So when the new blog page here at simoniteblog.standickie.com was launched last week there was a default name for the blog, which if I recall correctly was: Just Another WordPress Blog. Now of course, that would not do! So, off the top of my head, I changed it to Chris Simonite’s Cubo-Weirdism Blog. And few… Continue reading If This is the Cubo-Weirdism Blog, What the Hell is Cubo-Weirdism?
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100 Bucks For an Original Oil Painting! Can I Get a Hellz Yeah?
So it’s been a little over a year since I started to sell my work on Instagram and Facebook and it’s gone fairly well. As is my MO, I haven’t kept great records of everything, so when I do my taxes I’ll find out exactly how well I’ve done. But as well as it’s gone,… Continue reading 100 Bucks For an Original Oil Painting! Can I Get a Hellz Yeah?
What the Hell? My Writing is Not Always Completely Clear?
A couple of weeks ago my attention was drawn to the first time I posted my painting of Fleabag, the character created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, on Instagram. Now I usually spend a a bit of time each morning composing something to accompany my daily Instagram post. I often even get my wife to have a… Continue reading What the Hell? My Writing is Not Always Completely Clear?
What the Hell does a Baroque Composer Have to Do with Brushstrokes, You (Didn’t) Ask?
So today I thought I’d post this commission of the Baroque composer Henry Purcell. Yeah, that’s right someone commissioned me to do a portrait of a British composer from the Baroque era. It’s a first and it was a fun one and I’d happily do more. Just Sayin’. Anyway this painting was commissioned partly to… Continue reading What the Hell does a Baroque Composer Have to Do with Brushstrokes, You (Didn’t) Ask?
I’m Against Dog Eugenics, Dammit!
Some of you dear reader(s) may recall that I’ve mentioned in this blog that I’ll be in an exhibition with the Frost Shield Kerfuffle collective next year entitled Damaged Landscapes. You also may have noticed that I’m not exactly a landscape painter, so it won’t come as a surprise to you that I’m thinking about… Continue reading I’m Against Dog Eugenics, Dammit!
Superheroes are Everywhere! Even In My Damned Blog!
That’s right, it’s two weeks in a row I’m talking about Superheroes on my blog. On a side note, a few weeks ago I decided that my blog should be on Tuesdays instead of Mondays since I always post new work on Instagram on Tuesdays and I always write a sort of micro-blog on that… Continue reading Superheroes are Everywhere! Even In My Damned Blog!
Dammit, it’s 2020 Part II!
So as you, dear reader(s) know, I did it. I reached my goal of 100 portrait paintings in 2020. In some ways looking back on it, it feels like it should have been easier. I mean, in the end, I apparently got to 109, but until around November, I really wasn’t sure if I was… Continue reading Dammit, it’s 2020 Part II!
There’s a Helluva Lot to do Next Year!
So next week it will be 2021. If feels good to type that, even though I don’t usually like it when years fly by like this one kind of did for me. It feels like yesterday that I was free to go where ever I want. I realize this year has dragged on for some… Continue reading There’s a Helluva Lot to do Next Year!
I Did 100 Portraits in One Year! What the Hell do I Do Next?
So as the title of this post indicates, I have managed to create 100 portraits in one year. In fact, I’ve done more than that, so in the new year on Instagram (and Facebook), I will post 10 works a day for my first 10 posts of the year. And it won’t actually be the… Continue reading I Did 100 Portraits in One Year! What the Hell do I Do Next?
Shit, I Hit a Nerve. Better Talk About Art!
So dear reader(s) if you saw this blog last week you’ll know that, as an excuse to post all my paintings of the current occupant of the White House, I went on a rant about said moron. Shit, should I stop saying that? Nah, but apparently I hit a nerve with some people, which is… Continue reading Shit, I Hit a Nerve. Better Talk About Art!