Turtle (Watercolor, Colored Pencil and Crayon on Paper)

“Kid Art”: framed and behind glass. We support this kind of thing 1000% here at the (Value) Village Art Gallery. Some lil’ dude or dudette was having fun and being creative. “Iiiiiiiii Recommend It!” 

Keep up the good work, kiddo!

Raven and Moody Atmosphere (Acrylic on Canvas)

(Value Village Art Gallery Favorite)

Holy Buckets! What a painting! It’s not perfect but for what it is, it is really quite something. Just look at those branches! And the choice of colors! Whew! Real Talent here, for sure. 

To gcA or jcA or whateverthehell your name is: keep painting, my friend…
 

Roses? (Acrylic on Canvas)

Safe, inoffensive, palatable art. “Bank Art”, as a friend of mine used to call this kind of thing. But it is definitely better than I could do. Speaking of “could do”: I could do with artists using far less black paint than they like to use nowadays. But that’s just me…

Marbleized Canvas (Some Kind of Goop on a Surface)

 “I lied…” <—— My Commando (1985) Quote of the Day.

Yes, I lied. A while back I said I was done installing these voiceless and mostly gimmicky/mechanical/“knack”-like things. But I lied. Here’s one more. Pfft.

Internal Organs (Acrylic on Canvas)

Not bad: a little cartoony, a little weird, but not bad at all. It’s its own thing.

I support this!

 

Elephant (Acrylic on Paper)

It’s wonderful! And no, I am not being sarcastic. This has effort, heart, intensity and sincerity. And it shows promise. Little dude or little dudette: keep painting! 👍

Sweetheart’s Tree (Oil on Canvas)

 (Value Village Art Gallery Favorite)

Another old one, guessing 1970s/1980s? 

Hard to believe it, but someone appears to have taken a Sharpie and written over the original “Heart and Arrow” tree carving (maybe “3-5-25 Bob Owen”? Not sure though.) I’m not a fan of this kind of desecration. I suppose (?) the artist might have done it, long after the fact. But it doesn’t seem likely to me.

Anyway, the artist had some talent and spent a bit of time making what amounts to Real Art. I like it. It’s no Masterpiece but it’s definitely quite good, for what it is. Not a waste of paint by any means…

Bee (Acrylic on Canvas)

At first glance I thought this was a wayfair.com special. But someone actually painted this. The bee looks like a bee so I won’t “bee” too unkind here.

Haha get it?

(But: too much black! Way too much.)

Desert Scene (Acrylic on Canvas)

This is one pallid, faded and washed-out-looking color pallet. On a “One to Ten” scale this would be a solid 2.

Rainbow Rain Umbrella (Acrylic on Canvas)

 I just…I can’t even…

Very Unimaginative Mountain Range (Acrylic on Canvas)

This painting is almost entirely black and blue.

Amateur Artists: this shiznit must be stopped…