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Have you ever seen a picture of someone and known you weren’t getting the full story?
Look at 3 year old Jeffrey Dahmer, wasn’t he a cute little tyke?
Look at prim and proper Lizzie Borden, nary an ax in sight.
So the next time you see the famous Grant Wood painting American Gothic?
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Know that there could have been a little extra something extra going on at the edge of the frame.
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Those socks!
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The husband and I stopped into an antique shop the other day and when he asked the cashier where the rest room was located? She neglected to mention the all seeing eye.
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From far away this piece of art does indeed look like an eye.
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Though when you see it from the side?
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You realize the artist probably has a cellar filled with junk like ours.
Talk about creative recycling.
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Because news you can use is usually depressing.
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If you’re ready for your mind to be blown, look up this artist and his beyond bizarre house. Everything is doodled, even the toilet.
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Okay, I don’t feel so bad about my outdated Shake and Bake now.
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I take it back about not being depressing. That’s the very definition of sad.
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In local news there were no takers on this generous offer. Please don’t tell my husband.
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And while I enjoy creepy Halloween decorations as much as the next girl? That’s a hard Hell no to disembodied demon doll heads.
Yikes!
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In wine there is truth, or so they say. But I’m pretty sure you have to drink it first.
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Say what?
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Apparently wine is now art as well as truth.
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Seaweed and bird droppings for five grand? I think I’ll pass.
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If those are the man and woman shaped barrels? I think this fellow needs to put down the grape and check out an anatomy textbook.
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Have you ever stared at a twenty dollar bill?
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Thanks to me you’ll never look at one the same way again.
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You’re welcome.
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Because the nightly news is too depressing and hate filled.
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I shop at Goodwill all the time. Closest I’ve ever come to art is Elvis on velvet and dogs playing poker.
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I don’t eat Cup Noodles, why in the world would I want to paint my face or nails to match?
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When you have a head that looks like you’re constantly flipping someone off, it pays to look surprised.
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Guest house might be stretching it, but boy… I wish these had been for sale when my MIL was alive.
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My husband’s cousin’s son (is that second cousin?) is a doctor. He was the first physician who diagnosed my late mother’s terminal cancer and was the epitome of professionalism with compassion.
And if that’s not impressive enough? I’ve just discovered he’s been hiding a whole lotta artistic talent under that white coat.
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Apparently the basement of his old Victorian home is being turned into a shrine to rock and roll.
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He just started posting pictures of his work and all I could think was, damn.
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The boy has mad skills.
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Christina’s World is one of Andrew Wyeth’s most famous paintings.
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So surely I can’t be the only one who sees the similarities here….
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Let’s examine the Museum of Modern Art’s description. I’ve circled the pertinent parts for comparison.
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Am I right, or am I right?
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And while Lord Dudley doesn’t have polio like poor Christina, he does share her propensity for crawling…. so I’m calling it.
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As we were leaving our small town’s festival I saw a sign pointing to a local artist’s collection of folk art carvings.
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The man and his art are well known in my town with one piece of this collection featured and displayed every year in our town hall.
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Three of the pieces were bought by private parties before the town decided to acquire the collection and were graciously lent to us for this event. It was the first time the collection has ever been exhibited together. Except…
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There’s one missing.
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The widow of the artist doesn’t know who her late husband sold The Raven to, but there’s been an extensive search … with no luck.
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You really have to see these in person to appreciate the craftsmanship.
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And my poor pictures don’t do the beauty of the wood carving justice.
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All the creatures depicted are native to our area. They are depicted with the joy of, and reverence for, nature.
So if you ever see that Raven? Please let me know.
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Our town’s Facebook page has made me realize what a slacker I am.
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Talk about reuse and recycle!
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This piece was so well received it will be traveling to New York State next month for an art exhibition.
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Gives new meaning to the phrase ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’.
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