getting art in the mail is a great way to start the day

October 23, 2007

I asked Dan Goodsell if he took requests, for I had seen Shutterbug on his site but never in his Etsy store.

What should I find in my mail today?

Thanks, Dan.

It’s completely amazing.

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Floaters

June 25, 2007

My folks are making their way up the Hudson River. Here is their vessel Nancy Ann, a custom-built lobster boat affair that makes for smooth cruising as opposed to flashy speedboat or yacht type stuff. The story of The Boat is an epic in and of itself, if you’d care to hear it buy my Dad a drink and hold onto your seat - you’re in for a bumpy ride.

In the meantime, pay them a visit at their blog and leave a comment! They’d be tickled to hear from folks whilst still on their trip. They’re checking in at available hotspots whenever they can.

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I Dig Art

April 5, 2007

A precious package arrived today from Dan McCarthy.

The work is so incredible - I think I’m feeling a little dizzy.

They need to be framed elegantly and professionally, so unfortunately they’ll stay rolled up for now, but they are so wonderful I can’t even begin to describe.

Great art rules.

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Art Makes a Great Gift

April 2, 2007

Did I happen to mention that I joined the world of e-commerce?

That you can now go to my site and effortlessly acquire my work?

No?

Well, come on by!

The postcard image from the Lebanon shows is available in a limited run of 10 matted/framed prints, and there will be more up soon! (sorry, 1/10 has already been acquired)

Art makes great gifts!

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Promotion Party

March 21, 2007

Self-promotion. I am always impressed.

So today I will give a nod to Aaron Johnson, someone I don’t think I actually know, who sent an email direct to my website email address (which I hadn’t checked in ages - oops) to promote his strip What the Duck.

How did he find me? Does he search for photographers and (pleasantly and inoffensively) spam them? Some link somewhere I forgot about? Doesn’t matter. He wanted me to see his stuff, and I’m glad.

Very clever. Photo ducks. I totally approve.

Go check his work out.

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A Tale of Toast

December 14, 2006

A few years ago I got on an amusement park tangent and started looking up info on parks that I had been to, deactivated rides, that kind of thing. Through some gratuitous surfing I ended up on Dan Goodsell’s Tick Tock Toys Archive, a veritable treasure trove of delights from days of yore. Food packaging, vintage Disneyland images, some terrific photographs from supermarkets… it was hours of fascination looking through it all.

There was a companion site, though.

It seems that Mr. Goodsell is also an unbelievable artist, and at that time the other half of his site seemed to revolve around The Imaginary World, a fictional theme park. Out of this World sprang a cast of characters led by Mr. Toast. The more I dug around the more fascinated I became with Mr. Toast. A placid smile, an elegant simplicity… Mr. Toast seemed to be that odd, quiet friend that most of wish we had.

When Christmas rolled around one year my folks asked me what I wanted. My mind immediately sprang right to toast.

Mr. Toast.

On Christmas Day Santa was gracious enough to bring me a beautfiul Mr. Toast painting. It now hangs on my wall, and he either waves hello when I come home, or waves goodbye in the morning. In fact, he seems to be waving all the time, but I think that’s just to remind me that he’s there. I have since added a Mope the Onion painting, for he seems to be a bit more capable of relating to my less attractive moods than Mr. Toast.

My Mr. Toast painting looks an awful lot like the top one, although a little different, while the above is the actual Mope the Onion painting I was lucky enough to buy!

As time rolls on Mr. Goodsell has expanded his vision, his cast of characters, and his website to include a wonderful blog, regularly updated comics and gags, and a shop where you can find not only reproductions but original artwork!

In short, check his work out. Buy a painting. Read through his archives on a slow afternoon.

You’ll be glad you did.

the above images are meant to promote the artwork of Dan Goodsell, and have been placed here with the best of intentions.
please respect all artists’ work and livelihoods by not shamelessly ripping off our efforts for your own purposes! thanks!

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