Italy

It was a fruitful day in the studio today .... i finished one painting, made good strides with another, and took a third and totally reworked it.

The days in between teaching are filled with lots of energy and motivation to get the show done.

it won't be long now... only 6 more paintings to go!


Italy 65
acrylic
12" h x 24" w
mostly finished


Italy for WALL BALL
acrylic
36" h x 36" w
2010
to be finished on Saturday night at WALL BALL

Poor Reviews for The Last Song

The new Miley Cyrus movie The Last Song is getting poor reviews by critics. On the day of release for the film in North America, it is currently tracking at only 13 percent positive reviews at Rotten Tomatoes. Six out of 47 critics tracked have given it a positive review.The critics have been equally hard on Miley's performance, many saying that she did a better job in The Hannah Montana Movie

Miley Cyrus & Nicholas Sparks - Good Morning America Interview - March 29, 2010

Miley Cyrus was on Good Morning America for the second time in a matter of days. This time she was joined by The Last Song writer Nicholas Sparks as they talked about the movie and how it came to be.

In the zone

USDA Hardiness Zone Map

The U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA] is about to release a new version of the weather map that divides the country into climate zones.

Just as a pick-up artist identifies himself, I'm an Aries, a gardener shares the salient information, I'm Zone 7b.

At least I do--don't you?

Are we in for a mass identity crisis? In an interview with the USDA, blogger Graham Rice was told the zones would not be changed but instead shown in more detail.

That's as may be. The USDA is, after all, a federal agency, and political pressure could be brought to bear on its good workers.

The temptations are great. Think of the massive population shift if Michigan were suddenly reclassified as warm Zone 9. Droves of naive gardeners yearning to grow tender plants could be fooled into buying Detroit real estate.

What if a Senator wanted to contradict global warming theory by giving his state a colder zone number?

Perhaps it's time to take this zoning power out of the hands of the federal government and give it to an expert, apolitical body.

Yes, I mean the garden editors at Sunset in Menlo Park, California. They developed their own Western states zones with detailed gradations, and expanded that system to cover the whole country.

I'd be fine with introducing myself as Sunset Zone 7.

The Sunset staff would have to watch their backs though. Lobbyists would be lurking in the Sunset test garden, leaping out from behind buddleias to harass editors.

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Quinoa and Salmon

Alan and I are going to go gluten free for a month. We aren't allergic to anything. We eat most things. And I want to know how hard it is for the gluten intolerant. . I want to know if it is hard to find it in cafes, restaurants and places like our deli.

We are pretty gluten friendly. We always have one to two sweet items baked daily that are gluten free. We sell gf bread, take-home meals, hot

Miley and Liam get Sushi - March 28, 2010

Miley, Liam and some other friends got sushi on Sunday evening.Credit: MileyOnline.fr

Italy- Half done

i have been working on an italy painting today. this is the half way point for me. there are some things i like-- and some things need to be deepened.

the wedge needs to be developed further and more color needs to be added.

there's a lot of interest in the bikes.. and i like the striking light and cast light from windows.

it's beginning to be spring-- so feel as though it's easier to paint -- and light is beginning to stream back into my work.


Italy 65
acrylic
20" h x 20" w
2010
unfinished

Crazy April!

In another 12 hours' time I'd be flying off to San Francisco!!

Can't say why yet but it's HUGE!!!!!!!!! Well to me it is anyway!!

I'm going on a press junket for only 2 days and I'd be rushing back by April 3rd so I can go to the Canon Symposium... Where apparently there will be 300 people listening to me talk nonsense. Why, I cannot understand. The Nuffies suggested I should charge for conferences though, which sounds like a swell idea. Just kidding, I'm way too lazy.


(Touch down at 10am, have to reach Symposium by 12pm. The Nuffies are worried sick that my flight will be delayed/cancelled. Won't one lah where got so suay, right? Right?? *Crosses fingers)


Anyway April is a crazy crazy month for me!!

Here's the ding dong schedule:


30th to 3rd: San Francisco

6th to 8th: KL for Project Alpha press conference and *maybe* a FHM shoot

10th to 11th: Bintan for a friend's birthday

14th to 18th: Tbilisi, Georgia - to also talk at a conference with Gillian

23rd to 10th May: Dallas for our annual trip back to see Mike's family and also for his younger brother Paul's wedding! Omg I'm so excited!!

