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oils on canvas. - I have chronic bipolar disorder… it sucks, mostly. I don’t seem to be able to stop being too hot or too cold. I should probably get a house with air conditioning (I will just spray the conditioner I have in my bathroom up n down and all around and see if that helps.) I USED to have air conditioning at my house – I wrote on the controls in purple felt tip pen “for permed or colour treated air.” / OK well I have done all the remarkably simple tasks necessary for this morning and for me they were mammoth undertakings requiring much sweat and most of all, courage. Just have to ignore all the fear and go DO IT ALL ANYWAY. / Hm…I love the names of paints. Not the ones that they come up with for you to paint your house with. I have always thought I would be good at that though – / For your lounge “winter ferret” and for your kitchen, “happy exploding sunflower” and in your dining room, “fragrant maroon mice” with a split level in “hungry hungry hippo.” / Or not. / Real paints have names like crimson alizarin, burnt umber, spectrum yellow, French ultramarine, titanium white and cobalt blue. Somehow more real they elicit possibility like a blank white canvas or a snow-white untouched high cotton yield watercolour sheet. Like a beach without footprints or a wide green field of soft grass. At the same time they threaten to overwhelm me with their original unsullied beauty. / So, anyhoo, I sit here, naked in the cold because I choose to be, because I don’t care. I do believe, I do, that we are brilliant and unique, random, an act of somewhere silent, sliding through the world on the diamond flaws that everyone tries so hard to believe. Arbitrary, indiscriminately created, hacked open and carved from the world. / I have been remiss but that does not indicate that I have not been paying attention. / The distress abates by degrees, and by degree it returns and haunts and hurts. This is how it has always been. / I have even been up of late, yes directly up not even dysphoric. Can feel my fingers and toes tingle all day for no reason in slow waves of pleasure, hold them before my face, bend at the hip to pick lavender and put it in my pocket. Stretch strong and beautiful in the morning sun. / Just the tantalizing threads of it in my blood making me bite my cheeks and begin, once more, to push the worlds of my mind onto paper, to hold their drifting and stinging forms. / And it surges and falls like the sea, beats like wind against glass in my head. It has been a few days since I felt the irrational pleasure throb through my limbs. But ah, yes ah YES I know it will be back and soon and I will whisper to it and brush its feathers and ask it to stay stay stay. / I have been being very careful. I have not worked to the extent that I know I can, that I am pushed to and pressured in the back of my mind. I have even held back from the truth of my desires and have been making works that are gentle and lyrical. Before the storm. I have rational rationale that I must follow before I get all carried away and covered in paint inside and out. I do feel in a kind of limbo. I don’t know if this is happiness or not. I am lonely and dissatisfaction nests in my mind. Of course, of course. But limbo is better than purgatory and purgatory is better than hell. Often I feel… vague and unreal. / I stare so keenly at the moments days weeks without knowing that I am actually mad – this time, it does not possess the defining edge of reality that the very distortion and pain brings. How odd. Ridiculous. / ABSURD. And while I have this stillness, this ineptitude for subsistence there is always the star monster, world eater, inside me. It is inside us all, somewhere, elsewhere, else-when, telling us, calling to us in the night… / Don’t ever stop asking don’t ever ever stop reaching the answer to the question what is the meaning of life is the question what is the meaning of life. Breathe the sweet breath of madness tie your mind to itself in switches and arcs of pleasure and lights and pain, in stutters and twitches and flights and bursts of colour in your vision. / We are all so bound to lucidity. To rationalism. Ah hell. And to it we eventually return. / I wish I was my cat (the cat is dead, long live the cat!) “I am a brother to dragons / I am a companion to owls. / My skin is black upon me. / And my bones are burned with heat.” Ah my friends, my loving mad friends. I do so hope we all survive. / Spin through the random sky… faithless, of course. Faith in what? Paul
Taken outside Museum of Modern Art, New York City. I felt this captured the essence of the frustration of people using cellphones, everywhere, all the time. This photo has won a number of awards both locally and nationally in New Zealand.
The classic mythological beast of Greek lore, whom resides in the shadows. An allussion to the beast within the darkest recesses of us all that must be searched out, confronted, and slain. This guy actually just looks like he could use a break…. / Really it was part of my intention in this work to present the sort of monster that is melancholy; a darker beast of dimmer depths than it is often given credit for. / Original was done in watercolor and gouache media, on Arches cold-press 180lb. cotton rag.
