My lovely friend, and gifted artist, Heather posted this. Figured I would indulge a bit and join her. It's a list of stuff- can'ts, cans, strikes, gutters, ups and downs, etc....
. . . I can't . . .
-Ever, DEAR GOD EVER, like Thomas Kincade, Jeff Koons, or Matt Barney.
-Deal with lying, in art or otherwise
-Listen to soul music without bustin' a groove as well as a white boy can.
. . . I can . . .
-paint like a mofo
-make people laugh
-string together profanity in a way that would not only make sailors blush, but ensure that I will never host a children's show on TV.
. . . I won't . . .
-ever settle for less than I deserve
-ever be nothing but honest in art, and in life
-let the past ruin my future. (stolen from Heather)
. . . I will . . .
-always strive to paint better than I did today.
-let life take me where it wants me without bitching.
-fail at things, and wonderfully fail BIG.
. . . I shouldn't . . .
-over critique- ANYTHING.
-cuss so much.
-give a damn.
. . . I should . . .
-laugh, and make others laugh, more.
-take even bigger risks on canvas and off.
-achieve everything I know I can.
i hate jeff koons too!! and thomas kincade should be bricked in the head until he can do nothing but twitch and drool and has to be escorted by a nurse to use the bathroom.
ReplyDeletei also really hate miriam schapiro (sp?).
My mother in law got me a Thomas Kinkade book for Christmas one year, when Todd and I were first dating. That was a hard one to fake. Light, water, gag a maggot sell-out.
ReplyDeleteI did a research paper on Matt Barney , thought he might be interesting, but discovered otherwise in the time it took me to watch the first video. Augh.
Oh, I almost forgot Koons. I guess I am of the belief that art based on cynical self-merchandising is a bad thing. So, yeah...he's a loser face.
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