More paintings by Celebrities

After I put up Johnny Depps painting, many of my friends were intrigued:) They didn't know he could paint that well! It got them quite curious. They were wondering, who other celebrities do it? Well here are more:

This beautiful painting of a dog is painted by the 43rd president of the America , George W Bush! Not bad right? In fact he has painted like 50 of them:)

Above watercolor landscape is done by Prince of Wales, Prince Charles. It's really pretty good. 

The above is by non-other than Paul McCartney. I think people could pay serious money for this eventually, not because he's part of Beatles but because it's really GOOD.
Well hope these has inspired you somewhat.

My Trip to Paris - the Lourve & Musee d' Orsay

Finally I've some time to blog about my Trip to Paris. My first stop is no surprise -the Louvre. Do you know it used to be a fortress, back in the 12th century. And then it was just a place for King Louis XIV to keep royal art. Well that's what I read in one brochure. I looked around & try to imagine the place back then, a few nobles & curly wigs wandering leisurely among the statues. Now it's mobbed with tourists with backpacks, cameras & hand-phones all there to see some of the most famous paintings & sculptures in the world.

The first one I recognized was Venus de milo. Heard she originally had arms but they broke it off! Winged Victory of Samothrace is missing a head. Piage who was with me commented that, that must be worse than not having arms ... we silently laughed ! We make our way to the Mona Lisa, which is surprisingly tiny for such a famous portrait.

Then its on to the Musee d' Orsay, a former train station that is now home to lots of paintings by legendary impressionists. We found Monet's famous water lilies. I imagine diving into the cool, light dappled water. I think it's interesting that Monet had a Japanese garden. Piage said we have something in common as we take Japanese food all the time ...lol.. Very little people know that he was going blind, that's probably why his paintings are so blurry. He saw the world differently & yet his unique vision made things beautiful.

We study his blossoms for a while , then move on to Dega's ballerinas. Piage didn't like the ballerinas too much. She said they reminded her of things she could never do with her chubby legs...lol.. We spent hours looking at all these beautiful Art. Felt so reluctant when it's time to go.

Musee d' Orsay

Why do people paint? Why make ART ?

Why do people paint? Why make ART ?

People ask me that, all the time since I started this blog. I'm no expert but Isn't it obvious? Some talented people make money from it, most others just do it for fun. And Art does kinda engages you & stops time. Most of us live in a virtual world these days. But when you paint or sketch what's around, you see it for what it is.You'll be present right there, right now in the real world. Instead of day dreaming of all kinds of nonsense like we usually do, you'll be able to stop, clear the mind & just be. It's almost spiritual & you don't need advice from some big time guru. Or pay money to go to some far away exotic meditation retreat. Just a sketch book & a pencil will do.

Like a written diary, through art, you could also be recording your life. A small sketch in your sketchbook transform those everyday moments into something significant. What you eat for breakfast, the view outside your window, your beloved pet or even your own selfie! Your sketches will give you perspective on what really matters. You'll never be bored again. Waiting for something be it for the bus, mrt or your dentist, in between commercial breaks when watching lousy TV programs, taking a 3hour flight to Hong Kong- sketch something. Make these 'lost' moments count. Make it more interesting & worthwhile. Overtime you will build up a book of memories, a true record of what truly went on in your life.

Now isn't that cool?

May everyone have a Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year

Nice image right? My friend did a copy of this image & put it up in his home. It's so festive & beautiful, thought I share it with you.

Johnny Depp the Artist

Since I last wrote about Sylvester Stallone's art, my friends have been asking me which other "unlikely" celebrities are painters too. Well here's one very famous one Johnny Depp: & he's really very good !

Painting of a mentor & good friend to him: the late Marlon Brando

The most expensive painting sold in 2015: Picasso’s “Les femmes d’Alger (Version “O”),” which sold at Christie’s New York for $179,365,000.

This is the most expensive sold in 2015:

Yes it's a Picasso again.

Impulse Buying... Oops I did it again !

Impulse buying??? Experts say don't do it, especially for ART!!!

You are in a beautiful gallery , the knowledgeable sales lady is telling you how wonderful the piece is, she started telling you about it's history, or the artist- suddenly you felt personal , you started falling in love with it, you even feel obliged after the nice knowledgeable lady had spent so much time explaining to you .................. Well experts said  STOP!!!!!! ..........don't even think about it.... don't buy it!

Chances are when you bring it home, you'll realize, that it has no relevance in your life!

It's different when you are buying something small, or for that matter when you are on vacation, buying a small souvenir, it's ok because you are just having fun at a small expense. It's very different when you are making a serious purchase costing thousands of dollars.

It happened to me. I bought a painting for $10,000- sometime back,  brought it home & it don't even go with anything in my apt! Then I swear I'll never do it again, & guess what ? 
Last night, I did it again !