I have a poster of the whole NFL regular season schedule, pictures of myself at different ages, and a photo of a helicoptor.
I have two Bev Doolittles in my living room–Hide and Seek and Eagle Rock. I’m not sure if you’re familiar wither her work–she paints native American and/or equine scenes where the central characters are not immediately apparent, even though they may nearly fill the canvas. They are “hidden” through camoflage–for example, in Hide and Seek, there are 24 different small panels, each a picture of a red chestnut pinto horse standing among snow and rocks (which blends so well with coloring). Combined, the patterns of the 24 panels spell “hide and seek.” From five feet away, you’d never know there were horses in the picture.
Anyway…then here in my bedroom, I have a large framed Jim Shick entitled Ashley. It’s a Russian Blue cat lounging on top of a black grand piano, next to a vase of flowers.
Over my mantle was a Yosemite picture by Ansel Adams, but it fell and shattered my first night in the apartment. Now, just so I don’t have a big blank wall, there’s a movie poster of As Good As It Gets there.
Meanwhile, on end tables, in the bathroom, and on my entertainment center are all my family/friends/boyfriend pictures.
I used to think the world was against me. Now I know better. Some of the smaller countries are neutral.
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I am partial to the works of Monet … I have several nice prints, and I just found another one that I want (Le Pave du Chailly). I’ve also got a Dzgurksi, several woodcuts from Germany, and a whole slew of old family photos (I have to, my mom is a geneologist). I’m displaying a few pieces of needlework that I’ve done, as well. That’s not too femme-y, is it?
I have a very dark, gothic looking ink on paper print of a cathedral interior. I got it long ago, at a yard sale, and I cannot read the signature. I also have a print of a mid 20th century painting of a landscape, which my son likes.
I have recently become interested in digital art, and have several prints of stuff I created with a digital camera, and some software. This page from my web site loads real slow, but if you are interested, has some of the same type of pictures as the ones I have on my wall. I really enjoy making them, and have hundreds of digital examples, the best of which I am slowly turning into printed and framed works.
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Hmm…in the main area of the apartment, we have various prints from the National Gallery (mostly landscapes), a picture of Scotland, a watercolor from William & Mary, and a 8x10 cross-stitch picture it took me 3 years to finish.
In my room…more art prints. (Mostly Monet and Seurat, although I do have a print of Dali’s Last Supper) Some pictures of friends, and my FAVE print…a poster from Phantom of the Opera that was signed by the entire cast.
D’oh! I forgot the pride of my collection, hanging in the WC: framed “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” one-sheet autographed by Russ Meyer.
On my bedroom walls, i don’t have too much hanging. I have only four things on my walls:
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A wooden carving of a nipa hut with a tree mounted on a wooden backing with a frame (it’s kind of a touristy thing from the Philippines. I think my dad got it when he was in the Philippines in the 70’s). I like it because its different.
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A woven bamboo hat ( dad calls it a salakot, which just means ‘hat’ in Tagalog, but i dont know the specific name for it). Anyway, it’s cone shaped and has two crosed maroon ‘stripes’ woven in the hat (Looks like cross hairs if you see it from above).
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A japanese fan (the flat type with a handle) that I re-papered, since the old design was tearing. It now has the kanji for dragon on the new paper.
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A really good reproduction of Yamamoto Baiitsu’s “Heron and Lotus” that i bought in an art and framing store that had lots of reproductions of Japanese prints. It’s a really nice poster too. Don’t have it framed but I would like to to protect it.
‘The beginning calls for courage; the end demands care’
Besides the standard mirror, calendar and college degree, I’ve got an oil painting done by a friend that is really an exercise in perspective, but also includes a neat moon.
There was an artist in Austin, Michael Priest, who did a lot of album covers and concert posters. Many years ago a former partner and I engaged him to do a piece that was to be the cover of our prospectus as well as the album (this was pre-CD) cover. That effort died an ignoble death, but I’ve got a print of it up as a poster.
And I’ve got a Japanese screen that was my Dad’s. I spent a bit of time as a young’un contemplating this thing - it depicts a Japanese palace where there is some kind of theater taking place, but it includes a few people engaged in other stuff outside the palace as well as others doing other things on the mountains off in the distance.
I have a poster of Richard Feynman (well an ad from a magazine with his picture in it) in my computer room and a drawing of Max Planck in my room.
So I’m not big on decorations, ok?
Actually I didn’t even get the Max Planck one myself, I just took it from my parents.
The usual photos of family, friends, favorite places in a small grouping in one room.
