Monday, October 20th, 2008

http://www.palinaspresident.com/
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstor/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

Hello. This painting "Bamboo" is 16"x20", oil on panel, is the only study of bamboo that I have made. I made it in 2008 when I was preparing for my show at Surface Library Gallery in East Hampton. Part of my installation was a group of 16"x20" panels depicting Joshua Tree National Park. Many closeups of desert flora and some fauna. There were eighteen total (3) rows of six with an eight inch grid all around. You can check it out on my website on the Surface Library page. http://www.markperry.org

I was out in EH over the weekend and I did not find stacks of the October Arts Guide from an early October edition of The East Hampton Star. I placed an ad in the issue and it cost me a beautiful dollar expecting it to be around town in stores, in stacks for most of the month. Granted I did not look in the village of East Hampton but I did check out a couple of stores that carried them last year and this year, a week after it came out, there were none. So I feel it might have been a waste of money. In addition i feel that the newsprint copy did nothing for my painting after all is said and done. My color is vibrant and crisp and it is printed on this newsprint which is better than regular newspaper newsprint but newsprint none-the-less and all color looks dusty and dirty. Live and learn.

You should check out one of my favorite blogs, www.designtherapy.com It is the beautiful blog of Interior Designer Brad Ford. He is featured in this weeks New York magazine, very exciting for him.

More to come.

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Hello. I am out in East Hampton and getting ready to take down my paintings that have been hanging for the past month at the LTV station ou there. This great guy Haim Mizrahi, http://www.haimmizrahi.com/ has helped me so much out here to get a bit of exposure.

http://www.palinaspresident.com/
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

Thursday, October 16. 2008

http://www.palinaspresident.com/
If you feel like laughing at something that is really not so funny go to this site and scroll around. There are some crazy, creative people out there. Maverick!

Hello. Excuse me but I did not even have to see last nights debate to see that Mary McCain was in a snit. I listened on the radio and it was clear He was is mean spirited festering self. I need to make another shot out to this link, pleezzzee peoples go to it.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstor/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

I really feel that Obama could have said that he felt Palin was not qualified for the VP position. He is so strong in every way although being honest and smart gives one that power. But he can be a little to nice. It will probably be in his favor but I'll tell you I do not know where gets his patience. That little $*&$)* should be s*^t. I welcome an FBI file - bring it on assholes. I can just hear those ignorant bigots at a McCain rally. Anyway I am all over the place. Move on Louise.

Oh another thing. I have been saying for a while now, what's all this talk about the middle class, who is talking about poor people? I'll tell you who. Ralph Nader. Of course I will never throw my vote away but I heard him on I think it was "News and Notes" the other night and He is the first person to discuss the poor people of this country. I guess if they do not vote than they don't count. It is a pretty nasty, sad state of affairs. Oh I forgot it is all going to trickle down.

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstor/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

Hello. I really want to post the above link for anyone who might stumble upon my blog. There is also a link to an article about Palin which I have yet to read. I am so tired of the fact that it is not discussed and he is still referred to as a hero. Give me a fucking break. Hopefully with Cheney having shock therapy people will think of his age and it will be more of a factor to bring McCain down.

I'm so tired of hearing McCain say "My friends". I just listened to Fresh Air and Terry Gross had on a journalist from Alaska, a moderator from Palin's earlier debates. Fascinating how this woman has operated. Prime example of what can happen without oversight. Things that seem little in comparison to some other corrupt politicians but corrupt none-the-less. Anyway I write this but I do not list what she is accused of and some would say that is unfair but I don't feel like typing it. She is unqualified and that is that.

So the painting posted is new and like the one that I submitted to the GLAAD outAction 2008. This painting is 28"x24", oil on canvas, Of course I had some difficulty with my forms not be word documents even though I did them in word. And my image not being 300 dpi which made me want to open a vein. That 300 dpi always gets me. I was going to reach out and try to find out exactly what it means and how to make my image 300dpi but time ran out. At least they received my application and I hand delivered hard copies and the image on a cd. What the fuck more can I do. I'm trying to give a painting to an organization for them to auction that I will not get a red cent from and I have to deal with this bullshit. Ok with that said it really does mean a lot to me if they accept it. I feel the painting is good and can raise a little money for them and some pr for me so I am hopeful.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Hello. So today is the day that I would really like to call my struggling painting struggle over, this particular one anyway. No pressure. Anyway I have a clear head and feel excited about the idea of painting so that is a good start. It is another beautiful unseasonably warm day in NYC and that alone is inspiration. It feels good to write my post in the morning when I am freshest as opposed to midnight.

