Lemley House Art Guild

Monday, July 18, 2011

Artist Spotlight: Mincing Mockingbird

The Mincing Mockingbird is one of my absolute favorite artists. His paintings, done in acrylic, typically have a lot of negative space and a lot of emotion.

I Have Only Heard the Moon Laugh Once, and Once Was Quite Enough

His titles are my favorite. They actual enhance the painting - giving a little insight to the subject.

Sinister Acts to Which Only the Moon Bears Witness

He has a wonderful blog, which he shares with his equally talented wife.

Attaining Godspeed

And check out his flickr for even more works.

Moments When My Gaze Goes Vacant

Five Years Spent Chasing the Horizon

And of course his current works are available in his etsy shop!

Friday, July 15, 2011

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Get Inspired: Messing About in Boats

"It's the ONLY thing," said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. "Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing," he went on dreamily: "messing...about...in...boats; messing..."

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"...about in boats--or WITH boats," the Rat went on composedly, picking himself up with a pleasant laugh. "In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. "

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"Whether you get away or whether you don't...

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...whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular...

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and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not." - The Wind in the Willows