Aug 8, 2010 | Art
Time of the year for all the interesting mushrooms to pop up around the place. Here’s a favorite:
These cherry red mushrooms open to about the size of a giant cookie from a fancy coffee shop. They push out of the ground looking like a big red egg before they open.
Underneath they turn a bright buttery yellow. It was one of these mushrooms that served as the basis for this digital artwork that hangs on the front of our garage.
There’s also this red, darker, blood red mushroom. Haven’t messed with it yet.
Aug 5, 2010 | Art, Dogs
I did my first (perhaps only) graphic novel back around 1958. It was titled “Tip and Jack.” I remember wanting to name the dog “Gratuity” but decided that “Tip” fit better with the minimalist nature of the project. One critic suggested Tip was actually a small pony. I’m not averse to the ambiguity.
Aug 5, 2010 | Art, Bourbon, Dogs
Just to allay any assumptions that I’ve maybe come to appreciate bourbon, dogs and art only later in life, I present several images from my first solo exhibition, held at the Refrigerator Door Gallery in Hayti, South Dakota circa 1958.
I’m pretty sure that’s a dog I’m with in this drawing since if it were actually a giant ant I probably wouldn’t be using a leash.
In case you can’t read my handwriting on the label, it says “Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Please drink responsibly.”
These cherry red mushrooms open to about the size of a giant cookie from a fancy coffee shop. They push out of the ground looking like a big red egg before they open.
Underneath they turn a bright buttery yellow. It was one of these mushrooms that served as the basis for this digital artwork that hangs on the front of our garage.
There’s also this red, darker, blood red mushroom. Haven’t messed with it yet.
