See A Penny, Pick It Up. Or Paint It, If You're Jacqueline Lou Skaggs.

above: Venus Dreams, 1963

13 pennies are used as miniature canvases for oil paintings titled "Tondi Observations" by Indiana artist Jacqueline Lou Skaggs.


above: The Plastic Magician, 1984

In the artist's own words:
"This small body of twelve works consist of images painted on found, discarded pennies. These pictures pay homage to, not only, the binding ideologies that define our family, religious, social and political worlds- but also to the resonating mythological powers of traditional painting and miniature picture making- much like the Dutch oils on copper from the 17th century. Paid tribute no less on the face of discarded coins these iconic images transcend the coins value while, to some extent, defacing it.

"Abe's Millennium" is a portrait from a found thrift-store photograph (regrettably sold at a yard sale). The title comes from my knowing that we still have a long way to go.

above: Abe's Millenium, 1973

"Kisses and Ghosts" is from a portrait of my mother as a child standing next to a bird bath with her brother. I once read a report in which children were asked what they feared most. The two most popular answers were "kisses" and "ghosts".

above: Kisses and Ghosts, 1951

"Four Witches Stand" is a line in the Pledge of Allegiance.

above: four Witches Stand, 1978

"The Unburning Bush" is a bush that never burned.

above: The Unburning Bush, 1992

"The Field of Sleeping Peasants" is waiting for Picasso.

above: Field of Sleeping Peasants, 1971

"The Baptistery" honors the rain Gods for suburban birds.

above: the Baptistry, 1980

"Through carelessness..." is a random line chosen with my eyes closed from the Chinese book of chance, I-Ching.

above: Through Carelessness He Loses His Cow, 1944

"A Pile of Burnt Wood" is just that, in the approaching evening light. "A Still Life" is too still... and so on.

above: A Pile Of Burnt Wood, 1983

above: A Still Life, 1976

Initially these coins were going to be spent- nestled with other coins in an exchange of goods. Or tossed back to the sidewalks from whence they came. Nice thoughts. However, these works remain hoarded as art rather than currency or discarded, valueless copper."

above: The Last Supper Table, 1990

Jacqueline is currently represented by SUGAR, 449 Troutman St #3-5, Bushwick, Brooklyn #718.417.1180
jacquelinelouskaggs.com

brought to my attention by the Global Art Junkie

Drunk With Talent. The Fin Bec Winery Invites 8 Artists To Paint Special Labels.

On a beautiful sunny day in Sion, the wine region of southern Switzerland, the following eight graffiti and street artists from all over the world gathered for a fun project:
• Faith 47 (South Africa)
• Askew 1 (New Zealand)
• Mode 2 (United Kingdom)
• Revok 1 (United States)
• Deter (Switzerland-Geneva)
• Demes (Switzerland-Sion)
• Esow (Japon)
• Jasm (Switzerland-Lausanne)


above: the eight artists with gallery owner Yvo Mathier

Each artist was given a “canvas” made up of 84 wooden wine cases and asked to create an artful interpretation of any wine out of the myFINBEC collection. The final images produced by each of the eight artists are featured on the label of the bottles of their choosing which are sold by the half-case (ordering info at the very end of the post).





PICS OF THE PROCESS:







THE FINAL 8 ARTWORKS:









THE GALLERY SHOW
Yvo Mathier (below), art lover and owner of the Cave Fin-Bec winery, instigated the project with the creative help of Lausanne-based writer JASM.




10 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY OF THE PROCESS
The winery commissioned by Chris Courtney of Rebild.tv to document the project in a 10 minute video which comes on a DVD with your purchase. Alice Dison assisted Chris in the making of the following:



ORDERING INFO

myFINBEC Limited Edition 2012:
Châtroz - Bio Domaine Fin Bec blanc - CHF 256.- by Faith 47 (South Africa)
Châtroz - Bio Domaine Fin Bec blanc - CHF 256.- by Askew 1 (New Zealand)
Châtroz - Bio Domaine Fin Bec rouge - CHF 256.- by Mode 2 (England)
Châtroz - Bio Domaine Fin Bec rouge - CHF 256.- by Revok (USA)
Boutesse - Johannisberg - CHF 256.- by Demes (Swiss - Sion)
Lentine - Petite Arvine - CHF 256.- by Esow (Japan)
Corbassière - Cornalin - CHF 256.- by Deter (Swiss - Genf)
Follie - Pinot Noir - CHF 256.- by Jasm (Swiss - Lausanne)

The special 2012 limited edition is only available by the half-case (6 bottles) which comes in genuine cases painted by the artists and is delivered with a CD of "the making of." Reserve yours here.

images courtesy of Fin-Bec Winery and Amateur Magazine

Before Presidents With Boob Faces, There Were Friends With Boob Faces. The Titillating Work of Emily Deutchman.

above: George Washington With Boob Cheeks

above: James Madison With Boob Eyes

Garnering some recent buzz is an oddly compelling project appearing on Tumblr called "Presidents With Boob Faces." A collection of watercolor paintings featuring... you guessed it, past U.S. Presidents with mammaries on their chin, cheeks and/or heads.


above: John Quincy Adams with Boob Head

above: James Monroe with Double Boob Chin

Enigmatically signed with only E. Deutchman and no 'about me' section, some sleuthing has revealed that the artist behind the project is Emily Renee Deutchman, the daughter of Hollywood producer and movie mogul Ira Deutchman.


above: Thomas Jefferson with Boob Chin

above: John Adams with Boob Jowls

Emily, who is a talented watercolorist and illustrator (see Emily Renee Art) and who studied art at Skidmore College, didn't begin by adding breasts to the faces of our Founding Fathers, but instead, began with some other artworks featuring tits as features.


above: Erik With Boob Cheeks

In her entertaining site Sketches of Things she has the following paintings and illustrations of her brother, friends - even a dog- with "Boob Faces," precursors to the project Presidents With Boob Faces.


above: Shit I Draw For My Brother's Birthday

above: BOOBS

In her own words, the following illustrations are presented as " These drawings are part of a sketchbook project I’m working on titled “My Friends With Boob Faces.”:







Emily Renee Art

ARTINFO has a brief interview with Emily about her bizarre project here

Presidents With Boob Faces