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[Gail]

Turbo, very impressive indeed! My background was, not only an artist, but an art gallery owner for 23 years. ( I worked at six other galleries before striking out on my own. )
Trust me when I tell you your work is good!

[Blake Barnett]

Incredible work, Turbo! Come on Steve, let's see some of yours! And Gail, Jim tells me you've tried your hand at mineral art....any chance we might be able to take a peak?

[Turbo]

Thanks, Gail! My painting has been mostly a hobby. I've only ever sold one painting and I haven't been in any exhibits or galleries. Feel free to post some of your work. We'd love to see it.


Ed Bayley

[Susan Robinson]

Hi Turbo,
I would like to write an article for Rocks & Minerals magazine on you and your art. Please contact me at my e-mail address: susanmrobinson(at)hotmail(dot)com if you are interested, and I can provide the details on the information required from you.
Thanks,
Susan

[Blake Barnett]

Ha! How 'bout that? I bet you'll sell a few more now.

[Félix Estrella]

Hello
Nice paints, Turbo.
Regards

[Turbo]

Many thanks to Susan Robinson for deciding to feature me in Rocks & Minerals!

I finished this one yesterday. I based it on a up-close shot of a 1 cm creedite crystal in a cluster of smaller ones. It stood out because of its size, color, and many crystal faces

Edward Bayley

[crocoite]

Stunning!

Regards
Steve

[Turbo]

Here is another 4x5" painting in acrylic. It is based on a cabinet sized calcite from China. Jordi had suggested it was from Daye mining area, Daye County, Huangshi, Hubei, China. I have seen two other smaller specimens that look the same labeled as "Leiping, Hunan, China" and "Hunan, China." Whatever its exact origin, I love the way this one turned out. It is based on a 2x2cm crystal group. Since I just snipped the photo to isolate the group, I had to improvise the cleavage and limonite at the base from looking at the underside of the larger specimen.

Edward Bayley

[crocoite]

Superb!

[Turbo]

Thanks! Maybe something blue next.

[Tobi]

No matter what colour comes next - you are a really talented painter, congratulations! Some time ago we had a discussion here on FMF about painting/drawing skills because i used to make pencil drawings (surrealism, portraits of people and dogs), but i never dared to draw minerals. Now that i've seen your paintings, i think i should leave this to you :-) Great!!!

[Jordi Fabre]

Tobias

Your beautiful paints are dispersed through different threads in FMF. Why you don't create your own thread in this new section and you share your art with us? ;-)

[Tobi]

Well, thanks for that offer, Jordi, but we are a mineral community, and my drawings are not related to minerals, i don't think they really belong to this forum, or what do you mean? And wasn't the new thread created for MINERAL art? ;-) But if somebody is interested, i won't refuse to show some of my drawings.

[Jordi Fabre]

Sorry Tobias, I supposed you SHOULD have some drawing related with minerals! ;-)