Musea E-mail Club #183
TomHendricks474
collage etc.). It is a realistic sea scene of two jellyfish for display in the
Inwood Theater; which has a marine theme to the murals by the noted Dallas
painter Perry Nichols.
I began art work seriously in the early 70's. There were a couple of influences
that prompted me to start doing it. One was an astrologer/palm reader who saw
it in my palm - but that is another story. I was working in bookstores during
those early years and one book that did influence me to start painting was "My
Name is Asher Lev" by Chaim Potok. In my first reading I got a great sense of
deep feeling in being a painter that I had not seen before. I was inspired and
wanted to do great things too.
Recently at a used bookstore, I saw a jacket-less hardback copy of the book for
$1. I took it home and re-read it. This time it wasn't as good as I had
remembered. Instead it was a one dimensional story (probably would have made a
better short story) of a young painter and his very conservative and strict
Jewish father who thinks painting is sinful.
But I did revel in the painting parts this 2nd time - all over again.
Anyway - 30 years later and a lot of drawings and paintings down the road - I
love painting and drawing more and more - specially now that I have enough
skill to express almost anything I want to say pictorially - though never
quickly unfortunately.
As to that 2000th painting. It is sea green, very vertical like a Chinese
landscape, and shows two Jellyfish. The closer and larger one is more clear,
the smaller and higher up in the picture one is more murky. Sunlight is falling
through the top layers of the water, and the viewer can sense a seabottom layer
in the lowest part. The coloring is very simple with almost all greens - green
yellows for highlights, green blues for shadows - specially in the small area
under the cup of each jellyfish. Its a good painting and once it is hung on the
balcony - I invite you to come see it.
In my mail
e and snail
Mail Art from Jeroen ter Well from Amsterdam that
includes 4 watercolor paintings and 4 line drawings
(they remind me of Klee's playful people)
May sweeps - look for even lower journalism as
news tries to win ad revenues.
Gas prices - every year before summer the gas prices
go up. Every year the media states a fake story why - which
is always amusing to me. See if they don't this year.
Musea - new issue is out. Biggest issue ever with 12 pages.
And it is the Hunkasaurus and Pet Dog Songbook issue with
12 complete songs - music and lyrics. Another one of a kind
from Musea. Free in Dallas, $1 or SASE or trade from everyone
else in US.
Best wishes,
Tom Hendricks