I'm excited about all the trips! Talk about living out of a suitcase man. Confirm don't need to unpack, maybe only transfer from big suitcase to small suitcase.

Ok I'm gonna curl my hair now see ya guys in 3 days!

Spinach, Mushroom and Pyengana Cheddar

Two things have changed recently. One....we are coming into Autumn, which means the end of Summer and  sweating it out in the kitchen for another year; and Two....time for a menu change.

I am still trialing gluten free menu items. Since mum and dad went home, I haven't needed to cook flour free, however, I have been on the lookout constantly for gluten free options so that I can tell mum and

Miley Cyrus at the Kids Choice Awards - March 27, 2010

Miley Cyrus did not walk the "Orange Carpet" but she was at the 2010 Kids Choice Awards, and she did win the award for Favorite Movie Actress.Credit: Miss-Miley-Online.

Miley Cyrus on Ellen - March 26, 2010

Miley was on Ellen on Friday. She talked about Twitter, Liam, The Last Song, and the end of Hannah Montana.

Full Moon Dreaming: The Lady Fox

Merry Full Moon, Crumpets!*
This springtime Moon snuck up on me--truly. This cycle I'm trying to funnel my energies into a focus, a direction. I'll be honest--blogheart to blogheart--I've been panicking. I have one semester of school left before I graduate, lose my job and am catapulted into the Big Bad World. I'm being bombarded from every direction with Doom: "The economy is terrible. Things will never be the same." "Why would you go to art school? What are you going to do with that?" "I'm clinging to Jesus, American's losing jobs is a sign of the end times." "Well, good thing you have a boyfriend, at least you won't starve."

The "boyfriend" comment is my favorite to date. :)

Though I am unwilling to subscribe to the defeatist End of Days theory, I do fret about where the heck I'm going to wind up after I earn my degree.

-Story Time-

I had an interesting dream a few nights ago after spending hours mulling and worrying: I was walking in an alley late at night, there was a low fog crawling around when a red fox walked up to me. She had big yellow eyes and in a ladies voice she said,

"you know where to go."

We talked for a while and though I can't recall the entire conversation I do remember waking up grinning.

This month's dream board is devoted to Exploring Options, being open to opportunities, fiercely focusing on finishing the work that needs to be done and allowing myself to be gently guided in the Right Direction.

What are your intentions?

Wish Wildly and Wide-ly, My Pretties!
Until Next Time--
Much Joy and Merry Making!

sea urchin designs

I live in a beach town, where many people decorate their homes with such seaside motifs as lighthouses, driftwood, and boating accessories. I prefer more subtle beach-inspired touches, such as a small bowl filled with white pebbles I have gathered on walks, displayed in my bathroom.

The design of the sea urchin shell appeals to me for its sculptural simplicity. The nubby texture and bowl-like form seems soft, despite its true nature, being a hard outer covering meant to protect the vulnerable insides of this elusive sea creature.

Miley Cyrus Tonight Show - March 25, 2010

Miley Cyrus was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday to talk about The Last Song, Liam Hemsworth, American Idol and Hannah Montana.Pics from Celebrity-Gossip.net.

2 MORE DAYS @ FRISSON

Beyond The Dark Night Of The Soul Oil on linen 100 x 100 cm http://kathrynbrimblecombeart.blogspot.com/2009/11/beyond-dark-night-of-soul.html
Only 2 more days to go and my solo exhibition FRISSON comes down. It will be open Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 6 pm. It is always a bit sad when a show comes to an end. I have had a great time chatting to all the people who have visited. In between visitors I have been reading 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'... and what a perfect book for reading between visitors! I can put it down and then pick it up again and become totally absorbed by it until the next visitor arrives.

The Presence Of Angels oil on linen 60 x 100 cm http://kathrynbrimblecombeart.blogspot.com/2010/02/presence.html

Today, Friday 26 March, has been quite busy with a number of visitors to the exhibition...so a few long chats. 'The Brisbane News' published an image of one of my paintings this week. Yes...very happy about this! You can check it out @ http://www.brisbanenews.com.au/issues/776/index.html pages 26-27 [you can 'flick' through the pages online]. This has brought a few people through the gallery doors, plus a number of phone calls.

