George Shaw takes hobby paints to a new level

Painter George Shaw is up for the 2011 Turner prize. The fact that he uses his boyhood enamel paints from the hobby store only lends more charm to these works. It seems difficult to paint compelling landscapes with those paints, but he manages to do so with great skill. His mysterious paintings of abandoned places trigger our memories of times gone by. (Two excellent examples of paintings by George Shaw shown above.)

Here's a video of George giving a tour of his exhibition Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead.  A short interview in Timeout with George Shaw .

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Amy Crehore Print Sale Extended!

 "Homage to the King of Cats" by Amy Crehore 

 "The Waiting Pool" by Amy Crehore
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 "Song of the Sea" by Amy Crehore

"Weedsmoker's Dream" by Amy Crehore

"Shygals' Serenade" by Amy Crehore
Limited Edition prints by Amy Crehore 

Here's the LINK to view and purchase.
These are small limited editions. All prints are signed and numbered by me and, also, include a certificate of authenticity. Quality printing by a master printer.
Also, my 3-color letterpress is on sale, too! If you didn't get one of these, now is your chance. This one has a nice printing press texture to it.
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Dinner With Henry (Miller) and Other Cool Art Films

Here's a 30 minute film of Henry Miller made a year before he died when he was 87 years old (1979) directed by Richard Young. He's having dinner with actress Brenda Venus and the film crew. Check out this link for other interesting art films:

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Audrey Hepburn and her Pet Fawn

Here's a link to a story about Audrey Hepburn's baby deer, Pippen, at 

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More photos: LINK , LINK

"Boys Head" by Lucian Freud

I like this "Boy's Head" painting by Lucian Freud 1952 which sold for $5 million at Sotheby's recently. (artinfo) Isn't this a typically natural pose for a bored young boy? That's what makes this painting so good.

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A "Jug Band" Cub Scout Badge

These illustrations show us how a kid could earn a jug band badge in Cub Scouts. Steve Lodefink of FINKBUILT blog posted these images to his flickr. 

I'm wondering if the Brownies have a similar badge?

Looks like fun.

Celebrating Gumby's Creator Art Clokey- Gumby on the Moon

Arthur "Art" Clokey (October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was a pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation.
 Thanks. Bob Jinx