Melisma’s Pearl

My latest piece…called Melisma’s Pearl (Janis Joplin).

I have chosen to temporarily delete this piece due to possible commission sales. So sorry!This is my most recent piece, a tribute to Janis Joplin. Next I’m going to do one for Jimi Hendrix, then the Doors, and then another woman, perhaps Lucinda Williams or someone else who is still alive and kicking! This piece has been a true labor lf love. I’ had 66 iterations of the piece before it was finally done, 14 weeks after I started it. I read Ann Angel’s book “Janis Joplin” and took copious notes, so the piece literally has about forty “hidden” references that would only be able to be seen once it realizes it’s true vision, 48″ square and back lit.

This is Lucinda Williams tribute song to Janis.

Things are going well on the BF front, though the honeymoon is definitely over after a huge fight. Things worked out okay, I think he was just freaked out that he’s falling for me. My shrink agrees. She said it’s typical for men who fall and then get freaked and scared and don’t want to be hurt. He’s super busy so I hope I can see him today, I’m TOTALLY in love. It’s funny: Louis Bougoise had said about artists “an artist is born that way, not made. They are born that way. There is very little you can do for them.” I guess the same could be said for those of us who fall in love.

Another one bites the dust!!!

I should clean my place up a bit. Looks like a tornado hit in here! When a museum curator visited recently I was telling another artist/curator/writer friend that I was worried about all the clutter. She said “leave it. It lends you credibility. Curators are used to seeing this, because most artists just do the art and the clutter accumulates. Don’t clean up.” I didn’t!!!

But now I need to. Auuuughhhh!!!

p.s. Totally into the OWS movement, went a couple of weeks ago with the BF, and am going to occupy LACMA tomorrow. Not against LACMA per se, just symbolic of a protest against the cutting of funding to arts programs. If you’re in LA it’s from 2-6. If you see me come introduce yourself!!!

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