Thursday, October 3, 2013

A bird, an Italian and a Midwest girl

 
 
They say you can learn a lot about an artist by looking at his work. Hmmmm, I painted a chicken riding a fish yesterday.  That could frighten Freud.


But I have been told that people see me in Signore Greve.  One client even told me him and I have the same posture.  True story.  Hey, my grandpa was a D.O. slouching was never an option!  And it is true that I wore a scarf, the same scarf, in my school photos from 4th-6th grade.  ( it really needed to be retired after 5th grade)  So clearly Greve and I are of the same tribe.

 
I think Huey is the person I really want to be.  Confident in himself with awkwardness and all.  Not everyone gets him and that's okay.  It's funny, in high school I don't remember trying to 'fit'.  Somewhere in my young adulthood I became more concerned with my alternative sights on the universe.  Now in middle age I find myself content in my alternative sights.
 
 
Greve and Huey are both travelers which is a clear insertion of one of my loves. I guess it is true.  It's impossible to create something from yourself without having it be a piece of you.  It's fun having an illustrated alteration of myself.  As for the chicken on the fish....I'll leave that to Freud.