…is quite heavy indeed…and I am tired. We are very fortunate right now, though. All is well…at least right here, right now.
Around us, all around us it’s a fearful sight…
“Sinking Heart” is making its way to Ontario, Canada. I hope there will be no problems during its trip…
These are some pics from the April show in Holland. Quite a crowd, I understand…
A view of the hallway of the gallery…Lots of artwork to choose from.
I just wanted to post this beautiful painting recently given to me. A very talented artist indeed. It will have a place of honor in my collection…
A little robin watches me from the branch…
No this is not one of those spam messages that you get in your inbox…It is a declaration, an ode if you will to those men out there who live under the oppressing thumb of their scary wives…Who came first, the nazi wife or the self-flagellating husband? Dios los cria y ellos se juntan, like we say in Spain…which translates into something like God creates them and they choose to be together...One of those sick symbiotic relationships with no real “wieners“…
You know who you are…You with the shrieking old bag of a wife… You constantly eggshell stepping in your own house in a futile attempt to avoid her outbursts…You squirming to put up a front of domestic bliss when you are no longer able to look anybody in the eye because you don’t remember which one was the last lie you told…Yes, you…
In my artistic musings (when I have time for musings at all) I have discovered an unending source of inspiration in the daily life and adventures of this particular couple. I have certain opportunities to glimpse into their interactions and they never fail to surprise me in a disgusting kind of way…Their isolation from reality, the animosity among the members of the household, the competitiveness that permeates their every action…They paint a sad picture (no pun intended). It is dysfunction at its best…kind of watching a train wreck in weekly episodes…
The only part not amusing to me is my personal, involuntary involvement, if ever tangential, in this matter. I try to stay on the sidelines, but sometimes they pull me in…Misery loves company…I guess.
I have completed a painting, the first of a series loosely based on these two specimens, titled “You Ain’t that Man”. I will post an image very soon. I think it will be displayed in the show at Factory on 5th in June.
Six pieces in all have been selected for the exhibit Bytes & Pieces. They are:
Brushfire Blessings First Flight
Shelter Fledgling Peace I
We’ll be packing them up very soon….I expect to have images posted by the end of this week…
Great news! I’ve had the hefty fee for submitting an application to Art on the Edge waived…Only ten artists have been selected and I’ve been fortunate to be one of them…I have to go to work now…The deadline is in two weeks and it’s coming up fast…More (I hope good) news soon!
And pics….
These are all w.i.p.s (work in progress)…I’ll post the finish product as soon as it emerges from the depths of the studio….
Connection is rather the account of a separation. It is not clear whether the last bit of communication between the figures is about to break down or if it is barely starting to develop…
A Tale of Two Sisters speaks of sameness and the existence of small differences within that degree of similarity…The differences do not constitute blemishes but create the individual and unique personality of each sister…
Red Coat Pilot…is in transit. To where exactly…I don’t know. I don’t think he knows either. He’s being guided by a bright star…although he’s not really looking at it. He stands vigilant inside his little nutshell/boat…Perhaps he’ll abort the journey and climb up the ladder towards the star…It’s one way to escape…
Here we are (I am behind the camera) pinning up the artwork…A few glitches (minor)
and it all came together quite beautifully…
…and this is when the pushing part started…It got very crowded…but it was fun…
I guess the closest translation I can come up with is “tentatively” or “precariously”…This is a common expression in Spanish and it means that something is not quite solid or for sure…Held together merely by pins….
I find it appropriate to describe some recent personal events…although, come to think of it, pretty much everything seems to be transitory and disposable these days.
Tonight I have a spot at the Pushpin Show in Santa Fe waiting for my three pieces to be “unveiled”. I am a bit nervous about it but the concept was so well timed and so in line with how I feel about life in general that I could not overlook the irony of participating in such exhibit. I am very curious to see the work of the other artists and I am sure that I am in for a few surprises. If you wish to see photos of the opening, go to www.pushpinshow.com . I will be posting photos of my three pieces as soon as they are available.
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