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Trumpet in Red

19 Tuesday Sep 2017

Posted by emilypageart in art, culture, humor, music, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, artist Emily Page, Emily Page Art, jazz, music, musical, musical instrument, musician painting, oil on board, oil painting, painter, painting, realism, realist art, trumpet

I finally managed to organize my studio enough to paint again. It still has a ways to go as I try to find places to store all the crap I brought home when we closed the paint and sip studio, but at least there’s enough table top/easel space to do a little arting. And since it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I thought I’d make today’s post about “arrrrrrrrrrrt.” You’re welcome for that.

I’ve been working on this painting for over a year, and by “working on this painting,” I mostly mean it’s been glaring at me accusingly for long stretches of time while I avoid making eye contact with it. It’s the largest piece I’ve done that is this detailed (and at 16″ x 20″ it’s not even that big, but still), and it was not a happy process for me. Too many straight lines and confusing reflections. Too much thinking required. But I finally took a couple days and powered through and finished the asshole. And now we’re besties. It’s been sitting happily on my easel for a couple days drying and cooing at me and telling me how grateful it is that I finished it.

Trumpet in Red_compressed

Trumpet in Red 16″ x 20″ oil on board 

But all that cooing is starting to get on my nerves ever so slightly. So maybe someone should buy it, like, right now. You can do so here. You can also get prints and other fun stuff here and here.

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For Those Horrible Days

20 Wednesday Jul 2016

Posted by emilypageart in humor, music, Uncategorized

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i hate the world today, It's-Been-A-Terrible-Day Song, music, musical, silliness, singing, song

You know those days when nothing goes right and you hate the world? Yeah, me, too. For those days, I made up the “It’s-Been-A-Terrible-Day Song.” I apologize in advance:

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Today’s Dance Party

08 Tuesday Mar 2016

Posted by emilypageart in dance, music, singing, Uncategorized

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Anais Mitchell, ani difranco, dancing away the sad, folk opera, Hadestown, music, musical

My dance jam this morning is from Anais Mitchell’s folk opera, Hadestown. This album is freaking awesome. So creative and varied and sexy and heartbreaking. Plus it’s got Ani Difranco on it, so you can’t go wrong. I highly recommend it for long car rides. And, obviously, dancing away the sad:

 

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Into the Woods

06 Tuesday Jan 2015

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Into the Woods, music, musical, singing, Sondheim, song

I love musicals. Love love love love love ’em. Until last night when I went to see Into the Woods. Oh, the pain. I normally love Sondheim, but every song sounded just like the one before it. I sat there squirming, waiting for it to get better. I admit that I liked “Your Fault,” but the rest? Nope. Here is my impression of what I had just seen:

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