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Lucien van Oosten
Location: Glendora
Gender: Male
Born: 7-12-49
Interests: Reading, promoting art and coordinating art shows, watching soccer, football and creating art regardless of media.
Member: Premier Artist
Joined: December 2005
INFORMATION

Lucien van Oosten was born on the island of Java, Indonesia, he came to America by way of The Netherlands in 1957.
Lucien has been drawing for as long as he can remember.
Lucien is proficient in pencil, pen & ink, colored pencil, mixed media, computer created images and painting.
He loves to create in all the media stated.
As of June of 2005, he has started to offer his works of art for sale.
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life is what you make of it, always has ... always will be. by: Grandma Mosses
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Lucien van Oosten: hear yeah, hear yeah!!!

here is a contest for all you digital artist to enter... have look.

"Reggae Music Digital art contest"
cheers!!
May 2 at 7:27AM
Lucien van Oosten: For those that are interested the "Podiatrist Foot", pointillism drawing is now being offered as a Limited Edition print.
have great day!
cheers!!!
Lucien
March 7 at 8:54AM
Lucien van Oosten: many have asked how do I improve my reviews and critiques?

Go to the profile tab, click on it, then go to the drop down menu there forum, and then to the reviewing forum page.

lots of interesting and good informative posts.

have great week all...cheers!!!
Lucien
March 3 at 11:17AM
Lucien van Oosten: traditional artists seen this one?

Graffiti, Your Name Art Contest
January 29 at 7:51AM
    rjfotos: Hi, Lucien. I left a question about your instructions in this contest. Just wanted to be sure you knew, so I can get a reply in time to submit an eligible work. Thanks. Rick
    February 24 at 7:08PM
    Bertodi: Superb Pointillism - Exams for my pupils at the moment, so little time at the moment.but absolutely amazing, scientific in a way--carefully worked out
    April 9 at 8:11AM
Lucien van Oosten: another color mix to get to a Rust color:

Start with red and add brown to get the exact shade you want. Mix the brown carefully, adding a little at a time until the rust shade becomes the exact one you want.
Rust is a browned shade of orange. Mix red and yellow to achieve orange, then add a small amount at a time of blue to brown the color down. Continue to adjust the color until you get your desired rust color.

Important: mix on the pallet and see how it looks, warm colors, like reds, brighten it up, cool colors, like blues, cool it down and darken it.

December 28 at 10:17AM
Lucien van Oosten: to get a rust color try:

Fool around with variations of Bt. Sienna, Cerulean Blue and White.

After the rust tone you desire is dry you can warm or cool with red or brown glazes to achieve different final effects.
December 28 at 10:06AM
Lucien van Oosten: To all FAR members, their family, friends and acquaintances
if you donate $5.00 or more to the:

The United Way has started the Sandy Hook School Support Fund to provide help with funeral expenses, counseling and other services. Donations: Sandy Hook School Support Fund, c/o Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown, Conn. 06470. for more information on this: https://newtown.uwwesternct.org.

Donate and I will send you a set of my art cards "ACEO's". Just send me a private message, saying you donated and give me your address and I will mail you a set of my art cards.

God Bless,
December 18 at 5:06PM
    cynnocence: This is a wonderful gesture Lucien. I am so glad that this tragedy has touched so many and has raised the issue of gun control again. Cyn
    December 18 at 5:24PM
    Sinbackkk: Oh ya! That's the answer!
    December 19 at 10:49PM
    blairwacha: Unfortunately, Cyn, I think nut control ia a far better solution than gun control.
    December 19 at 11:59PM
    kimartist: That's a nice offer on your part, but I will never give a dime to that globalist-shill organization. Far better to give to local charities that you know and trust.
    December 24 at 9:39AM
Lucien van Oosten: "Any fool can know. The point is to understand."

Albert Einstein

How true.
cheers!!!
December 18 at 7:37AM
    cynnocence: Yes my friend. Stephen Covey who is the author of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, a book I read early in my career and had a profound effect. One of his habits was that we should all "seek to understand". Totally sympatico with Albert, I see. Cyn
    December 18 at 5:28PM
    Skyangel02: Understanding what we know and don't know and why we know or don't know it is a very enlightening experience.
    December 18 at 5:57PM
Lucien van Oosten: do you want to become a better reviewer?
go to the Forum section of the site, go the reviewing page, open it and click on:

The Reviewing process, Prerequisite 3

let me know what you think there, leave a comment.

thanks, cheers!!!
God Bless
Lucien
December 17 at 8:06AM
Lucien van Oosten: For those that do not understand Jackson Pollack's art, a Jackson Pollack quotes:

"Every good painter paints what he is".

