From the New Yorker, by Barry Blitt:
Tag Archives: Art
More Fun With Virtual Paintout
Costume department of the Dutch Opera and Ballet
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Pope Blames Eve for Listening to “Fake News” Serpent
Because of course she did.
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The tragic history of human sin, the Pope says in his message, is the first “fake news” and it dates back to the book of Genesis, when the “crafty serpent” lied to the woman. In present day, according to the Pope’s message the fast digital world helps fuel the spread of “fake news” — which he defines as “the spreading of disinformation on line or in the traditional media.”
Silhouette by TexasTrailerParkTrash
The “Short-fingered Vulgarian” Makes the Cover of The New Yorker
My Kind of People
It’s a Van Gogh! (Sam Van Gogh)
My daughter really loves Vincent Van Gogh’s art, as do I. Recently she asked me if I would paint three acrylic copies of his work for her birthday. She gave me a book of some of his paintings and marked the pages of the ones she particularly liked. This is one of them. Only two more to go. Oy.
I’m reminded of the episode of “The Addams Family” where they think Morticia is getting art lessons from Picasso.
Turns out it was Sam Picasso.
That’s me, Sam Van Gogh.
As Promised…
My annual Halloween cartoon—now in its 6th iteration.
Can it BE that long since Michele Bachmann first darkened our doorsteps?
My, how time flies.
Headstones and Queen’s Crowns
Here’s another little painting I did of a place across the street from our library that creates granite memorial headstones. Some are the usual gray and some are the polished pink granite that we see a lot of around here, mainly in WPA era buildings like our courthouse.
I like this site mainly because of the vine growing unchecked up the telephone pole in front. The locals call this vine “Queen’s Crown.” Here’s what I found when I Googled it:
Queen’s wreath (Antigonon leptopus), a buckwheat-family member also known as coral vine and queen’s crown, is a fast-growing Mexican plant that has become a prominent Lone Star resident. This tuberous perennial bears delicate heart-shaped leaves and copious lacey clusters of hanging radiant pink or white flowers throughout summer and autumn. Virtually pest-free, except for enthralled bees, it thrives in heat and withstands droughts in zones 8-9. In fact, too much water will impede blooming. Perfect for sunny fences or arbors in well-drained sites, this easily-grown tendriled tropical can reach up to 30 feet and can become territorially aggressive.
This one has definitely claimed its territory. More power to it, I say!
My Other Cat Demands Equal Time
Our sole remaining cat, Culvey, found out about the tribute I posted to TLC the other day and he’s demanding equal time. So here’s a sketch I did of him today. It took me a bit longer than the 15 minutes the last one did—more like 45—but I think he approves of the outcome. I hope you do too. 🙂
Time To Cleanse The Palate
I’m suffering from “BNF” (bad news fatigue) today, so I thought I’d post one or two entries from my little 5″ x 8″ sketchbook that I’ve been keeping lately.
Every day I walk my little Chihuahua, Kelso, at our local park or sometimes the library, like I’ll have to do this weekend when Oktoberfest mania has taken over our usual haunt. If I find something of interest, I’ll snap a photo of it and do an ink, watercolor, and marker sketch from it later when Kelso isn’t tugging at the leash to get going.
This one is of an antique shop called The Farmhouse across the street from the park. It’s in an old limestone building with a standing seam metal roof. I like to do these sketches quickly (maybe 15 mins.) so I won’t agonize too much over the details, which I’m prone to do. Besides BNF there’s always OCD.
Enjoy.
I Tried Being Tasteful... 