"Song of the Sirens" Show Opens Tonight NYC

Detail of my painting, "Vulnerable Seascape" (Amy Crehore)

REMINDER: "SONG OF THE SIRENS" ART SHOW

Here is the online preview link. If you are in NYC, please try to go to this show. It's at Paul Booth's Last Rites Gallery, 511 W. 33rd, 3rd floor. Opening is tonight from 7pm-12pm. The show will be on display from March 26th to April 23rd, 2011. I have a new painting in it, "Vulnerable Seascape".(blogged here)

You can see a much larger version of my painting on my website homepage: LINK. I worked very hard on this piece for a couple of months.

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Nursery Wall, National Theater in Richmond, VA

These pictures were found on Hodgman's twitpics. Follow link for a couple more of the old nursery wall at the National Theater in Richmond, VA. I lived in Richmond for years and I don't remember seeing these. It was boarded up! But, they renovated the theater and found them. I love them.

About John Hodgman. Here is Hodgman's website: Areas of My Expertise

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Look What I Found in the Bottom of My Teacup, Ma!

lithophane image on ebay

examples above from Helen's Lithophane collection

I never heard of lithophanes before! I came across these unique curiosities while surfing for interesting old Japanese teacups. There is a whole page of porcelain dragonware teacups on ebay with lithophanes in the bottom, little pictures that are only visible when you hold them up to the light. Helen of "Helen's Lithophanes" explains what they are on her website homepage. Click on the flags at the bottom to view lithophanes from Japan, Germany, France, England, Hungary, Sweden, and America. Note: they aren't always found in teacups.

Here's Helen's Japanese page: LINK

Nick's collection of royal and historical portraits. LINK

By the way, I am currently painting an "ema" (wooden votive/prayer plaque) for an upcoming benefit art auction for Japan (April 3). More about that soon!

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The World Control Panel

demo a video by steve_lodefink on Flickr.

Steve Lodefink of Finkbuilt made this.
More info at:
Finkbuilt

Del Shannon "Runaway"

This makes me feel good! (1965)

The Original "Mousegetar"

(Photo credit: Megan Duffy flickr)

I play tenor (sometimes) and I find this little guitar fascinating. This is the original tenor "Mousegetar" from the 1950s that is on display in the Disney Museum.

Read about it and listen to Jimmy Dodd play this special guitar with Doreen singing (on youtube) at

GUITARZ Blogspot

"Buy What You Love" Marianne Boesky Gallery, Chelsea, March 24, 2011

"Ophelia" (Painting by Amy Crehore)

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I am in two art shows this week in NYC. The first is the "Buy What You Love" Charity Art Show for cancer organized by the Rema Hort Mann Foundation. This show will be held at the Marianne Boesky Gallery, 509 West 24th St. on Thursday night March 24th, 2011 from 6:30pm-9:30pm. I donated one of my "Little Pierrots" ("Ophelia" above) for this cause.

Here is the link to more information and partial view of images (one night only!):

LINK

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