Thursday, July 17, 2014

Sibling Rivalry

Mercedes and Rachel, sisters with obvious affection, obliged me with a photo shoot. When I asked them if they ever fought as kids, Rachel grabbed Mercedes' hair and yanked it. My camera was running, and that led to this painting. They're still friends.

 

Monday, July 14, 2014

Go into the Arts

Taken from Sherry's Facebook. I like this quote:

"If you want to really hurt your parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” 

Kurt Vonnegut, Man without a Country