If I could have had my own way,
I would have confined myself to black and white.

I find Edgar Degas’s quote interesting. I think it’s human nature to want something we can’t have, but why couldn’t he have used only b&w if that’s what he wanted to do?

black & white gouache portrait painting

I tried to find some background story, but didn’t come up with anything. His quote remains a fascinating mystery to me. 

This painting isn’t for sale, but there are others available in my shop. 

lol Gussy’s face when he saw me last night. 
Ahhhh, hell noozzz!! Not Mom, not now!!
Weeze hazing boyz talk. 

He stood up mighty tall, looking all defiant, giving me a “Scat, no girls allowed” look. He probably thought I was going to make him come inside, but I only wanted to take his photo. I got a good one of him being all sassy pants. haha 

I’ve been watching mini art documentaries lately. Youtube seems to know me well, and suggested these to me…

Anne Ngan – Painter

Wayne Ngan (1937-2020) CERAMIC ART

Alpen Kelley – Painter, Printmaker & Jeweler

And also, Glen Vilppu has recently started doing livestreams. I haven’t been lucky enough to catch him live yet, but I’ve been watching the replays. 

Marina Altukhova recently started posting art vlogs, which I’ve been enjoying. 

I’ve also been seeing that artists have been making progress in their lawsuits against AI theft, which can only be great news for those of us who are having everything we post online stolen daily. 

Procreate AI Statement – AND – Artists Big Win in Court

HUGE win for artists against ai companies 

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