Lighten Up

well i certainly wont be clownin around. eff the effin joking. i shall match the murderous acidic atmosphre that pervades with words of cold steel..











haha fooled ya.

Drew,
U R quite correct. All work and no play, makes for a dull life. One of my favorite photographers is Elliot Erwitt. Atho he has a serious side, he also has a comical side as well as his humorous images show down thru the many years he has been with us (and still is).

I, too, like to create some humor in my images. I even have a gallery here that shows my funny stuff. Here is one such image....

LOL! datz what I talking about!
Jason this is just freaking beautiful. No analysis needed:

@Drew -- You're right!

@Jason -- I love you; thanks for this morning's first laugh! ;-)

Frank, thatz a lot of BULL dawg! LOL, one of my favorite breeds.

Drew,
I just looked at your images. Wow!!! Love your work. When I win the lottery, I will collect your stuff. Really Really wonderful.

Well said H Drew!... there's far too many "soor pusses" focusing too much on the business side of things with their eyes on the prize and missing the here and now.

Thanks Frank! Your photos are great too. Beautiful people being themselves. What a winning combination.

Yep Barry, sometimes we get out of balance. Hell, I was reading a critique and it sounded too dam much like me of late. That sheot gotz to change.

La, la, la, la...dum de dum, doo, doo, doo.

That's me singing happily this morning. (I know, don't quit my day job.) I've been complaining about stuff lately, grumbling under my breath about sh*t that doesn't amount to a hill of beans (or anything else for that matter). Thank you for reminding me IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!!! :-).

Mary, didn't quit my day job either. Just retired from it and started a business of my own design. Had a quite successful and rewarding career as an engineer but need to put that high stress behind. Have to be reminded of that every day. Guess old habits are hard to break.

Tell me about it, Drew. I'm still fully employed. Waiting for a server issue to clear up so I'm lurking in here. I also drive 50 miles one way to the office. I was taking every route I could think of and they all had backups, accidents, etc. unless I didn't leave the office until about 7:00 pm. I finally "bit the bullet" and took a slightly longer route that for a goodly stretch goes through farmland. I'm SOOO much more relaxed this week. It takes 10 minutes longer, but it's consistently 10 minutes longer so instead of an hour 45 fighting traffic, it's taking me an hour 15.

It's important to find the stuff that's really wearing you down and try to think of ways to eliminate them.

Mary, I just had a flash back reading your post, lol! ;)

Edward , you have some nice dog portraits in your portfolio. We lost our beagle a year ago and we miss him terribly. Itz amazing how much a wolf mutation bringz such joy to people. :)

I'm happy as I get to explore my imagination.


I also daydream at work about what I can do next.


Have a great day all.

Wes, what an amazing imagination you have! Your portfolio is full of beautiful and unique imagery. ...WOW!

Right on, Drew! I was just on another site fretting about how this doesn't work right and that doesn't work right, getting all uptight, and had to just get out of there and forget about it. Life's too short...let's party!

A little bit of entertainment never hurt antybody......

Peggy, are you saying I had a chipmunk on the shoulder? .....LOL!

Mario, I SAW that one coming LOL!

I'll bring the refreshments.

I can't believe I didn't see that pun. I hate it when that happens.
Oh wait, I better lighten up.

If we can't lighten up, we can always try lightning up, with Granny's white lightning! Lol

Ken,no pun needed..just your beautiful art:


April, this will lighten up things ;)

lol, and it's not even Friday!... is it?

Thanks, Drew.

How often do you get to see a pussy playing drums....

Frank, I saw that on Mardi Gras once.......I think........hehehe

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Kim, looks a little fishy to me:)

didn't dare put the shining clip. :)

I once had the pleasure to work on a conceptual project with David Ewart; Ideas for a promotional animation using his art.
His art is some of the most whimsical work I have ever seen.
His work putz a smile on my face.
http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=1186217

To much white lightning......................

LOL, Kim. That scene still creeps me out when I think about it......

Great thread -- we're all guilty of taking ourselves (and our art) too seriously sometimes! Here's one that always makes people smile when they walk into my booth at an art fair:

Cricket, not only does your name put a smile on my face, so do your photos;

Mario... I love granny's brew shack! Are you aware that "White Lightning" is a brand name of some cheap nasty so-called cider(never seen an apple in it's life) which has taken a grip of the less well off jakeys up and down the U.K.?? LOL!

I had no idea Barry, but it's certainly high octane in these parts!

Here's my slightly mirthful attempt at i-phone cases.. It's called the Fred and Wilma series...comes in a range of finishes including Welsh slate, Indian sandstone and Bath limestone.

OK! OK! Ya Caught me! but, then I'm a worry wart by nature, lol



Soo, I'll just take it easy for awhile-

OMG, when I saw that his hair was on fire, I quickly threw sand over his head to extinguish the flames. He was not happy. Can you tell Y?

LOL, Barry, that doubles as an i-phone case and a lethal weapon.

Robert, when I see someone like this, I just have to wonder "where does this person work?" LOL.

I agree gotta do a little on the light side.

The first double posted so here is another.

I've had to be too serious lately preparing for my studio tour. Don't like it and can't create when stressed about everything being perfect. Makes me all out of balance.

After looking at my art, to try and find something that fits here, again I notice that my free spirit doesn't show through. It's all too stinkin serious. Need to change that asap. Thanks for the kick in the pants, Drew.

Mario, you should title your untitled piece that title, Too Much White Lightning. That's funny.

Jani! Same for me, here.
Drew.....it's who I am.......sigh...........

Everyone take a chill pill, ha!

I think it's time to get serious again. I'm going to look up some big words and start using them here.

Peggy, stop with your attempt to alter the essentialism of this wonderful knuckle dragging control group.......OOPs.......LOL!

Kevin, gotta love that avatar!

Vivian, what you are is a creator of beautiful things:



Jani, I would imagine with a talent like yours, you would have a demanding artistic career:


Jim, this says it all my man!


Barb, with wonderful art like you create, you must have a pet-degree' LOL!

Frank, don't forget to buy that lottery ticket and you reminded me, I need to clean my brushes....

Barry, great Flintstones Stone Phone!

Enjoyed, enjoyed!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Drew!

Here's another not so serious one:

Nothing lightens things up like a conga line (or two).

Wow Drew I was just thinking of putting up the Chill Out person. I love Synchronicity!
I was going to say it aint no fancy digital work like you do but gets the point across.
Great thread and images.
Peggy's squirrel is great.

Hey watch it with the hand

I think the lights mean and environmental struggles.Human and environmental opposition and people trying to transform the environment to be a better one.
However my art has not this topic, Order and chaos are the two sides of one thing, just like seashells:

First word to look up: "essentialism". Thanks, Drew.

A most edifying and convivial thread for both me and my crew of rodents.

Hey mario...Mario...MARIO! Wake up!

Being a very serious fine artist myself, I find nothing funny in any of my many forms of creativity.

For some reason, some find this serious foray of mine into digital art a bit humorous.

Maybe Mario needs a cuppa coffee.

This poor cat never knew what bit her...
"Don't look back something might be gaining on you."

Here's some holiday humor - a fun commentary of the condensation of our autumn and winter holidays.

Thanks You All for the fun.....Pass It On :)