November 16, 2009

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Floy’s Clown

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This installment of the Thrift Store Painting of the Week feature’s “Floy’s Clown.” How does Floy’s Clown differ from other clowns on the market? Confidence. And, we think it comes from his jaunty little hat.

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November 8, 2009

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Hazel Herring’s Universe

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Our Thrift Store Painting of the Week is “Hazel Herring’s Universe” by none other than Hazel Herring. Nothing snarky to say here–just a nice amateur painting in lovely colors.

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October 12, 2009

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Farrah Fawcet Palomino

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This week’s Thrift Store Painting of the Week is Farrah Fawcet Palomino, a painting of a horse on metal board. Behold the stately elegance of the stance, the stocky neck, and the amazing gravity-defying hairstyle(s) of the majestic beast. A month or so ago, we saw an almost identically-posed painting of the same subject matter at an antique store and the thought crossed our mind that this was maybe another copy. Maybe we’ll never know… Psst — if you do know, let us know will-ya?

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October 8, 2009

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Why Be Earthbound

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October 5, 2009

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Where is Adam?

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Something weird has happened to Hoss (acromegaly?) and Little Joe is, well very, very little, but the essential essence of Bonanza is captured in this stunning oil on masonite painting, titled “Where’s Adam?”

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September 28, 2009

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Auto-Erotic Strangulation

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“Auto-erotic Strangulation” courtesy of the Maercks’ Collection of Fine Art

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