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December 25, 2008
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some of the colors are a little blown out from the flash - ill retake some pics tomorrow in the daylight- but i wanted to try out my new camera and show y'all the new paintings i'm working on- here ya go:
I am a little reminded of Renoir by these paintings- not that they are comparable in quality or whatever. Here's the story:
I sometimes liked Renoir's paintings, his use of color and stuff; but i always sort of hated the sacharin sweetness in his paintings. It was too much- didn't feel real or tangible at all. Was just a fantasy, and I thought his work was lame and sucky.
There was a pretty big retrospective on him at The Art Institute of Chicago while I studied there, and I learned some interesting stuff about the man. He was very sickly and fragile; his life was filled with sadness and decay. (The glass man in Amelie was sort of based on him, and of course he was constantly painting Renoirs' Le moulin de la Gallete) So anyway, it became apparent to me that his paitings were indeed fantasy- but were amazingly powerfull because of it. These paintings were where he experienced pleasure, and where he was able to make the life he wanted for himself.
Now as some of you may know, this has been a real skullfuck of a year for me, and I think I am painting these silly little truffles because they are fun for me to paint. Its nice, and painting the funny little birds makes me smile. I hope that they are fun to look at, and that you all buy them all for thousands of dollars each.
Merry Christmas yall- and have a good new year!
Posted by felix at December 25, 2008 02:42 AM
Comments
These are great. I think that cute, plump birds are an excellent subject, and that serious art can be, and is made with pretty and pleasant things. It doesn't have to all be cows in formaldehyde.
Posted by: Malkah at December 25, 2008 08:05 AM
I'm not sure they accept paintings, but you should submit some of these images to cuteoverload.com. They pass my personal Cutsie-wootsie test. Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Andrew at December 25, 2008 05:44 PM
I love these birds so much. They are heart-warming, and I'm glad it makes you smile to paint them. One day in the future when we're not poverty sricken, we might seriously need to buy one.
Posted by: Andrea S. at December 25, 2008 11:14 PM