Moving slow this morning. I have a cold in July. I’m whiney, sleepy, and seriously attached to my gown…. ok, that’s enough of that…
Do you like old movies? I like old scary movies. It it’s got a werewolf, Frankenstein, my favorite Godzilla, I’m in love. Then there’s Sinbad, and all those monsters. I love Sinbad! I wanted to be Tarzan so bad. No, not Jane. All she did was put her hand ever so daintily to her mouth, and scream bloody murder. And faint… she fainted a lot. I wanted that monkey. Those elephants, I coulda called the elephants. The natives & I would have been big friends.
Ordered the Lone Ranger from Netflix. Yuck. It wasn’t an old one. It started when he & Tonto were kids. If I had watched that, it would have ruined my memories of the REAL Lone Ranger & Tonto. Everybody knows they were never kids.
So instead, we watched Godzilla & Raymond Burr. Ha! Not kidding. Made in 1956. Of course he thought he was in court, not a reporter. But it was really good. The plus was ol’Ted hadn’t got a hold of it… it was still in B&W.
Then for dessert we watched Godzilla vs. the Thing. It had the two tiny girls that speak together, with the fuzzy hats. It was made in Japan. I always root for Godzilla. Doesn’t matter if he’s tearing up the city. He’s terribly misunderstood. 
I could watch Sinbad movies all day. Those monsters are so cool. Old Zorro movies are hard to find. They were great. Anything Lon Chaney was in was good. Or Boris Karloff. He had that great face and voice.
Now I’m in love with the new Alice. Didn’t see it at the theatre, which will be the biggest disappointment in my life. Well, close to it. But I’ve watched it twice on TV. It just gets better. The way they blended the animation and the actors… well… it’s impressive. Gotta get the DVD.
Last night, while I couldn’t sleep (which happens often)… I came up with a new one. Sayings, I love sayings. Quote sounds entirely too important. I do sayings. Here goes… Critics know a little bit about a lot of subjects, but not a lot about anything. (PJ said it)
Did I tell you? I sold my first piece of art on PJ Hornberger Folk Art. Sold it to a woman who’s Mother use to buy my art so many years ago. Now if that’s not a huge compliment, I don’t know what is. Thrilled me to death… well, not quite. But you know what I mean.
Put these on PJ Hornberger Folk Art last night. When you have time, take a peek.
Libby & Zelda will be happy to see you!
Susan, if you’re taking a class, or bought a instruction book… the art is there for you to learn by. It is there to use as a guide. But to take any art you see on a blog, website, gallery and make one for yourself, your niece, whomever, is ignoring the copyright laws. It’s the law. It’s there to protect living breathing hard working artist so they can try to make a living. It doesn’t matter how it’s justified, it’s against the law, it’s wrong.
To stay honest, take a class, learn how to do pastels, then do the hard work of creating an original… You haven’t paid the artist a compliment by saying, “in the style of”…. you’ve just made it OK in your mind.
I’ve had this happen to me over and over. They want to tell me about copying my work, giving it as presents, justifying it in their mind, pretending they’re giving me a compliment. So they’ll feel better about what they have done. It’s not OK.
Susan, I bet you have some great original ideas of your own. Give them a try. ~PJ
I do agree that if you are copying someone’s art and trying to sell it as your own it is wrong. I have been trying to teach myself pastels and it’s kind of hard to start from scratch when you are learning a new skill. Even when I copy something, it is never exactly like the original and I figure if it is in a book, as a tutorial than you are free to copy it. I know folks will steal your pictures and I do try to remember to put a my name on my art that I post, so I totally understand that aspect of it. But for learning purposes, for something you are going to hang in your home to be proud of…I say it’s “in the style of” such and such and don’t feel bad at all. We gotta learn somehow, right?
Hope you are feeling better. Stay cool and enjoy the week. Take care, Susan.
I am the woman that bought the painting!!words out -but nothing has been said…I am SO thrilled..medical stuff happening fast-gonna go get dvdAlice in Wonderland & Raymond Burr- long weekend till Mon appt for Kate…idiots got on my wall last night(always think uterine wall)i didnt turn on computer till now cuz i knew they were there…trying to get to Taos for Kates 60thAND think we are getting tattoos -YIKES!cant wait for my Pj painting -already cleared a spot!!xo
I always look forward to your newest paintings. Great job. Love the girls.
thank you! I really like the one with orange hair… Zelda..
love your work, keep up the activity and dont for get to let the paint dry…A/T…
thank you, Alexander… paint dry, paint dry, paint dry….