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That was an interesting night :D The wind wasn't so exciting once the effects of the booze wore off. I went on a through the early hours tour exploring the work of El Niño. Possibly Spains most popular graffiti artist. Certainly my favourite. A graffiti artist with a difference. I love his work. Graffiti only in the sense that it is temporary. I documented it photographically. Photos may come later. In the meantime, here's a good website...

http://www.elninodelaspinturas.com/


I'm waiting for the office supplies shop to open to buy new permanent markers and paper. I have a final sketch to complete for the hotel. I have to sketch some gardens for a private client. I also may have more work from an old client in his house in the mountains just outside of Granada. This will be worth photographing as a very typical rural Andalucian family house. The work doesn't pay well, but it's nice work and my clients mother is a fabulous cook who likes to stuff your belly until no room is left. Traditionally, rural Andalucian homes are extended to accommodate new generations. My client is extending his family home in what he sees a a very traditional style. I am painting murals on the wall of the salon!

I'm still stuck in Granada. It's a trap! I need to pay €108 debt before I leave. I should clear that by tomorrow. Then I need to get boxes into storage.
 
2 rolls of paper €1.60
1 permanent marker €0.80
5 hours

€86.30

I love the fact I can do this anywhere in the world (almost).

Big fat fucking veggy pizza for me :)
 
I just thought I'd check back in on this thread, see how it's going.

What do I find? 15 consecutive posts by Stan without response... and he still hasn't left Grenada :D
 
kabbes said:
I just thought I'd check back in on this thread, see how it's going.

What do I find? 15 consecutive posts by Stan without response... and he still hasn't left Grenada :D
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Nothing to say - all to read.

Last post here. I'm going back to my blog. Armed with notepads and roaming connections I am going to blog totally on the fly. It will get ugly! Really ugly :)

http://www.TheLostPhotographer.blogspot.com


My aim is to sell as many paintings as possible for charity whilst making tracks to a lakeside house in Southern Estonia. That is all.

Thread close :)
 
The Pîgeon Catchers...

www.TheLostPhotographer.blogspot.com

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No more clogging up U75. If you want to follow, please follow my blog. Tell people if you like it. I need help promoting my painting auctions for charity :)
 

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Supine said:
Enjoyable read. Your a shit traveller though :)

Get a move on son!
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I do most things very slowly :)

Just picked up a job to paint murals in a new bar opening in the 'trendy' bit of Granada, so I'm not moving for a few days yet. I am desperate to move myself, but this is a very nice job. Client knows my work and is happy for me to do as I see fit along the theme of the bar name.
 
Guess what? I'm still in Granada. No excuses other than I'm enjoying good company I don't want to leave just yet.

David Cameron came to town. He came to town without any security! That actually went down well with the Spanish I talked with. Proper 'bulldog' English stuff compared to Mrs Obamas entorage and pompos stuff. I think it must have been him who dropped a 1 New Penny on my sketch. Cunt.

I'm staying in a tent in gardens of a squat/commune originally established by Sam Sol a few years a go. Now known as the Magic Garden.

Sam Sol is a hippe that other 'hippies' don't like. He fucks them off becuase he actually does stuff whilst they just get stoned and talk about doing stuff. He dedicates his life to travelling around Africa teaching people how to make parabollic sun ovens to save the very scarce wood supply. I haven't seen him for over Two years now.

I'll photograph his Magic Garden and post here rather than on my blog.

I always get stuck in Granada :D Moving soon. Aiming to arrive in Estonia late August/early September, so plenty of time to get me blog rolling.

Beautful 'N' just said goodbye to her beautiful friend.

"If you live a transient lifestyle you have to expect everything around you to be transient. That includes relationships." I told her.

It's the biggest price to pay for me. A very nice way to live, but friends, relationships just come and go before they get a chance to become worthwhile.

I want to take beautiful 'N' travelling with me. It's not going to happen, but it's a nice dream :)

Think I'll continue this thread for the stuff I don't want on my blog. It'll probably become more interesting for it!
 
Stan, just buy a flat and settle in Grenada. It suits you down to the ground. Why do you want to piss off away from people and places you love?
 
kabbes said:
Stan, just buy a flat and settle in Grenada. It suits you down to the ground. Why do you want to piss off away from people and places you love?
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Many reasons why not to buy just yet. I've found a place to rent from July with a possibility to buy. I don't want to borrow money. I don't have enough yet to buy and not worry about income. I want to travel - that costs unless you can pay your way on the move as I do. I'm also waiting to see if my book will bring income. It most likley won't, so I'm looking at other options. I will certainly settle here though. I love it. Plenty of good people like me. But, income here is not great, and I like spending money. If my art provides enough for a basic lifestyle I'll be happy.