Captured along my travels… ok…. Alot of my descriptions begin that way so here is more info… LOL! Saturday morning walked to my nearest polling booths, voted and continued walking the streets of Brunswick. That is where I stumbled across this vehicular beauty!! So, I walked back home got the camera… etc, etc, etc! / The final challenge I was faced with was just how to present this… / I really like this version, it kind of sums up my personailty! / Ok, now I know you all think I’m completely up the pole! hehehe! / I hope you like it, if you’re curious to see the other versions, let me know and I’ll put ‘em in a journal! / Peace, love and bear hugs! :D / Wish to see my 0% mark up on Calendars offer for November 2007? / / Hearts At War is coming! January ‘08 / / / / Australiana / Born of This Earth – Series / Hearts At War / Vehicular works / Architecture / B&W Photography / Transitional Industrial Utopian Series / Abstract / Beautiful Humans / / . / You can also listen to PLV’s music / / Please take a look at the wonderful work of / sketchesbybee / / / / / / / . / . / other works to view / . / / . / / . / / . / / . / / . / / . / / . / / / / / /
Watching the group dynamics of a large herd of elephant is absolutely fascinating! Other Categories / Animals / Apes / Architecture / Baby Animals / Bears / Birds / Big Cats / Elephants / Fish / Insects / Macro / Nature / Reptiles
It’s hard to beat shooting in the wilds of Africa, going at it for days using subjects over which you have absolutely no control, then finally coming away with something that makes it all worthwhile! Other Categories / Animals / Apes / Architecture / Baby Animals / Bears / Birds / Big Cats / Elephants / Fish / Insects / Macro / Nature / Reptiles
My little Pitt Bull Tchoko / Lori made a tee shirt out of that pic for adoption advertising ,he ’s so beautiful on a tee. / /
Lisa C. Weber ©2008 (Created with Bryce 6.1) Visit My Complete Bubble for all My 3D Artwork. Thanks for dropping by and enjoy!
BABY BULL GETS FAMOUS!!! GRIFFITH REVIEW!! CLICK TO LEARN MORE / Sales of this Design? – 3 sales so far :) / / / “Moo Cow Sunrise Family”: by Karin Taylor is another digital design based on Baby Bull Production (click here to see more) / Baby Bull Production is something I created not that long ago. It’s a mixed media piece on canvas textured paper…...i did it in response to the chilled out cows at Mullumbimby, northern New South Wales, who seem to be very laid back, i suspect they are indulging in the ‘other’ kind of grass also….... they have this real chilled look about them, and I’ve never seen cows anywhere else that have this way about them. I put it in the Casino Art Exhibition and it was the only painting that sold, every year a male school teacher goes to that show, or so the legend goes…....and purchases a piece…...it was my lucky year. Tonight I was asked if I’d ever sold a painting in a gallery…well, yes, and at exhibitions and privately. To date I believe I have sold between 30 and 40 original paintings, which I am very proud of…..in the early days 2002 I was very prolific, things have slowed down a bit with my painting now, because i am much more deliberate and take a lot of time to imbue my paintings with layers and love and depth…..it is just how i have grown as an artist, it is nice to report that there is growth along the journey…(and sales lol)!!! Somebody also has a print of these cows and loves them very much from what I understand lol
Find me a cheekier beef horse than this, and I’ll gladly give you my favourite teapot. Detail, colour, taste and pure cheek – this cheeky cow’s got the lot. To quote what she said to me just after I took the picture: “Moo”. And you can’t argue with that. Proud of your kitchen? Imagine this beauty on your wall. As a picture, I mean. Not the actual cow. Look at my lovely shop: http://baddoggy.redbubble.com/ Taken on the cliffs above Robin Hood’s Bay, near Whitby, North Yorkshire. I could’ve cropped it conventionally, but I couldn’t bring myself to chop out that sky.
This illustration was created for an identity (logo) design but never used. No bullshit. Makes a pretty gutsy looking t-shirt though. There is a camel and a lizard created in the same style if anyone is interested.
