RobertinSeattle

A fun commercial from Europe with a surprising sponsor…

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Here’s a short evening news clip from Spain. Apparently, the Spanish authorities have a different way of dealing with the REALLY bad guys; wish our cops could do this over here sometimes.

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OK — I’ve gone out and bought my first three 4′X5′ canvases and I’ve primed them for painting. Each of these canvases is being prepped with the same process of a sky and earth division, proportioned out on an 80/20 scale (80% sky and 20% earth with cerulean blue and burnt sienna as base colors).

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A completely new concept in toilets from Kohler: no tank!

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Sometimes we get really good commercials out of Asia.

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Many, many years ago, I went up a couple of times in a glider and got the sh*t scared out of me but still thoroughly enjoyed it (kind of like that roller coaster ride posted earlier…). If you’ve ever enjoyed watching small planes do stunt flying, then this 6-minute clip will absolutely dazzle you.

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I believe that good manners include trying to learn the native language of the country you’re visiting. But sometimes the most innocent of attempts to convey messages in English can result in some hilarious results (I’m sure we sound the same when trying to talk to them with a dictionary in hand!) The following signs have been found in various locations, using the English language somewhat creatively…

Cocktail lounge, Norway:
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.

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But this one’s NOT for me! I have no idea where this puppy’s located (the snow might be a hint) but it’s one of the most bad-ass rides I’ve ever seen. It hurts just looking at it!

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Painting a cloudscape…

Many of you already know that I’ve recently moved into a small studio to pick up where I left off over 25 years ago with painting. Over the past few years, I’ve given a lot of serious thought about the subject matter of my next series. I still enjoy the challenges in working with large high-realism pieces and the subject matter obviously has to be consistently challenging to keep my interest long enough to complete each painting and an entire series. My last real series revolved around coin-operated machines: pinball, parking meters, juke boxes, etc. I eventually settled on clouds this time around; they’re highly ethereal, they embody a lot of the abstract and, as such, present a fantastic challenge to put down on canvas.

So then a whole new set of questions came up: What kinds of clouds? What size of canvases? And clouds vary dramatically from one geographical region to another. I finally decided just to start with clouds in the Pacific Northwest, especially now that we’re heading into what appears to be an unusually warm and clear summer. Different regions and the time of day present another set of visual opportunities to explore. I’ll write more on this blog about the thinking process in my approach to painting cloudscapes.

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Ha ha ha — this guy has evolved from street graffiti to hanging his own pieces inside of real musems in New York Ciy. This guy’s actually infiltrated the Museum of Modern Art and placed a small painting on the wall that stayed unnoticed for 3 days! Cool! (I appreciate the fact that he doesn’t do any harm or malicious intent.)

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