Vivienne Strauss's Blog, page 38

Remembering the 80s

Desperately Seeking Susan
mixed media on paper - first in the series of Remembering the 80s When this movie came out, I just had to have these boots. Baker's Shoes had them - they were $149.00 - a lot of money in the 80s especially since my parents never simply "gave" me money. Every penny had to be earned - mowing the lawn, washing their cars, painting the house etc. I had these on layaway for the two months it took me to pay for them. About one month after I had them - Baker's put them on sale for $9.00. Madonna's had rhinestones I'm sure for the movie. The ones being sold were merely silver sequins. They were not comfortable. I had them well into the 90's until one of my cats threw up on them. There was no cleaning cat vomit off of fishnets and sequins.... I recently saw a pair on Ebay for $1,000. A priceless memory.

artistic license...

Old Quacker.collage on paper; 11x14"

Nighthawks

I saw my first ever nighthawks a week or two ago while walking the dogsearly evening with my friend, Ann ---we watched a flock of them (at the time we didn't know what they were) swooping and churning above us in the dusky light - obviously catching bugs. The markings under their wings were so distinctive it only took a "real" birder seconds to tell me what they were when I described them.  We feel so lucky to have seen them! The same week, the painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper came up in my reading - what an odd coincidence. 

Nighthawks
collage on paper11x14"

decadent nights

Nearly the end of a long night.10x10" oil painting

fall is fast approaching...

Some Carolina wrens take in some leaf peeping before heading south for the winter.

think pink!

Phoebe always had a flair for the dramatic.collage on paper with paint


Heading home after a day at the spa.collage on paper with stitching

play on words - I can never resist

Belted kingfishers.collage on paper

Barbarella and the birds

A recent discovery from behind the scenes of Barbarella.



Hunting Nazis.

dilema

Carlotta Satterfield alternately worries that she may or may not be a hypochondriac. 
12x16" oil painting on cradled panel

poetry inspired

For every bird a nest.
12x12" oil painting on cradled panel