true or false?
enjoy, cheers!!!!
Lucien
December 6 at 9:24AM
    Skyangel02: Pollock was a chronic alcoholic. His art depicts a twisted warped meaningless mess. Alcoholics tend to create a lot of havoc. Pollock threw paint around. Others throw dishes or furniture around. I know because lived with one long enough. They are messed up people.
    December 6 at 3:56PM
    phil1950: Jackson Pollack was cool. NOBODY is perfect it's the inperfections that make us human.
    December 6 at 4:34PM
    cynnocence: Phil, further to your comment, "it is the imperfections that make us unique" without them, we would all be the automatons in the black and white movie Metropolis. Addicts are addicts, whether their choice is alcohol, food, drugs, shopping, etc. These are all treatable, not curable and we need to understand and offer help, not be a critic.
    December 6 at 8:21PM
    Skyangel02: PERFECTLY messed up people are perfectly messed up people. Alcoholics are not COOL at all. That is not a criticism or an offensive statement. It is a simple fact. Addicts cannot be cured of their addictions till they face the FACT that they are addicts and want to change. Excusing people for their addictions by saying no one is perfect is a cop out.
    Pollock died of an alcohol related accident. If people had helped him overcome his addiction instead of thinking he was so COOL, they might have saved his life.
    December 6 at 9:06PM
    cynnocence: Skye, I too have a childhood riddled with abuse and alcohol, but I have to take exception with your statement that "others can help to overcome the person's addiction", this is simply untrue and when accepting treatment themselves, others recognize that they can do nothing, till the addict wants and accepts their help. This is why it is so painful for those who love an alcoholic, since they cannot change the addict until the addict wants change. Cyn
    December 7 at 12:19AM
    phil1950: I have friends that are alcoholics and they are cool people. That's not to say all alcholiccs are cool same as all non alcholics are not cool people. Not being perfect is not a cop out it is a reality.
    December 7 at 1:14AM
    Lucien van Oosten: How come no one answered the question that I posted, related to his comment?

    From personal experience: Cyn, tells to hash truth.
    becoming informed helps, being educated helps, if you are the victim seeking help, helps! and supporting some one that wants to change is a labor intensive process, takes energy, time and a unyielding belief that it can get better and can be accomplished/ achieved, one day, one step at a time.
    God bless!!
    have great weekend all,

    Cheers!!!
    Lucien
    December 7 at 12:22PM
Lucien van Oosten: a fun fact:

and Santa?

Red may also represent the robe worn by Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas). However, historically, Saint Nicholas was just as likely to be portrayed in a blue, green or brown robe. (The Saint Nicholas in the illustration is from Prussia!)

In 1931, the Coca-Cola company used its signature red color to dress Santa and market its products at Christmas. Although this was not the first red-robed Saint Nicholas (a 1653 English woodcut portrays a red Santa ) it took this major marketing campaign to convince the world that Santa was a jolly old man in red suit.

so that is how advertizing & promoting works.

have great day all.
Cheers!!!
Lucien
December 3 at 9:45AM
    Skyangel02: It works as long as people play the game. Not all are fooled by it. Gullible people will buy what is advertised. Wise people will check it out and not buy it if they find something more valuable which may not be advertised.
    Con artists understand the game and deceive the gullible with it.
    "Buy one get one free".
    December 4 at 6:11AM
Lucien van Oosten: hello all,
just going to brag a little here,
I had entered two pieces in a brick and mortar art show. A Opened juried
art show and was pleasantly surprise when I went to pick up the work they had won a second and a third place.
On top of all that, I was also invited to display in another gallery space next year for a one month
to do a one man art show
Have great week,
Cheers !!
Lucien
December 2 at 10:29AM
    donkeyoatey: That is great news, and I am very happy for you!
    December 2 at 10:41AM
    ducilla: Excellent !!! Way to go Lucien...
    December 2 at 1:30PM
    helvi2: I can imagine how thrilled you must have been! Congratulations!
    :o) Helvi
    December 2 at 6:27PM
    avmurray: Sounds great Lucien. Well done !
    December 2 at 6:35PM
    Lucien van Oosten: thanks all, the support in your comments is appreciated.
    have great week... cheers!!!
    December 2 at 8:39PM
    sweetdweems: Awesome! good for you!!
    December 2 at 8:48PM
    Life is but a dream.: Lucien how very exciting. My congratulations and good on you!
    December 3 at 1:53AM
Lucien van Oosten: cyn,
I posted a reply to your question on the reviewing forum page.
cheers!!!
December 2 at 10:19AM
Lucien van Oosten: I keep reading about how we need to improve our members reviewing and critiquing skills. So instead of criticizing the members for their lack of knowledge, I am going to start posting in the reviewing section, on the forum pages, ways for everyone to learn and improve their reviewing and critiquing skills.
Look for the following thread there: Reviewing Prerequisite 1 ( the number will change with each new thread posting that give another lesson).

