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Kristine W - "Feel What You Want" 1994

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - August 27, 2010

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST (Click select titles to purchase and download from Amazon.com)
1	2	5	“Come With Me” (1 Week at #1)      ceo
2	10	4	“Push Push (Remix)”      Kat De Luna featuring Akon
3	5	5	“Facing a Miracle (SoundFactory Radio Edit)”      Taylor Dayne
4	1	6	“Dust In Gravity (Sultan & Ned Shepard Radio Edit)” (1 Week at #1)      Delerium featuring Kreesha Turner
5	4	6	“Stereo Love”      Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina
6	9	4	“Rainbow of Love”      Bob Sinclar featuring Ben Onono
7	3	9	“All the Lovers” (1 Week at #1)      Kylie Minogue
8	13	6	“Dancing On My Own (Rex the Dog Remix Edit)”      Robyn
9	6	10	“Shark In the Water” (1 Week at #1)      V V Brown
10	12	12	“All the Right Moves (Dave Aude Radio Remix)” (2 Weeks at #1)        OneRepublic

WU ends partnership with Target | Student Life

By Perry Stein
Staff Reporter

Posted August 25, 2010 at 12:00 am

Updated August 25, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Wash. U. backed out of a partnered event with Target Corp. after the retail powerhouse received heat for a donation it made to an organization backing a Minnesota gubernatorial candidate with a history of staunch opposition to gay rights.
University administrators opted to cancel the Target After Hours Shopping Event—a nationwide program in which Target keeps various stores open after hours and provides transportation for college freshmen to shop and receive prizes. This was to be part of the First 40 Days series of events at Wash. U. for the incoming freshmen class.

WU ends partnership with Target | Student Life

Even though the interest of citizens vastly differs from the interests of corporations the US Supreme Court in January gave them and other organization (foreign and domestic) the legal right to bribe/fund political candidates.  Perhaps the boycott of Target and BestBuy will turn into corporate suicide for corporations looking to meddle with our 'by the people, for the people' republic.

Cheeks has a message: sometimes the big picture is as important as a big package.

New Release: "A Dog and His Boy"

You might call them the dog days of summer, you know those days when you've run out of energy and the heat makes it too hard to even try to do anything. Just collapsing naked on a bed of hopefully cool sheets is pretty much the only option. And maybe your boy will join you. Yes, nothing better than an afternoon nap for a dog and his boy. 

I was very excited to complete my latest piece. I don't usually get to work with live models, so this was a rare treat. And what made it even more special was that the main subject of the painting is such a close, personal friend.

And the best part is, I only had to pay him in liver treats!

The original as well as limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available for purchase at the special first day price through Midnight ET tomorrow.

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - August 20, 2010

Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina "Stereo Love"
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THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST (click on titles to purchase from Amazon.com)
1	6	5	“Dust In Gravity (Sultan & Ned Shepard Radio Edit)” (1 Week at #1)      Delerium featuring Kreesha Turner
2	7	4	“Come With Me”      ceo
3	1	8	“All the Lovers” (1 Week at #1)      Kylie Minogue
4	12	5	“Stereo Love”      Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina
5	10	4	“Facing a Miracle (SoundFactory Radio Edit)”      Taylor Dayne
6	3	9	“Shark In the Water” (1 Week at #1)      V V Brown
7	5	9	“Invisible Light”      Scissor Sisters
8	2	6	“Call On Me (Wyda Productions Remix Edit)”      Andy Bell
9	9	3	“Rainbow of Love”      Bob Sinclar featuring Ben Onono
10	14	3	“Push Push (Remix)”      Kat De Luna featuring Akon

Holiday Spirit a bit Early

The last few days I've been working on a holiday themed piece that TLA may use in promotions for the  upcoming season.

I sent them my outline.  I hope they like.  

If they do, that means I'll have to do another holiday piece that I can release this year.  I've always done an annual Christmas piece that I can offer as prints and as Christmas Cards.  I'll just use the TLA piece for 2011.

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - August 13, 2010

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST (click titles to listen and purchase at Amazon.com)
1	3	7	“All the Lovers” (1 Week at #1)      Kylie Minogue
2	4	5	“Call On Me (Wyda Productions Remix Edit)”      Andy Bell
3	1	8	“Shark In the Water” (1 Week at #1)      V V Brown
4	2	9	“World of Change” (2 Weeks at #1)      Sonique
5	5	8	“Invisible Light”      Scissor Sisters
6	7	4	“Dust In Gravity (Sultan & Ned Shepard Radio Edit)”      Delerium featuring Kreesha Turner
7	15	3	“Come With Me”      ceo
8	6	10	“All the Right Moves (Dave Aude Radio Remix)” (2 Weeks at #1)        OneRepublic
9	14	2	“Rainbow of Love”      Bob Sinclar featuring Ben Onono
10	10	3	“Facing a Miracle (SoundFactory Radio Edit)”      Taylor Dayne

Boycott Target, and all corporations trying to buy our elections.

Our politicians SHOULD be working for the people, serving the people, not the interests of a corporation. Often we need our government to protect us from the exploitation of corporations, (BP, AIG, Monsanto, Nestle, etc.) not siding with them because they hold the purse strings.

on the drawing board: linens and things

Sometimes it's just too hot for covers.  I think that's where part of the inspiration for this piece comes from.  It has been a warm one here in the north east US, high heat and the dreaded humidity.  

While there is always a certain amount of fun working on a figure, the other elements in a piece evoke a few other emotions.  I am not sure which causes me more angst, doing something detailed and specific like the motorcycle in "Rough Riders", or the linens that make up the entire background of this piece.  I don't have to be very specific with the sheets, I can 'wing' all the folds.  While it is more free form, it's is repetitive. It may not be as fun as a figure, but I like the challenge and the end result is worth the effort.

My Work & Playlist Top 10 - August 6, 2010

THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS	TITLE / ARTIST (click titles to purchase and download from Amazon.com)
1	2	7	“Shark In the Water” (1 Week at #1)      V V Brown
2	1	8	“World of Change” (2 Weeks at #1)      Sonique
3	3	6	“All the Lovers”      Kylie Minogue
4	8	4	“Call On Me (Wyda Productions Remix Edit)”      Andy Bell
5	7	7	“Invisible Light”      Scissor Sisters
6	4	9	“All the Right Moves (Dave Aude Radio Remix)” (2 Weeks at #1)        OneRepublic
7	11	3	“Dust In Gravity (Sultan & Ned Shepard Radio Edit)”      Delerium featuring Kreesha Turner
8	6	9	“4th of July (Fireworks)” (1 Week at #1)       Kelis
9	10	3	“Dancing On My Own (Rex the Dog Remix Edit)”      Robyn
10	14	2	“Facing a Miracle (SoundFactory Radio Edit)”      Taylor Dayne