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My mom passed away recently and we were looking through stuff to create a slide show and I found a bunch of old stuff from my art class in high school (circa 1965) that she'd saved. I remember the drill - we were supposed to do quick pencil sketches of ordinary stuff. I think we had do 10 sketches in 10 minutes on newsprint. I pulled these items out of my pocket, really I did, and drew them. Before I hear from the critics, I know, the quality is what has kept me out of MOMA. That's supposed to be a .30 Carbine 110gr SP. I just wonder which jail I'd be in if I turned something like this this nowadays?

What kind of smart phone is that?

Thats some good drawing, and now a days you'd be kicked out for sure.

budroux2w wrote:What kind of smart phone is that?

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You draw far better than I can!

I know what you mean. I had a knife in my pocket every day in school from the time I earned my "Totin' Chip". Most of the boys had one. It was not at all unusual for a teacher to borrow one every now & then, or have one of us cut something for him/her.

Times have sure changed and not for the better.

You would be sitting in the principles office next to the 7 year old with a pop tart waiting for the SWAT team to breach the door in full combat gear...

Nice drawing!

budroux2w wrote:What kind of smart phone is that?

THAT.... was very funny.

Thanks.!

I used to draw detailed pictures of handguns, primarily 1911s, including field stripped. While not engineer quality, they were pretty good, and the only question any teacher ever asked of me was why I didn't draw other stuff, so I drew a bunch of soldiers, sailors, and Marines.

The only trouble I ever got in for my drawing was the simple fact that I was doing it in math, social studies, English . . .

Wish I had some of those pics now.

Pawpaw wrote:I know what you mean. I had a knife in my pocket every day in school from the time I earned my "Totin' Chip". Most of the boys had one. It was not at all unusual for a teacher to borrow one every now & then, or have one of us cut something for him/her.

Times have sure changed and not for the better.

Paw Paw you're right. Looks like you were burning the midnight oil last night

jimlongley wrote:I used to draw detailed pictures of handguns, primarily 1911s, including field stripped. While not engineer quality, they were pretty good, and the only question any teacher ever asked of me was why I didn't draw other stuff, so I drew a bunch of soldiers, sailors, and Marines.

The only trouble I ever got in for my drawing was the simple fact that I was doing it in math, social studies, English . . .

Wish I had some of those pics now.

Jim, Sounds interesting. What did they think of the military men? Wish you had them to show here, too. I did a series of colored pencil drawings of pistols , mostly 19th Century, for an assignment. I guess it's a good thing I never tore my sandwich into the shape of an "L", Oh, I mean gun
My art teacher never liked me much but at least she didn't flunk me or tell me what I could portray. I did a college English paper on the effects of gun control on homicides and among other things how the absence of a gun simply forces an alternative choice of weapons. Teacher didn't like my subject matter I think I got a "C" or maybe even a "D".

I graduated in East Texas in '83, and it was common to see shotguns in the pickup truck rear window gun racks at lunch. Dove hunting after school was common.
And our knives couldn't be wider than the Coach's palm.

Yeah, that is NOT going to happen today.

puma guy wrote:Paw Paw you're right. Looks like you were burning the midnight oil last night

Working a 4 to midnight shift will do that to 'ya!

Wonder what the school psychologist would make of your drawing today?

MeMelYup wrote:Wonder what the school psychologist would make of your drawing today?

I am perfectly normal, thank you! My invisible friend tells me so everyday! I do have to admit it's difficult to watch a football game, cause I know the guys in the huddle are talking about me.

puma guy wrote:Jim, Sounds interesting. What did they think of the military men? Wish you had them to show here, too. I did a series of colored pencil drawings of pistols , mostly 19th Century, for an assignment. I guess it's a good thing I never tore my sandwich into the shape of an "L", Oh, I mean gun
My art teacher never liked me much but at least she didn't flunk me or tell me what I could portray. I did a college English paper on the effects of gun control on homicides and among other things how the absence of a gun simply forces an alternative choice of weapons. Teacher didn't like my subject matter I think I got a "C" or maybe even a "D".

I was never enrolled in an art class. My mother was an artist and had decided that I had very little talent in that direction, so I took "Industrial Arts" instead. I was pretty good at hands, which I understand give people trouble, guns, and the military men, but that was about it. Oh, and designing flame jobs for cars (hey, it was the late 50s, early 60s.)

All of those drawings were in my desk when I went into the Navy, and when they gave my room to my brother, probably in anticipation of my being killed in 'Nam, they threw out most of the stuff in my desk as well as a lot of other stuff. First edition Mad Magazine, winner's stickers from the drag strip, letters from girlfriends.

My guns were not engineering drawing quality, but I got the proportion and features down pretty well.

My flame jobs were popular with my peers and several were turned over to my friend Tommy who scaled them up and actually applied them to cars. I would get a black and white picture of the car, blow it up in my brother's photo lab and print it on matte paper, and then draw the flames on the car. Tommy's father had a sign shop and paint shop out behind their house and Tommy was a real artist with a spray gun and air brush.

My military men could probably have been used as Ken (of Barbie and Ken) prototypes (which makes me wonder . . . ) a little out of proportion and idealistic. John Carter of Mars covers and Sergeant Rock comics would have been a good place for them. Arms and legs just a little too long and muscular, hands very large, and so on. Primarily what I, with my body type, was never even going to come close to.

My English term paper in my freshman year of college was a long term "pick what you want" study, and I chose a history of firearms (one of the girls in the class did something about prostitution and slavery in religious history (Bible. Talmud, Koran, etc.)) and I had a letter grade taken off for "inappropriate subject matter. I also lost a letter grade because a girlfriend was typing it for me but we had a little tiff before she finished, so I completed the typing on my father's ancient Royal. The only problem was that his was a different typeface, and it was quite obvious that there was a different typist.

My invisible friend disappeared from the top of the kitchen cabinets when my parents started the kitchen remodel, and I have never not seen him since.

puma guy wrote:

MeMelYup wrote:Wonder what the school psychologist would make of your drawing today?

I am perfectly normal, thank you! My invisible friend tells me so everyday! I do have to admit it's difficult to watch a football game, cause I know the guys in the huddle are talking about me.

Thanks for posting Puma Guy.

It reminds me of when I used to draw. I remember, in Junior High, my music notebook was covered with my doodles. I wasn't as good as your mother, but I miss doing it.