Is Irv using watercolors, oils, or pastels? Maybe it’s the paper. That can get expensive or is he using canvas? That’s even more expensive. Then you figure in the protective varnish…$900.00 might not be so bad after all.
Still the digital is the probably most economical way to go.
How many of us can still read a 3-1/2” floppy disc, much less 5-1/4” or worse yet, 8”? Have you re-recorded all those old 7” reels of audio tape, or has print-through masked the music already?
The CD-R you copied those pictures to (unless it’s very $$pecial) might last a year, before oxidation takes its toll on the unprotected metal layer.
A commercial CD or CD-ROM is better, since it’s sealed between two layers of polycarbonate, but don’t expect to be able to find a reader twenty years down the road!
Both bit-rot and technology creep are persistent problems, and are following us at the accelerated pace of new gear!
GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago
Decent art costs good money.
ilsapadu about 13 years ago
I’ll paint it for $850.
pawpawbear about 13 years ago
Better make it a twelve. That’s a big birdhouse. Just look at the birds gut.
EarlWash about 13 years ago
You can forget about painting the floors, though… won’t do any good. Or maybe just pour a layer of concrete over them.
gofinsc about 13 years ago
Contact one of the HGTV remodel shows.
comicnut4636 about 13 years ago
Is Irv using watercolors, oils, or pastels? Maybe it’s the paper. That can get expensive or is he using canvas? That’s even more expensive. Then you figure in the protective varnish…$900.00 might not be so bad after all.
Still the digital is the probably most economical way to go.
BigChiefDesoto about 13 years ago
Said to Picasso: “Are you the guy who paints?”
“Yes.”
“Can you give me an estimate on my living room?”
pbarnrob about 13 years ago
How many of us can still read a 3-1/2” floppy disc, much less 5-1/4” or worse yet, 8”? Have you re-recorded all those old 7” reels of audio tape, or has print-through masked the music already?
The CD-R you copied those pictures to (unless it’s very $$pecial) might last a year, before oxidation takes its toll on the unprotected metal layer.
A commercial CD or CD-ROM is better, since it’s sealed between two layers of polycarbonate, but don’t expect to be able to find a reader twenty years down the road!
Both bit-rot and technology creep are persistent problems, and are following us at the accelerated pace of new gear!
Deanna175 about 13 years ago
So what will it be Paint or photographed?