Sat down. A regular asked me to paint him a conquistador. He asked again. He showed me the medalion on his necklace. It is a real Spanish coin found off the coast of Florida. Excited to show me more, he asked me to wait while he went home to get some things. He brought back a tiny model of a conquistador... a ship in glass... and a Christmas ornament with a ship inside... and some magazines.He went into a passionate description of how brave these men were traveling into the unknown... fearless... astronauts of old. He brushed his goatee and said the conquistador should have a goatee like his but more scraggly... but not too thick...
I just can't help thinking that these guys were more tired and seasick than anything.
While I'm not into conquistadors, or Columbus Day for that matter, I'd just like to make a painting for this guy and maybe put on canvas what is in his imagination.
Met another guy that does art on the side. I ended up going home to retrieve some paintings to show him. He showed me some pictures of lilies which he is going to make into a four panels. It is for his mom for Christmas. He was young and kinda hip. I felt like some guy stuck in the 90's... but I like the early 90's... and feel comfortable there...
It is weird: Hot Chocolate, Nirvana, Conquistadors, Lilies, Simulation, Pennsylvania and Abraham Lincoln.
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And it just keeps going like that... complete sense in the midst of nonsense.
Our dog is the only solid state thing in our universe: food and stink.
Is this postmodernism?
The conquistador looks like a ghost...
His neck is missing on the horizon.
He is the fearless headless headed conquistador.
I honestly don't know what postmodernism is... but if I did... I probably wouldn't know... I think I got that much out of it.
Embrace the Conquistador!
he looks like the ghost in Hamlet but you are obviously having fun so keep doing it (having fun I mean!).
Like the acorns!
lol... Columbus day...
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