Shock-headed Peter or Der Struwwelpeter

One of my favorite children's books and a true inspiration to me is this 1920's version of the 1845 classic by Heinrich Hoffman, "Slovenly Peter".
Poems about naughty children with beautiful woodcut-style illustrations. This version is hand-colored. Read about Hoffman here:
"Der Struwwelpeter"

Two New Interviews, Amy Crehore

"Hula Hoop Blues" Copyright Amy Crehore 2005

In case you might have missed them, there are two new interviews with me online at:

Celebrity At Work

and

Art NYC

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Go See Scoop

This a hokum blog and I just have to mention Woody Allen's newest film, "Scoop". I agree with those critics who say it is his funniest film in years. And it's one of his best, I think. He plays a hilariously old-fashioned vaudeville-style magician. The gorgeous Scarlett Johansson is his comedic sidekick. Or maybe he is her sidekick. Very beautifully filmed with a great script. Hugh Jackman rounds out the great cast. A "perfect" little movie complete with it's surreal deathship. You'll have to go see it to find out what that is. I think England suits Woody.

As a side note, look what I just found! A blog about Woody's jazz band:

http://www.woodyallenband.com/blog/

I still have my autographed postcard from Michael's Pub in NYC signed by Woody himself many, many years ago.

Balthus, King of Cats

"Nude with Cat" 1949, copyright Balthus

A year or two ago, the Portland Art Museum sponsored a show of paintings from the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia. I was fortunate enough to get to see this painting by Balthus that I would never have seen otherwise. It certainly is one of my very favorites: the composition of angles, the spontaneity, the look on the girl's face, the unselfconscious pose, the delighted cat, the lighting and the solidity of the forms. It has it all.

Read the museum's description of Balthus and his art:

Balthus, National Gallery of Victoria

I did a tribute to Balthus maybe 5 or 6 years ago in a painting called

"Homage to the King of Cats" .

He's been an artistic inspiration for a long time now. A true original.

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Sketch for "Banana Eater"

Sketch for "Banana Eater" painting Copyright 2005 Amy Crehore

Here is the drawing (click on image to enlarge)

for the "Banana Eater" painting which

will be published in "Blab! 17" in Sept. 2006.

You can see the painting on the homepage of my website:

The Art of Amy Crehore

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Louise Brooks, Inspiration

Louise Brooks
"Black Comedy" by Amy Crehore Copyright 2005

Although most of my Little Pierrots were drawn without looking at any reference material at all, a couple of them were inspired by the poses of beautiful silent movie star, Louise Brooks.

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