Art by K. Gill

02-11-12. Puppet at Peewinkle's in Indianapolis.

2012-02-11T20:26:00.000-05:00

02-10-12. Detail of Virgil Marti's bully wallpaper.

2012-02-10T20:00:00.002-05:00

02-09-12. Abandoned garden gnome.

2012-02-09T22:03:00.003-05:00

02-08-12. One of our Missoni for Target pillows.

2012-02-08T20:30:00.002-05:00

02-07-12. Roller skates.

2012-02-07T14:26:00.003-05:00

02-06-12. Bust of a cranky old man.

2012-02-06T20:26:00.000-05:00

Self-portrait with a Sandwich on My iPhone (Russet)

2012-02-06T14:12:00.000-05:00

"Self-portrait with a Sandwich on My iPhone (Russet)", oil on canvas, 16x20".

I'm trying to collapse several realities onto one plane in this image. My portrait looks realistic, complete with an illusion of depth, but then on the edges it crumbles, blurs and pixellates. The random online image of a tutoring session shows through, or overlays me like a reflection on glass. Meanwhile, I hold up my phone displaying the random image of a sandwich. I look a little dissatisfied, I guess. The sandwich is pretty and crisp, but I can't eat it. I'll probably never meet the busy people in the photograph. The whole painting is just an image, anyway, which most people will only encounter as another random jpeg on the internet. I would say that it's about dissatisfaction with virtual realities, and blurred boundaries. Maybe it means something different to you.

This painting won't be for sale right away. I have to use it for something (which I'll tell everyone about later). When I do post it for sale, I'll let everyone know.

02-05-12. I like peanut butter on rice cakes.

2012-02-05T17:36:00.002-05:00

02-04-12. Puget Sound, as seen during our October 2011 trip to Seattle.

2012-02-04T15:40:00.000-05:00

02-03-12. My tongue.

2012-02-03T17:02:00.002-05:00

02-02-12. One of our luggage locks.

2012-02-02T22:20:00.002-05:00

02-01-12. "Middle School Bunnies" embroidery on Etsy.

2012-02-01T17:49:00.002-05:00

01-31-12. "The Way of Man - First Love 3", a 2007 sculpture by Bae Young-whan.

2012-01-31T20:09:00.000-05:00

01-30-12. Tear Drips - Vinyl figures shaped like tears.

2012-01-30T21:24:00.004-05:00

01-29-12. Probably a real estate agent's license plate.

2012-01-29T14:25:00.000-05:00

01-28-12. Someone playing with a Barrel of Monkeys.

2012-01-28T21:12:00.004-05:00

01-27-12. Ticket for Super Bowl XLVI here in Indianapolis.

2012-01-27T17:14:00.002-05:00

01-26-12. "A Moon of Saturn Resting on a Doric Foundation", 2007.

2012-01-26T17:21:00.002-05:00

01-25-12. Brain in a 2005 painting by Joachim Cossais.

2012-01-25T21:04:00.000-05:00

01-24-12. A fjord.

2012-01-24T20:46:00.000-05:00

01-23-12. A Snark sailboat.

2012-01-23T18:56:00.002-05:00

"Muebles para Nuestra Nueva Casa"

2012-01-23T16:50:00.000-05:00

"Muebles para Nuestra Nueva Casa", 12x12" (30.5x30.5 cm), oil on canvas

I found the photo that this painting is based on when I searched for "muebles" (furniture in Spanish) on Twitter in early January 2012. I have included the accompanying tweet in the painting. The Twitpic link to the photo works: http://twitpic.com/86g2u9. My goal was to capture in a more permanent form one of the billions of fleeting moments shared through words and images online. They are more impermanent than snapshots, usually seen by only a few people before they are cast off and forgotten. The man in the photo seems to be checking his smart phone while he is surrounded by what appear to be treasured antiques (an old electric fan, and possibly an old-fashioned washing machine), so this records the moment of time that we live in. I randomly chose to search for a tweet in Spanish. I like to use different languages for the texts in my paintings so that I can communicate with more people. "Muebles para Nuestra Nueva Casa" translates as "furniture for our new house".

01-22-12. The snow-covered sidewalk in front of our house.

2012-01-22T19:35:00.002-05:00

01-21-12. I love cotton candy.

2012-01-21T22:37:00.002-05:00

01-20-12. Chainsaw in a detail of a 2011 Kelly Reemtsen painting.

2012-01-20T18:29:00.002-05:00

01-19-12. Giraffe & friends.

2012-01-19T20:25:00.002-05:00

01-18-12. "Perfume Bottle", a 1992 photo by Laurie Simmons.

