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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What am I working on?

Amy Crehore 2009 preliminary sketch

Amy Crehore 2009 preliminary sketch

I'm working on oil-primed fiberboard right now. I usually paint on linen, so this is a little bit different for me. I'm doing a couple of 12"x12" paintings in preparation for a show at comic-con in San Diego which I will tell you more about soon. I have posted some partial images (above) as a teaser. My process goes like this: first, I sketch the image in with raw umber (after transferring a pencil drawing to the board) and then, I rub raw sienna over the entire surface (or vice versa), so that I won't be painting on a stark white board. I plan to fill in some of the color today and "lose myself" in painting. Stay tuned....

Oh yeah, feel free to add a limerick to the post below if you'd like a chance to win an art t-shirt and a limited edition print. Use Edward Lear for inspiration!

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Write a Limerick to Win a Free Print and Uke T-shirt

(Artist T-shirt by Amy Crehore)

(Amy Crehore 2009, limited edition, signed print)

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I have some new signed, limited edition prints of my recent paintings available on my website. LINK How would you like to win the print shown here, plus a Tickler Ukulele t-shirt (top image)? All you have to do is write a clever limerick about this painting and leave it in the comments section of my blog. Here is an example of a limerick . Remember, it has to be funny. You might want to give a silly name to a character and take it from there....for example: "There once was a lion (or girl) named__________".
On Sunday, at 6pm PST, a winner will be chosen.
Posts using foul language will be deleted!
Double entendres are encouraged, however. Be clever and funny, people!
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