MyPJ20 Painting

rvapete
rvapete Posts: 488
edited January 2012 in The Porch
I was a lucky boy this holiday season and received the best Pearl Jam gift ever, so I had to share. My girlfriend and I attended the PJ20 weekend (EPIC!!) this past September at Alpine Valley. It was her first 2 shows (no big deal...) and loved the experience and the music. I think her favorite thing though was getting to see the way that I behave at shows and turn from what I would consider a fairly dignified adult into a kid in a candy store. By seeing the joy that Pearl Jam gives me,(and of course the fact that they ROCK) she gained the appreciation that has hooked so many people into being dedicated and devoted Pearl Jam fans.

Back to point. One of her hobbies and way to relax after killer 12 hour nursing shifts is to paint canvas prints. She took this up as a way of cataloging her hobby of travel and a means to share her experiences with the people close to her in a nonconventional manner. Since she is an avid photographer as well, and chooses 1 photo from her said trip and recreates it abstractly in an original canvas.

She was sweet enough to paint me a one of a kind original recreation of one of the many photos we took at the PJ20 weekend.

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q62 ... G_5141.jpg

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q62 ... 0608_n.jpg

We sat down front Night 1 and in the lawn Night 2 (We like to sing/dance). She wanted to include Mike and Boom in the painting so she took shots of them and strategically inserted them to give us all six band members. She wanted to emphasize the unity, collective nature, and pure friendship of the group (It's what's kept them playing long enough for a PJ20 weekend). She left all the band member's faces blank in a gesture to highlight the subtract of individualism necessary to be successful as a group.

Enjoy
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  • Jeremys Spoken
    Jeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    None of those pictures work
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • rvapete
    rvapete Posts: 488
    having a hard time figuring out the forum interface and how to upload them from my desktop
  • thebetterman
    thebetterman Posts: 657
    can't upload from your desktop, you'd have to upload to the web somewhere, then post a link to it from there.
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  • rvapete
    rvapete Posts: 488
    What website do I use/how do I do that?
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,496
    rvapete wrote:
    What website do I use/how do I do that?

    go to photobucket.com
    create an account (it's free)
    upload your pictures to photobucket
    copy the IMG link
    paste the IMG link in this thread
    hit submit
    done!

    if you need to resize the pics, you can also do that in photobucket.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 32,192
    mfc2006 wrote:

    if you need to resize the pics, you can also do that in photobucket.
    you can "tell" photobucket off the bat to import your pics not bigger than 640 x 480.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 32,365
    Cool story, would love the see them once you figure out the posting deal.
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  • rvapete
    rvapete Posts: 488
    Thanks for the help everyone!! Uploading them now (fingers crossed)
  • javis el errante
    javis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,147
    nice painting, but you forgot to paint Boom's beard... cool job anyway...
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  • rvapete
    rvapete Posts: 488
    I said the same thing but she wanted no discernible features to any of their faces. Can't argue with the artist haha
  • Jeremys Spoken
    Jeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    Glad to see you got them to work! Love the painting...good choice of the Red background1
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • rvapete
    rvapete Posts: 488
    That wasn't even the correct picture, it was take a split second later haha. I finally have everything with the pictures sorted out, sorry for the inconvenience.
  • Klown
    Klown Posts: 47
    I missed the point where you said she was a 6th grader or something.
  • capthowdy1027
    capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    Very cool!
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  • Jeremys Spoken
    Jeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    Klown wrote:
    I missed the point where you said she was a 6th grader or something.
    way to be an ass.
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • ogey38
    ogey38 Posts: 563
    A great gift for you! And very heartfelt.
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  • rvapete
    rvapete Posts: 488
    Klown wrote:
    I missed the point where you said she was a 6th grader or something.

    Ahhhh the condescending Pearl Jam fan, there's a term for that, its called a Hippiecrite.
  • jordan k
    jordan k Posts: 196
    Klown wrote:
    I missed the point where you said she was a 6th grader or something.

    wow how internet
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  • drummerboy_73
    drummerboy_73 Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,011
    Klown wrote:
    I missed the point where you said she was a 6th grader or something.

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  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 3,015
    I think its nice :)

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