Hermione in Harry Potter 3: He’s a werewolf! That’s why he’s been missing classes! I wish more of my students used this excuse.
Archive for February, 2008
Location: Drawing Classroom, beside my drawing Me: (hanging head in silent shame) Drawing teacher, perusing my drawing: I can forgive this hand… it is a difficult position. The fingers are spread. The other hand is good. Oh. Ohhhh. This foot. This foot- that I cannot forgive.
My life this semester seems to involve taking a sandwich to school for at least 1 meal per day. (GASP) Why don’t you take something else, Kevin? Are your fingers broken? Well, yes. Two of them are fractured but functional and can’t withstand lateral pressure. (OH DEAR) Quite. On my drawing hand, furthermore. In fact [...]
Today, as usual, I went to drawing class and spent four hours drawing nude ladies. (Actually, most days drawing class is only 2 hours.) Sometime during the second 2 hours of class I realized that I was facing a special conundrum: Makeup colored face v regular flesh tones on the body When you draw nude [...]
For some reason my name is unavailable as a gmail handle. For some reason this one is: Why me, Lord?
And completely unguarded. I wonder if whoever owns this splendid plethora of empty calories was watching from a nearby window to see what people would do.
Free Rice is pretty awesome. My vocabulary does not appear to be.
First, this cupcake was disgusting. It had no flavor and had a dry, powdery texture. That’s called using literal descriptions rather than metaphor. Using metaphor we could say: It tasted like a summertime picnic lunch on the hill overlooking the sewage treatment plant. Purchased at Starbucks. Message to the wise: The cupcake is beautiful, but [...]
This is billable chit-chat after the business has been discussed Attorney: So what are you studying? Me: Art. Her: What kind of stuff do you do? Me: Oil painting and pastel drawings, mostly. Her: What is your subject matter? Me: Oh, I mostly do still life, and drawings of (I struggle to find words)… nude [...]
Cash Register Lady (to the computer): Could you be any slower? No? It’s a good thing I don’t have a gun.
Pursuing Nudity Instead of Happiness Since 768 AD
Published February 19th, 2008 in Daily. 0 CommentsThe French are well known for a more open attitude about sex and for believing that the freedom to display their bodies — unclad on billboards or in tight street clothes — is a fundamental cultural value, a bit like “the pursuit of happiness” in America. Hmm yes. That is how I think of the [...]
Now I can take over Cuba. If, as of the time of publishing this, I haven’t already.
It’s late and I can’t sleep but I got an email from the fine people at Gamblin. There’s this whole clusterfizzle about Venice Turpentine suddenly disappearing from store shelves. I use it to paint with. It is really great stuff because it adds a brilliant gloss to oil paint and if you use a high [...]
I’ve started a new series called ‘The Ladies’ Love A Fascist. Yeah, you know who you are. Mostly illustrations but also portraits of everyone I know in Franco-era army hats. I think hats are called “covers” in official military lingo.
Aaargh. …most women these days are rather picky when it comes to a guy’s ride. Your car really does send her all the right or wrong messages about how much money you make and what gets your engine running. Let’s be honest, some girls just like a flashy ride too. Your car’s condition can also [...]
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