2012-01-18T21:20:00.000-05:00

01-17-12. Black Hole Coffee House in Houston, TX.

2012-01-17T22:24:00.002-05:00

Apple Blossom in Winter

2012-01-17T17:35:00.002-05:00

"Apple Blossom in Winter", 24x24in. (61x61cm), oil on canvas.

I will openly admit that this painting is a bit of a jumbled mess, but let me explain... I'm in transition again. I got some new ideas while I spent several weeks completing this piece. My next piece will be kind of small and simple. The one after that will elaborate on these new ideas. Going forward, I plan to give my paintings a clearer setting, even when they include text. Sometimes I'll want to do a form of still life.

This painting is centered, literally and figuratively, on the apple blossom. I used some search engine algorithms to develop a list of things related to the apple blossom: freesia, geranium and coleus. The text comes from a couple of Twitter messages that I found while I was working on the painting. The Instagram link works; it takes you to a grainy photo of the scented candle and other items that the Twitter user was referring to.

This painting won't be for sale right away. I have to use it for something (which I'll tell everyone about later). When I do post it for sale, I'll let everyone know.

01-16-12. South Korea in Indianapolis: Dolsot Bibimbap @ Cafe Korea.

2012-01-16T21:31:00.002-05:00

01-15-12. Coffee and muffin at The Wormhole Coffee in Chicago.

2012-01-15T18:09:00.002-05:00

01-14-12. Bricks & snowdrift by our front door.

2012-01-14T19:04:00.002-05:00

01-13-12. Our uneventful street today, covered in snow.

2012-01-13T22:47:00.002-05:00

01-12-12. Petroleum jelly for my dry winter hands.

2012-01-12T17:40:00.000-05:00

01-11-12. An antelope headdress.

2012-01-11T20:31:00.000-05:00

01-10-12. Artist Maki Tamura in a Hello Kitty apron.

2012-01-10T19:12:00.002-05:00

01-09-12. The Space Station making a transit of the moon on Jan. 4.

2012-01-09T21:21:00.002-05:00

01-08-12. Mac and cheese with spinach salad for today's dinner.

2012-01-08T19:49:00.000-05:00

01-07-12. Egypt in Indianapolis: Falafel @ Al-Basha.

2012-01-07T19:24:00.002-05:00

01-06-12. I love popcorn.

2012-01-06T19:10:00.002-05:00

01-05-12. Noah's ark vs. the Kraken.

2012-01-05T20:11:00.000-05:00

01-04-12. A Levitron Anti-Gravity Globe.

2012-01-04T22:28:00.002-05:00

01-03-12. A comet carved from mother-of-pearl by Darryl Alexander.

2012-01-03T20:36:00.002-05:00

01-02-12. An anteater.

2012-01-02T21:58:00.002-05:00

01-01-12. My MacBook Air keyboard.

2012-01-01T20:34:00.000-05:00

12-31-11. Periodic table building blocks from ThinkGeek.

2011-12-31T21:06:00.002-05:00

12-30-11. The Black Forest.

2011-12-30T21:05:00.003-05:00

12-29-11. A grizzly bear family in Yellowstone.

2011-12-29T22:00:00.003-05:00

12-28-11. A palm tree that we saw in Maui during our honeymoon.

2011-12-28T21:30:00.000-05:00

12-27-11. A Room with a Moose from Invader Zim.

2011-12-27T21:24:00.000-05:00

12-26-11. "Crosstown Superball Wall Map", a 2009 painting by Jeremy Dickinson.

2011-12-26T21:40:00.000-05:00

12-25-11. A teacup of egg nog for Christmas.

2011-12-25T22:48:00.000-05:00

12-24-11. "Flower Girl", a 2009 painting by Margaret Bowland.

2011-12-24T20:40:00.000-05:00

12-23-11. Artichoke II, a 2010 print by Sarah Graham.

2011-12-23T15:48:00.000-05:00

12-22-11. A lumberjack.

2011-12-23T00:17:00.003-05:00

12-21-11. Buttons.

2011-12-21T21:46:00.002-05:00

12-20-11. Potato salad.

2011-12-20T19:57:00.002-05:00

12-19-11. One of our frying pans.

2011-12-19T22:41:00.000-05:00

Violet Borage and Petrels

2011-12-19T17:10:00.002-05:00

Violet Borage and Petrels (20x24in. oil painting)

http://r.ebay.com/4OxTHY

This painting is an expressionistic rendering of petrels (seabirds) flying over a backdrop of borage flowers. The birds and flowers were randomly selected by using image-net.org. The painting began as a field of stamped five-pointed stars. Parts of these are still visible. My goal for this painting was to develop a harmonious composition from the random elements.

