tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post5602773087475314789..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: The Wont of a NailEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-26797611116457735192009-04-18T18:03:00.000-06:002009-04-18T18:03:00.000-06:00I don't believe depots will accept broken glass du...I don't believe depots will accept broken glass due to the risk of injury to workers...but I could be wrong.Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-30266998010351247322009-04-18T15:00:00.000-06:002009-04-18T15:00:00.000-06:00Warning; nitpicking ahead.
I see that you are an ...Warning; nitpicking ahead.<br /><br />I see that you are an avid recycler... but I wonder, couldn't you have recycled the glass from the broken Coke bottles, even if they were broken?<br /><br />Loved the post. Those who have great gaps in blogging shouldn't nitpick I suppose. Now I am nitpicking myself... the world is crazy!susan_rn92noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-40669574788667590962009-04-06T18:54:00.000-06:002009-04-06T18:54:00.000-06:00My Japanese friend was very amused by Robbie the R...My Japanese friend was very amused by Robbie the Robot.<BR/><BR/>Apparently one of the phrases on the box translates, literally, to "comes in box."Sean E Woodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-63679475175160491302009-04-06T17:00:00.000-06:002009-04-06T17:00:00.000-06:00I truly enjoyed this post! Funny and introspective...I truly enjoyed this post! Funny and introspective. Nice job, Babe.<BR/><BR/>L, your wife (who loves her "Dave")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-88366162536122058092009-04-06T14:06:00.000-06:002009-04-06T14:06:00.000-06:00Art clases have made you AFRAID OF ART!!! EXCELLEN...Art clases have made you AFRAID OF ART!!! EXCELLENT!!! The process of breaking down Ye Olde Earle has begun!! The process of rebuilding New World Earl can now begin!! (After you take care of that toenail, of course. Art cannot compete with a metaphysical foot wound).<BR/><BR/>Analysis of art is like anything else worth doing: you break the task down into small manageable steps. <BR/><BR/>DO YOU HAVE A MASTERWORK?<BR/><BR/>Step 1: Is the picture signed? Most of the Great Masters were raving egotists who never resisted the impulse to gratuitously cover up some integral corner of their work with their name scrawl. Also, really crappy artists sign their work, too. That can make it difficult to figure out if you have a masterwork or not, unless you spend hundreds of dollars for art courses so that you can feel better about wearing all black on a sunny day. That and art classes can also help you remember who the Great Masters were. I.e., Da Vinci = YES, Da Vinchy = MAYBE NOT.<BR/><BR/>Step 2. Looking At Composition. Are there Masterworks that have been thrown away in Edmonton? Mostly, no. However, let's look at the picture itself. Does the picture take place in Edmonton? The harbor scene with many colourful cargo ships would suggest: no, this is not Edmonton. The snow-coloured water does remind one of the vast expanses of white weather one can find in Canada's North, so maybe this picture is from Edmonton. Lastly, there is the cityscape of the background wreathed in green smog. That positively pinpoints the location as North Edmonton, out by the refineries. All you have to do now is carry the picture around Refinery Row until you find a visual match. See how easy art appreciation is?<BR/><BR/>Step 3. Is the picture framed? If so, never throw out a free picture frame! Have you ever been in a framing store? Often the frame costs much more than the picture itself, even in the rare circumstance where the picture seems to look better than the frame (see the reference to Da Vinci -- this artist seems to have a good track record for making paintings look better than their frames). Long story short: frames are super-costly, and many a collector has come to financial ruin at the hands of unscrupuluous frame vendors. <BR/><BR/>Step 4: Check behind the frame. Ever since that guy found a copy of the American Constitution behind a picture, it's been considered good form to take an X-acto knife to paintings to see if they are hiding any treasure. Some people use the knife on the back of the picture, and some people use the knife on the front. Decide in advance which side to cut. If the painting has a picture of Elvis, then cut the backing. Otherwise, the choice is yours. <BR/><BR/>Last pieces of advice:<BR/><BR/>Be suspicious of "Old Masters" offered for sale at Petro Canada.<BR/><BR/>Think twice about paintings in frames made from gilded macaroni. <BR/><BR/>Be sure to check out the Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA):<BR/><BR/>http://www.museumofbadart.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com