Thursday, April 11, 2013

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Giving an Off-the-Cuff Talk



















Here's a list of things I wrote down to help me remember the spontaneous talk I gave at the Dixon a few weeks ago as part of the Present Tense exhibit, which features my tiny paintings.

  • tiny outfits
  • keeping a sketchbook
  • going-out sketchbook
  • cruise story
  • Sketchwork
  • Urban Sketchers
  • Portland
  • my people
  • memUSk
  • board, Barcelona
  • Santo Domingo
  • no assholes
  • immediacy
  • practice
  • personal
  • serious & constant
  • teaching
  • threshold
  • New Orleans
  • 1 1/2 drinks
  • during the night
  • lesson
  • nervous
  • not that bad
This is the last weekend of the show! I'll be in the galleries with a bunch of the other artists and we'll all be talking about our work. I can't find information about it on the website, but it's at 2:00 PM this Sunday, April 14. Hope to see you there!


Thursday, March 14, 2013

Three-Year Old's To-Do List

Skateboard. Basketball. Pirates. Bikes. Swings.


Thursday, January 17, 2013

Best New Year's Eve Ever

My friends and I tend toward hyperbole when we get together. Here are some of the best things from our New Year's Eve. Best. Things. Ever.

  • This is the best toffee ever!
  • Purple Rain is the greatest song ever recorded!
  • Quincy Jones is the most influential person in music!
  • Miles Davis's autobiography was the best book ever!
  • Templeton Rye is the best whiskey ever!
  • In Your Eyes is the greatest song of all time!
  • He's the best person she's every been married to!



Friday, December 28, 2012

Thoughts on Belle & Sebastian: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Listen to Belle & Sebastian's version of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
  1. This is the first time I've ever actually wanted to listen to O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.
  2. Not even Belle & Sebastian could make it into something I enjoy listening to.
  3. Until the female singer started - who knew this song could be so creepy!
  4. I'm a sucker for a melodica.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Only 3 Appropriate Subjects for a Painting, per Jack Donaghy

1. The horse
2. Ships with sails
3. Men holding up swords while staring off into the distance

Friday, November 30, 2012

Guestlist: Interviews

People I Have Interviewed for an Upcoming Article, by Richard Alley
  1. Mike
  2. Mike
  3. Michael
  4. Mike