Cigar-tin stories (from bottom to top) #6, #7, #8 ... the grim production continues ... #6 contains a story called Victory Girl, #7 contains Free Rein, and #8 is In the Kingdom of Chicken ... all previously published stories, all with additional illustrations on the booklet cover ... now I know what a factory feels like, where everything comes down to numbers ballooning, and mashing the requisite parts together ... meanwhile, there's rain falling on snow here today, and the sky is like poker smoke in the morning.
C is friends with the fashion stylist Rebekah Roy (left in both pics above) ... one of those people who personify calm and smiling success. On her blog she presents glamour in this very sincere, straightforward way ... whether she's taking pictures of people on the street , talking about stain removers , her favourite videos , or attending some glittering party . One minute she's ruminating on hair extensions, and in the next she reveals how she's been featured on the Vogue UK site. A real disarmer and charmer (and this without meeting her yet, although I feel like I know her because we both did our time in Winnipeg). * * * * * Coming home from Russia, we did many bad things. ; mixed media on canvas, 10 x 10 inches. In my own life, the glamour is wholly imagined. * * * * * witches, smoke ; mixed media on canvas, 10 x 10 inches. My second go at this one, and for some reason I'm painting a lot of smoke lately (note to self: tell C that I want to be cremated). *
Your figures are really mysterious and interesting. And painting them on empty cigar boxes is a nice way to use them. Too bad you can't give up smoking if you want to carry on painting them!
ReplyDeleteI just really can't get enough of your art. It is so amazing!
ReplyDeletecigar boxes; very nice. I saw a handpainted cigar box at the local gallery that was going for $1200.00. Who knew there was a market!
ReplyDeleteReally? And here I am selling them for $20 apiece.
ReplyDeletenot really only 20 bucks?
ReplyDeleteany leftovers?