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| | | (...) your buildings. Way to go, fellow Ashcanner:-) -John (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | | | | Re: Residential Block/Squad 252 —Jonathan Lopes
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| | | | | (...) Thanks for looking, posting and inspiration! Jonathan (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | | | | Re: Residential Block/Squad 252 —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) What's an ashcanner in this context? Is there a secret handshake? ++Lar (who does not own an I Love NY tee shirt, but who loves Jonathan's New York just the same... these latest really rock!) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | Re: Residential Block/Squad 252 —Erik Olson
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| | | | | I think John Neal is referring to the "Ashcan School" of painters (turn of the century to about 1920) who often painted slums and city folk in unglamorous but detailed styles. Helpful Web page: (URL) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | | Re: Residential Block/Squad 252 —Jonathan Lopes
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| | | | | | (...) A while ago John made a building that reminded me of and Edward Hopper painting....hence the Ashcan reference. Jonathan (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | Re: Residential Block/Squad 252 —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Eric and Jonathan have explained the reference, but I will expound a little further. I try and create turn of the century period buildings that look as "realistic" as possible, and one of the main ways one can accomplish this is to avoid (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | Re: Residential Block/Squad 252 —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Indeed. Thanks for the extra info guys! (and Eric, I did go look at that site. Many of the paintings didn't come up but the ones that did, made the point nicely, thanks for the link!)... I would agree that earthtones are the colors of reality. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.town)
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