Paint Fumes http://katiehoffman.wordpress.com Just another Denver artist's WordPress.com weblog. New, small artworks displayed on an (almost) daily basis. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:47:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/e24d829d8c1e9d97cf0b2b5824af55a3?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Paint Fumes http://katiehoffman.wordpress.com The Arvada Center’s 23rd Annual Art Market. http://katiehoffman.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/the-arvada-centers-23rd-annual-art-market/ http://katiehoffman.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/the-arvada-centers-23rd-annual-art-market/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:47:03 +0000 hoffmakatie http://katiehoffman.wordpress.com/?p=547 ]]>

Tonight, I’m tagging work to drop off for this (always beautiful) show tomorrow morning.

The video includes some shots from last year’s show- my paintings can be seen on the far left at 4:41 in the video:)

Hoping it’s a great, lucrative year for the Arvada Center and for all the artists participating.

]]> http://katiehoffman.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/the-arvada-centers-23rd-annual-art-market/feed/ 0 hoffmakatie It is Steal Something Day http://katiehoffman.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/it-is-steal-something-day/ http://katiehoffman.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/it-is-steal-something-day/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:26:36 +0000 hoffmakatie http://katiehoffman.wordpress.com/?p=540 ]]>

and I am cranky.

I get as annoyed as anyone else with the wads of ads in the Thanksgiving Day newspaper urging me to buy crap I don’t need.

But Adbusters’ “Buy Nothing Day” alternative has always rubbed me the wrong way, seemed a little sanctimonious.

It’s like that couple with the second home who wear new clothing and drive (new! expensive!) hybrid vehicles telling you all about their non-materialistic lifestyle while they sip their micro-brews.

Yeah.

So for others who don’t want to feel guilty about buying a loaf of bread today- if they can afford to buy a loaf of bread today- there is Steal Something Day, a snarky concept with a large grain of truth conceived by a group of anarchists in Montreal.

You could make a grand gesture today and pull a Jean Valjean.

CORE New Art Space is open tonight and I will be working there. Anyone who would like to celebrate Black Friday by buying art is more than welcome.

This economy has been particularly hard on visual artists.

Non-buying lookers are welcome, too. But please don’t steal anything:)

I’m not really that cranky. I hope those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving had a lovely Thanksgiving. Happy Black Friday.

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Oil on linen, 6″ x 6″. In fond memory of that year when Mom and I were so crazy that we dressed the cat up in baby clothes.

Also vaguely related to thoughts of Lewis Carroll’s Alice.

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Oil on canvas, 16″ x 16″.

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My inspiration is flagging. I need to finish more paintings but feel drained. I grope around in the corners of my mind, desperately looking for it… and I listen to this song.

Roy Orbison. What a talent.

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Oil on linen, 6″ x 6″.

 

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18″ x 18″, oil on canvas

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Oil on linen, 6″ x 6″.

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Mariza was in Denver last night. It was a real treat to hear her sing songs filled with beautiful longing and sadness.

She sang one of my favorite fados, “Primavera.”

At one point she had to ask a person in the front row what on earth they were doing with their cellphone, anyway.

 

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Oil on linen, 6″ x 6″.

TheBoar

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