12-18-11. An oasis, as seen in the current issue of The New Yorker.

2011-12-18T21:02:00.000-05:00

12-17-11. The Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer that I use instead of lipstick.

2011-12-17T17:45:00.002-05:00

12-16-11. Mistletoe, a parasite for Christmas.

2011-12-16T20:51:00.002-05:00

12-15-11. A car in a dumpster.

2011-12-15T20:21:00.002-05:00

12-14-11. A "fainting" goat.

2011-12-14T15:35:00.000-05:00

12-13-11. Rota Fortunae, or wheel of fortune.

2011-12-13T22:22:00.002-05:00

12-12-11. One of my Dad's turntables.

2011-12-12T20:46:00.001-05:00

12-11-11. My least favorite food is chitterlings.

2011-12-11T22:58:00.000-05:00

12-10-11. A Pil Bredahl water jug.

2011-12-11T00:02:00.001-05:00

12-09-11. A beetle.

2011-12-09T20:39:00.001-05:00

12-08-11. A director's chair.

2011-12-08T21:24:00.001-05:00

12-07-11. A bowl of pudding.

2011-12-07T23:13:00.001-05:00

12-06-11. Prom dress in a 1961 photo by Richard G. Gill (no relation).

2011-12-06T22:03:00.001-05:00

12-05-11. Dumplings.

2011-12-05T22:33:00.001-05:00

12-04-11. Harold's homemade pickles.

2011-12-04T22:58:00.001-05:00

12-03-11. A compound fracture (just an x-ray).

2011-12-03T21:28:00.001-05:00

12-02-11. A secret door.

2011-12-02T14:04:00.001-05:00

12-01-11. A sardine tin.

2011-12-02T00:07:00.001-05:00

11-30-11. A scorpion being studied in a classroom.

2011-11-30T19:13:00.001-05:00

11-29-11. Detail from a print in Masami Teraoka's 1993 Hawaii Snorkel series.

2011-11-29T20:32:00.001-05:00

11-28-11. The clock tower at the Starbucks headquarters in Seattle.

2011-11-28T20:29:00.001-05:00

11-27-11. Sock monkey butt.

2011-11-27T21:07:00.001-05:00

11-26-11. The FCCI building in an office park that I use as a landmark on the way home from Indianapolis.

2011-11-26T21:16:00.001-05:00

11-25-11. Chocolate truffles from Trader Joe's (not that great).

2011-11-25T20:08:00.001-05:00

11-24-11. A Q-tip.

2011-11-24T22:42:00.001-05:00

11-23-11. Some of our cutlery.

2011-11-23T22:00:00.001-05:00

11-22-11. Baby with a golf ball.

2011-11-22T21:55:00.001-05:00

11-21-11. Crab apple.

2011-11-21T23:17:00.001-05:00

11-20-11. Man with an eye patch.

2011-11-20T22:02:00.001-05:00

11-19-11. My computer.

2011-11-19T20:35:00.001-05:00

11-18-11. Toast for the ham sandwich I had for lunch today.

2011-11-18T21:13:00.001-05:00

11-17-11. Metal & mosaic butterfly by Aphrodite Liti.

2011-11-17T22:38:00.001-05:00

11-16-11. A power tool from our garage.

2011-11-16T22:44:00.001-05:00

11-15-11. Bird's nests in a 2010 painting by David Kroll.

2011-11-15T20:25:00.001-05:00

11-14-11. Our boom box.

2011-11-14T21:32:00.001-05:00

Shadow Shadow 2 [SOLD]

2011-11-14T16:57:00.001-05:00

"Shadow Shadow 2", oil on canvas, 18x24 in. For sale on Etsy.

This is my second painting about the word "shadow". Find out more about the first painting (which has been sold) at this link: http://kgillart.blogspot.com/2011/10/406-green-shadow-shadow-shadow.html I included the chocolate shadow cake that I baked from scratch, and, this time, the CD case for Endtroducing... by DJ Shadow. The Carmel Clay Public Library sticker is visible on the CD case.

11-13-11. Rabbit.

2011-11-13T20:32:00.001-05:00

11-12-11. Hibiscus 31.

2011-11-12T14:12:00.001-05:00

This concludes the series of hibiscus sketches. The next step will be to make a book of the 31 drawings. I'll keep everyone updated while I work on getting this done. If everything works as planned, a copy of the book will be available to purchase through Etsy.

11-11-11. Hibiscus 30.

2011-11-11T22:38:00.001-05:00

11-10-11. Hibiscus 29.

2011-11-10T23:43:00.001-05:00

11-09-11. Hibiscus 28.

2011-11-09T13:16:00.000-05:00