Leonora Carrington, the great surrealist painter, died of pneumonia yesterday in Mexico (age 94): LINK
Here is some of her art.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Fraser Smith's Unique Sculptures
Images copyright Fraser Smith
Read about amazing sculptor Fraser Smith on Tartuffe's Folly. He made the beautiful quilt hanging above and the pants hanging below out of basswood and paint.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Mysterious Coon Song from 1928
The album is called "Black Blues in the Segregation Era". It's put out by Document Records. Amazon.com has an MP3 that you can purchase of a song on this album called the "Mysterious Coon" .My band, The Hokum Scorchers, did their own version of this song in 1990 with Lou Reimuller singing and playing a National guitar and a National mandolin. I played washboard on this tinpan alley style song.
It was originally recorded by a group of musicians in 1928 from Mississippi (in Atlanta, GA) called "Alec Johnson and his Band" - Alec sang vocal, accompanied by Bo Chatmon & Charlie McCoy, Joe McCoy.
I posted this blog entry a few years ago, but this morning I uploaded the song to my tumbler because I had a request for it:
Have a listen to the "Mysterious Coon" done by the Hokum Scorchers.
(recorded in 1990)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
The Devil Photographer
French Metal Photographer Figure with View Camera - 19th Century, a photo by photo_history on Flickr.
Click though on photo_history's flickr to see the face of this guy and the cabinet card drawing that matches this 19th century figure.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Some Paintings I Like
The Golden Girl by Dod Procter (date?)British
I did a post on this painter some time ago.
Circus, 1927 by Antonio Donghi, Italian
I blogged him a few times.
The Rose Bush 2007 by Jansson Stegner
This guy is new to me and I really like his work.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
"Blue Whale Cove" Painting in Progress (Crehore)
Click on photo to enlarge (twitpic).
See my pencil sketch in my previous post.
This little painting evolved from drawings that I have been doing for months in my sketchbook.
The Art of Amy Crehore
I'm painting this for the Sea No Evil 2011 Benefit Art Auction, Riverside Municipal Auditorium, CA. June 25, 2011, 6 PM.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
New Sketch for Next Project (Crehore)
Sketch by Amy Crehore May 2011
I made this sketch last night called "Blue Whale Cove". I'm going to try painting on a piece of wood this time. I already have a unique gold frame and I cut the wood to fit it. The frame will determine the direction of the color scheme this time, as I want it to become part of "the whole".
Funny Embroidered Letter
"Letter to the Future"
Hand-stitched embroidery by Simon Evans 2011
Shitty Heaven at James Cohan Gallery opens today May 12-June 11, 2011 NYC
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Drawings for New Work (Crehore)
"A Delicate Promenade" by Amy Crehore 2011 (click to enlarge drawing)
"A Little Escapade" by Amy Crehore 2011 (click to enlarge drawing)
Someone told me that they really liked my preliminary drawings, so I thought I would show you the two pencil drawings that I did for my new paintings. "A Little Escapade" totally morphed into something different when I painted it. Also, here are some quick digital shots of how these paintings looked framed before I shipped them off to the NEW BROW IV show in Seaside, CA. (Opens Friday May 13, 2011) More info about this show in a previous post.
Please go to my website homepage for larger images of these oil paintings on linen:
Monday, May 09, 2011
Jean-Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962), Inventor of the Pin-Up?
Jean-Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962) "was a French painter specialising
in portraits of Parisian women. In the 1920's Domergue invented a new type of woman : thin, airy, elegant, with a swanlike neck. 'I invented the pin-up, he later claimed."
See two pages of images at FRENCH PAINTERS blog
Friday, May 06, 2011
Another New Painting (Crehore), "A Delicate Promenade"
Painting by Amy Crehore 2011, "A Delicate Promenade"
8"x 10", (11.5"x13.5"black frame), oil on linen
Click image to enlarge
See my other painting for this show, "A Little Escapade" in previous post.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
One of my new paintings, "A Little Escapade"
Painting by Amy Crehore 2011, Click to Enlarge
The image shown above is a new painting that I just finished. It is called "A Little Escapade" (8"x 10" oil on linen with a black frame 13.5" x 11.5"). I will blog my other painting as soon as it is dry enough to scan. These are for an upcoming show in Seaside, CA on May 13.
More details to come!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Plexus Magazine:French Erotic Cover Art
Plexus, issue 25, June 1969Cover: painting by Michel Plaisir
Plexus, issue 27, September 1969Cover: Julie Leblanc
These are great. I have never seen these before! My friend Will over at 50 Watts Blog has acquired a bunch of late 60s-early 70s copies of the French magazine PLEXUS. For more covers like these (and weirder) follow this LINK. Thanks for sharing, Will!
There is even one cover featuring an umbrella that looks a little like a painting (A Curious Shelter) I did last year.
Using an Eyelash for a Paint Brush
A microscopic sculpture of Prince William and Kate Middleton
is on display in at the Castle Fine Art Gallery in Birmingham.
Willard Wigan painted these tiny figures with an eyelash!
BBC News: LINK
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Debbie Reynolds to Auction Off Marilyn's Subway Dress and Chaplin's Bowler Hat
Debbie Reynolds was pretty cute and here she is posing with a ukulele in the 50s (her website: LINK). Who knew she played? Probably for a film role. "Reynolds has amassed a large collection of movie memorabilia and, according to wikipedia, beginning in June and continuing into December 2011, she will auction off this collection. Among the more than 3500 costumes, 20,000 photographs, and thousands of movie posters, costume sketches, and props to be sold are Charlie Chaplin's bowler hat and Marilyn Monroe's white subway dress (skirt is lifted up by the breeze from a passing subway train in the film The Seven Year Itch). The latter is expected to fetch between one and two million dollars."
