It's pretty crap!)

One of the things that I am just trying-out, in order to see if I can get some income from this website, is a new feature in the Downloads module of these Forums. Try it-out! As a Full Member, you should now be able to upload high resolution image files of your general photography - and put your own price on what people would have to pay each time they download a file - (which they could then use for printing their own images for framing at home or in the office or whatever...) This is still very much in its infancy and, (at the time of writing,) I have initially pitched my commission on individual paid downloads at 10%

If you decide to give the Downloads module a try, please do share your experiences/impressions with me...

"Asteroids" is alright too...

It would look good on the wall of a trendy little cafe or resteraunt or something...

"Questions of Theology" is awesome. I love it!

I'm not kidding, I could pay good money for a painting like that...

Thanks man.. I didn't realize there were articles too

You're welcome!

The articles section is still very new and there is not much in it. If you've got any of your own hot tips, please add them to the database!

And here's some more of my rubbish:

http://www.artfreaks.com/forums/index.php/gallery/album/97-some-more-recent-pastel-paintings/

And if you want a good laugh, you can check out some of my early stuff at:

http://www.artfreaks.com/forums/index.php/gallery/album/4-my-early-attempts-at-pastel-painting/

Welcome to ArtFreaks.com!

Check this out:

http://www.artfreaks.com/index.php/articles.html

Nice blog! The only (very minor) criticsm that I have is that the font, on my computer at least, is a little difficult to read.

It might just be because my monitor is not so good... But there doesn't seem to be much contrast with the background and the letters have got little bits missing from them..?

Welcome to artfreaks.com - and the Full Members group!

I hope you enjoy the site and that you find what you are looking for here!

A real artist creates art for art's sake and/or because they enjoy the process, or they just find it therapeutic - not just to make a quick buck. So by extension, real artists ought to be prepared to work for free, (at least some of the time.) And, by further extension, they shouldn't be over concerned when their work gets pirated.

More feathers to their caps!
And if they can't make enough money selling their art, they can always go out and get a real job!

There must be a million people who would like to make a living out of selling their art or photography, for every one who actually makes it. My advice is this...

If you have a good job - keep it! I for one have no sympathy for hungry artists.

Do your art in your spare time. Then you can enjoy it, without having to think about where your money is going to come from.

If you only know sketching, get your pencils and sketch pad out - and get sketching! By all means, take a short course on any other form of art that you fancy.

Have a go! And then share your results here on artfreaks.com

'Yan na lang ang payo ko sa iyo!

...Just enjoy your art. And don't try to make a living out of it - unless you have a very kind and patient husband - or a very wealthy sponsor!

I'm looking forward to seeing your first offerings!

Hi! I clicked the link and I got "This content is currently unavailable"

If you would like to include the image that you posted in the artfreaks.com Gallery, you can edit your post and use the "Image" icon to insert the URL for your image here at artfreaks.com

Try this

Click on "New Album"

Give your album a title and a short description

Then where it say's "Parent Album," select "Members Own Albums"

Leave it as a Public Album

Then click "Save"

'Sounds good to me!

Have you got any photos that you could upload to the Gallery?

So what is your user name at AW?

Post a link to your AW profile here..

I hope so. I reckon it is really hard to sell art..

People seem to always want something for nothing these days...

Another new Illness to watch out for...

Anal Glaucoma

A woman calls her Boss one morning and tells him that she is staying home because she is not feeling well.

"What's the matter?' he asks.

"I have a case of Anal Glaucoma," she says in a weak voice.

"What the hell is Anal Glaucoma?" he asks...

She replies...

"I can't see my ass coming into work today"

Thanks Vic!!!

Welcome back! 'Hope to see more of your writings here soon!

It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:

1. A friend

2. A companion

3. A lover

4. A brother

5. A father

6. A master

7. A chef

8. An electrician

9. A carpenter

10. A plumber

11. A mechanic

12. A decorator

13. A stylist

14. A sexologist

15. A gynaecologist

16. A psychologist

17. A pest exterminator

18. A psychiatrist

19. A healer

20. A good listener

21. An organizer

22. A good father

23. Very clean

24. Sympathetic

25. Athletic

26. Warm

27. Attentive

28. Gallant

29. Intelligent

30. Funny

31. Creative

32. Tender

33. Strong

34. Understanding

35. Tolerant

36. Prudent

37. Ambitious

38. Capable

39. Courageous

40. Determined

41. True

42. Dependable

43. Passionate

44. Compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:

45. Give her compliments regularly

46. Love shopping

47. Be honest

48. Be very rich

49. Not stress her out

50. Not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:

51. Give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself

52. Give her lots of time, especially time for herself

53. Give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:

54. Never to forget:

* birthdays

* anniversaries

* arrangements she makes

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY:

1. Leave him alone

Great drawings!

I'd love to get back into some drawing myself...

Sign at Northampton General Hospital:

Family planning advice...

Use rear entrance!!

I just love this one:

On a garden fence:

Salesmen welcome. Dog food is expensive.

I've still got the signs that I used to have on my office door on a Japanese-registered ship that I was working on. The signs are in Japanese and I bought them, in order to keep the Japanese Junior Officers from bugging me when I was trying to watch the O-Sumo (sumo wrestling).

There is one that reads: "Closed for business" on one side and "Open for business" on the other... Needless to say, I had it firmly fixed on the door so that it always read "Closed for business."

There is another one that translates as "Beware of the ferocious dog!"

And just for good measure, there is a third one that say's "Sales, hawking and soliciting should be strictly refrained from" - or words to that effect!

These signs are now on the gate posts in the house that I rent in the Philippines. It might seem to be a bit pointless, having signs written in Japanese on a house in the Philippines - but they are really quite effective...

If the signs were in either English or Tagalog; for sure, no one would even notice them - let alone read them. At least, being in Japanese, people do sometimes ask me what they mean. Put it this way; all of my neighbours and most of the itinerant vendors around here seem to have got the message! (Which is more than could ever have been said of those errant young Japanese Officers on that Japanese-flagged ship that I used to work on!)

The attachments:

The first one, on the left, reads "Closed for business."

(Note the convenient little hole in the top, in order to allow you to hang it from a piece of string...)

The second one is the "No salesmen" sign.

The last two show the "Beware of ferocious dog" sign.

Hehe! Well, my Siberian Husky, Xiongdi is quite a big dog - but ferocious, he is definitely NOT!!

Sign over a Gynecologist's Office:

Dr Jones, at your cervix.

In a Podiatrist's office:

Time wounds all heels.

On a Septic Tank Truck:

Yesterday's Meals on Wheels 

On a Plumber's truck:

We repair what your husband fixed.

On another Plumber's truck:

Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber.

On a Church Billboard:

7 days without God makes one weak.

Outside a tire and exhaust centre:

Invite us to your next blowout.

On an Electrician's truck:

Let us remove your shorts.

In a Non-smoking area:

If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.

On a Maternity Room door:

Push! Push! Push!

At an Optometrist's Office:

If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place.

On a Taxidermist's window:

We really know our stuff.

At a Car Dealership:

The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment.

Outside another tire and exhaust centre:

No appointment necessary. We hear you coming.

In a Vets waiting room:

'Back in 5 minutes... Sit! Stay!

In a Restaurant window:

Don't stand there hungry - come on in and get fed up.

In front of a Funeral Home:

Drive carefully. We'll wait.

On the back of yet another Septic Tank Truck:

Caution - This Truck is full of Political Promises.