Inspired Poetry- A post for Valentines Day

(Detail of a painting by the talented and lovely Lang Leav)

 I can't think of a better way to spend Valentines Day than to sit around eating chocolates and reading the wonderful poetry of Lang Leav and Michael Faudet .

Painting of the Day by Otto Dix

 

Self-portrait by Otto Dix 1912. He sports a bowl haircut and corduroy jacket. He is holding a pink carnation. The hand and flower are painted with delicacy, but he gave himself an intense stare. Nice contrast. (Thanks, Benjamin Phillips)

Album Cover by Dali for Jackie Gleason

 

Wow. Dali created this cover art in 1955 for Jackie Gleason's album Lonesome Echo.

(Thanks, Decaying Hollywood Mansions, FB)

Picture of the Day

Alert! A wild, vintage double entendre, hokum banana image:

Cousin Cora's Corp of Coy Chorines and Curious Cronies

(Thanks to Mark Dylan Sieber's facebook)

Latest Courbet News: The Head Was Cut Off

I guess the big art news today is that someone found a painted head in an antique shop that was cut off of the "The Origin of the World" painting by Gustave Courbet, 1866. Of course, the fellow only paid about 1,200 pounds for this head and it is supposedly worth 35 million pounds.

(LINK photo Philippe Petit)

Read full story in the Telegraph.

See the NSFW masterpiece that most people are familiar with (without the head)
HERE: wikipedia 

Cropping made it so dynamic.

Here's the original sketch by Courbet (link):

 

New Cat Figurine for Monopoly Game

Exciting new cat monopoly game piece! Read story at HUH magazine.

The Hokum Scorchers Perform "Stamps Blues"

This was inspired by the Tony Hollins 1941 version of the song. Lou and I recorded this in 1995. I'm playing the washboard and Lou is playing a vintage National guitar.