So far, I have sold nearly a third of the exhibition! Now, this is very exciting!

Many people have asked me about what I am going to do next. Well...I will plan another exhibition for next year, enter a few competitions, keep writing my BLOG plus a couple of other things which, if they 'come off', I will reveal at that right time.

Yesterday, I had an elderly woman come to the door of the gallery. As she poked her head in I gave her my normal cheery, 'Hello! How are you?' She remained at the door and asked me, 'What kind of art it this?' I replied, 'I am the artist. It is contemporary art and I use the Tree-of-life as my guiding motif.' She then said, 'Oh. I don't think it is for me. I won't come in.' She then turned around and walked down the stairs and onto the foot path. As she left I did say, ' That's fine. Have a nice day.' Now, this was a rather strange interlude, but there was someone else in the gallery and this person was astonished and asked me if I was upset. I said I wasn't because 99.9% of the people who had seen the exhibition seemed genuinely moved by it and had articulated this to me. I was not going to let one person's comments derail me! And, I have to say this elderly lady was honest and I had to admire that. Each to their own is actually quite a wise old saying!

But, when an artist exhibits it actually is an emotional experience. We are showing the world our expression and all that it reveals. By publicly displaying our art, we are automatically open to comment, criticism and...praise. In fact, we do have to develop quite thick hides and a filtration system that is alert to constructive comments and criticism...and praise.

Seeping Into The Intmate Vastness Oil on linen 80 x 120 cm http://kathrynbrimblecombeart.blogspot.com/2009/06/seeping-into-intimate-vastness.html

DETAILS OF FRISSON

Graydon Gallery, 29 Merthyr, New Farm, Brisbane. Until Sunday 28, 10 am - 6pm daily

The Last Song Premiere - March 25, 2010

The Premiere for The Last Song was at the ArcLight theater in Hollywood on Thursday. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth:Miley with Bobby Coleman:Miley with Ashley Tisdale:Miley with mom Tish:Credit: ohnotheydidnt.

Miley's American Idol Performance

Miley Cyrus performed on American Idol Wednesday night.Pictures from Miss-Miley-Online.

Psycho bitch

I think twitter is awesome because it is somehow even more revealing of people's personalities than blogs are. That's coz when people blog emotional posts it's triggered by certain feelings. I like to blog when I'm pissed off, so that's the constant emotion that's portrayed here (in the text parts anyway).

Some people blog when they are happy. Some when they are emo. And therefore only certain personality traits are shown.

But on twitter you see happy tweets and angry tweets and bored tweets etc etc!

And then there are psycho tweets. So I'm gonna blog about this psycho bitch who keeps replying me on twitter.

A few days ago I went to Far East Plaza and walked past my tattoo's artist Jeremy's shop. So I stopped by to say hi and enquired where Jeremy is.

One of the staff/owner there said Jeremy is no longer here and is in Europe. I don't know if I heard wrongly or whatever but he also said that Jeremy is not coming back. I asked why and the answer is coz can earn more money there (in Europe).

So I tweeted that I'm sad coz Jeremy is no longer available in Singapore. And that when you mix talented people with publicity, they will be so busy and successful you can't use their services anymore!

Jeremy was featured in the first episode of Guide to Life but when I was talking about publicity, I WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT ME GIVING HIM PUBLICITY.

I was talking about publicity in general, which talented people are bound to get, from me or whoever!!

(Even if I'm talking about me so what? Truth is I've sold out many products before!)


Enter psycho bitch:

Very polite and normal right? She is apparently the cousin of another Tattoo Artist, E (whom I've also met and like quite a lot, he is also v talented), and supposedly Jeremy is gonna work with E now and will be back tomorrow or something. But I have no idea how true her info is coz as mentioned, psycho bitch.

So I just replied pleasantly that I'm happy Jeremy will still be in Singapore and that I must have got or heard wrong info from the guy in Jeremy's old shop.


THEN THIS DING DONG......

WTF MAXIMUM??????????????

