Monkey Acrobats, Oh Yeah

acrobatesinges verso, a photo by pilllpat (agence eureka) on Flickr.

Natalie Wood 1966

I'm getting dizzy watching Natalie Wood singing "The Sun is Gray".
 
Round and round she goes. Movie: Penelope 1966.

Raymond Daussy, Mysterious Painter

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Raymond Daussy (follow this link for more images), a French painter born in 1919, was a founding father of the surrealist group in 1946. That's about all the information that I can find out about him, but I like his paintings. There are a couple of books on Amazon that are currently unavailable. (Paintings Volume 1: 1941-1963, published in 1984)

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A New Painting by Amy Crehore ("Rose Quarry")

Here's one of my new paintings. Click image to enlarge.

It's called "Rose Quarry", 12" x 14" oil on linen by Amy Crehore 2012.

(See larger image here also)

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Happy Valentines Day!

This vintage postcard featuring a pierrot with a mandolin standing under the moon with his gal came from a Barcelona flea market. A friend sent it to me a couple of years ago. Thanks, Val. 

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What am I Reading?

I am currently reading a fascinating book called The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, A Writer in Early Hollywood by Frederica Sagor Maas. Maas wrote this memoir in 1999 at the age of 99! She was 111 years old when she died on Jan 5, 2012. She worked in Hollywood as a scriptwriter for 30 years after moving there from NYC in 1923. I got the book at my local library and you can also find the hardcover on amazon. This book has so many juicy details about early Hollywood in it and you will be astounded by what she remembers about her life, career and the people in the film industry. 

Thanks Adam Koford for the recommendation!

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P.S. I finished a couple of new paintings and will post them here very soon (after I take photos).

Cynthia Was a Superstar

She had nice legs and she was a very big celebrity in 1937. Read article LIFE

Thanks, boingboing