John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

I'm planning to see this exhibit today at the Legion of Honor Museum before it goes away.

I've been feeling like there's a Gigantic Colored Dot covering my face lately, so it should be a meaningful show to see!

pictured above: Stonehenge (with Two Persons)

In other news... Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy. Effective? Discuss.

Grrrr....

I'm smarting a bit over this painting critique this afternoon that didn't exactly go MY WAY. The culture/mix of personalities in this class with this new instructor is one that I'm having trouble adapting to. BUT: I'm not going to vent all over the internets about it.

Anyway, here are two paintings, and a photo of me as a very young art student (taken by myself in the mirror; I've always been a navel-gazer, of course! ) that served as the inspiration for them.

I like them. So There!

At top, a three-session painting; below, a single session painting. The assignment was to do a single panel expressionist painting, meaning a painting that evokes a strong emotional response in the viewer. Truthfully, I just painted what I wanted to, and did not care too much if it answered the assignment or not. So I got burned somewhat in the critique for that.

Arrgh, I said I wasn't going to vent!!!!!!!!