When things go bad...
Sometimes when the painting is not going particularly well, I like to look back on some recent, and not so recent successes. The sequence below was cut and pasted from a Thanksgiving post of last year, so the copy accompanying each painting has something to do with what one gives thanks for.
Me? I just like to look at the pictures.
Also, I'm a little hungover from last night/this morning and rather than post anything of merit, I'm just throwing this up (If that's not too indelicate a phrase):
Big Dick I (Hundred Million)--for putting me on the Wall Street map
The Annotated Murdoch--because "news is sacred." Plus, I love that blue wedge above his left eye.
Girl With The Pearl Earring (2003)--because although it wasn't the first, it was, in many ways.
Elena in the Morning--because sometimes its enough to just be beautiful.
Michele A.--because she, too, is a beauty. Plus, one can draw a direct line between Michelle A. and Cheerleader With Banana (Fallen Angel) I. Which is either a good thing or not, but something for which I, at least, am giving thanks.
Big Maria I (Plane Too Many)--because she may be my most famous painting (toss-up with Big Rupert).
Old Bobby Lee--because I love how his nose is gray. One wonders what the thinking was behind that. Plus, as many have noted, he is the single best example of the obscured box technique.
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa--because I don't think this painting gets enough credit. And for uniquely embodying the primary idea behind the Catholic Saints series--the depiction of the fine line between spiritual and sexual ecstasy--and for, by doing so, sparking the Cheerleader With Banana series (which is about the fine line between success and failure).
Close, But No Cigar--because it's good to know you can still crank out a real painting every once in a while.
And, of course Chuck--because not only was his painting as much, if not more, given how early it came in the process, of an "aha" moment as Close, But No Cigar, but also because he's cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
Remind me to tell you about my creamed spinach.
Me? I just like to look at the pictures.
Also, I'm a little hungover from last night/this morning and rather than post anything of merit, I'm just throwing this up (If that's not too indelicate a phrase):
Big Dick I (Hundred Million)--for putting me on the Wall Street map
The Annotated Murdoch--because "news is sacred." Plus, I love that blue wedge above his left eye.
Girl With The Pearl Earring (2003)--because although it wasn't the first, it was, in many ways.
Elena in the Morning--because sometimes its enough to just be beautiful.
Michele A.--because she, too, is a beauty. Plus, one can draw a direct line between Michelle A. and Cheerleader With Banana (Fallen Angel) I. Which is either a good thing or not, but something for which I, at least, am giving thanks.
Big Maria I (Plane Too Many)--because she may be my most famous painting (toss-up with Big Rupert).
Old Bobby Lee--because I love how his nose is gray. One wonders what the thinking was behind that. Plus, as many have noted, he is the single best example of the obscured box technique.
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa--because I don't think this painting gets enough credit. And for uniquely embodying the primary idea behind the Catholic Saints series--the depiction of the fine line between spiritual and sexual ecstasy--and for, by doing so, sparking the Cheerleader With Banana series (which is about the fine line between success and failure).
Close, But No Cigar--because it's good to know you can still crank out a real painting every once in a while.
And, of course Chuck--because not only was his painting as much, if not more, given how early it came in the process, of an "aha" moment as Close, But No Cigar, but also because he's cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
Remind me to tell you about my creamed spinach.
posted by Geoffrey at 9:36 AM
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