Some people love Christmas, I love Halloween.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
love child of Magritte & Ray Johnson ?!?!
I won't disclose the author of the following compliment because she may want to have her privacy protected but here it is, word for word:
"Your work is wonderful. If Magritte and Ray Johnson had a baby, it would be you." The author of this great compliment has purchased several collages and one of my paintings.
Lily Gazed out the Window and Thought About Life's Endless Possibilities
Lily Gazed out the Window and Thought About Life's Endless Possibilities
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Burn After Reading
I honestly can't remember the last time I laughed this hard. My husband laughed even harder. I used to be a personal trainer and found those parts to be the most amusing. I love that the CIA workers really weren't one bit brighter than the workers at Hard Bodies. I can already feel myself going down my well worn path of over analyzing everything and about to say how sad and truly pathetic all the characters were... why don't I just stick with what a witty and intelligently made film it was! I think I am finally starting to understand what my doctor meant in his file when he wrote "Patient takes life too seriously". Yes, I peaked at my file when the doctor left the room.
In Rhoda's Wildest Dreams She Never Imagined that She Would Encounter the Ever Elusive Pink Pygmy Elephant
In Rhoda's Wildest Dreams She Never Imagined that She Would Encounter the Ever Elusive Pink Pygmy Elephant
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Gilbert Had Been Looking for Little Sparky for Hours Now and Thought He Saw Something Moving in the Bushes
Gilbert Had Been Looking for Little Sparky for Hours Now and Thought He Saw Something Moving in the Bushes
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Carla Told Herself that if She Got Out of this Scrape, She Would Clean Her Room and Listen to Her Mother from Now On
Carla Told Herself that if She Got Out of this Scrape, She Would Clean Her Room and Listen to Her Mother from Now On
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
The Lonely Doll
About six months ago, a new acquaintance suggested that I may enjoy the biography of Dare Wright and it was filed in the back of my mind with the hundreds of other books I may read one day. Since I'm somewhat a lazy reader I don't always get drawn into biographies the way I do with fiction so it wasn't a real priority. A few months later, I was out thrifting with another friend when she stumbled across one of the Lonely Doll books written by Wright and I while I recognized the book from childhood, I didn't notice the author's name or make the connection until she posted a picture of it on her own site. Then it left my mind just as quickly. Then finally this past Sunday night at Powell's books in downtown Portland, "The Secret Life of The Lonely Doll" by Jean Nathan practically jumped off the shelf into my hands. I held onto it, found Wright's actual book "The Lonely Doll" and sat down in one of the tiny chairs in the children's section and read the book. All these months I thought I had never heard of this book when in fact I did read at least a few of these books as a child. I started the biography last night and am having trouble putting it down this morning but need to do some work of my own. A truly fascinating read!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Madge Was Supposed to Have Met Shirley at Bloomingdales Over an Hour Ago and Couldn't Imagine How She and Jeffrey Had Gotten Lost
Madge Was Supposed to Have Met Shirley at Bloomingdales Over an Hour Ago and Couldn't Imagine How She and Jeffrey Had Gotten Lost
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Shelia Was More than Just a Little Dismayed to Realize She Had Accomplished Next to Nothing All Day
Shelia Was More than Just a Little Dismayed to Realize She Had Accomplished Next to Nothing All Day
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Angela Was Too Trusting of Strangers but Phoebe Knew Trouble When She Saw it and Gina was Going to be Nothing But Trouble
Angela Was Too Trusting of Strangers but Phoebe Knew Trouble When She Saw it and Gina was Going to be Nothing But Trouble
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Phoebe Strays from the Forest Path
gouache and ink on illustration board, available at www.vivstrauss.etsy.com
Pandora's Box
What a beautiful movie! Great Louise Brooks film, my only complaint that it was a bit long, 2 hours 13 minutes, the imagery and cinematography were stunning though and made for a great watch.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Gloria's Attempts at Maintaining a Disciplined Household Were Futile
Gloria's Attempts at Maintaining a Disciplined Household Were Futile
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Hannah and Bibi Pause for a Moment on Their Long Walk in Wicker Park
Hannah and Bibi Pause for a Moment on Their Long Walk in Wicker Park
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Bonjour Tristesse
A great movie I just watched for my first time last night. How had I previously missed seeing this? Love Otto Preminger and Jean Seberg. This is just one of many costume changes for Seberg, love almost everything she wears in this film and she makes me want to have my hair cut off. I haven't read the book that this film is based on to know how accurate it is but even if it isn't, the set, costumes, directing and acting all make up for it, I'm sure.
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