hi

[9ah]

so, i figured since i was catching up with what is going on here i may as well let ya'll catch up with me too.

i don't even remember when i last posted... i'm guess from what i last uploaded on my photobucket it was my paintings that i last posted. fun!

well. on the subject of paintings. I SOLD 4 PAINTINGS!! which is pretty exciting.

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[_kissme_killme_]

I did get it! Sorry I didn't say anything, but I totally love it. It's hanging on my wall next to my mirror. You're a great artist, I wish I could watercolor half as well as you.

I haven't seen your hair that long in forever. It looks good.

[9ah]

oh good! i'm glad you like it. thank you! i was trying to make something comic bookesk... which was neat because it turned out really different then my other stuff.

it's not as bad as i expected. it haven't been this long in a very long time.

[bord_du_rasoir]

I think I just OD'd on Nina after a long time without. I love the thing you sent to Jill the best. When I was a kid, sometimes I'd put a bunch of dots on the pages sporatically, then I'd come back and "make sense of it" (come back and fill in bodies and faces). The end result would look like the painting you sent to Jill. I'm such a fan of the frail man in the background and the effort with which the punch in the foreground is given. You can tell the old man is giving it his all but that the impact is virtually non-existent. It reminds me of a scene from the Simpsons. For some reason, Mr. Burns is disgruntled with Homer and begins punching him. His punches are so weak and Homer is so fat and dull that Homer doesn't notice at first. When Homer does notice, he casually asks, "What are you doing?" Mr. Burns responds, "I'm beating you to a pulp

[9ah]

i did that a lot as a child. make blobs and scribbles and turn them into monsters and faces. i still basically do that. just now i also turn them into landscapes... which is kinda lame (like my kitten) i should go back to monsters. monsters turn up when they want to. uhhh yeah.
i was trying for something much different then what happened. i was going to cut up some comic books and do something with that... but then i found those faces and i had to use them.
haha! it's totally like that. poor mr. burns.

it got a little more 3D in the end... i don't do 3D or perspective. some times i think i should work on those things but i haven't convinced myself yet. maybe one day.

first guy seems pretty dali-esk. he uses some very similar shapes to the ones i use for sure. the only word i can think to describe that type of shapes is "organic"...

mmm lines.

More information that you'd ever want to know about Dali and Tanguy

[bord_du_rasoir]

Is Tanguy Dali-esque, or is Dali Tanguy-esque? In other words, who's influencing who to paint what?

Tanguy
"Through his friend Jacques Prévert, in around 1924 Tanguy was introduced into the circle of surrealist artists around André Breton. Tanguy quickly began to develop his own unique painting style, giving his first solo exhibition in Paris in 1927, and marrying his first wife later that same year. During this busy time of his life, André Breton gave Tanguy a contract to paint 12 pieces a year. With his fixed income, he painted less and only ended up creating eight works of art for Breton."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Tanguy

Dali"Dalí was expelled from the Academia in 1926, shortly before his final exams, when he stated that no one on the faculty was competent enough to examine him. His mastery of painting skills was evidenced by his flawlessly realistic Basket of Bread, painted in 1926. That same year, he made his first visit to Paris, where he met with

Re: More information that you'd ever want to know about Dali and Tanguy

[bord_du_rasoir]

*than you'd ever want to know

[poiplepixie]

I love nina. You're one of those people that just breathes happiness, and I love it I love it I love it.

Your work loosely reminds me of this girl's....http://www.myspace.com/elisabeta

not sure if you can see that or not, so I'll repost some of my Fave images.

[9ah]

i don't know about breathes happiness... but thank you.

i can't see her profile.

i think i see what you are comparing. i like her drawing/paintings. more anatomically correct them me. great eyes.

the photos are kinda boring.

[bord_du_rasoir]

These are totally Egon Schiele and Cindy Sherman.

[_kissme_killme_]

I really like Egon Schiele, but I can't imagine what it would be like to have one of his paintings hanging in my room or something.

[em_eye_are]

Gorgeous paintings; congrats on selling some! I very much like the one you sent to Jill.

Second to last picture is my favorite. Love the lighting.

I work at a vet clinic and it's amazing how much some procedures cost. For instance, we have a specialist that will come into our clinic and give consultations to our clients. His consultation fee? $100! Just to speak with him for 30 minutes. Ridiculous.

Speaking of breaking bones, we actually had a dog that broke his leg in a few places and had a long surgery to insert pins. They initially thought they were going to have to amputate, but were able to save it (the paw was actually facing the opposite direction of where it should be. Gross). I believe their bill came to roughly $3K.

[9ah]

Thank you!

yeah.

Jesus Christ is it expensive. the cats are not allowed to get sick or hurt anymore. luckily other then jumping out the window there is not much that can happen to them in my apartment. i guess they could get sick... sigh.

yikes. poor pup.

Nina lurve!

[serif]

Your hair looks great; I like the length and lightness.

I've been meaning to play with watercolors; this is really inspiring. Your portraits are intense.

Re: Nina lurve!

[9ah]

Thank you. i'm starting to like it, but it still wont last too long.

watercolours are lots of fun. do it! they are... i should start painting less serious expressions. thank you!