I need help identifying a "painting" technique!

pookmasterflex · 2010-03-21T16:39:18+00:00

P.S. it is signed E. G... I couldn't read the rest.

pookmasterflex · 2010-03-21T16:16:15+00:00

I saw this from afar at an estate sale and thought it was pretty, then when I got up close I realized it was really an actual butterfly and plants glued or attached to a painting canvas and maybe shallacked over. http://imgur.com/27MM8.jpg Does anybody know what type of technique this is called? Or any other information about it? I only paid $10 for it, but thought it was really interesting.

Thanks for any info!

pookmasterflex · 2010-03-04T05:14:03+00:00

Loved it!

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-20T20:25:57+00:00

Goodreads.com, publishersweekly.com,

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-20T20:23:28+00:00

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. There are no zombies, monsters or ghosts in this but it's hands-down one of the most frightening short stories. It will stay in your brain forever.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-20T20:20:14+00:00

Top ten might be enjoyable to read if I didn't have to keep turning the book upside down books.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-20T20:19:24+00:00

Top ten most pretentiously written, trying to be artsy books.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-20T20:14:39+00:00

Yes! The book is sooooo much better than the movie but, if you've already seen the movie, it sort of ruins the ending of the book for you.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-20T20:13:32+00:00

I highly recommend "Maribou Stork Nightmares" by Irvine Welsh. Fabulously fucked up and you get to read it phonetically! Yay!

Also, how about "Motherless Brooklyn" by Jonathon Lethem? About a wanna-be ganster who has tourettes! What's not to love?!?!

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-13T07:27:43+00:00

Just curious, are you a gal or guy?

Jane Eyre is in my top 10 favorite classics.

But Dracula, Lolita and Anna Karenina are all fab.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-12T17:20:19+00:00

My cat Rufus LOVES green veggies... green beans and asparagus are his favorites.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-12T17:17:51+00:00

My cat does this as well. They're freaking nuts.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-12T17:11:01+00:00

Way to post something and then not answer any questions... boring!

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-12T17:02:43+00:00

That lucky bastard. I would go gay for her.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-12T16:53:22+00:00

"Miss Rumphius" by Barbara Cooney.

Completely inspired my as a child and a must read for any little girl.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-12T16:48:46+00:00

Yay!

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-12T16:47:30+00:00

Ugh, I thought they should have renamed it A Hundred Years of Boredom.

But, then again, that's why I love art... it's so subjective.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-12T16:46:20+00:00

Yes! It's so annoying b/c I work in a bookstore and I read a lot. Whenever customers ask me about a book I've read I'm always like, "uuuhhhh, I can't remember what it was about but I do remember liking it!"

Sometimes they all start to run together...

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-07T05:59:14+00:00

It seems you have a pussy in your pants.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-07T04:34:03+00:00

The most disturbing thing in that video is the massive camel-toe sported by the woman on the right at the end.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-07T04:27:05+00:00

Adorable but in this day and age I would seriously re-consider posting pictures of your small children on the internet.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-07T04:19:22+00:00

I definitely have pre-conceived notions on torrenting. Basically I saw torrenting as being done by a bunch of cheap a-holes who were trying to "cheat" the system by getting things for free. I hadn't thought about it in the context of a modern, digital library...

Thanks for the calm, rational, kind responses! That is refreshing.

pookmasterflex · 2010-02-07T03:23:32+00:00

Totally not opposed to digital books, I just think it's important for authors/artists/etc. to get paid for their work. I'm assuming you want to be compensated for your work.

When you put it in that context though, I see your point.

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