So I misheard info also cannot is it? She @messaged a bunch of people to complain about how she cannot stand me and all... With shitloads of logical fallacies!

(none of these people replied her wtf)

Kena accused of feeling like a "LOSER". What has "feeling like a loser" got to do with me not screaming at her? Totally don't get it.

And why the hell would I scream at her when she was so polite to me?

I didn't even see her crazy timeline (obviously I don't follow her) till today coz another follower informed me about her (I presume this follower kpo went to see psycho bitch's profile).

If not for someone informing me I'd think this girl is so nice lor! Then never mind.

She must have read my reply (I replied before I knew how psycho she is) about misunderstanding the ex-colleague of Jeremy's, so she tweeted:

Two more perfectly normal, nice tweets.

So I got curious after seeing the first few abusive tweets, and I went to read her timeline all the way from the beginning. And here it is, chronologically:

In reply to my tweet about Heidi Montag's surgery. I replied that Heidi told Hello magazine she did 10 surgeries in one day. Her reply:

Psycho bitch being nice.

And in reply to my tweet about attending my first wedding as the couple's friend, not relative:

And in reply to me doing eyelash extensions:

Such a sweet girl!



Another nice tweet



In reply to me buying a hat for my ROM.
(I didn't reply or replied positively)



AND 30 MINS LATER:

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WTF?? WHAT DID I DO?




Logic fail.



I really don't know.

And you know what's the funniest thing??

SHE IS AN ASPIRING WEDDING PLANNER!!!!!!!!!!!

MAXIMUM IRONY!!!!!!!!!!!!


Here's a tweet she wrote:

So you don't get why you don't get clients, but everyone who is or will be a client in future is a bimbo who can't plan their own wedding?!

When did I ever said I'm classy?!?!





Then why are you constantly replying me like you like me?! WTF?

And a mere 4 hours before her abusive "tattoo artist" tweets, she was teaching me how to cook lady's fingers:

PSYCHO!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't decide if she hates me or loves me.

p/s: Comments containing her URLs will be deleted.

On-Air with Ryan Seacrest - March 24, 2010

Miley Cyrus did a quick phone call into Ryan Seacrest's radio show on Wednesday to talk about her mentoring of the American Idol contestants.

Miley to Focus on Acting

Miley Cyrus was on The View recently where she stated that after her next album comes out, that will be the last thing she does musically for a while."I have a record coming out in June and that's going to be the last thing I do in music for a while. I just want to do films 'cause I like being someone else. My music is kind of like my diary. I'll always do that... I just feel like the music

Breathing Space: Rubble Ringmaster

Hello Kittens!*
My plane just landed in Milwaukee mere hours ago--back from a whizbang 4 day holiday and homework extravaganza out east. (I'll be posting pictures shortly!) What a treat that the first bit of blogging I partake in after a break is Wishcasting Wednesday? Delicious. This week our wishtress Jamie asks us, "What do you wish to take a break from?"

I'd really like to take a break from JuNk. CLuTtEr. STUFF.

Art Journal entry from last week...

A few weeks ago, Muffin and I decided it was time to move--Our space doesn't suit us anymore, the grime of our current abode due to landlord neglect is unbearable and we feel like we're just a magnet for junk. Example: I have 3 sets of dishes...and no dining room table. :P We're suffocating under stuff--stuff we don't have emotional attachment too or any real need of.

I was pleasantly surprised when Muffin, generally a very cerebral logical guys-guy said flat out,

"It just feels like it's time to go."

I couldn't agree more.

We found a place that's perfect for us, signed the lease and we're moving in 4 weeks.

Time to pack it up and move this gypsy caravan. :)

I wish to take a break from this not-so-hot-Hot-Mess!
To hone the hodgepodge--
Clear the chaos!
Get ready, kids--
it's a rubble ringmaster!

Time to make some sacred breathing space--
Formulate a Fresh Start--
Domestic Goddess powers Activate!

What do YOU wish to take a break from, dumplings?
Until Next Time-
Much Joy and Merry Making~*

Miley to Mentor and Perform on American Idol

Miley Cyrus will be this week's "guest-mentor" on American Idol. Miley will help the contestants as they prepare for the show. The theme for tonight's show is Billboard Number 1 Hits. Miley will also perform her song "When I Look At You" on Wednesday’s results show. Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato will also be performing on Wednesday singing "Make a Wave."Source: American Idol.

