dinosaurs in space and other short stories

 priming canvas. (Taken with instagram)

I saw this at SFMOMA. it was cool and made me want to have a typewriter again.

monoprints need their very own drying line. thank you bedroom light and curtain rail for for supporting the line. (Taken with instagram)

I decided to do some monoprinting. (Taken with instagram)

One photographer that always captures my attention is Walker Evans. I first learned of him through writing my dissertation at uni about appropriated art. I wrote about Sherie Levine who appropriated work by Walker Evans and suitably named them ‘After Walker Evans’. Since, i have seen his work at SFMOMA in San Francisco. However, he is still one of those artists i need to read about. I have a great big thick book about him and i hope that one day i will have the time to study it. photograph source: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_1999.237.1.jpg

freelancing myself is more fun. (Taken with instagram)

San Francisco, by Lou Reade.

The SFMOMA blog posted my painting!

sfmoma:

SUBMISSION:

www.loureade.co.uk

 I saw this painting on a visit to Amsterdam while visiting the Van Gogh Museum. I was a little disappointed by the museum, being a little too touristy for my liking - feeling like you were in a checkout queue trying to view each painting. But, this piece probably has to be one of my favourites. It was placed on the upper floor, which i found to be the most interesting part of the museum. Of course, the work not being sunflower shaped, it wasn’t as busy, and so the tourists (baring in mind i was a tourist myself) didn’t seem to flock towards the work on the upper floor with great intent. It gave me a chance to take in the detail at my own pace. Although i knew of this painting, it still called to me. It is so displaced from Gogh’s other work, or should i say recognisable work, that it makes it so intriguing and questionable. I bought a postcard of this piece while i was there. It often becomes a bookmark. Still appreciating those small moments of time, of still framed images. Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette, 1886 Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Oil on Canvas, 32 X 24.5 cmVan Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

day of painting. yes! making the most of what little room I have. (Taken with instagram)

This washed out background had inspired me for one of my paintings from 2006/7. © Elizabeth Peyton Dallas, TX (January 1978), 1994 Oil on board 20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Marlene Dumas A. Warhol. See through 2002 50 x 40 cm oil on canvas

Klaus Kinski meets Ensor, Andy Warhol meets his maker 2002 46 x 46 cm ink on paper I never knew Marlene Dumas made a few pieces based on Andy Warhol.

Marlene Dumas, an artist whose work can reflect some dark and sinister feelings, equally embellishes an innocent vulnerability; exploring life, death and sexuality. I own a book of hers, Measuring your own grave, and I simply have not engrossed myself with it nearly enough. Measuring Your Own Grave 2003. Oil on canvas, 55-1/8 x 55-1/8 inches

www.loureade.co.uk thebicycleisart: Yellow Bicycle in Amsterdam by Lou Reade

can never bring myself to throw away the Windsor & Newton ink boxes. (Taken with instagram)