FLIPPING THE BIRD!

HEY GUYS!!
So I am STILL super busy getting work done for The One of a Kind Show!
I am making some serious headway! OVER FIFTY new works are now DONE......
Including these guys......

"Flip the Bird", 9" x 6", Acrylic on Mixed Media, $100.00

If you are my Instagram friend.....you've seen this one:

"Flip the Bird", 6" x 6", Acrylic on wood, $50.00
 

This is a larger variation......

"Flip the Bird", 9" x 6", Acrylic on Mixed Media, $100.00

There is this pretty in pink one......

"Flip the Bird", 6" x 6", Acrylic on Wood, $50.00
 

...and finally there is this one....

"Flip the Bird", 9" x 6", Acrylic on Mixed Media, $100.00

BAM!

Now this is progress!! But wait......there is MORE!!!!

Stay tuned!!!

OTTAWA…..IS FOR THE BIRDS….

Ok……as you are reading this, dear friend, I am in Ottawa.
This is the LAST time I give you the deets on this show……

To see some of the other work TRY THIS LINK or THIS LINK OR THIS LINK!!

The Ottawa Art Expo opens with the Gala on Friday Oct 24th, then runs from
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 and SUNDAY OCTOBER 26 from 10 am to 5pm at the ST. ELIAS CENTRE at 750 Ridgewood Avenue, Ottawa (Free Parking and Admission)

As I keep mentioning…..I have about 20 new pieces of art for this show…..and a bunch of smalls……

I have been putting them in themed groups of three for you guys in my posts….

TODAY'S THEME has gone to the birds!!

"Flip the Bird", 6"x 6", Acrylic on Board

Yes…I keep using this phrase…….in my little paintings…..each time it is different….
Here is the latest incarnation.
Cute, right??
Oh…..and did I mention….it is ONLY FIFTY BONES?!?!?

"For the Birds", 6" x 6" Acrylic on Wood.

I love this piece. 

I love it so much that I am gonna do a 12" x 12" or maybe a 24" x 24" version of this one!

CUUUUTTTTE!!!

Who wants to pre-buy the big version??

Here is another favourite idiom……

"Chicken Out", 8" x 6" Acrylic on Board.

This one is a bit bigger……and kinda 70's looking……

It is $100!! ORIGINAL ART FOR ONE HUNDY……yes….its true!

Here is another bird….

"Bird Brain", Acrylic on Board

 If you look closely at this one, there is a line drawing of a brain in the background!
FUN for fifty bucks!
And lastly….this guy…...

"Chick Magnet", 6" x 6" Acrylic on Board

So there are more of my smalls.

If you want to see one in person…..come to Ottawa.

If you live in T.O…..not to worry! I will be having a show in December at the Wychwood Barns….

(details coming soon!!)

Have a great weekend y'all!!

WW165: GLAD DAY, FARGO and THE SKULL SPOON!

Hey all! Here are the 5 things I want you love this week………

1.) Again…..I am not a HUGE bird lover……but these art pieces really make me want to change my mind…….Artist Juan Fontanive's pieces are REMARKABLE!

-4-COLOR SCREEN PRINT ON BRISTOL PAPER, STAINLESS STEEL, MOTOR AND ELECTRONICS. 20 X 21 X 3.7 IN. 2014

Still don't get it??? WATCH THIS and have your mind blown! ;-)

Vivarium from Juan Fontanive on Vimeo.

(if that didn't work - see the AWESOME videos HERE)

COME ON!!!!

(via Colossal)

2.) Fargo! Well…it's everything you might expect……this dark comedy-crime drama series created by Noah Hawley is based on the 1996 film of the same name written and directed by the Coen brothers. And it is Coen brothers worthy re-dux!

This story (just like the movie -- almost 20 years ago) chronicles the stories of "regular people" that spin violently out of control in a frozen small-town in Minnesota! If you like dark humour, subtle menace, and bursts of violence -- then this quirky, slow unravelling show is for you! Need another reason to watch?? How about the cast, which includes Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Adam Goldberg, Oliver Platt , Key & Peele, Keith Carradine…etc……

CRAZY GOOD! Here's a clip:

3.) Glad Day Bookstore. Ok folks, this is a great story! In a world where it seems like big conglomerate companies own everything, and books become more like antiques…..the gay community can STILL come together for something good…….and I am GLAD!

Opened in 1970, Glad Day was the Toronto (and Canada's) first bookstore targeted to the gay community….and moved to its current location in 1981. It is NOW the oldest surviving LGBT bookstore in North America.

In 2011 the store went up for sale due to declining revenues but was ultimately rescued by a collective of 22 community members! Under its current ownership, the store is revitalizing its role as a cultural hub, with an event space to host author readings, performances and community group meetings! My first visit to Glad Day was in 1994 (the year I moved to Toronto) and I was overwhelmed by the 3000+ titles!! It was a very important part of my induction to the Toronto gay 'scene'…..and it is still vital to our community!!!

You can find their online store at Glad-day-bookshop.myshopify.com
Let's support them!!!!!!!!

4.) I LOVE THIS! The Sugar Skull Spoon………yes…….I want a whole set of them! (Don't you Deb? ;-)

Thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign last year, UK design studio Hundred Million has now brought the Sugar Skull Spoon to YOU….(or maybe ME???)

These special stainless steel teaspoons are also available to purchase at The Foodiggity Shop!

5.) This. Jimmy. Emma. NOW!

(for those of you who can't watch this….GO HERE!)