If you follow me on social media you’ll have noticed that I’ve been doing Cubo-Weirdist (yep, that’s what I’m calling it now–see last week’s post and of course, the new title of this here blog here) studies of animals. I’ve mentioned before that these are studies for larger paintings that I may or may not… Continue reading The Animal Paintings and Where the Hell They’re Going
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If This is the Cubo-Weirdism Blog, What the Hell is Cubo-Weirdism?
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?
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?
Sure, I Do Commissions, Why the Hell Not?
2021 is turning out to be the year of the commission for me. Case in point this new painting of Walter and The Dude from one of my all time favourite movies, The Big Lebowski. This one is entitled: Goodnight Sweet Prince, because (spoiler alert), this is technically a portrait of three of the characters… Continue reading Sure, I Do Commissions, Why the Hell Not?
Holy Shite, it’s the One Year Anniversary of this Blog!
I did it everybody! I wrote about myself once a week for a year! I feel like that should put me in the Narcissists Hall of Fame! Congratulations me! Woo hoo! How many more exclamation marks can I use? Okay, I’ll stop now. But I did think I should mark the occasion, especially since I… Continue reading Holy Shite, it’s the One Year Anniversary of this Blog!
What the Hell is a Landscape of the Mind?
Last week I talked about the possibility of doing paintings of animals for Damaged Landscapes, which will be an exhibition of new works by the Frost Shield Kerfuffle collective of which I am a member. At the end of the post I mentioned that I had another idea that springs from a couple of sources.… Continue reading What the Hell is a Landscape of the Mind?
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!
It Seems Like Everyone Loves Those Damned Superheroes!
For the last two years plus, I’ve been making paintings, most of which have been based on characters from movies and TV shows in a style that has become somewhat of a trademark. If you’ve been a follower of mine here or on social media, you know what I’m taking about. One thing you may… Continue reading It Seems Like Everyone Loves Those Damned Superheroes!
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!