So, hmm.
January 27, 2012Here is a picture for you. I made it!
(Thank you, all, for your thoughtful and 99.9% non-hurtful responses to my last post. It's been difficult to respond to all the comments or emails, I'm a little overwhelmed, and I'm feeling the need to hermitize--is that a word? that's not a word--for a bit. I'm just going to get into my blanket fort, over here. Which is not to shut you guys up. Let the conversation continue! I'm just going to maybe read Cute Overload for a while, as I do, while re-contemplating daily psychotherapy.)
I always take a photo of something I want to draw and then sketch it at home, because how do people sketch things out in the world? At least around here, the minute you pause to gaze artily at something you know someone's going to sidle up to you and watch you at work. Which, look, this is not a spectator sport. If you watch me draw I'm going to become terribly self-conscious and feel compelled to just scrawl something horrible all over it, like a cartoon penis. A big penis coming out of a building like an awful chimney!
(Oh, now I'm writing about penises again. Goddammit.)
In conclusion, here is a boxer puppy, meeting some cows.
Reader Comments (32)
Alice, that is an amazing picture. Seriously. Wow.
I wanted to respond to your other post. I hear you, I guess is all I wanted to say. I have been in the "objectified" position many times, in fact, just a couple of weeks ago I was walking down the street and a guy yelled "Hey Red! Red hair is my favourite!" and catcalled. The sad thing is it does not even affect me much anymore. Once I was asked if I slept with my thesis defence committee, since I had a 4.0 GPA. That was awesome.
That is pretty! Very nice--I didn't realize you could draw and paint.
Wow, that painting is lovely!
The thing I like about that video is when the black cow on the right startles, the boxer lays down and puts his head down, signalling, "See? I'm no threat." Ah, nonverbal communication.
I'm kind of mad at you for being such a good artist when you're also such a good writer. I know that's irrational of me.
I'm with you MomVee! Some people are hoarding all the talent and there isn't enough for the rest of us. I could hate you Alice of you weren't so lovely with it!
Amazing. I am always astounded when someone can put pencil to paper and draw something that looks like something. I always wanted to be an artist; fortunately even my stick figures are not believable
That was meant to be UNfortunately.
Also, who has time (or the inclination) to set up a chair and get people to stop moving for hours on end while they paint the scene any more?
Beautiful work, by the way.
Is that the building on the north east corner of 9th Street and 8th Avenue in Park Slope? Beautiful!
And I love the video.
I'm new here and just wanted to say that I really enjoyed reading past posts!
Hermitize should be a word! I totally get that way too!
Clearly, your picture was done by a really hot, fierce woman.
1. Love the painting/drawing (not sure of your medium)
2. Thanks for the last post. Once, when I was in my 20s,I was on an airplane, and a very, very, very drunk man tried to hold my hand and tell me how attractive I was. Now, over 15 years later, I still feel mad at my young self for not getting up, going to the flight attendant, and saying something about it. I didn't need to confront the creep to save myself from this misery; I'm sure that had I told the flight attendant, I could have gotten away from this guy. I managed to brush him off and mainly ignore him for the second part of a very short flight, but when I think back to that horrible ride, I'm mad at me for not doing something about it and at the whole situation for existing. So thanks. Maybe I'll cut my young self some slack.
Is that watercolor? Because watercolor is TOUGH and you are amazing! I'm a picky art person, and I'm here to tell you that your work is full of a great happy, friendly energy. (not to mention TALENT - do not think I am skipping that) I love it and hope you continue to share. My son is blowing a whoopee cushion in my ear and I'm too distracted to write any more, but great work!
That picture, I love. So much. You have got some serious talent there, Miz Bradley!
Oh! I miss working with cows so much it almost hurts!
Also, I second Bea, hermitize is my new fav word!
Thank you, everyone! Jen, it *is* watercolor. You are too kind.
Now: we hermitize!
I just used hermitize the other day, so I salute you, because I recognize that inclination. And I love your art. It's jaunty.
Oh my gosh. Do you live in Park slope? It looks just like the neighborhood where I grew up and gives me a nice fuzzy feeling. Love it!!
Alice, I would pay good folding money for that picture. It's lovely.
If I may be so bold as to speak for the rest of the Internets, we are really looking forward to your painting of a boxer puppy being greeted by cows. Beautiful work, Alice Bradley!
Hermitize? Ha. A fine word. The other one that might suit is "cocoon". Safely enclosed, healing, changing... all good things. Emerge renewed.
: )