Miley on GMA - March 22, 2010

Miley Cyrus was on Good Morning America on Monday morning to talk about her new movie The Last Song. Miley talked about learning how to play the piano for the movie. She also talked about how she interacted with her co-stars Greg Kinnear and Bobby Coleman on the set.Pictures from Just Jared.

When in Rome, Fall in Love

Sponsored Review

Was invited to the premiere of movie When In Rome, starring uber cute Kristen Bell (trivia: She's also the voice of Gossip Girl!) and the uber cute Josh Duhamel (married to Fergie)!

I was so excited coz it is done by the same people
who did The Proposal, which was FABULOUS!




Oh Ryan Reynolds...
I think they have a heck of choosing the crazy cute male leads!

Went into the theatre expecting to be entertained and I was!!

I'm totally a sucker for romantic comedies. You know, easy to understand, funny, characters are always cute, and so lighthearted!

The start of the movie featured Beth (Kristen Bell) being totally unlucky in love, seemingly unable to find "The One" for her. Well, predictable enough. Upset, Beth picks up coins that others have thrown into the Fountain of Love in Rome. She thinks love doesn't exist and these coins were wasted wishing for it!!

Unbeknownst to her, the coins carry a spell and all the men who had the coins picked up started being mad in love with her!

Now this is when the movie starts to be really hilarious!! The stellar cast of funnymen really brought the movie forward with their antics!

Dex Shepard, who is Kristen Bell's real life boyfriend, plays a narcissistic model who is in love with himself.

He is my favourite!! So funny!! His one liners are soooo fantastic!! Like Derek Zoolander but worse.

Will Arnett (married to Amy Poehler), plays a crazy painter. I really liked him in Blades of Glory!

Jon Heder plays an emo Magician who isn't really that good with this tricks.

The last time I saw him was on Blades of Glory where is he BLONDE with feathered hair so I was just so amused by him in black hair and eyeliner! And red nail polish!! LOLOL

Danny DeVito, obviously needs no introduction, plays a sausage magnate.

His character was the most unfunny of all the guys though.

Last but not least Josh Duhamel plays Nick, an ex sportsman who actually got struck by lighting!! LOLOL... Very cute!!

*****

So. While smothered with the affection of these guys, Beth is on a quest to find out if Nick (Josh Duhamel) is really in love with her or also just under the spell! And how does she get these other guys to stop?

Well, I guess to find out you have to watch the movie and see what happens! There are many twists thrown in too!

I guess many girls can relate to this movie...

When you are looking to fall in love, there will be like NO GUYS.

After a break up, or when your exams are here/career is keeping you busy, all these guys appear out of nowhere and it's like you just don't know which to pick! I'm just kidding, I never had many guys like me at once. Boohoohoo!! Never mind lah I'm married already.

I don't believe in The One though.

I just believe that it's incredibly hard to find two people who both think that the other party is too good for them. When you get that extraordinary situation, where both parties find themselves really lucky, then they'll get past the first hurdle of whether they want to commit. Everything else can then work themselves out. :)

Afterall, The One should encompass your partner thinking you are his special One too, right? If not it's like stupid and one-sided and buay paiseh.



Ok enough yabbering! Now for the fun part!!

Wanna give your view of what
qualities "The One" should have?

Join When In Rome's facebook page to give your answer!! Just simply choose among a list of qualities which is the most important to you when it comes to finding a life partner!

I'm really quite interested in finding out the results for Singaporeans will be!!! I think it is "Stable CPF".

AHAHAHAHHA!! No lah... Maybe faithfulness? Loyalty? Being able to last more than 3 mins in bed? Could be anything.

Actually right now the results are slanted towards... DEEP POCKETS!!

I guess we are all materialistic afterall. LOL

JOIN HERE!!!

Prizes to be won too!



Organiser!


Watch!


Keychain!

So cute! Well the items are obviously for girls so men who are cheapo/poor can try to win so you can give your girlfriend the stuff!

Or they can bring their girlfriends to watch the movie too!!!


Here's the trailer:



Have fun!!