untitled by chris d.
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posted by caleb d. at 5:41 AM
Monday, May 07, 2007
About Me
- Name: caleb d.
- Location: cambridge, mass, United States
I'm a Boston-based writer with a checkered past and a deep faith in the power of running.
Previous Posts
- the aftermath of a fight in a bookstore
- lap one
- trent pic no. 6
- addicted
- the lives of animals
- bucket of humanity
- trent pic no. 5
- wet applause
- brunching on commentary haikus
- five-cent review #7
7 Comments:
Wow. I really like this one, chris d. It's great to just stare at. I've gone back to it several times this morning.
Congratulations to you, caleb d. on a year of blogging. I appreciate your site.
I love this. Where'd it come from?
Thanks, cresmer. I did this piece of a neighbor's house. People characterize the place as run down, but I always find it interesting to look at and think about the stories inside those walls. Makes those well-manicured homes look flat by comparison (like the background houses in this painting). If you want to see more, you can check out the gallery on my website at:
http://paintsicdesign.com/gallery.html
chris vielmetti daniloff
I taught her everything she knows!
every bad habit, that is.
This is lovely. Makes me want to start drawing again. Thank you for sharing this.
As you could probably guess, I love run down buildings. I agree, well-manicured homes are just uninteresting. I think those cookie-cutter housing developments that seem to be popping up all over the place are the worst.
Instead of, or in addition to, TV Turnoff Week I think there should be Home-Maintenance Turnoff Week... no, Year. Everyone leaves their home alone for a year and lets nature add some character to it.
thank you, s.r. wild. And frankly, I've been thinking about doing some mixed media/collage stuff because of your stuff.
I grew up in a house that was interesting in that run-down, weeds-high, pack-rat kind of way. And as a kid I wished it better kept, but as an adult I totally appreciate the stories and character the place had. Last year I went back there (it's been sold and totally renovated) and walked through it. My sister was all in love with the new place, but I liked it better the other way (pre-renovation). It had much more character before.
Before my parents sold it about 5 years ago, I went through it and took a lot of pictures. The new owner asked if I had any pics for her 'renovation scrapbook.' Like mine would be the 'before' shots. Needless to say she never got any pics from me.
I always loved that scene toward the end of 'Gilbert Grape' when he torches their house, rather than let it and the survivors became fodder for the eyes of the rest of the town.
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