Let me take this moment, into the wee hours of the morning, to give you a quote by Charlie Chaplin: "Nothing is forever in this wicked world, not even our troubles." And there is my new favorite quote of all time by Jean-Paul Sartre "Hell is other people". These quote buttons and more can be found at http://www.nouveaumotley.etsy.com/.
I finished a collection of paintings recently. One, above, entitled "Arabella Strange", inspired by the character of the same name in the fabulous Susanna Clarke book "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell". Last night, I also finished another works of hers, "The Ladies of Grace Adieu" which was equally entertaining. In my collection are also paintings inspired by Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, Harry Potter "Deathly Hallows" and the various musings inside my head.
Both my mother and I broke into tears at the end of the movie Modigliani, starring Andy Garcia as Amadeo Modigliani, a famous Jewish/Italian painter. I wish I had come up with the line "When I know your soul, I will paint your eyes". Hence, the reason, he painted so many women (naked and otherwise), but you will notice, that most all have blank holes for eyes. He was a bit disturbed and I'm sure that is why I like him.
Over the weekend, Dad and I enjoyed a Scandinavian hoopla for my Grandmother's 91st birthday in Bellingham. The weather change is so drastic once you get to that side of the mountains, I was in awe at the snow and the pouring rain. Made my bones ache. Thankfully, there was plenty of yummy beer at Boundary Bay to warm me up. I found myself thinking, "Gosh, there are a lot of 'kids' around here". Now, everyone under 25 has become a "kid" to me. What the hell is happening??
It had been nearly 10 years since I had flipped through Grandpa's collection of Ole and Lena jokes. One of my favorites: "How do you know a gay Swede? Well, the straight one likes butter and the gay one likes Ole." or Neighbor: "My wife is in bed with laryngitis" Ole: "Is that Greek back in town again?"
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