Not quite Jackson Pollock

Not quite Jackson Pollock, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Yes, I prefer to use a roller on the walls. It leaves a nice smooth finish.

Jackson would probably agree. It would leave him a good base coat to work with.

Should I do a Pollock?

Or leave it a standard off-white?

What do you think?

Painting the study, continued

Work on painting the study continues today. The room is now completely empty (well almost, the cable connection is in the corner bucket).





The patchwork of drop clothes has been laid down. The door removed for easier access and navigation within the room. Trim edges have all been taped. I'm ready to prime the walls this afternoon.

Bookshelf down

I have dismantled the book shelf in the study in order to clear the room for a fresh coat of paint and new carpet.

Partly because the room needs painting, partly because I'll need a formal desk, partly because it was just time to do it.

Taking the books and other stuff off the shelves took the longest amount of time. Once the shelves were clear, taking it apart was easy. My grandfather, Armand Joyal, had helped me craft this. He was a cabinet maker and a real craftsman. The simplicity of the design: steel dowels to support the shelving, the reuse of the two outside poles from my family's basketball hoop, the two angle brackets to tie the shelving to the wall, all marvelous.


Here is a condensed view of the dismantling:





What work around the house do you like to do?

Painting, cleaning, gardening, cooking, ???

Fake paint flow

The more I looked at the picture, the more I think it is fake.

Look at the drops of paint. Does paint really flow just like that? Not any paint I have used. If you really put all those nanos in a line and spilled paint on them, I don't think it would flow just like that.

What do you think?

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