Ashley Greene and Thomas Jane join LOL Cast

Twilight Eclipse star Ashley Greene and "Hung" star Thomas Jane are joining the cast of the new Miley Cyrus movie LOL. Ashley Hinshaw and George Finn have also been added to the cast.Ashley Greene will reportedly play a high school "bad girl," while Thomas Jane will play Miley's dad in the movie. Ashley Hinshaw will play Miley's best friend. Douglas Booth has already joined the cast as Miley's

New Pics from Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Miley Cyrus News:She was seen picking up Starbucks wearing a gray tank top, jeans and boots. And also heading to the Gym wearing a Blondie shirt and those black and purple sneakers:Credit: Mileyweb.org.

Rat on Miley's Shoulder

Miley Cyrus posted a video on her YouTube channel thanking the fans for nominating her for the Teen Choice Awards, and saying that she won't be able to attend the awards because she will be filming her new movie. The funny thing about the video is the (pet?) rat on Miley's shoulder the whole time. Liam walks into the video at the end and says, "Oh my God, There's a rat on your shoulder!" Miley

Oil Spill- Brown Pelican-

Oiled brown pelicans standing ready to be cleaned.

This is part of the new upcoming series of work on the Gulf Oil Disaster that I am doing this fall.

This was from the Oiled Wildlife Rescue Response in Ft. Jackson, LA - June 18, 2010.


Save the Brown
watercolor
15" h x 22" w
2010

Can't Be Tamed First Week Sales

The new Miley Cyrus album Can't Be Tamed will be the Number 3 album in the USA selling 106,553 copies in the first week of release. The Number 1 album will be Eminem - Recovery (753,870 copies) followed by Drake - Thank Me Later (156,451).I have to think this is somewhat of a disappointment, considering Miley's last full album Breakout was #1 and sold 366,267 copies in its first week. This

LEO NECKLACE

I was inspired by Christi Friesen's book on sculpting Cats..........I think i feel a series coming on

MICHAEL FITT

Michael Fitt

Miami, Florida, US

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 165 lbs

Hair color: Brown

Hair length: Short

Eye color: Blue

Race: Half Italian and half Puerto Rican

Miley Cyrus Togo's Sandwich - June 27, 2010

Miley Cyrus stopped by Togo's Sandwich Shop on Sunday. She was wearing a blue Kurt Cobain tank top and a long skirt.Credit: My Favourite Celebrity.

Check out the SCALE~

Well.... every now and again i paint large. it's not often.. and it's getting more difficult...but these iris' needed to be huge.

I have shown them on digital format... but here is an idea of how big they are... 'cause I'm standing next to them.

Each painting is larger than life... and holds a lot of impact.

Big Iris
watercolor
60" h x 40" w
2010


Big Blue
watercolor
40" h x 50" w
2010
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EASY PEASY EARRINGS

You can make these earrings in 1 hour or less.

Buy: 2 metal links, matching 28 gauge beading wire, ear wires, 2 jump rings, and your choice of seed beads. ( these are size #11)

Add 1 bead to your wire and leave about 1 inch tail. Make a blanket stitch around the link. Hold the bead and tail next to the link, wrap the wire around the back, cross in front of the link, and when you come back to the top, duck under the wire and pull tight. Repeat around.

Twist the end wire with the tail, and pull it through a bead hole. Cut twisted wires, just as they come out of the bead. Add your jump rings, and ear wires, and you're finished.

LISTENING TO THE STILLNESS

                                         Listening To The Stillness Gouache on paper 30 x 42 cm unframed

I have previously, in recent posts, written about my interest in the concept of the vortex and the stillness I imagine to be found in the centre or core of the vortex. In the stillness I imagine a quietness which allows you to listen to yourself, your thoughts and reflections, your heartbeat and breath. The imploring hysteria held within the twirling and whirling of the outer vortex fades away to leave a place where listening can be really experienced...a listening to life from within yourself, and a listening to the space and energy of the Universe. I imagine the vortex core to be a space of unfathomable immensity and also intimacy. This paradox is completely imaginable if notions of lines of sight and traditional perspective are abandoned.

I have written before about my thoughts on perspective and the need for us in the 21st century, where we live locally in a globalised world, to develop skills in 'seeing' multiple perspectives simultaneously. Indeed, another word may need to be created to describe the collapse of perspective.

But back to the vortex core. The painting above, and those in other recent posts, are my visual explorations of being inside the vortex. I imagine an attraction to, and an emmanation from, the vortex representing a natural and consistent flow of life and love. The hysteric twirling and whirling of the outer vortex strips life and love to the point where they are confused with such human derailments as jealousy, materialism, neediness, martyrdon etc.

The image above is a close up of an oil painting I am currently working on. It is my first oil painting focusing on my vortex ideas. As you can see my much loved tree-of-life has a dominant part to play in the visual story. [regular readers of this blog will not be surprised!] As in my recent works on paper, the tree-of-life/knowledge is connected to the inner core of the vortex like a sustaining vascular system, suggesting that once stillness is listened to, our lives expand beyond the reaches of the hysteric turmoil existing in the noisy outer world.

ON ANOTHER MATTER
Please have a look at this website 'coal4breakfast'. It has been set up by a group of farmers who live near or along a road called Haystack Rd, on the Darling Downs west of Dalby, Queensland, Australia. I grew up on my parent's farm not far away from this place. The soils surrounding Dalby are some of the most fertile soils in the southern hemisphere, thus representing major food producing capacity. However, there are minerals under the ground, mainly coal. Mining is threatening the sustainability of the fertile food producing soils of the area. There is no gurantee that lands can be rejuvenated and restored. For me, the risk is too high, because it is a risk that will influence future generations. These soils can produce food for 1000s of years, yet a mine's life is vastly shorter. http://www.coal4breakfast.com.au/page10.htm

Cheers,
Kathryn

MATT COHEN

Matthew Joseph Cohen (born September 28, 1982) is an American film and television actor best known for playing Aiden Dennison on the teen drama South of Nowhere. Cohen has starred in several films such as Boogeyman 2, Dark House and he played lead character Aiden Dennison on The N's South of Nowhere. He currently plays Syd on Rockville CA, a WB web series created by The OC's Josh Schwartz. In 2009, he co-produced The Outside, which starred Nia Peeples, Michael Graziadei, Dante Basco and South of Nowhere's Rob Moran. In late 2008, he had a guest starring role in the third episode of the CW's fourth season of Supernatural as a young John Winchester, which he later reprised in the fifth season episode “The Song Remains the Same.” He portrayed Johnny Jones in the Upcoming Slasher thriller film Chain Letter.

Miley and Liam walk Dog - June 26, 2010

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth went for a walk with Miley's dog Mate on Saturday afternoon.Credit: I'm Not Obsessed.

Workshop-- DENTON TX

Here are more examples of work that was produced last week in the VAST DENTON Workshop.

So many great paintings....

thank you everyone for your participation....