Carnival Mask (Acrylic on Canvas)

I’m really starting to hate this place.

Anyone want to buy an online Art Museum?

(Just kidding. I actually love doing this. For realz.)

This thing is kind of terrifying though.

(Not kidding. At all.)

Alaska (Acrylic on some kind of slate?)

Again with the blue and purple. Sigh. 

This thing should come with a seizure warning.

Castle (Acrylic on Canvas)

Awful awful colors. So much black. And so much blue and pink and purple (i.e. the Unholy Trinity of Amateur Artist’s most frequently overused colors.) Despite all this, there is something about the castle that’s…not absolutely horrible.

Elsa (Acrylic on Canvas)

Plebian and Pop-Culture-y? Definitely. And while there are parts of this that are ehh a little off (the weird smallish arm, the malformed hand, the smushed and angular face, the braids, etc) overall it’s really not bad! Someone was trying hard and doing their best. And we support that.

So keep painting, Shira!

Skull and Rosary (Ink and Acrylic on Canvas)

Strange and creepy but technically proficient. Not my cup of tea (too much unpainted canvas, the pink/purple bits, etc) Still. It’s pretty good, for what it is. 

Turtle (Watercolor, Colored Pencil and Crayon on Paper)

“Kid Art”: framed and behind glass. We support this kind of thing 100% here at the (Value) Village Art Gallery. Some lil’ dude or dudette was having fun and being creative. “Iiiiiiiii Recommend It!”

The Origami fish and smiling / kind-of-waving Starfish are a nice touch.

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 “I 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, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, James Olson, David Patrick Kelly) Quote of the Day.

Yes: I lied. A while back I said that 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! 👍