The Who

two new paintings

Hey there Pierre.  Here are two new paintings recently finished and dry enough to scan.  The one on top, the night scene, is trade with my friend Micaela for watching my plants and Scotia the kitty while i was off on travels.  I really like this one.  A good night sky. 

"What Happens On Shark Fin Hill. . ."

The bottom one is another with a person in it.  Well, a tree hair person.  sort of a transition or combination from/and trees to people.  Simple and interesting. 

"At Last We Meet"

god dammit i need a backscratcher.  or a sympathetic monkey.  or longer arms?  i dont know. 

Mr. Rith

So My friend, here is our trade painting.  what do ya think? 

this painting was requested by Special Agent Rith in exchange for some valuable merchandise (not pot you druggies).  It is based on a design i made several years ago.  People have always been very fond of this design and it never ceases to draw attention and comment.  Notice the tree with the face?  Thats kinda new but important since it is going to a special place.  A place where such beings are appreciated.

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This totally kicks Ass!

from the film Girl on a Bridge

once i heard an angel sing the song "dreaming my dreams".  just for me.  i swear.  have you ever heard an angel sing? 

two drawings from sunday the 31st drawing class

blues

I bought this dvd - Deep Blues, its excellent and this is def one of my favorite blues songs

Love this video and song - thanks Bunny

my favortie is the part in the kitchen when the cooks dance.  Madonna is a bit freaky to look at sometimes in this vid, but when wasnt she.  Freaky in a good way.  the second video just came attached.  not trying to force madonna on you but thats what youtube had.  so

motivation. . .ugh. help me baby jesus

Self Motivation: Self motivation is the ability to motivate oneself, to find a reason and the necessary strength to do something, without the need of being influenced to do so by another person. Working in a careful and consistent manner without giving up.



It would seem that winter is like the anti-motivation drug we should be giving way to, but can we really?  Who here can hibernate for 4 months and then just get back to doing things.  Maybe if we all just agreed to do it then no one would have to continue doing things.  all bills and payments and maintenance would just cease for a while.  I have to talk to the mayor about that.  Maybe it could be like a performance art project...  Just need to keep up with the netflix account so we have something to watch.  Who's in?  (bring chips)

this past sundays drawing class

which one do you like?

Objective Reality

Somethings to twist your brain around

Wait a minute Sloopy. . . Hang on. .

cereal

i like hot cereal.  but hate making it.  i'll avoid it and avoid it and im not sure why, except i know i just hate making it.  I add coconut shreds, raisins and apple butter to make it tasty.  I would love butter and salt, but i try not to eat salt too much and dont eat butter.  mostly because it tastes like animal sweat to me.  Not that i know exactly what animal sweat is like but i imagine it tastes like butter.  my mom puts in flaxseed and sunflower seeds and she used to put tahini in also. but anyways, heres a picture of cereal.  its wondrous i know

beagle!

always one of my favorites

Holy crap - check out that kick ass red leather outfit - tell me i couldn't rock that look.  Where can i get me one of those.  Prob not Salvo, unless they put in a new vintage awesome eighties aisle.  right next to the dirty t-shirts aisle right?

Misty Monday

It was a misty Monday this past monday so i went outside (yes, i go outside) and took some pictures around the barn.  very pretty.  see?

Mist is very different from Mania.  Although Susanna Hoffs is pretty misty.  Wow, had a huge crush on her. 

Mondays arent a problem for me.  That would mean i had some sort of normal schedule which i don't seem to contain.  Actually, the government has restricted me from having one.  Super spy shit, dont worry about it.  But arent all days really the same?  Not if you have to get up at 6am and start your day with a splash of cold water to the face, coffee, frick ass cold march to the car to warm it up and back for work clothes, breaky and a deep sigh.  Thats good for some people i think.  I'd quit in 2 weeks.  Or get transferred to the office in Hawaii by the beach.  Theyre much nicer over there and they have plenty of fruit.  And fish i think.  But no monkeys, Hawaii doesnt have them, they refuse.  Mondays are cool when you say them twice.




Youch - Michelle Phillips, holy.. Do i have a crush on everyone?  I think so.  Anyways, i like Mondays (Moon's Day) just as much as other days, except Fridays cause fridays have a certain energy from all the people free from work and partying at the bars and clubs. 

Ah whatever.  Hope the pictures are kinda interesting (insert emoticon thing)

peace out pipe

Hey peaceful natives.  hows life.  wait, i can just check your blogs.  okay then, have a picture of a pipe then and peace out.  i made this pipe for my brother for christmas.  was a frick load of work.  it was one out of 5 that made it to a finished piece.  it aint easy getting ther long part hollowed out.  i had some help on how to do it from durand and chris but it still wasnt easy.  I burned a hot wire through the pith and also bought a long ass drill bit and drilled it partially.  went through the bowl side but patched it up because i was not gonna try another one.  anyways, it came out nice.  didnt use it cause i dont smoke but it seemed like it would work fine

Dream Deer illustration for a book of poems

The dream deer stares at a sphere,

seeing through to the other side

though seeing unclear.

I present the question of a light in the woods,

the deer says perhaps its the moon that shines where you should.

I thought I woke up then drifted asleep

dreaming further

and more silent

and more deep.

"It could be you" I said oh a hill,

the grass and the moonlight looked so still.

And what if it was the deer's very own dream,

turned upside down the deer's self as it seemed.

He said

"Though its your sleep and not mine

I'm here dreamt by you."

I said

"I wonder. . my deer,

because

in this dream I'm not really sure who is who."

AbracadabrA

found this nice photo

Found this nice image when looking through old photos from about 10 years of taking pictures.  Hope to do a show locally so i'm just going through them picking out ones that might apply.

Artists

This is a painting by artist Irving Kriesberg.  My friend sent me a clipping from the NY Times about him.  The article describes him as "An Expressionist painter whose canvasses were not strictly abstract" - Margalit Fox.

I like the work.  I love abstract expressionism - truly my favorite art movement. 

Also, here is a link to an artist i saw at the last artist market (once a year) in ithaca's famous farmers market.  His etchings were insane awesome.  So much work in them.  Check it out.  Grant Silverstein

And just for gary, here's an extra special link

painting con peoples

I'm starting to make more people - just for fun, instead of trees.  This one is titled "I'm Drawn To You" 

What do ya think?