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 artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: SuzyQ 
Date:   2004-10-02 22:41

Are there any artists (as in drawing, painting, ect.) on here who enjoy sketching out and drawing their clarinets?

I am by no means an artist (have no talent in that area) but of late I have found it extremely satisfying to sit down with pencil, paper, and my clarinet and sketch out my clarinet.

Is this wierd? So far my drawings look very, um, let's say sketchy. But I am enjoying it so much!

Are there any others who have tried this?

Suz



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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: Dragonpuppy 
Date:   2004-10-02 23:57

I overdid a diagram of an oboe that I had to do for a project so it ended up looking like a piece of art and I did draw violins with pencil crayons alot. Unfortunately... not clarinet... but i used it as reference for the oboe! (a little)

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: claclaws 
Date:   2004-10-03 00:48

How interesting, SuzyQ!
Hope some day you'll post your drawing of your clarinet on this board.
(I think clarinet is hard to draw..)

Lucy Lee Jang


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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: hartt 
Date:   2004-10-03 02:36

draw / sketch it?
yikes, I use a straight edge and it's still a wobbly line. Like all kids, I've lots of erasers [grin].

My bro, a graphic designer, would sit and listen for hours while I practiced. He did a [cool] [cool] charcoal caricature of me playing it. Even got the effect of an unseen/operating 'water key' from the bell.

39 yrs later it still hangs on the wall, a Treasure !.

dennis (:o)

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: VermontJM 
Date:   2004-10-03 04:24

This sounds like fun. I have never tried!

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: SuzyQ 
Date:   2004-10-03 12:43

VermontJM, (and all) you should try it. You've got nothing to lose.

Lucy, my drawings look like chicken scratch, but oh so much fun!

Suzy



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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: Don Berger 
Date:   2004-10-03 13:36

As an artistic "exercise" , I applaud any/all efforts to portray our beloved instruments by sketching/drawing. As a retired engineer, I'm more interested in how the various features work to generate pleasing sounds. Happily we can find BOTH in many of our "good books with Clarinet in the title", so I see no conflict. Isn't this the same "argument/discussion" as the differences between photography and "artistic painting" ? It looks to me like the old "to each his own" concept. Thots ?? Don

Thanx, Mark, Don

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: Rick Williams 
Date:   2004-10-03 13:58

I'm not a painter but I have done some manipulated photographs of my clarinets and other instruments if that counts.

Samples are at http://www.themmd.com/clarinet.html

RW

Best
Rick

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: DavidBlumberg 
Date:   2004-10-03 19:26

I fortunately once held my tongue when I saw a drawing of a Clarinet on the cover of a Clarinet book and asked the author who drew it.


I didn't like the drawing at all, but said nothing about it - just wanted to know who drew it (did their publisher use a poor quality drawing or what - note that I didn't go there)


He answered that his Daughter drew it - really glad that I held my tongue there!!!!


:)



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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: Pam H. 
Date:   2004-10-03 20:32

Nah. I'm not good at drawing things. Think stick people, smily faces and flower doodles.

I'll stick with the art of playing the clarinet. [grin]

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: ron b 
Date:   2004-10-04 01:11

Being from the "old school" of drawing and design and ocassionally painting and having started out long before computers took over many of the tasks and having worked twenty two years 'officially' (actual job title) as a Graphic Artist... I've never drawn my clarinet(s) :|
No reason, no excuses -- I just never did.
Interesting thought though, Suz, and thank you for the suggestion. Maybe someday :\


- r[cool]n b -



________________
(...who firmly believes that, much like playing a musical instrument, with a little basic direction anyone can find pleasure in drawing "just for the fun of it"  :)

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: GBK 
Date:   2004-10-04 01:26
Attachment:  clarinet.bmp (45k)

Greg Smith's clarinet logo is perfect, in its simplicity ...GBK

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: claclaws 
Date:   2004-10-04 11:04

Rick,
Lovely works of art!! I downloaded some of them. 'Clarinetfresco' is my favorite. Can I put in in my clari-blog?

Lucy Lee Jang


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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: katchow 
Date:   2004-10-04 18:55
Attachment:  diffrent_notes.jpg (93k)

i once did a portrait of jimmy giuffre...but without his clarinet.

i've drawn many clarinets but usually simplified the keys for a more cartoony stylized look....that and laziness.

then there ws the time i had some fun w/ the cast of different strokes :)



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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: Rick Williams 
Date:   2004-10-05 19:22

Lee:
Thank you
Yes you may use them on your blog with credit and copyright notice given.
Rick

Best
Rick

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: David Spiegelthal 2017
Date:   2004-10-05 20:00

No, but I painted the bell and neck of my bass clarinet black --- does that count?
[tongue]

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: Don Poulsen 
Date:   2004-10-05 21:56

Did that give you a darker tone?

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: David Spiegelthal 2017
Date:   2004-10-06 14:14

No, but the paint fumes made me nauseous. Besides, if my tone gets any darker it will become invisible.

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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: claclaws 
Date:   2004-10-06 14:46

Rick,
Thank you.
I'll also post the URL of your web page along with the credit and copyright.

Lucy Lee Jang


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 Re: artists? drawing your clarinet
Author: sras 
Date:   2004-10-08 15:59

Hi SuzyQ
I paint, never tried to paint my clarinet, but that's what I do for a living.If you need any tips on painting, mail me, perhaps we can trade because I've just started playing clarinet and do I need tips!



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