My Personal Rat

All artists have a rat. Of course we all shake our heads denying we adopted such a vile creature. I mean the mess alone steers you the other way. But if you sneak into studios you see the evidence. The pack rat leaves an obvious trail. Piles of books, ripped out magazine pages, bits of string, pieces of broken tile, cool rocks, the list is really endless. Why do we subject ourselves to such a messy companion? Because the payoffs can be big. What if that tile inspires us to a brilliant creation? That piece of string could be just the touch needed to make an amazing piece of work.

That brings me to the last Signore Greve Cinema piece. I held on to this packet of MGM postcards for years! I had no idea what I could possible do with them. At the time I had done very little multi media work. But those stinking postcards were so awesome I just couldn't get rid of them. One day I am driving along and it hits me, Signore Greve goes to the movies. I created 4 paintings in this series. My customers loved them. Ahhh, the thrill of the pay off.

So here is a raised paint brush to the pack rats that join us in our creative quest. As I look at my overflowing shelves I curse you. As I look at the above painting I love you. What a relationship.