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Got Fruit? (New Painting African style) – memories for Mother’s Dayan
Published on 2010-05-11 22:11:19
This is the painting I gave to my mother for Mother’s Day. It is a shared memory of going to the market in Monrovia, Liberia. These powerful, queenly women, always danced in front of the store, selling fruit from their baskets. If you bough > read more
Got Fruit? (New Painting African style) – memories for Mother’s Dayan
Published on 2010-05-11 22:11:19
This is the painting I gave to my mother for Mother’s Day. It is a shared memory of going to the market in Monrovia, Liberia. These powerful, queenly women, always danced in front of the store, selling fruit from their baskets. If you bought some, they would sing a Christian hymn. My mother always [...] > read more
Igor’s Cat, Dental Work, and the Incubating Artist
Published on 2010-05-05 10:54:34
Igor Lukyanov of Ukraine, a brilliant artist, sent me the most gorgeous piece to hang on my wall. I am having it professionally printed, and framed, and it will go in my studio. I predict that in the future, this man’s work will be fetching > read more
Igor’s Cat, Dental Work, and the Incubating Artist
Published on 2010-05-05 10:54:34
Igor Lukyanov of Ukraine, a brilliant artist, sent me the most gorgeous piece to hang on my wall. I am having it professionally printed, and framed, and it will go in my studio. I predict that in the future, this man’s work will be fetching record prices at Sotheby’s. Seriously. Look at this and tell [...] > read more
Artists of a Feather….
Published on 2010-02-17 00:55:03
I went to my painting class and basically couldn’t produce anything. But I had fun trying. No pictures to post tonight. My eye was really hurting and I had just had a really long day at the slave factory. I wont’ get a day off unt > read more
Artists of a Feather….
Published on 2010-02-17 00:55:03
I went to my painting class and basically couldn’t produce anything. But I had fun trying. No pictures to post tonight. My eye was really hurting and I had just had a really long day at the slave factory. I wont’ get a day off until next week, since I have to “pay back” a [...] > read more
The One Eyed Painter Strikes Again. Duck.
Published on 2010-02-13 23:21:38
Last week, I was making a copy of a key for a tenant and I got a metal shaving in my eye. Not really serious, but I’ve ended up with an infection and it’s a hassle and just painful more than anything else. But I’m beginning to > read more
The One Eyed Painter Strikes Again. Duck.
Published on 2010-02-13 23:21:38
Last week, I was making a copy of a key for a tenant and I got a metal shaving in my eye. Not really serious, but I’ve ended up with an infection and it’s a hassle and just painful more than anything else. But I’m beginning to think maybe I’m a better painter with one [...] > read more
Mute Monday – Studying Yourself Without Words- Wrinkles Optional
Published on 2010-02-08 22:20:09
Tagged: acryclic, Art, impressionistic portrait, Painting, self examination, self portrait, studies in light and shadow > read more
Mute Monday – Studying Yourself Without Words- Wrinkles Optional
Published on 2010-02-08 22:20:09
Tagged: acryclic, Art, impressionistic portrait, Painting, self examination, self portrait, studies in light and shadow > read more
Dude – I Had An Epiphany!
Published on 2010-02-08 01:04:42
I am 43 years old and I have spent a lifetime trying to fit in, trying to belong, trying to do whatever it is that “God wanted me to do” with my life. Tonight, as I painted, it hit me. I’ve come full circle. I am now doing wha > read more
Dude – I Had An Epiphany!
Published on 2010-02-08 01:04:42
I am 43 years old and I have spent a lifetime trying to fit in, trying to belong, trying to do whatever it is that “God wanted me to do” with my life. Tonight, as I painted, it hit me. I’ve come full circle. I am now doing what I set out to do when [...] > read more
Need a Vacation, a Face Lift, and a Visit to “Reno Get’s The Girl”. In that order.
Published on 2010-02-03 00:38:59
Exhausted. Need a face lift, and a vacation. (Bet I can get one of those in Mexico too.) Evicting 2 tenants this week. Normally, it would break my heart, but this isn’t about non-payment. One is being evicted for being a public menace > read more
Need a Vacation, a Face Lift, and a Visit to “Reno Get’s The Girl”. In that order.
Published on 2010-02-03 00:38:59
Exhausted. Need a face lift, and a vacation. (Bet I can get one of those in Mexico too.) Evicting 2 tenants this week. Normally, it would break my heart, but this isn’t about non-payment. One is being evicted for being a public menace and the other for being a health hazard. (Fried roaches anyone?) I [...] > read more
Brangelina, Patriarch Pavle, and Van Gogh. All In One Post.
Published on 2010-01-28 01:18:10
Last night we were allowed to pick our own subject and paint from photos. So I selected my favorite photo of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia. For those not familiar with this man, please don’t panic. I’m not trying to proselytize. It̵ > read more
Brangelina, Patriarch Pavle, and Van Gogh. All In One Post.
Published on 2010-01-28 01:18:10
Last night we were allowed to pick our own subject and paint from photos. So I selected my favorite photo of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia. For those not familiar with this man, please don’t panic. I’m not trying to proselytize. It’s just that we were told to pick someone we found “fascinating”, in a dramatic [...] > read more
Checking in with the Royals and Brangelina
Published on 2010-01-27 01:58:40
Every now and then, when my life reaches a fever pitch, I feel the need to simply check in with the Queen and good old Whats-His-Name for an annual reality check. For the benefit of my many friends who manage to keep up with my whirlwind activities > read more
Checking in with the Royals and Brangelina
Published on 2010-01-27 01:58:40
Every now and then, when my life reaches a fever pitch, I feel the need to simply check in with the Queen and good old Whats-His-Name for an annual reality check. For the benefit of my many friends who manage to keep up with my whirlwind activities here at River Rat Apartments, I thought I [...] > read more
The Poor Give To Haiti – A Lesson In Humanity
Published on 2010-01-20 15:30:34
Haiti holds the heart of the world now, and this is a very good thing. She has captured our sorrow, our communal well of emotion, and our global instinct to preserve, protect and to nurture. I am so proud to be part of a global humanity that give > read more
The Poor Give To Haiti – A Lesson In Humanity
Published on 2010-01-20 15:30:34
Haiti holds the heart of the world now, and this is a very good thing. She has captured our sorrow, our communal well of emotion, and our global instinct to preserve, protect and to nurture. I am so proud to be part of a global humanity that gives what it can, where it can, and [...] > read more