UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (3-D PAINTING) 2010

For several years I've created a series of "circle" paintings. I was inspired to do this body of work when I was looking through a Biology book one semester. The images of cellular forms and organic shapes made me think that they would make a great composition.......... I love this piece. Its basic and yet so busy.... it really commands attention. It's going to be hung in a friend's office. Hopefully it won't be too distracting for his co-workers!

CAR ART

What is it with cars and man's need to defile it with paint or vinyl? Is it the need to be unique? I don't think one will want to be purposely tacky but that is how most paint jobs go. You will realize from this list that if you ever want to change the appearance of your car, do not go the DIY route. Go to a professional. One who has taste, most importantly.

Who the *$&% Is Jackson Pollock? Paying Millions for Art ...A Pile of S*!%?

Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? Is a 2006 documentary following a woman named Teri Horton, a 73-year-old-former long-haul truck driver from California, who purchased a painting from a thrift shop for $5, only later to find out that it may be a Jackson Pollock painting; she had no clue at the time who Jackson Pollock was, hence the name of the film. According to an interview from the film, Horton purchased the painting from a California thrift shop as a gift for a friend who was feeling depressed. Horton thought the bright colors were cheery, but when the dinner-table-sized painting proved too large to fit into her friend's trailer, Horton set it out among other items at a yard sale, where a local art teacher spotted it and suggested that the work could have been painted by Pollock due to the similarity to his action painting technique. At one point Horton and her friend decided the painting would be good for target practice, but they never got around to trying that tactic. The film depicts Horton's attempts to authenticate and sell the painting as an original work by Pollock. Its authenticity is doubtful at best, because the painting was purchased at a thrift store, is unsigned, and is without provenance, the documentation of a painting’s history. Another authentication issue is that during Pollock's lifetime there were many imitators of his style. On another level, the movie explores the challenges faced by the average uneducated, but determined, citizen who takes on the elitist, high-stakes world of art dealership.

FYI- Horton, who once turned down an offer of 2 million and then later $9 million for it, is now asking $25 million for her $5.00 purchase. Pretty steep huh?
I love this film because it focuses on the "hype" of buying and selling famous artworks -----> basically saying its full of it. My brother once told me to never tell people that I wanted to be an artist because "it only means you're broke and crazy" ... "artists only make a fortune after they die". Touche. Modern art really arises these issues when you see a painting selling for thousands of dollars and its only a red circle in the middle of a blank canvas... why the hell would you pay thousands of dollars for it? If you have tons of money to blow on paintings sure, be my guest. Art is what you make of it. Whether a work was painted by a famous artist, child, or serial killer... its all the same. Bottom line------> If i had several million dollars in the bank ....would I blow it on a painting? Hell no. You'd see me with P-Diddy cruising the Mediterranean on his yacht. I hope Terry the "truck driver" hits it big with her Pollock painting... 25 mil for a 5 dollar joke-of-a-purchase? AWESOME.

SASSY QUOTE OF THE DAY

" T.G.I.F.... Thank God I'm Fabulous" -Morgan Wahl

WHAT'S YO NAME? WHAT'S YO NUMBA?

The basic business card is pretty boring. I look once, throw it in my purse, and tend to never really remember that company or person again. However, I found some other, "alternative" business cards that are pretty creative and amazing. It makes you think twice that your information doesn't always have to be on standard paper. Plastic, cloth, and even balloons are alternate forms of expressing yourself. Below are a few pictures to inspire you. They definitely got my attention.

ONE OF THE BEST LOGOS I'VE SEEN - Designed by: Richard Fonteneau

GOOGLE DOODLES ------> KEEPING IT FRESH AND FREQUENT

Every morning when I log onto the internet a new Google image is waiting there for me. You too have recognized this. The image might reference the current holiday, or a childhood book that you remember oh so well…. But the idea behind this constant “update” is pure genius.

I call this … “keeping it fresh and frequent”…

I’m going to compare Google’s “keeping it fresh and frequent” to Facebook. These sites both cater to the impatient, ADD-kid, like me. I’m always refreshing the web from time to time to see what’s new … I find myself mindlessly browsing sites & looking at images … Even today .. I was on Facebook per usual… reading the Newsfeed saying, “so and so are engaged?.... My sorority sister got a new job?!! … that guy from High School got married?”… (my brother Nelson thinks Facebook is worse than US Weekly in that you actually know these people and their current life updates) …ok I’m off track…. The point I’m trying to make here is that constant updating is that it keeps us interested… for example the most famous blogger I can think of, Perez Hilton, said he found himself blogging to the point of over 8 hours a day in order to satisfy his 32 million plus viewers… and the Google brand does the same…with their imagery…Everyday we get an entirely new picture, created solely for our entertainment. And Guess what? Their logo is remembered---- embedded in our minds.

I’ve found a few of my favorite “Google Doodles” … some are better than others… but all I can say is…. Google you are SO smart. I’m glad you’re keeping it fresh buddy.