A Couple of New Crehore Paintings

Close up detail of painting by Amy Crehore, "Conversation with Willy Wiggly"
Close up detail of painting by Amy Crehore, "Cloudy Day Blues"

"Cloudy Day Blues" 12"x12", oil on board by Amy Crehore 2009

"Conversation with Willy Wiggly" 12"x12", oil on board by Amy Crehore 2009
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Here are my newest paintings for a special event to be held during San Diego comic-con (one features a banjo uke or maybe it's a tenor banjo uke since it has a longer neck):
Planet Illogica Extravaganza and Super Hero Art Exhibition
Friday : JULY 24, 6:30PM – 12:30 AM
A major art happening that delivers fine art, live music featuring Taylor Bates composer of “300,” “Watchmen,” cash bar, food and great friends : minutes away from the San Diego Comic-Con convention hall : Planet Illogica Extravaganza featuring art, music, fashion and great friends. Live painting on nude model by Ron English.
Location : Wonderhaus : 1441 L Street : San Diego : CA : 92101 :
www.wonderbreadhaus.com
+++Featured Artists+++David Van Alphen : Jonathan Bergeron : Chris Buzelli : Bob Dob : Molly Crabapple : Amy Crehore : Steven Daily : Brendan Danielsson : Leslie Ditto : Travis Lampe : Jason Limon : Travis Louie : Lola : Tim Mantoani : Dan May : Mike Maxwell : Brandi Milne : Joel Nakamura : Kathie Olivas : Nathan Ota : Brandt Peters : Luke Ramsey : Chris Ryniak : Erik Sandberg : Raudiel Sanudo : Mijn Schatje : Nathan Spoor : Matt Stallings : David Russell Talbott : Jon Todd : Joe Vaux : Marco Wagner : Jeni Yang
+++Sponsors+++http://beta.planetillogica.com/ : create : participate : contribute
Ninthlink : Hash House A Go Go : Sushi On A Roll : Just Taste It Catering

If you want to view the exhibit online, please go here (art is being added daily):
ARTWORK

Contact for purchases: Mark Murphy murphy@murphydesign.com
Mark Murphy is also putting together a documentary film and another art exhibit the night before at the exact same location. It's called "Scribble.08". Read about it and see more art on his blog! I started to blog all the names of artists, but the blog post was getting way too long. You'll just have to check it out for yourself. Major names, major art. What a happenin'!
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Details of My New Paintings

A detail of painting by Amy Crehore, oil on board, "Conversation with Willy Wiggly"

(original is 12"x12")

A detail of painting by Amy Crehore, oil on board, "Cloudy Day Blues"

(original is 12"x12")

Here I am showing you partial views of two new paintings. These will be offered for sale at a comic-con event/art show July 24, 2009. I will tell you more about it in my next post.

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Buster Keaton plays for Bust

This is the most beautiful picture of Buster Keaton ever...with his uke. Look at his feet. Just perfect. (Thanks to artist, Nate Ronniger, for finding it here )

I know I have been a lazy blogger lately, but it's because I have been so busy painting. I do apologize. I will show you a couple of new ones very soon! I finished them today. They took me forever to paint because I switched from linen to fiberboard- which is smoother, but much less absorbant.

Anyhow, enjoy one more tribute to Buster on my blog and I will be back soon.

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Buster Keaton Busts Up Uke...

From the Columbia short "Pest from the West", 1939.

Thanks reichmarshall

Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries' Dynamic Poetry

Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries just did something cool to

LACMA's website. Here's an explanation of what they do from an interview: "We combine text with jazz to create Flash pieces".

You will just have to check it out for yourself!

Here is their website:

http://www.yhchang.com/

Cloudy Collection Letterpress Prints- New Release June 30

Detail from Bwana Spoons print

Remember the cool letterpress prints I did with David Huyck a couple months ago? Well, he's producing a second set in pink and brown with more artists. The “Hovels & Hideaways” edition of the Cloudy Collection includes art by Chris “Elio” Eliopoulos, Scott Campbell, S.Britt, Vera Brosgol, Bwana Spoons, Vincent “King Mini” Stall, and David Huyck. Buy this set of limited edition letterpress prints for only $35 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 9 am pacific time!

CLOUDY COLLECTION

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Winner of My Limerick Contest

Detail of painting by Amy Crehore 2009

It was really hard to choose a winner from so many good limericks!
That is why it has taken me so long to decide. Anne Marie won the big prize with a couple of great poems. But, Digital Misfit, Treplovski and David G are runners up and they will each get a little something in the mail from me. Please drop me a note with your address, if your poem is posted below.

amycrehore@hotmail.com

Anne Marie wrote:

There once was a lion named Fred
who was used by his girl as a bed.
He believed she was true,
or at least, wanted to,
though when sleeping, the bee'd give her head.

A girl and her pal, Mr. Bee,
Were at rest on a giant kitty.
Though unsafe in the nude,
the girl kept him subdued
by playing her banjolele.

Digital Misfit wrote-

There was once a young lady named Leigh
Who slept naked with a beast and a bee
When asked 'Aren't you scared'
Replied 'No, I'm prepared
To strike with my ukulele'

Treplovski wrote-

A banjo she'd found in the attic
Had rendered the lion ecstatic.
As they dozed on the lawns
A large bee claimed her mons.
Ah yes, this could be problematic.

David G wrote-

A lovely musician named Joan

Would greet passing boys with a groan

So she brought out her pet

As a live basinette

And now passersby leave her alone!

Thanks to all for participating! There are some really creative people out there. It was a lot of fun reading them all!

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