Camera Disclamera

I didn't realize how challenging it'd be to post when I don't have a digital camera. How is it possible to not have a digital camera you ask? Well, I'm in the middle of shopping for a new one, my old one went kaputz. I'm going to scale back my daily commitment post until I have it. I'm also going to be out of town for four days for a wedding which could be considered by some as one four day performance piece. In fact, that's exactly what I'm going to consider it.

Rose Necklace

Amelie

Free Thursdays

I went to the Walker tonight for the free Thursdays. The work featured was by Richard Prince. I actually wasn't familiar with his work until tonight. I loved the type pieces or the "joke" paintings. As a typography fan, I was instantly attracted to the pieces. This was the only red joke painting and it was my favorite. I loved the joke and the feelings of standing under a giant wall of red. The detail was was yellow and a collage of old checks.

The joke reads:
"TWO PSYCHIATRISTS, ONE SAYS TO THE OTHER: I WAS HAVING LUNCH WITH MY MOTHER THE OTHER DAY AND I MADE A FREUDIAN SLIP. I MEANT TO SAY, "PLEASE PASS THE BUTTER" AND IT CAME OUT "YOU FUCKING BITCH, YOU RUINED MY LIFE."

Flashbelt cupcakes

Todays art was in honor of sugar and flashbelt. I saw a lot of fantastic designers and artists. I'm looking forward to some more robust posting on the weekend, especially after going through my notes from the conference. I'm also looking forward to having my new camera. My photos so far have been camera phone photos... not too shabby though but I promise better.

Erik Natzke

I'm attending the Flashbelt 08 conference this week. The final speaker was Erik Natzke, an interactive designer/artist who created the above piece. The work is created using flash and is absolutely beautiful. Seeing the work animated was ridiculously amazing. Check out his site.

Plein air

I've been having a painter friend of mine, Melody Phaneuf, critique my paintings. Here is what she said about this one:

"Get some Rembrant Sevres blue for your skies. It will brighten and give you more warm/cool variation. Do you have any Monets at your local Art museum? Look at how he interweaves the paint and plays on the complementaries to emulate the essence of sunlight."