Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Tuesday bring it on




In The Mix!!!!

Les Casion III is an artist out of Asheville NC pretty intresting stuff.... http://url/

This is copy from his website...

In all of his works Les Caison III adds a little something something. Yeah, that word is repeated twice. That's my point; Les puts just a touch more in his art than you'd expect. Whether you choose to see it or not, it's there. Maybe you will see it with time. Perhaps your friend will point it out to you at the next exhibition.

Les has always drawn from experiences of the world about him. He's always drawn. If you ask him he'll be happy - well, not so happy, to dig through photos and unearth a picture of himself, less than two years of age with pencil in hand, drawing on the bathroom floor.

And now he's got a few years on him. And he's got a few more life experiences to draw from. He paints oil layered with pencil. And he is still sketching.

In 2005 Les had a debut of 278 illustrations: a project two years in the making and supported in part by a grant from the Asheville Arts Council. The show was called "First Steps." An array of loose sketches, "the beginnings of a work of art" as he puts it, were fashioned on the gallery walls of the Hickory Museum of Art with thumbtacks and duct tape. A successful first installation project - for folks were asking to purchase these rough sketches on found paper - from New York to Florida.


Shake It Up!!! Here is a fun idea/contest National Geographic has this new concept for all you photographer types out there...


Be a National Geographic Photographer


www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/yourshot

Take your best shot—and send it to us. Your Shot features editors' selections from the first 5,000 photographs submitted online each month. This month's theme, for photos to be published both online and in the November 2006 print issue, is "Around the Table."

Another tasty treat from National Geographic they have such neat wallpaper to download and they have it for PC and Mac!!



Here's Looking At You!
Photograph by Carlo Delli
From "Visions of Earth," National Geographic, August 2006

A speckled emperor moth in South Africa’s Mkuze Game Reserve diverts predators with an illusion. Patterns on its hind wings resemble a mammal’s face, complete with glinting "pupils."

Top Shelf!!! Here is your beautiful item of the day this piece is marbled acrylic paint very cool very messy ENJOY!!!




Monday, August 07, 2006

Welcome

Ingredients:

One part personal insight

One part cultural phenomenon

3 cherries

A stiff shot of reality

Shake vigorously and serve chilled!!!!



Top Shelf!! Beautiful moment of the day



There is always beauty in the everyday... I plan on putting a new inspiring image up here on a weekly basis. Feel free to contact me if you have an image that illustrates why the everyday can be extraordinary!






Make Mine a Double!!! Exciting link/challenge of the day... Visit http://url/ Entertainment Magazine just did a story on this fella Bob Kosberg. The idea is to send in your ideas for a movie and see if he can sell the rights for you! Perfect if you are one of those people who is always thinking now this... this... would make a great movie. If you get intimidated think of all the stinky movies that are getting made all the time !!