04-25-14. "The New Colossus", a 2012 sculpture of a rat by Bruce High Quality Foundation.

04-24-14. Haircut drawing by Raymond Pettibon, c1986.

04-23-14. Boys holding jars of fireflies in a Monon Trail mural in Indianapolis.

04-22-14. Young woman playing a keyboard.

04-21-14. Maxwell's snail bath toy.

Muhallabia Bee (139)

"Muhallabia Bee (139)", oil on canvas, 24x24". For sale on Etsy.

Muhallabia is a milky, rose-water-flavored rice pudding that is popular in Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East. I prepared the pudding so that I could taste it for the first time and use it as a model for this painting. I also cooked a dish of mujadara (lentils, onions and rice), which can be seen on the plate in the upper right of the painting. My goal for this piece was to find a connection between two randomly selected topics: Lebanon and insects. I chose a recipe for muhallabia that includes honey in the topping. I chose a honeybee as an appealing insect attracted to the honey and the rosy fragrance of the two small glasses of pudding. The table setting is meant to evoke a waterfront cafe in Beirut.

This painting represents Libanon-Blau, a blue hue that is color #139 in Naomi Kuno's Colorscape book.

04-20-14. Daylily 'Girlish Laughter' (genus Hemerocallis).

04-19-14. A scrunchie that I rarely use.

04-18-14. Maxwell playing with a toy oven today at the Fashion Mall in Indianapolis.

04-17-14. A mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa), found by @dendroica a few days ago.

04-16-14. Star Wars 1977 soundtrack LPs.

04-15-14. "Notepad", a 2008 artwork by Sarah Sze.

04-14-14. "Salt Shaker", a 1931 painting by Stuart Davis.

04-13-14. A paper crane that I just folded from very old origami paper.

04-12-14. Pony shrug - I'm out of ideas. I really don't know what to do.

04-11-14. One of our forks.

04-10-14. Jellyfish.

04-09-14. Magic Fountain of Montjuïc in Barcelona.

04-08-14. "Assorted Dehydrated Marshmallow Bits".

04-07-14. Maxwell at Saraga International Grocery in Marion Co., Indiana.

04-06-14. "Moose", a 2013 woodcut by Alex Katz.

04-05-14. Harold and I like to give each other butter fudge on special occasions.

04-04-14. Spats.

Special Bulletin: Random Art Material Generator

I'm posting this right away because I've been searching for *years* for something that would do this, and I finally found a solution. I like random generators. I especially like them when they're art related. I also was hoping to find a big giant list of possible art materials, or just materials in general that can be used to make stuff. So anyway, I made this link to access random items from Boston Museum of Fine Art's CAMEO art materials database: http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/special:random

If this helps anyone out there, let me know.
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04-03-14. "Nunchucks", a 2004 sculpture by Sanford Biggers.

04-02-14. Whirling dervishes, or Mevlevi Sema.

04-01-14. Leaves of our pothos with Eclectus parrots from its native Solomon Islands.

03-31-14. Our recycling bin, sitting on the curb in front of our house.

03-30-14. Kevin Schmidt's 2007 painting on a tree stump in Vancouver's Stanley Park.

03-29-14. "Wings", a quilt by Velda Newman.

03-28-14. Raven and a pack of wolves.

03-27-14. "Q-tip Sculptor", a 2002 painting by Dana Schutz.

03-26-14. Jazz musician Camille Thurman.

03-25-14. "someone seems to play the trumpet", a 2013 painting by Enda O'Donoghue.

03-24-14. "Man Eating Nachos", a 2006 painting by John Lurie.

03-23-14. "Cornucopia of Plenty" (1937) by Lee Lawrie, on exterior of Rockefeller Center in NYC.

03-22-14. Cellophane in a 1995 painting by Janet Fish.

03-21-14. David Bowie in a 1972 photo by Mick Rock.

03-20-14. Andy Warhol scarecrow & soup can, designed by 9-year-old Chloe Perko for a 2012 contest.

03-19-14. "The Corporate Kiss", a 2001 artwork by Llyn Foulkes.

Rhodamine Autumn (641)

"Rhodamine Autumn (641)", 24x24", oil on canvas. For sale on Etsy.

Two women are out for a stroll on a clear autumn day. One is dressed in punk fashion, with her hair styled into a fabulous blue mohawk. The other is a scientist studying hyenas, and she is cradling a sedated hyena in her arms like a baby. The fall foliage behind the women is bursting into triangular pixel fragments. Is it really fall, or is everything given a fluorescent pink and red hue by toxic rhodamine dye?

This painting represents Autumn Glory, color #641 in Naomi Cuno's Colorscape book.

03-18-14. Maxwell's smirk (Nov. 2013).

03-17-14. Looking forward to getting new shelves for our books.

03-16-14. Teepees.

03-15-14. Dirty rags spilling from my studio windows (a dramatization).

03-14-14. "You're all just jealous of my jetpack" by Tom Gauld.

03-13-14. Costume jewelry, toucan brooch by Ciner.

03-12-14. "Mister Tambourine Man", 1967 screenprint by Martin Sharp.

03-11-14. Man wearing a sweater in a 2010 painting by Raffi Kalenderian.

03-10-14. Hyena with a meat grinder.

03-09-14. Tuskegee Airmen propaganda poster.