Heroes

So, the paintings arrived at NBC and received paperwork, contract agreement for use of my artwork on the series "Heroes". Very excited! Just so happens, new season, airdates on my birthhday, Sept. 22. I will make sure to update on what episode/scene a painting is used.


I am up late after a very long nap, and in my space at the new house surrounded by paintings waiting to be finished for the exhibit for Sept at the Epicenter Gallery. So far, I have a pretty good idea of layout and which genres of work will be put up. I think one wall will be the small shodo zen bamboo paintings.. the other wall will be the large canvas of "Boys". A new series worked on with materials I never used before. Very raw. A contrast to the fluidity, movement of the sumi e paintings. I love this particular gallery and space. In fact, it feels like my home gallery because it was the first I ever exhibted at here in Vegas.

I have been asked to come into a high school art class by a friend who is teaching art. To talk to the students about art and 'being an artist'. That will be fun, and actually funny because I drove my high school art teacher crazy. All I wanted to paint was women and dogs..and just never finished other pieces. Mrs. Tabler who still teaches back in Cleveland. Everytime i heard i should take my art seriously and was talented made me not want to even more... and would get Fs on projects because I just didnt give a ()*&. Little did I realize then, that having to do a painting of a brand, like Tide, in high school.. which I loathed.. 30 some years later I design a logo for MGM. I think I will share that with them and also about a great story Sandy Hackett told me.. his father (Buddy Hackett) used a beautiful analogy about creating.. Picasso.. and his works. Even Picasso had to paint a still life. An apple. Before what we most associate to Picasso's work. Mrs. Tabler always had Pat Benatar and Rod Stewart playing in class. I better be careful what I say, I dont want the egg the students on that it's okay to "eff" up and not do your projects. I think I will tel them that my dad came in to my high school drama class to discuss theater and I sat there covering my eyes thinking "oh god, its my dad"... but i remember thinking of how amazing he was. The way he spoke to the students. Told us a neat story about Al Paccino and his craft...(which I, as his daughter never heard). My friends told me after class.. "wow, your dad is so cool". Yeah, he is.

Now, one more cup of tea, the dogs finally settled down after I woke them up...and off to bed. Back to the grind all over again tomorrow.