What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

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Detail:
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(Any 'white' in the above images is light catching and reflecting off the canvas.)

((It looks much better in real life.))

~ P.
 
BigBiscuit said:
Is that your own painting Sarah? If so, you're very talented and I like it a lot. :thumbup:
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willc said:
Awesome painting!!!
Thanks for sharing that.
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Thanks, guys.

My son surprised me with it last night.

When I asked him why those two knives, he replied that he knew the 'guitar one' was special to me, and that the other one held a lot of visual interest and complemented the first one well.

'Guitar one'...? OH! -- I'd told him about how, as a lover of guitars, I was especially thrilled to have a barlow in brazilian rosewood. That stuck with him, which makes his choice all the sweeter.

I love that both are knives I watched come into being, courtesy of our inestimable Mr. C.

~ P.
 
Just admiring your painting in the Sunday thread P, that is pretty awesome :thumbup:
 
I'll echo what others have already said Sarah...very talented son:thumbup:

I skipped a lot of classes in High School but never Art class simply because I got to sit between the McGee twins:D

One of the twins is now the Art teacher today:thumbup:
 
P,
He did a wonderful job. I have always admired those that could paint and draw. The ability to add depth and shapes to a flat canvas has always amazed me.
 
singin50 said:
Lookin what I got in the mail today! Anniversary Red Soup.
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Jack Black said:
Congratulations Perry :thumbup:

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Perry and Jack, your red soup bones sure look tasty! :thumbup::thumbup:
Perry, I'm curious about the old photo in the background; is that you and your pooch?? :confused::eek::D


pertinux said:
Thanks, guys.

My son surprised me with it last night.

When I asked him why those two knives, he replied that he knew the 'guitar one' was special to me, and that the other one held a lot of visual interest and complemented the first one well.

'Guitar one'...? OH! -- I'd told him about how, as a lover of guitars, I was especially thrilled to have a barlow in brazilian rosewood. That stuck with him, which makes his choice all the sweeter.

I love that both are knives I watched come into being, courtesy of our inestimable Mr. C.

~ P.
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Very cool, Sarah!! :cool::cool:


paulhilborn said:
I'll echo what others have already said Sarah...very talented son:thumbup:

I skipped a lot of classes in High School but never Art class simply because I got to sit between the McGee twins:D

One of the twins is now the Art teacher today:thumbup:
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Paul, you crack me up! :D:D
I had a "thing" for the Katje twins in kindergarten, but my romantic adventures went downhill amazingly fast after that! :o

- GT
 
pertinux said:
qe2YmTD.jpg



Detail:
37IPdNm.jpg


(Any 'white' in the above images is light catching and reflecting off the canvas.)

((It looks much better in real life.))

~ P.
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Pertinux,

your son has an amazing eye for what goes together and awesome gift for putting those images on canvas, you should be rightly proud of him. Is that a Washington jack with cocobolo scales on the bottom? If it is I wish he could paint me one and make it real so I can complete my set of all five. :D

Rich
 
pertinux said:
Thanks, guys.

My son surprised me with it last night.

When I asked him why those two knives, he replied that he knew the 'guitar one' was special to me, and that the other one held a lot of visual interest and complemented the first one well.

'Guitar one'...? OH! -- I'd told him about how, as a lover of guitars, I was especially thrilled to have a barlow in brazilian rosewood. That stuck with him, which makes his choice all the sweeter.

I love that both are knives I watched come into being, courtesy of our inestimable Mr. C.

~ P.
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What a great gift! That's really nice, Sarah. He's got some talent there for sure.
 
BladeBrain said:
Pertinux,

your son has an amazing eye for what goes together and awesome gift for putting those images on canvas, you should be rightly proud of him. Is that a Washington jack with cocobolo scales on the bottom? If it is I wish he could paint me one and make it real so I can complete my set of all five. :D

Rich
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It absolutely is!

As for the rest.... problematic, but we'll see what we can do! :D

~ P.
 
A great painting in so many ways, Sarah!:thumbup:

A confirmation of a son's talent! A wonderful, and thoughtful present for Mom!
A warm representation of two, if I do say so, pretty cool knives!;)
Charlie's desktop!
(how'd that get in there?):eek:
:D

Thank your son please, for allowing its use!!

Nice work, young man!!:)
 
Yeah, nice painting. A traditonal barlow has two blades; clip and spey (in my opinion). But I am open to other possibilities, I just don't consider a wharncliffe oor even a spear point a traditional blade style for a barlow patterned knife. But I like them all!
 
The Easter Bunny was good to you. That is one EXPENSIVE basket full of goodies. By the way, I'm jealous.
 
Wow-Sarah - your Son did a brilliant job -I hope you get to show him what we think of his fantastic work!!!
 
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