In the library, two reproduction papyri w/ Egypian hieroglyphs–and a Gorey print.
In the front parlor, a large Frank Lloyd Wright print, of his design for a skycraper. (and a few decent Wright upright glass panels; one from the Robie house and from the Dana house.)
In the kitchen, two blueprints of crustaceans, 1 crab 1 lobster, w/ carefully architectural notes and renderings of side elements like lemons, etc.
In the bathroom, a sepia tone photograph from an old Life magazine. It’s taken along the roofline of Notre Dame cathedral, w/ the skyline of Paris all misty in the background. In the foreground is a gargoyle, w/ a bottle of Listerine beside it. In tiny print it says (you guessed it), “Gargoyle with Listerine”. Below, on the toilet tank lid, is a little reproduction gargoyle from the Signals catalog. It’s in the same pose as “The Thinker”, elbows on knees and little gargoyle chin in hands and…well, you can complete the visual image on your own.
Oh, and a reproduction of Munch’s “The Scream” in my office. (Besides a depressing
donated tapestry of Charles II saying goodbye to his family before being beheaded. I am NOT joking.)
Very possibly mentally ill,
Veb
Oh, I forgot the framed and numbered print of the National Lampoon “Amputee Frog”, also in the library.
Yep, I’m one sick puppy.
Veb
The only things on my walls are framed enlargements of photos I have taken. Not a heck of a lot of them, but enough to satisfy my ego.
“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.” - Humphrey Bogart
Above the headboard of my bed, a life size cardboard cutout of a sumo wrestler about to crash into some other hapless fellow.
He protects me from the boogey man.
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An ancient French map of South Africa;
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A 1912 Bond of some obscure and long gone Belgian company (Société d’Electricité d’Odessa);
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Pictures of me in South Africa (standing on a cliff in Hermanus), my girlfriend on the beach on Tioman Island (Malaysia), my girlfriend and me in Singapore having coffee (the only legal stimulant over there
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A replica of “Le jardin à Guivernie” by Monet;
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An alloy clock;
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A huge mirror in a blue wooden frame;
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The thermostat.
Coldfire
“You know how complex women are”
- Neil Peart, Rush (1993)
Mirrors. Big ones, little ones, medium ones, all kinds. Some plain, some etched (my SO does that) all in frames and in desperate need of some Windex. Note to self ===> clean mirrors.
And a framed autographed picture of Country Joe and The Fish, a letter from Barry Melton, and a check from him (long story, it would bore you).
Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Helnwein
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3 framed advertisement posters from downtown Heidelberg, Germany.
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Marilyn Monroe photograph by Milton Greene
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Airbrush of Bob Marley’s face
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Airbrush of Einstein’s face
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"Le Baiser de l’Hotel de Ville"by Robert Doisneau - I don’t know if it was staged or not, but I like it.
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Print of “Le Dejeuner des Canotiers” by Renoir
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Print of Bar at the Folies Bergere by Manet
Most common question I ask: “What?”
Most common question I get: “Are you really hearing impaired?”
I’m in a dorm with weekly roomchecks so:
On the wall- Dilbert Calendar.
On the inside of the door of my medicine cabinet- Trojan ad, DNKY ad, and the page 5 girls of the weekly world news.
Yeah, the weekly world news. sigh I can’t even say I got it for the articles, can I?
–John
I’m at the office now, the shelves and walls contain the following:
-Pictures of family
-autographed 5x7 of the “Big-Haired Lady”, of local advertising fame, inscribed “To the Babe Magnet! Love, the BHL”
-name plate, lest I forget
-two original drawings by my son, a dragster and the Georgia Tech logo (GO 'Jackets!)
-several corporate awards
-one coat hanger
I need more stuff here.
The overwhelming majority of people have more than the average (mean) number of legs. – E. Grebenik
It would take too long to list all the posters, so the highlights are: Pierce Drewsen posters from all four Star Wars films; my Warren Zevon Mr. Bad Example poster, signed (!); two citiscapes of Pittsburgh, one daylight, one nightime; Excalibur poster (arguably the most artistically perfect movie poster ever); and around the computer, a postcard of an order of fries and another of a hamburger; two sketches Mr. Rilch did for me, both portraying Piglet, in the Ernest Shepard style, not the Disney style; and an ad for potatoes that I stole out of a shopping cart at Lucky.
Can’thearya: My stupid computer is on its last legs, and photos often don’t resolve. I can’t see Le Baiser de L’Hotel de Ville as more than a blur. What is the English translation of the title?
Remember, I’m pulling for you; we’re all in this together.
—Red Green
