What a better time to take in some art then at the end of the week. I came across this artist recently and I immediately loved the artist works and techniques and mediums. I think a series of these would look amazing in a gallery wall collage. The artist? Daryle Balcombe, who was born in England in 1977. After working as an illustrator for major publishing companies such as Readers Digest and DC Thompson, he has moved in the direction of his own fine art. I found he uses sketch, charcoals, water colors and even excels at photography.
Friday, September 20, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
STOP THE CAR......
With a busy work schedule, I only just saw snippets of the MTV Music Awards. And I shook my head in appalment again. Katy Perry seems to attract both success and controversy. Her latest? Semi-scissoring and kissing featured rapper Doechii at the VMA'S. There's a long list of performers who "spice up" their acts with same sex kisses and such. Madonna famously kissed Britney and Christina 20 years ago, but that got less attention. Conservative media called this act raunchy and depraved by Perry, but what I hate is the fake. To see Katy revive lesbian love on the screen annoys me because she's not a lesbian. But Doechii may be Bi, not sure. Neither is Madonna, Britney or Christina. A same sex kiss has joined the list of "wild" onstage antics, and one I find irritating just like non gay owned retailers selling LGBTQ product during gay pride month. Some see this as LGBT representation. Right...WITHOUT the queers! I see it as straight artist using the gays as, yet again, trend. Katy, Bad Bunny who I can give a past being gender fluid.... and Madge use gay as a schtick to seem outrageous. But gay to us isn't a schtick...it's our life, our sex lives and our passion. We're a minority who lack equal rights still and face some serious challenges ahead. None of these are addressed by this buffoonery.
Katy's song is called "I'm His", so this sapphic scene she did makes even less sense. Since many straight guys love girl on girl action, I wonder if this show was put on for them rather than us. Are publicists telling these stars to do this because they know it gets headlines? Straight artist: stop using our sexuality as as a way to spice up your tired old routines with empty controversy. After seeing Meghan Thee Stallion recreates Britney's snake routine from 2 decades ago, it really drove home the fact that they're out of ideas, just like the movies who have to keep adding sequels upon sequel, or remake of movies. And what really sucks is that you don't need gimmicks at all if like Jennnifer Hudson, Lediai, Alex Newell and Adele, etc, can thrill with just a beautiful voice. But the very idea of the Video Music Awards reminds us that before MTV, music was and could be appreciated with your ears, not your eyes.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
121 COMMERICAL STREET
....Or better known as the Dick Dock!!!!
And this from one of my walk of shames.
Almost scootered over by the town's Bea Arthur impersonator,
Beatrix Eglantine Aurthurson
Monday, September 16, 2024
MOOD BOARD
Saturday, September 14, 2024
IN THREE WORDS
While I'm away for the weekend, in this post, I'll share a guest with you all each week, and you tell me in only three words what come to mind. This week one I grew up listening too at my grandmother's house, and one who would have been 102 yesterday.
In Three Words...
Yma Sumac
Why not?