April 13, 2004
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New Hobby
We're told that for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can sponsor a hungry child in Africa. But don't forget if you also forgo the vanilla almond biscotti, you can nurture a starving soul. My new hobbie: Ebay Gallery. (Thank you CT!).
Painting by J. Williams. I like to call this piece "Hitchcock Country." These sunflowers feel evil (think "Little Shop of Horrors"). The hand of darkness reaches across the eastern sky, casting an irresistable shadow upon the barn, which, as you can plainly see, is guarded by the evil sunflowers.
Painting by P. Hardy.
I Dream In Cats.
Of this little world
curved by the horizon of my graceful ego
I am the master;
I wonder but do not stray
for you are my heart
and I yearn for you from my side of the door
while time skips unevenly by us;
I am wise beyond your years
but I will always pounce on your reveries
like a kitten.
--me
Painting by A. Berkman. This is actually not one of her better paintings. I think she tries to create the impression of light with too much yellow hues. The cat's position is not very natural. She is hovering above the gound. Weird. But my mother will love this painting, because she has a kitty that looks just like this hovering napster. If you are a cat lover definitely check out more of Berkman's work. Her other stuff is tons better, but I will not link them because, hey, I'm still bidding on them.
(but if you think you know which Berkman is my favorite, let me know... she has this one painting that captures the way light skiddles off a cat's fur that is just simply brilliant!)
Wanna trade in your biscotti?
Comments (9)
I cannot take credit for those. Tis the song: I'll follow the sun" by the beatles. Nice eye candy.
Wish I had a scanner or digital camera to put in my own artwork. Wish I had the guts to put up my own poetry. But I fear I live the life of a wuss.
The Art of Drowning is a poem... or are you going to tell me that's not yours either. =)
You can *live* the life of a wuss, but on Xanga you can live a secret double life. One where it is ok to share silly poems about the cat you miss because nobody knows who you are.
In the words of that great philosopher, Ralphie Wiggum: "OH boy sleep, that's where I'm a Viking!"
"I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the
world."
"Painting by J. Williams. I like to call this piece "Hitchcock Country." These sunflowers feel evil (think "Little Shop of Horrors"). The hand of darkness reaches across the eastern sky, casting an irresistable shadow upon the barn, which, as you can plainly see, is guarded by the evil sunflowers."
The light of the painting comes from the obvious left...so being sunflowers...they're facing the left. The artist purposely have the flowers' backs twds you...almost pointing twds the road leading away from the barn...drawing your attention to the path. Even the barn is facing the left. The dark shadow to the right almost seems like it is to be swallowed by something coming from the left. The darker patch is probably the clear sky and the lighter side of the sky is more likely hovering clouds....so just which side is evil???
The scene reminds you of Hitchcock. The sunflowers seem evil. Are they anticipating evil?
Awesome painting...it's very misleading and complicated. Sunflowers and barns make you think of happier times in the country...but then...it's not a very happy or calming scene after all...
Cats indeed. The creature which manages to bestow upon you a feeling of honorand privilege as you scuttle around filling its food/drink bowls.
Did your bids win?
hello! .. i've finally blog. so how are you? hows things going, hows work .. ahha too many question! :]
I've always had a soft spot for impressionism.
Stephanie, having a person articulate your feelings better than you can is like having someone scratch an itch you didn't even know you had. Werd! =)
Daff, I won two but the Barn of Evil still has a day left. I read once that dogs see their masters as their leader while cats see their masters as their parent. So true.
Cayse44, you work in the art industry and you want to take the LSAT? Very interesting combination. /end fake Freud voice.
I hope you don't mind...I'm going to steal your cat poem, and post it on my page! =)
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