Sunday, April 27, 2008

Collage techniques from my life drawing students:



Friday, April 25, 2008

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Sunday, April 20, 2008

CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed at the Los Angeles outpost of the Storefront for Art and Architecture:






Saturday, April 19, 2008

The Dogs of the Soviet Space Program at the Museum of Jurassic Technology:

"The dogs of the space program were all female, mixed breeds found on the streets of Moscow. Selected for their size and temperament, the chosen dogs underwent extensive training by behaviorist Gregor Garzenko to enable them to withstand the tremendous noise, extreme motion and severe forces of a Vostok rocket launch as well as to help them become accustomed to the pressurized suits and capsules necessary for extra-terrestrial travel.

While Laika, as well as four subsequent canines and a rabbit, did not return from their travels, the majority of the missions were spectacularly successful."




Wangechi Mutu at Susanne Vielmetter (Culver City):


Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Some more indulgent pictures that I enjoy teaching: William-Adolphe Bouguereau's "Whisperings of Love" and his "Broken Pitcher."












(Cupid has already--and irreparably--whispered his tempting blandishments into the second girl's ear, but such is the lot of the unwashed peasant-class.)

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

I can never resist teaching this painting when I "do" the 18th century:

Fragonard's Le Verrou, c. 1778

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Examples of Human/Animal composites from my life drawing class:



(We'll be doing this assignment again this coming week.)

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Monday, April 07, 2008

One of my son's many culinary schemes:

Saturday, April 05, 2008


Lazaro Cardenas Electrizada from Cynthia Hooper on Vimeo.
That's the best thing about being an artist: you don't have to depend on other people to make the stuff you want to look at.

Bay Dredge from Cynthia Hooper on Vimeo.

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Kid: "I'm going to test out my new bug spray!"

Mom: "Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!"

Tuesday, April 01, 2008