Audrey II (maaaybe Oil on Canvas?)

If the ones at the bottom burst into song I’m getting the hell out of here…

Orange Hydrangeas (Oil on Canvas)

This is why I do what I do. Sure it’s fun to needle clueless aspiring artists, but it’s even more fun to find something like this. It’s so good I thought it was fake at first. But no: it’s the real deal. And the fact that it’s signed by “Jonny” (Sonny? Sbany?) would seem to indicate that it is legit “amateur human person” created art. It speaks to me. I love it. Another one I’ll regret not buying.

Desert Island (or Setting Sun)

There’s a REASON these things are finding their way to Value Village you know…

Framistat Whotzit (Acrylic on Canvas)

 Your guess is as good as mine…

Upside-Down Grand Piano in Lake (Effluvium on Corrugated Tin)

 It’s actually Acrylic on Canvas. But you probably already knew that…

UFO in Monkey Grass (acrylic on etc etc)

“Eep Opp Ork Ahh Ahh…”

Uhhhhh (blood on stretched human skin)

 I just don’t know man…

Mountain Lake (oil on canvas)

(Value Village Art Gallery Favorite)

Another one I’ll regret not having bought. This is easily in my Top 3 so far. Really nice. M. Crumbley: you made my day :)

Day-Glo Sun (Acrylic on canvas)

I have a genuine fondness for things Day-Glo, like on a molecular level. You know that movie about those geese that imprinted with a glider or something? That’s me and Day-Glo. I can’t explain it. Anyway, this oddball weirdo painting really works. Somehow. Are these black things trees? Is this supposed to be Abstract? Or was it an accident of some kind? Who can say? I just dig it.  

Flower? (Acrylic on canvas)

I must be losing my touch. I have no idea what’s going on here but I kind of like this one.

Palm Fronds? (acrylic on canvas)

My wife said the first painting is supposed to be pine needles but I’m not so sure. Given the quality of most of the VVAG art we highlight here I’d say the fact that they’re blue would indicate that they must be palm fronds.

Regarding the second painting: I think the artist was definitely heading in the right direction.

Rustic Landscape (Oil on Canvas)

(Value Village Art Gallery Favorite) 

I feel like I’m going to regret not buying this one. The style reminds me of something I can’t put my finger on. Yes, the building’s angles are jacked up but they’re  jacked up in a somewhat appealing way. I like it.

Moonlit Lake (acrylic on canvas)

I’m not going to say anything too terribly mean here. It’s not good, and it’s probably the result of a Paint Night suggested topic, but it’s goofy in an appealing kind of way.

Abstract Something-or-other” (acrylic on canvas board)

I like it! I just wish it didn’t have that stupid stylized signature jacking it up. Maybe a little kid did this though. If so, it’s fine little dude. Rock on!

Sigh (whatever on whatever)

You have my promise I’ll never hang one of these “Live Laugh Love” philosophical abortions in the Value Village Art Gallery ever again. I’ve only included this one so I could make the following joke:

“They sure don’t come out onto this canvas though…”

Eiffel Tower (acrylic on canvas)

When I go to Value Village, I often find previous VVAG acquisitions still on the shelves for weeks and weeks on end. This, amazingly, will not be one. Some lady actually bought it while my wife and I were leaving. C’est la vie.
 

Sailboat (acrylic on canvas)

I think I would have liked this one more if the artist had held off with the gimmicky and inexplicable upward ice cream drip-looking water trails. The painting isn’t from the 1960s/1970s but it has that feel. Paintings of sailboats were kinda big in the sixties. Along with overly-skinny Don Quixote-looking dudes on sickly-looking horses carrying droopy lances. I miss them.

Still Life (acrylic on canvas)

This one is so Not Bad (though not exactly good) that I’m not entirely sure it wasn’t mass-produced i.e. not amateur art. No signature, the canvas frame is nicer/sturdier than we usually see but it’s also much older than what we’re used to seeing. I’m thinking maaaaaybe 1970s? It’s a hard call. Until I know for sure, it stays.

Night Gallery Whale

Something about this reminds me of some of the old Night Gallery paintings. Remember them? I’m not sure if this is finished or not. It is supposed to look like this? Is it some kind of gimmick? Who can tell. There’s something wrong with the whale as well. His head’s gone all funny-like. Crikey!

The One and Only

Here we have one of the most original recent additions to the Value Village Art Gallery. It’s so unusual I’m not going to make any wisecracks. We are lucky to have it.