Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Sock Monkey Angel
Monday, August 22, 2005
Madonna and Bee
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Sock Monkey: Good and Evil
Friday, August 19, 2005
Andy Warhol with Sock Monkeys
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Cat with a Martini
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Time for Angels
This painting by R. A. Miller is done with latex house paint and markers on scrap tin. It bears his customary admonition "Lord Love You".
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Jesus and Satin Decide to Stay Home and Read
Acrylic paint over oil paint on canvas by piggyback artist, Eddie Breen. this rather large painting is perhaps my favorite by Eddie Breen. It was purchased at a time whe my ex-husband and I were doing a lot of that--deciding to stay home and read. This painting is unusual in that Eddie attached a photo of the original painting in the form of a painting on the wall behind Jesus.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Advice
Red stain and acrylic paint on discarded floor board by Swamp Rose. Good advice, no doubt about it.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Preacher Girl
Latex house paint on scrap tin by R. A. Miller, outsider artist and ordained Baptist minister.
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Houses
Friday, August 12, 2005
What Would a Monkey Do?
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Angel
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Heartbreak
Acrylic paint on canvas by Texas artist, Allison Merriweather. Photo removed from this post at request of the artist.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Woman With a Book
Monday, August 08, 2005
Woman With a Book
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Crab Lady
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Martini #19
Acrylic paint on canvas panel by Kelly Pound. This small painting is #19 in the artist's series 138 Martinis.
Friday, August 05, 2005
Mail Art
Ray Johnson is dead, but mail art is not. This is the package that Big Chief constructed from a small priority mail box, a substantial amount of straw, and clear cellophane packaging tape to ship the piece, Tiny Warrior, posted earlier this week. Big Chief has a custom of shipping his paintings in elaborate packages and sometimes, as a bonus, encloses dried homegrown (legal) herbs.
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Purvis Young
Upon reading about the Rubell gift of 91 paintings by Florida outsider artist Purvis Young to the Tampa Museum of Art, I immediately decided to take another look at his paintings to determine whether I might acquire one. I investigated what was available on line and determined that it would be possible to buy a good quality painting in terms of size and representative subject matter for about $400. However, in looking at said paintings, I was reminded of why I hadn't already purchased a Purvis Young painting. I don't like his work. It seems wispy and his colors are unappealing.
Purvis Young's paintings were already in several well-known museums and the gift to the Tampa Museum of Art can only increase the interest in his work. Despite the fact that he is only 60 and quite prolific, his better paintings are most likely a good investment. However, a painting by Purvis Young won't be joining The Kay Ballard Collection. I only buy what I like. For me, that is the source of a painting's value.
Purvis Young's paintings were already in several well-known museums and the gift to the Tampa Museum of Art can only increase the interest in his work. Despite the fact that he is only 60 and quite prolific, his better paintings are most likely a good investment. However, a painting by Purvis Young won't be joining The Kay Ballard Collection. I only buy what I like. For me, that is the source of a painting's value.
Ray Johnson Tribute
This is the back side of the collage tribute to mail artist Ray Johnson. It is a mixed media collage on wooden box by C. A. Long.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Almost Famous
Mixed media collage on and inside a wooden box by C. A. Long. This piece is a tribute to fluxus artist Ray Johnson.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Tiny Warrior
Monday, August 01, 2005
Dream 9
