Picasso is Coming!

In a coup for Melbourne, more than 150 works by legendary Spanish painter Pablo Picasso will be exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria next year…. Among the works to travel to the National Gallery are the sculpture Head of a Bull (1942) and the paintings Portrait of Dora Maar (1937), Man with a Straw Hat and An Icecream Cone (1938) and Head and Shoulders of a Woman with a Striped Hat (1939). Mr Bracks said yesterday that the first of the gallery’s Winter Masterpieces series, 2004’s The Impressionists, was Australia’s most successful art exhibition, with more than 380,000 visitors at an average of 3728 a day and had been estimated to have generated $25.7 million for the state’s economy.

Manhattan

Just plain Fun Originally uploaded by minxdragon. I am actually pleased with how the colors turned out in this (the photo doesn’t really show them) the technique again explores a rougher and more expressionist style. The light is pretty nice, and I got to enjoy my drink afterwards! Oils on Canvas

Legs

Legs Originally uploaded by minxdragon. As the theme of the night was Sex and the City I thought shoes in the city would be very appropriate. it was also a lot of fun to paint. Oils on Canvas

Cloud City

Cloud City Originally uploaded by minxdragon. This is my first attempt with a palette knife. it is inspired by a photograph of New York in heavy fog. Oils on Canvas

Rejection Service

The Paper Napkin email rejection service This is so ace! I wish they had this a few years ago when I was propositioned for my underwear… or some of the other freaky things I have experienced through wierd joe on the street. No longer will I have to grope for that witty rejoinder so designed…