The old-school phone batteries used to go for days! Alas, when the smart phone came along batteries began to struggle. I hope this one goes ok. I'd hate to have to get another anytime soon.
That painting is of a couple tug boats here in South Australia. It's acrylic on canvas and measures about 1.5m square. My dad painted it. Looks better in real life, but here's a snap I just took. I'm fortunate to have it hanging on one of my walls.
Your dad painted that?
Wow! that's awesome.
Thanks for sharing a better image of it. I could only glimpse it from the first photo, but this is spectacular 😍
I bet it's a treasured piece of yours.
He was an artist. I've shared some of his works before. Yeah, I have a few and treasure them.
So, were you the main inheritor of your dad's talent?
Haha, nope. Not in art anyway. I play music and do other things. No artistic skills at all. 😳
Oh, you play music! 😁... As in an instrument? Or, are you into more technical (hands-on) things like operating a CD player, or shuffling music on Spotify?
Nah, actually started playing the piano before so was 5, did all my grades to level 7 so can teach. Played the trumpet in a jazz band and the bass guitar as well, the latter not so well though. Lol. Enough to get by.
OKKKKKKK! You don't say!!!
I didn't know that! That's lovely!!
Level 7! So if all goes haywire in the world, you could stay calm and play a melody...I hope you still practise, even a little bit?... to always keep those admirable skills sharp.
It would be nice to read a nostalgic post of yours with you doing one of those activities, if by chance you do have any photos, or just to hear some stories of that side of you?
This is a painting? HOLYYY. Looks more like a picture that was later edited to look like a painting. The details though, amazing work.
It surely is a painting. My dad had some skill.
Without a doubt. 🥃♥️