Jackson Pollock?
I don't celebrate ANY of today's holidays, most of which are for tree-huggers, so I picked something at random. Paint splatters! I'm not 100% certain of the Etsy seller, but I think it may be MommysBowCreations.
Granted, today IS Oklahoma Day, but I live in Missouri. I love Oklahoma, but I don't live there. If any of y'all are from Oklahoma, happy Oklahoma Day! Anyway, this one was yet another gift from my mom, so I don't know where it came from, but it shows how well Mama knows me. I love paint, I love colors, I love anything on the unusual side, and this bow fits that bill perfectly.
Yeah, I like art. Splatter painter Jackson Pollock used to be one of my favorite artists, but I do have to wonder: is Mr. Pollock's work really art??? Under my own definition of art it would not be, because anyone can throw paint at a canvas. I've always defined "art" as "something that not everyone can do," and...well, like I said, a common plain Jane like me can throw paint at a canvas and create something interesting to look at. That said, I do like Mr. Pollock's work, largely because it IS interesting to look at, and also because it can make people think. Number 5, 1948 makes me think of the swamps that cover a large part of the Missouri Bootheel, for example. Most of the swamps I'm familiar with have dark water with patches of moss and algae, and with big mats of sticks and dead vegetation floating around, and the little black bugs that skim the surface of the water between the mats. Number 5 makes me think of that, and because I love marshland, it makes me happy. Unfortunately, Jackson Pollock paintings aren't the most brightly colored in the world, and that DOESN'T make me happy. Oh well, there are other artists to fill that gap.
Yeah, I like art. Splatter painter Jackson Pollock used to be one of my favorite artists, but I do have to wonder: is Mr. Pollock's work really art??? Under my own definition of art it would not be, because anyone can throw paint at a canvas. I've always defined "art" as "something that not everyone can do," and...well, like I said, a common plain Jane like me can throw paint at a canvas and create something interesting to look at. That said, I do like Mr. Pollock's work, largely because it IS interesting to look at, and also because it can make people think. Number 5, 1948 makes me think of the swamps that cover a large part of the Missouri Bootheel, for example. Most of the swamps I'm familiar with have dark water with patches of moss and algae, and with big mats of sticks and dead vegetation floating around, and the little black bugs that skim the surface of the water between the mats. Number 5 makes me think of that, and because I love marshland, it makes me happy. Unfortunately, Jackson Pollock paintings aren't the most brightly colored in the world, and that DOESN'T make me happy. Oh well, there are other artists to fill that gap.
Sloppy kisses,
RagingMoon1987
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