I am going to walk (most of the way to Estonia), then go to Senegal and walk (most of the way) back :)
 
kabbes said:
Stan, In your case "good people like me" is an oxymoron.
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No. That's 'good people who like me' rather than 'good people like me'.

Anyway, Sam Sol's magic garden and it's motley crew will be an interesting set of photographs. People from France, Cezch republic, Senegal, Australia and me there ATM. A rich mix of backgrounds and ages.
 
Oh come on, at least Stanley Edwards doesn't collect "marginals". I don't agree with everything Stanley does and couldn't live like him, but really, who's he hurting, apart from himself?

Move on if you must, some people are just born restless.
 
Part of me envies Stan. He is living his life his way. I don't have the guts for that, I have too many commitments to live as freely as he, but I try in my own way. I like reading his posts, both the sensible and less so ones. Good luck, and may your god, whatever that might be, go with you Stan
 
Riklet said:
All humbled by meeting the modern day Kerouac....

More like lol.
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Exactly why I want to continue posting here as I go alongside my blog. Feedback. All the comments on my blog are just praise :)

I don't claim to be a writer, or artist of any note, just make a living from it in my lifetime is all I want.

But, anyway Riklet, what is your life about that makes you think you can LOL at anyone else with outdated cynicism? Are you cool, or summat? You could try reading some of my blog and then LOL'ing at that. Tosser :)
 
Stan why didn't you call your blog the lost artist or something along those lines instead? I don't think photography is you strength, no offence.
 
Santino said:
Has someone on Urban said that? :D
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He's long gone, but he had a habit of banging on about how Urban wasn't representative enough of minorities, how Brixton was not longer as edgy as he'd like it to have stayed - oh - and how he was talking to this or that "marginal" (ie. whichever beggar, homeless person, street drinker, or drug user didn't recognise him & hide fast enough) in the street and he had such an interesting chat all because he didn't look down his nose at them....

IMHO he had, and still has his good points (eg. taking an interest in local matters), but IMHO collecting marginals wasn't one of them.
 
kabbes said:
I think "lost" is pushing it too, tbh.
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Lost could mean he's not sure which direction he's going to next so more of a comment on his current mindset that physical whereabouts. Props to the guy for doing something most of us wouldn't have the balls to do.
 
Big Gunz said:
...I don't think photography is you strength, no offence.
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Each to their own. The snaps here are simply snaps. My photographs have actually adorned the walls of respected photography galleries in London, NY and Berlin many years past. Some people rate them.

I've stuck with 'The Lost Photographer' for 6 years now. the original concept came from a very different project, I see no reason to change now. I am creating a brand (very losely). That brand will be my retirement fund :)

I live the way I do because I like it. Simple as that. The charity thing came about accidently, but it works for everyone, so I'll carry on as I am.

I am waiting for Two very nice commissions to come good. In the meantime I have to cover costs of €25/day by doing a couple of hours on the streets each evening. Everything else is now sorted. Bank cards work. Flat sorted for a later date (I won't return until October - or, at least that's the vague plan). As soon as I've completed murals and been paid I'll be off.


Oh, and Kabbes: I'm in Granada Spain, not Grenada. I'm not quite that adventurous.

Think I might paint Siren Nº1 today :)
 
I shall look forward to seeing the new paintings. Do you sell prints of them? If not, why not? It could be an additional source of income to have a line of limited edition prints.
 
dessiato said:
I shall look forward to seeing the new paintings. Do you sell prints of them? If not, why not? It could be an additional source of income to have a line of limited edition prints.
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I offer 10 prints from each original. Stupid thing is they have to sell for as much as the original to be worthwhile. Not really looking for additional income. I manage very nicely ATM. Future income is where my financial brain is at whilst I enjoy painting and sketching now.

I'm pretty confident I've got things right. Another 6 months and all will be very cushy :)

In the meantime...
 
Stanley Edwards said:
What? I've raised over €100K for charity so far. How is that hurting me, or anyone else?

As for 'collecting marginals'; WTF are you on about?
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Fuck off, that's that very last time I even try to say something nice about you!:mad:
Your drinking and substance use, combined with sporadic rough sleeping is hurting yourself - even you've said as much...Kidney damage, potential liver damage, getting thrown out of at least one place you were living, falling onto a wine bottle you broke when pissed (and cutting a hand quite badly), do I need to remind you?

For all your faults - including being IMHO a dirty old man with (metaphorically) itchy feet, and unable to learn from past mistakes, etc, at least you don't look at your fellow human beings as people to use as proof of how big-hearted you are at having stopped to pass the time of day with them (what with them being on the margins of mainstream society). Doing that is "collecting marginals".
 
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