Friday Nude Quotes
“When I was growing up, in our house nudity was defined as the period of time between the shower and your towel.” Amy Cohen, The Late Bloomer’s Revolution: A Memoir
Putin gone Wild: Russian censorship forcing artists to flee.
Putin’s delightful regime of censorship and despotism is no longer content with targeting our brothers and sisters in the GLBTI community and is now striking out at artists. especially artists that are expressing their displeasure at Putin’s tyranny. one artist depicted Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in lingerie. the artworks were seized by police,…
Friday Nude Quotes
“There’s too much nudity on TV, and not enough on the radio. ” Jarod Kintz, Seriously delirious, but not at all serious
Friday Nude Quotes
“Someone told me once, ‘It’s time to get you a pair of overalls, boy.’ But I don’t believe in summing up nothin’ – I let my experiences speak for themselves – and even if I did, a synopsis should be singular. That’s why every time I go out to work in the fields, I work…
Friday Nude Quotes
“I admire nudity and I like sex, and so did a lot of people in the Thirties. But, to me, overexposure blunts the fun…Sex as something beautiful may soon disappear. Once it was a knife so finely honed the edge was invisible until it was touched and then it cut deep. Now it is so…
Stephanie Key’s nude photos have her father’s support
I really approve of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key’s reaction to his Daughter’s photoshoot. He sent her to one of the best art schools in the world, the Paris College of Art, and is then thrilled to see that she is using her tuition to create the art she wants to create. His comments were not those of a politician, carefully primed and written, heading off a crisis or a threat to his career as some sources have implied, his words are those of a proud dad. not an embarrassed dad, but an encouraging and supportive one.
Friday Nude Quotes
“For an Irish-Catholic boy with a nudity hang-up, it was an island of terrible freedom in a sea of “No.” John Valentine, Puppies
Stress frenzies, deadlines and the unbearable pressure of painting
I learned something this week. High on the successful completion of Icarus (on display through march at steamscape), one of the most complex paintings I’ve ever done, I immediately launched into Midnight. A painting which promises to be not only similarly complex, but also the largest oil painting I will have made to date. And…
Continuing the work…
After a solid week of work in the studio this is the result. It’s probably about halfway to completion now! (apologies for the terrible phone photo! It’s just easiest..) I am undecided about including the straps across the torso from the original render. They are cute, but I don’t want to take away from the…
Goodbye…
Yesterday we held Granny’s Interment. My Uncle is visiting from the US and it was really important that we all gathered together to say goodbye. Yes it was two years ago, but she is finally home now. it was a joyous celebration of who she was and a chance for us to share stories and…