The painting posted is one from my 9"x12" group of monochromatic tropic paintings. These photos were taken at this beautiful resort called Caneel Bay that I was so generously taken to by very close friends back in 2000. The clustered palm trees were so tall and lanky - I've seen a lot of palm trees but none like these. When I say tall they were amazing it seems impossible that they could stand through any hurricane season but there you go. One great story from that trip. We were having lunch in the more elegant of the dining rooms and suddenly the door opened and in walked a radiant Ann Bancroft. It was truly an entrance without being an over the top diva. The smile was amazing and it was a gift to all of us. Truly a wow moment for me. We knew they were there because we shared a cart ride on the grounds with her husband whose voice is unmistakable, I just remember that he was talking about donkeys or mules which were walking around. It may or may not have been a joke but his voice and delivery sound like the lead into a joke. It is coming back to me I think it seemed like they were about to fornicate and as you can imagine the setting was ripe for Mel Brooks. Anyway, it is nice to remember a moment from that great stars life that I had the fortune of sharing.

More to come. Hopefully about art.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Hello. I am very happy as today I learned that two people that I know have blogs and it does not feel like such a fictional world out there. They are linked in my blog favorites list, www.wpunderwood.blogspot.com and www.designtherapy.com I recommend checking them out. This painting is from my 9"x12" series of 2004 and it is one of my favs. It is very exciting I will say again to know of two blogs and to have a personal connection to them.

I sent out a mass email regarding checking out my site by way of google in hope of increasing my traffic and there by improving my ranking with search engines. To listen to me you might think I know what the fuck I am talking about. I am beginning to get a vague idea and I will die trying because I am going to lick this system and sell some stupid paintings if it kills me.

So today I was listening to Fresh Air and Josh Brolin was on talking about "W" and can I tell you he has my vote. Seriously though, looks aside he sounds like such a nice guy and very smart. Not that I am one of those people that thinks all actors are stupid. And excuse me I know I am not Einstein but when they get talkin some actors are a little embarrassing. Anyway he is very smart and quite funny and after seeing some previews I think I will def. see the new Oliver Stone Biopic.

My mother left today and John comes home tonight and not a moment to soon. I did have a nice visit with my mom and there are no buts about it. She is a very special lady and as I may have said in previous posts a fabulous die hard liberal and you have to love her for that although there are certainly other reasons.

I am trying to get back to painting and trying to figure out what I want these pictures to look like. I want them to be representational yet I want them to be free and painterly it is a fine line. I have achieved the result before but these pictures that I am working on are not there yet. I just have to keep going as always when I get lost in it something good usually happens. I am tired and must relax a bit and then resume work. I just wanted to check in and report that I have my first new blog friends.

Oh and last night I mentioned that I was listening to Joe Frank on NPR If you don't know he is I guess a kind of performance artist on the radio. He is on sunday nights at eleven o'clock and I love the show. So last night my mother was sleeping or in and out of sleep on the daybed in my studio quite comfortably I might add. Anyway, before the show came on there was the announcement that the show may not be suitable for all audiences because of sexual content or foul language. Well that should have been the warning for me to turn it off. But Nooo. Anyway the character Joe Frank is talking about one of his friends who likes to do some things that I would say maybe two people in the world would even think of. If I relay the story than I think I need to change the settings and have a warning on my blog and I do not want to do that. Maybe I should anyway because I do have a potty mouth. Anyway I was shocked and very discreetly turned the volume down and hoped whe was asleep. Mortified. It was so funny at the same time.

This is not about art and I have to try and stay on topic. right. Most of you rather all of you do not know me but staying on topic has never been one of my strong points. But I'm going to try. Later all of you beautiful people out there in the dark.