I will try and do one a week. My hope is everyone reads them and just says ; hay I like it and learned something, or adds to the comments related to the lesson.
Have great day all... cheers!!!
Lucien
November 24 at 11:03AM
    avmurray: What a great idea. I will for sure follow these lessons.
    November 24 at 11:34AM
    cynnocence: Dear Lucien, since you said it was important to you to be corrected, the word "hay" is the dried grass that we feed to horses, the explative that you were trying for is spelled "hey". I will be pleased to watch for and help you with your use of the English language since you stated that this will help you learn and is appreciated. I look forward to your lessons. Cyn
    November 24 at 1:53PM
    Lucien van Oosten: Cyn,
    thanks, maybe I need to have a proof reader before I post stuff, or maybe it should have/has a double meaning? (LOL!!!)
    Cheers!!!
    Lucien
    November 24 at 2:13PM
    blairwacha: I'll keep my eyes open.
    November 24 at 5:48PM
    Happy Snappy: Still wondering what explative means
    November 24 at 7:22PM
    Skyangel02: I will also read your lessons and comment if I have anything to say. However, I notice the people who would benefit most from the lessons, do not seem to participate in forum discussions at all. They seem to be too busy writing as many generic reviews as possible in their time. They do not appear to be the least bit interested in getting to know other members and as far as anyone knows they might not even read anything in the forums. Sending them a private note to make them aware of the lessons might be an idea?

    I still would like to be able to just tell people I like their work without doing a formal review regarding technical details. ;-)


    November 24 at 7:33PM
    Badger: Cyn, I will help you with YOUR use of the English language. An expletive is an exclamation that is profane, vulgar, or obscene whereas hey is in fact an interjection used to express surprise, joy, or anger. ;o)
    November 24 at 8:31PM
    Badger: Note also the correct spelling of explEtive.
    November 24 at 8:32PM
    Lucien van Oosten: avmurray and donketoatey, great, I hope you leave a comment or two and pass it on as you see fit, I think word of mouth really does help get the message out there and to me peer pressure can make it work. It will take time.
    November 25 at 8:34AM
    Lucien van Oosten: Blairwacha, keep the min o pen as well, your support will be greatly appreciate, same as avmurray and donketoatey is.
    November 25 at 8:36AM
    Lucien van Oosten: Happy Snappy, â??explativeâ?? could not find that word or an explanation of what it means. I am sure Cynn met â??expletiveâ??. Gang if I spell it with an â??Aâ?? in the future I still mean it with an â??Eâ??.
    November 25 at 8:37AM
    Lucien van Oosten: Skyangel02, my young old Padawan you have so much to learn; it is hard to know what you do not know.
    November 25 at 8:40AM
    Lucien van Oosten: Badger, thanks! great we are starting to communicate, and helping each other. It seems none of use knows it all.
    November 25 at 8:40AM
    Skyangel02: Lucien, I can echo your exact words back to you because they also apply to you. ;-)
    November 25 at 4:16PM
    cynnocence: Glad that it was caught. Quite frankly the spellchecker works quite well.
    November 25 at 11:46PM
Lucien van Oosten: there is a feature in the certification section called:
Lock and Key

has anyone here ever used it or know how it works? I would be interested in hear from you if you have.
thanks
Cheers!!!
Lucien
November 18 at 11:40AM
    donkeyoatey: Yes, I HAVE used it, and it was a lot of help..got to pick WHO to help me..a really awesome feature and well worth the cheap price!.
    November 18 at 11:42AM
    Skyangel02: They seem to use it over at Fan Story for teaching workshops. You need to pay the teachers real money to enter them.
    I refuse to pay real money for workshops on a site where we already pay real money for our membership and I am sure very few can afford to pay real money for lessons. However I think paying member dollars to the teachers of the workshops would be a great idea. Then those teachers could promote more of their own work with it anyway and they really do deserve to do so.
    I would gladly pay someone like Echo member dollars to join in a workshop where he teaches us things like HDR. He does it all for free at the moment. I also think those in a workshop can see each others work before it is posted in public and can edit it by following the suggestions given in those workshops before it goes into contests etc. I am presuming this is how it works but Donkey would be able to verify that or not since he has created one.
    November 18 at 11:21PM
    donkeyoatey: lock and key is a one on one critique of a piece, where you choose the people to help, not a workshop. I think a workshop would be a VERY cool idea!
    November 19 at 9:45AM
 
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