Windham, N.Y. / The American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) is an aquatic frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or “true frogs”, native to much of North America. This is a frog of larger, permanent water bodies, swamps, ponds, lakes, where it is usually found along the water’s edge. On rainy nights, bullfrogs along with many other amphibians, go overland and may be seen in numbers on country roads. American bullfrogs live longer in warm weather. They have been widely introduced across North America. The original, naturally determined range did not include far western regions where it is found today. (Wiki) Olympus e510 / / /
All profits from the sale of this work will be donated to Wildlife-Appeal. Bull Moose at Sunset is currently being used in Adelaide to promote libraries in Southern Austrailia…and has been auctioned off twice for charity. / Porthill, Idaho
Made this as a one off but after seeing all the other parody t-shirts I thought I’d offer it to others. Only 5% markup as this was a ‘just for fun’ thing :)
On the wide open plains of the Kruger National Park, South Africa, we happened upon this large, lone bull. He seemed to be going somewhere, as he detoured around us slightly, wary of our clicking and whispering. When the brief encounter was over, we both went on our way, perhaps, I’d like to think, better for the meeting…
These are puppies from two different litters I had, just hangin out in the sun in my backyard. They were getting tired, so they were staying more still than usual. LOL / FEATURED IN THE APBT LOVERS GROUP / FEATURED IN PAWS N CLAWS
This is a picture of my friend Kristen’s year and a half old daughter “Shaylee” with one of my American Pit Bull Terrier puppies “Louie”. Taken in my back yard in Amherst, Virginia in the kennel area. Shaylee just loves the dogs and puppies….and they love her. / Taken with my Cannon Powershot SX 110 IS FEATURED IN THE APBT LOVERS GROUP / FEATURED IN THE YOU’RE ACCEPTED GROUP / FEATURED IN ALL PETS GREAT AND SMALL / FEATURED IN MANS BEST FRIEND / FEATURED IN ALL SOFT AND CUDDLIES / FEATURED IN ALL ANIMALS GREAT AND SMALL / FEATURED IN THE GOOD NEWS GROUP / FEATURED IN PLAYFUL PHOTOGENIC ANIMALS TIED CHALLENGE WINNER – AFFECTION CHALLENGE- APBT LOVERS GROUP TOP 10 PLACEMENTS MY FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WHOLE WORLD CHALLENGE -IN MANS BEST FRIEND LOVE CHALLENGE – IN YOU’RE ACCEPTED AUGUST FRONT PAGE FEATURE CHALLENGE – APBT LOVERS GROUP NEW AVATAR CHALLENGE – LOVE IS GROUP PRECIOUS MOMENTS CHALLENGE – GOOD NEWS GROUP KIDS WITH ANIMALS – THE WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER
Camera Model Canon EOS 50D / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 6 / Av( Aperture Value ) 22.0 / ISO Speed 100 / Lens EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS / B+W polarizer / HiTech 1.2 ND Grad HS For more information please visit Brian’s Homepage or on Flickr Taken at Bay Bulls, Newfoundland, Canada. Bay Bulls is a small community bordering with St John’s.
This dog is an inspiration to anyone living with a handicap, she was born with only 3 legs.
Bull moose splashing after female, razor sharp and clear image using large file size. Beautiful T-shirts with different colors and styles are also available with this image: Splash T-shirt A companion image is also available: Moose & Emerald Pool Calendars Too: Calendar Gallery Canon 40D camera, Canon 500mm IS 4.0 Lens, Tripod with Ballhead Mount. For discussion of shutter speed, f-stop, available light, and my technique, please visit my profile page…thank you :-) Thanks to all the groups featuring this image. Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
I picked a heck of a weekend to go back to RMNP looking for elk. A front had moved through the Front Range, bringing cold temps and snow – just the way I like it!! It’s a little late in the rut, so there weren’t a lot of crowds either (again, just the way I like it). The bad news was there were few elk, I saw no jousting, and there were few challengers. That didn’t stop this bull from responding to the few bellowed challenges issued by other bulls. This bull had a harem of less than a dozen cows, and was pretty relaxed having me photograph him. I was able to use the car as a blind and stay relatively warm and comfortable for the shoot – rare treat. Most of the time I’m out in the worst weather, struggling to stay warm and not get blown off a mountain summit. Elk (Cervus canadensis) / Rocky Mountain National Park, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300/2.8+1.4TC / Bean bag ISO400, f/4.5, 1/160sec
Our part-time gardener. / Why hike for four hours, only to find a bull moose pruning bushes and tree in our ‘burb? We enjoyed a good, long hike with intermittent rain and spotted two bull moose far in the distance. Too far away to capture. What better welcome home party than this cutie safe in our suburbs. I cropped part of the power lines and added a light blue tint to the sky, since it was raining and grey and drizzly. Thanks to Peter Davidson for the video on Hoots mon, there’s a moose loose aboot this hoose D200 and Nikkor 18-200mm And another coy view with a yellow birch leaf. Did not remove road sign from behind his rack to add a certain verisimilitude. Sure wish it were the sign that reads: Moose Crossing. Photo links to my website. About size and weight, wikipedia has this to say: / “On average, an adult moose stands 1.8–2.1 m (6–7 ft) high at the shoulder. Males weigh 380–720 kg (850–1580 pounds) and females weigh 270–360 kg (600–800 pounds).[7] The largest of all is the Alaskan subspecies (A. a. gigas), which can stand over 2.1 m (7 ft) at the shoulder, has a span across the antlers of 1.8 m (6 ft) and averages 634.5 kg (1,396 lbs) in males and 478 kg (1,052 lbs) in females.[8] Typically, however, the antlers of a mature specimen are between 1.2 m (3.9 ft) and 1.5 m (4.9 ft).”
This is “Spots” wearing a sweater for the first time. He was not too happy about having it on. lol He did run around in the yard with it on, with his litter sister Dottie, while she just tried to pull it off and drag him around by it. Poor Spots! / The day after I took this, a wonderful family with 2 little boys and 1 on the way came and took him home to be a part of their family. Lucky Spots. :)) / Spots is an American Pit Bull Terrier. / Taken in my yard in Amherst, Virginia with my Canon Powershot SX110 IS / /
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