Mural at Lakeside

For the past month some of our smaller art classes have been working on a murals in the art room. Inspiration came from ancient chinese portrait and landscape paintings that we found on the internet.

William Gropper

Kelly and I were in this antique shop this past weekend and i saw this beautiful print and bought it. I went home and looked up the artist and it turns out that William Gropper is pretty well known all over the world. He was a social realist painter (think Diego Rivera) and I totally dig his stuff. check out theses websites.

http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/gropper_william_farmer.htm
http://www.artnet.com/artist/7464/william-gropper.html

Ensor made me do it

So Kelly gave me this great book on james ensor for christmas. this guy is really wacky and i love it. his work has inspired me in painting and now his drawings are getting me into drawing again. painting has always been my pleasure and i have yet to lose intrest in it or at least take a break from it. however, this hasn't been the case for drawing. i have gone through month long periods of not drawing and not missing it a single bit. after looking at ensor's drawings i am refreshed. they incorporate observation soaked in imagination. He masterfully fuses reality with the spiritual and metaphysical. Its wonderful. Here are a few images from the book. ensor has made me excited about drawing again!

Pile O' People

Here is a watercolor I did over x-mas break. Most of the family saw it but I don't think Aaron did.

Aslan?

Best representation of a lion I have seen. This handmade rug made in Mexico was given to Kelly and I from Aaron. Look! Appreciate its handiwork. Take notice of the angelic creatures flying in the distance proclaiming the glory of this ferocious blue-eyed beast.

The Only Chevy I Would Ever Buy

Here are some of Emily's paintings of an old Chevy. Also, I liked the Geode painting. They all show a bold use of paint application. I love the Chevy paintings their chalky/dustiness.
Honestly Em I would buy these.

SuperMario Kart vs. Art Making

"I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel. I'm cold and I am ashamed lying naked on the floor, [playing super mario kart, thinking about art] I am already torn...Torn" -Natalie Imbruglia

There are many things that enrich our lives. What happens when two valuable activities clash and wage war over a person?

Kelly and I recently purchased Nintendo 64 along with Mario Kart after we returned from Christmas break. I hope this doesn’t turn out to be the distraction that keeps me from holier pursuits.

Aliens of The Deep

Just watched a fascinating documentary on exploring the deep crevasses of my anus I mean the ocean floor. Lots of odd beautiful creatures are down in there (that is the ocean floor), living without the sun, deriving life from heat and oxygen produced by these Dr. Seuss looking pipes called hydrothermal vents. The film is all about how we can learn about possible life on other planets by exploring and studying the deepest parts of our oceans.
Oh by the way, the top picture is real!

I hope this turns out to be something we can use.