I may have found a clue to the Oak Grove Bridge oil painting numbering problem. I was preparing for a show of oil paintings, and had several new paintings going at the same time. One was on a collapsible easel, and true to its nature, it collapsed and tore the painting on the table behind it. After feeling sick for awhile, I removed the canvas from its foundational frame and sewed it into a tote bag.
Numbering problems continue – there is no #12 or #13, and I jump between Roman numerals and normal numerals (what are those called??)
Now back to the completed oil paintings of the Oak Grove Bridge. I started messing around with exaggerated colors in 2014.
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Love the tote bag! You are a clever one 🙂
Hi The Other Melinda – thank you for checking in! The totebag was a desperate attempt to keep from stabbing myself with my paintbrushes out of total OH NO HOW COULD I HAVE DONE THAT.
Yes, they are called Arabic numerals. Thank you, Mr. Fibonacci!! He took us from the abacus to the decimal point also.
http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html
Check this out when you have too much time on your hands. Ha!
1, 2, 3, 4, etc. are called Arabic numerals. and now you know . . . the rest of the story!
Love your tote bag!
Arabic?? Arabic!! Weird. Thanks, Sharon!
The tote bag is huge, and the painting on it is a little crackly and wrinkled because I lined the tote and it got really squished when I turned it. But, it is perfect for hauling books and knitting up and down the hill.
For further research:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals
Hindu??
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