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A mysterious face drawing and how it came to be
What is this? Some kind of face or something? Yes, that's right. It's a mysterious, recurring birthday cake face drawn by the father of Steve (of The Sneeze ). That's my summary of part 1. I'm going to skip ahead to part 2 of the story and, if you have a few minutes, I hope you will read part 2 and part 3 because it's a hilarious story of how this "face" came to be.
(Thanks, Drawn! twitter via Julia Wertz twitter)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
New Interview with Daniel Clowes
Wild-girl Suzanne G. of Wurzeltod did a new interview with artist Daniel Clowes (Fumetto 2011)!
Here ya go- LINK
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Faber Books
Faber Books' photostream on flickr
is fun to look at. For instance, this book
cover, "The Doll Who Came Alive", from their set of classic children's books.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Drawings of Butterflies by Nabokov
The author’s own copy of Lolita. [via the Nabokov Museum]
Photograph of a young Nabokov with butterfly doodles by the man himself.
Flavorwire posted some of Vladimir Nabokov's drawings of butterflies in honor of his birthday next week (April 22). He adored butterflies from a young age. Nabokov used the title pages from some of his books and inscribed them to his wife, Vera, and other family members. Follow link to see more:
Friday, April 15, 2011
Marie-Therese Walter, Picasso's Blonde Muse
Photos by Béatrice Hatala, courtesy Gagosian Gallery. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Gagosian Gallery in NYC (522 West 21st) opened another Picasso exhibit last night. This time, the public will be able to experience stunning portraits of Marie-Therese Walter, Picasso's blonde, athletic muse & lover. (The exhibition is curated by Picasso biographer John Richardson together with Diana Widmaier Picasso, granddaughter of Marie-Therese and daughter of Maya Picasso.)
The portraits of Marie-Therese are some of my favorite works by Picasso. I had not seen these two beautiful drawings before. They have a wonderful sense of calmness about them.
This show will be up until June 25th, 2011. Gagosian Gallery
Read more here: LINK: Marina Cashdan article at Huffington Post
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Beautiful Musical Pierrot Costume with Cats
My friend Will from 50 Watts pointed out this interesting blog to me and I am grateful.
Have a look at "Airform Archives Blog".
There I found LINK to image above (amazing cat/pierrot outfit from 1900).
The blog is authored by Steve Roden, a Pasadena artist who has a current art exhibit here (SUSANNE VIELMETTER)
The blog is authored by Steve Roden, a Pasadena artist who has a current art exhibit here (SUSANNE VIELMETTER)
called "Stone's Throw"(until April 23, 2011).
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Auction ends tonight for Crehore One-of-A-Kind "Ema" art on eBay, 100% donated to Japan fund
AUCTION SUMMARY LINK to all pieces in this auction (Christina Conway, curator)
It feels good to help Japan in some small way! An "ema" is a traditional Japanese prayer plaque.
My design is new and original. It was hand-painted with oil paint on wood. I am also donating my preliminary sketch.
100% of the proceeds will benefit Give2Asia Earthquake and Tsunami 2011 Fund
REMINDER: This auction for my 2 pieces will end at around 11:25 pm Pacific Time tonight, April 10, 2011.
Great Examples of Slang from Flapper Era
Read More on BOOK FLAPS BLOG (via boingboing)
Some of my favs below from July 1922 Flapper Magazine (Flapper Dictionary):
Alarm Clock—Chaperon.
Anchor—Box of flowers.
Apple Knocker—A hick; a hay-shaker.
Apple Sauce--Flattery; bunk.
Barlow—A girl, a flapper, a chicken.
Bank’s Closed—No petting allowed; no kisses.
Barneymugging—Lovemaking.
Biscuit—A pettable flapper.
Billboard—Flashy man or woman.
Blushing Violet—A publicity hound.
Boob Tickler—Girl who entertains father’s out-of-town customers.e.
Cancelled Stamp—A wallflower.
Cake Basket—A limousine.
Cellar Smeller—A young man who always turns up where liquor is to be had without cost.
Clothesline—One who tells neighborhood secrets.
Corn Shredder—young man who dances on a girl’s feet.
Dincher—A half-smoked cigarette.
Edisoned—Being asked a lot of questions.
Face Stretcher—Old maid who tried to look younger.
Frog’s Eyebrows—Nice, fine.
Handcuff—Engagement ring.
Houdini—To be on time for a date.
Meringue—Personality.
Munitions—Face powder and rouge.
Noodle Juice—Tea.
Nosebaggery—Restaurant.
Nut Cracker—Policeman’s nightstick.
Pillow Case—Young man who is full of feathers.
Police Dog—Young man to whom one is engaged.
Potato—A young man shy of brains
Smoke Eater—A girl cigarette user.
Stilts—Legs.
Trotzky—Old lady with a moustache and chin whiskers.
Umbrella—young man any girl can borrow for the evening.
Wind Sucker—Any person given to boasting.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Kohala Girls played National Guitars
The Kohala Girls circa 1934 featuring Letritia Kandle on National Tricone Resophonic
The Kohala Girls play "Chile Blues" - Instrumental
We love vintage National guitars and National guitar family instruments at our house.
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