Marlene Dumas ink portraits..the bleeding ink is super well done. Amazing ink inspiration. Apparently she uses mainly photographic references, like from magazines or polaroids, to draw her portraits.
*Flashback to this time last year..thought Id bring this post back. Bought a cruiser board in Venice Beach when we were there and then proceeded to stress injure my ankle. Seeing photos of crazy bada...
Esao Andrews "The Haircut" 8"x 11" oil on wood. 2011 Jenny Morgan, title unknown, oil on canvas
Strawberry milk float, berry ice cubes, ginger-ale float, lemon verbena fizz, wildflower ice cubes, green monster smoothie
Theres something about wearing smart two-piece pyjama set in public that makes the wearer seem super cool and fashionably lackadaisical. Surprisingly though, I am not confronted with radical pyjamas-...
Last night I watched Julia Leighs 2011 adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. Much to my surprise, musical numbers in the woods, sweet princes, and cherubic fairies seen in Disneys 1959 Sleeping Beauty are n...
I talked about the golden hour a while ago when I posted The Nationals video for Abel. Around 4 or 5PM is the only time that we get somewhat direct sun into the apartment. I know when that is because...
The blue hour is the period of time when it is neither dark nor light during either sunset or sunrise. This time is considered special because of the quality of light at this time of day. I watched t...
The Bluesfest lineup was released yesterday which reminded me of when I saw Hole a couple years ago at the same festival. The memory of seeing Hole then reminded me of high school which gave me an id...
Better than the original. THE ELWINS & LUKE LALONDE - "Countdown" by Beyonce from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.
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"I think that there are a lot of people who make beautiful things that are just not noticed." Corita Kent is nun turned visual artist who worked principally using silkscreen. Her work focused...
Last weekend I was reminded of the style niche of "90s bully,"* when something happened to me and my sister that led us to think of a similarly unsophisticated way to describe our own fashion...
Get in the spirit of Easter with Nobunny. "Aint it a shame the way I always know Im riiiii-i-ight." Also, happy Passover. Have a nice day!
Citrus is the most beautiful food. The colours of pink and red and orange can only be described aptly by referring to the name of the type of citrus it comes from. These little drops of colour create...
YOOoo Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris directed "1979" by The Smashing Pumpkins! Can you see the similarities between this and the "Milky Way" ad? Theyre so good at these beautiful n...
Pink Moon digital collage (2012) | Milky Way (1999) Summer feelings! This VW car commercial is surprisingly creative and inspiring for being a car commercial. A lot of its vibe comes from the Nick Dr...
*Typography done by Moodle
√ Be a better skateboarder. Ollies are possible, just gotta practise. Those kids you see wiping out when attemping to jump the curb will probably land it the next time, but your back will be turned. ...
Japandroids are the sound of what summer feels like..or at least the feelings that go along with going to outdoor music festivals. This past week Ive been listening to Post-Nothing a whooole lot, mos...
Learning about Islamic architecture in art history. Metallic textural details (muqarnas) and blue scale-y tiling. This kinda dumb combination of beautiful historical architecture paired with a garage...
Dont ever make excuses for not doing your art. Everything is within your control so just do it. Using the computer as a tool...finding ways that it can be extremely helpful in making your art instead...
I listened to Beach Fossils "What a Pleasure" EP last night on the bus home and every song was so in tune with feelings of a late night highway, empty seat beside me, and weird city lights. I...
I dont really have anything interesting to say today. Hey its monday, here we goooo. Heres some music.
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Hey lets go to LA ok? Watching Big Fat Liar recently and watching Paul Giamatti living the LA lifestyle; meaning dancing around your house in a speedo to Duran Duran, is making me want to go West. Pl...
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