Thursday, June 25, 2009

THIS JUST IN: I have nothing to blog about

Wow, I can't believe the world lost Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson in the same day. I'm sure others will write in detail about this and will do so much more eloquently than I ever could. I can't say that I was the world's biggest Farrah fan and, to be honest, I don't own a single CD by Michael Jackson, but I still hurt for their families and friends. I've seen cancer take too many people in my life and it just sucks. And Michael Jackson's death was just so unexpected.

Obviously, the remainder of this post has nothing to do with either one of them and the incredibly sad events of this day, but I had planned on posting these so I figured I would go ahead and do so. That's right folks, I have no blog material this week so I've already made you read a meme and now I'm going to subject you to some relatively recent paintings I've done. The usual disclaimer applies: I can't take photographs at all.

Here is an abstract guitar:


And then I did another one. In this second one, I used slightly different colors and did some splatter painting at the end. Oh and one other thing - I paid attention to what I was doing and actually lined up the neck with the soundhole on this one a little better.



I very rarely wear high heels, I just paint them:


Don't worry, I know what you're thinking......I'm not sure about this next one either. It's a funky bird. It was fun to paint, but it looks a little crazy.


I guess I've been on a musical painting kick lately. First the two guitars, and now here is an abstract piano:


I'm actually pretty happy with this next one.


A colorful cross. I think my Mom wants to buy this one. But I'm not going to charge her. She's also thinking about buying the abstract piano. I won't charge for it either.

A gigantic martini. This one could even be a Christmas decoration. :-)


A sassy little girl. Someone told me she looks creepy. What do y'all think? Creepy or sassy?


And not only did I get on a musical painting kick, I guess I also jumped on an Eiffel Tower kick:




This next one looks so much cooler in person than in a photo (okay, I'm not trying to pat myself on the back, but honestly all of my paintings look a whole lot better in person than they do in my crappy photos). This one is also a ton of fun to paint. I've done two of them. But I'll only make you look at one. The other one is very similar - I just did some different designs, swirls, etc. in the girl.


I had never done a sports related painting so I gave this one a shot. I gave it to my Dad for Father's Day last weekend. I don't think I'm going to start a golf painting kick anytime soon.


I've painted this next one twice as well. Again, I'll only make you look at one of them. Sometimes we end up teaching the same painting multiple times. There's a dress painting that I've now painted six times. They all look a little different, but not different enough to keep posting them and making y'all look at multiple versions of the same thing.

Okay, that's all I'll force y'all to suffer through this go-round.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
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8 comments:

Kari C said...

I seriously love your art! I wish I lived in Atlanta so I could take classes from you! I have a friend who moved to the area and I'm thinking of a visit....I know I could get her to sign up for a class too! Don't stop sharing your work here--please!!

Anonymous said...

I'm not sure if I've ever commented but I've been reading for a while.

HB's cold tonic works wonders! I've even given out the recipe.

Anyway, just wanted to say that I love your paintings. I think you are very talented. The piano is very nice. I think the girl looks sassy!

Patti

lizgwiz said...

I like the funky bird. I don't know what that says about me.

I was never the world's biggest MJ fan, either...but his first solo album (back when he was still with the Jackson 5) WAS the first album I ever owned. And when I bought a new stereo in college, I bought a copy of "Off the Wall" for its inaugural use. So I guess I liked him when he was still a black man. Not so much when he started to morph into a strange, white woman. What a sad end to a sad, strange life.

3carnations said...

I like the second eiffel tower one best. Great work!

Claire said...

Hi there from long ago. I used to follow your blog under my name "akacate".

I am absolutely bowled over by the freedom, expression, colour, life, movement, joy of your paintings. You are a really amazing artist!

I loved all of them.

Tanya said...

I really like your work, too. You do good stuff.
I also think one day when you're bored you should post all 6 versions of the same painting. It would be interesting to see how they vary and progress.

Suze said...

I totally want to buy the shoe print. Seriously~~

rhymeswithplague said...

This is my first visit but it certainly won't be my last. I know absolutely nothing about art and can't draw worth a lick, but I really enjoy looking at your paintings! I came here from flurrious where you left a comment. I came to Atlanta 34 years ago (I'm old, 68, and male, but not dirty old) so I know what town your non-redneck brother lives in with the Horse Park. I'm north, not east. More hilly.

If I could, I would buy your abstract piano (I am poor). You got the black keys right but there are ten notes in each octave (making it a dectave, I suppose) and the staff on the sheet of music has seven lines instead of five and there is no bass clef at all. I'm beginning to understand what is meant by "abstract" in painting; i.e., not found in the real world.

I will now slowly begin to read your posts so that when I comment again I will make more sense. In an abstract way, of ocurse.