pretty in pink

finished!! Now too pack it up and ship it out!

"That's why they call them crushes" - 11x14  - oil on canvas

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I love the scene in Sixteen Candles, when shes laying on the couch talking with her Dad. Poor thing. 

Every girl has been there..crushin on a boy that dosent know you exist. 

I heart Jake Ryan

Gallery 1988 is putting on another awesome show. A John Hughes tribute show.

Its opening February 11th. Im still working on my piece. I hate being this close to a deadline, but my paint wont dry in order for me to move on. But luckly I only need to put a few touches on it and it will be done!

So there was no questioning what movie I was going to cover. 

Sixteen candles is one of my favs!

And I adore Molly Ringwald! So yeah a no brainer. 

"Jake Ryan?  He doesn't even know you exist"

very soon I will have images of my piece. 

becoming friends with moths

not really. 

For the show in July, there will be lots of inspiration from things that creep me out. Mixed in with things that I think are beautiful. 

Bugs creep me out. I have used bugs in a few pieces in the past, and I always hate searching for reference images.

While searching for Moth images, I kept getting goose bumps thinking they were flying around my head. 

But after looking at so many I dont get shivers. But they can still keep their distance thank you very much. 

trapped

this is about the time I start to feel it

if it wasn't for painting, Id be ripping my skin off

you left me in the dark

5 stages of Grief

I dreamt of you last night.

I gave you a hug and said" So this is where you've been"

I guess I still cant believe it.

Or maybe I cant tell the difference between denial and acceptance.

My Blackbird will never fall from the sky

dream #5

Ive been having nightmares every night for the past few weeks.

I seem to have a lot of dreams that I am a prisoner. Im captured by some weird cult or crazy person, and placed in some weird random place.

I dreamt last night I was captured and placed into a dark room filled with bugs and a deer.

I must have fallen asleep and when I woke up, all the bugs had made nests on me.

I remember the feeling of them bitting and digging into me as I tried to remove them.

I knew they would keep building their nests onto me and there was nothing I could do.

I remember talking to the deer and begging it to help me get out.

Most times my mind can conjure a way to get out, but this time I couldnt.

I hope these nightmares end soon. Im starting to dislike going to sleep.

hello 2011

so Ive been sick since New Years Day. But thats ok, that means it can only get better..or much much worse. Im hoping for the former. Sickness, its a time burglar.

Ive only been sick for a few days and it feels like a month has past. I feel like all the work I need to get done is building up and is getting out of control.

I also didnt clean my brushes the last time I painted, so I guess I need new ones.

I need to start a piece for a upcoming "John Hughes tribute show" @ gallery 1988 :)

since its the new year, heres a blurry sneak peak photo.

I have a bunch of finished pieces lined along my walls waiting for July.