Spill it!

Need a little something unexpected to stir things up a bit? The DivaCZT's challenge this week is to spill something on a tile, let it dry, and tangle around/on it. You could use coffee, spaghetti sauce, food coloring, anything that will leave a splotch. I had some watered-down acrylic paint near my desk so I used that.

These became almost like Rorschach tests; I was seeing all sorts of things in the splotches! Here are pairs: the original splotch and the splotch tangled.

Hammy the Hamster Discovers a Corn Kernel

Tangles: a Black Pearl, Hollibaugh, Tipple, sort of Zander, and sort of either Printemps or Tortuca.

Bug, Meet Windscreen

Tangles: Going Down, Printemps, Tipple and stripes

Red Giraffe, Bending and Reaching

Tangles: Featherfall, N'zeppel, Wud, and stripes

Mask

This was originally inspired by Picasso's "Head of a Bull", briefly looked Georgia O'Keeffe-ish, and finished as a sort of African mask.

Tangles: Buttercup, Knightsbridge, N'zeppel (ordered), N'zeppel (random), Tipple,
plus a simple zigzag and a rope twist pattern

That was a lot of fun! Thanks again Laura.

Take Time to Laugh

For an artsy chuckle, wander around the blog That is Priceless - Art's Greatest Masterpieces Made Slightly Funnier. Steve Melcher, who operates the blog, is a two-time Emmy-winning comedy writer. He finds old world paintings and gives them updated and humorous titles.




This lovely little oil on panel by an anonymous artist from the

Flemish School has been re-titled

Liberace’s First Day of Kindergarten

Here is an oil on canvas by the British artist John William Godward that demonstrates the Effect of Alcohol on Model's Willingness to Pose Nude.

This 1424 fresco by the Italian painter Masaccio depicts St. Peter Alerting Lunch Companion that He's Forgotten His Pants

Enjoy!