A HOLE IN THE HEAD...

This is what I feel like some days...like my head is full of whole and my brains leaked out...I guess I'm lucky my feet still work...knock on wood.

ARCIMBOLDO'S DREAM GIRL...

Here is another painting from artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo...you may remember I have shown his works before they are rather hard to forget once you have seen one. I was surprised to run across this one I didn't know he had ever painted a veggie woman.

I don't think he liked women very much judging from the fruit he used to make her...after all I've heard them called a lot of things before but never lemons.

TO DREAMS THAT HAVE FLOWN...

To dreams that have flown and visions that will never be

an angel returned to heaven...where all things are safe in Gods hands.

For he is wise and knows what is best for all.

THE BIG BLACK BEACH HOUSE...

Here it is the perfect house for those of us who love the beach...the ocean...mail from our friends and hearts. (notice it's sitting on a great big heart) Now if it just came in colors...but alas nothings perfect.

FILM NOIR...

artist George Gile

Another surrealistic art print from George Gile...imagination like a shadow dream...or film noir run amuck...how I love these images.

DREAMS IN GRAYSCALE...

artist George Gile
I love these black and white dreamscapes they are so surreal. I especially like the combination of diverse images into one landscape...excellent.

KISSING A FOOL...

孔子说：“善有善报，恶有恶报”。

~

It is very sad to me that some people insist on using good things for a bad purpose, and also that the actions of a few reflect on a large group. I generally try to be understanding until I have been proven wrong. Thank you Sissy Bea for cluing me in on the Chinese dots and thanks for looking out for me.

I will continue to love and admire the Chinese and their culture but all comments in Chinese will be deleted...Sorry.

This wasn't a total wash I like the way the picture turned out...

BLESS THE BEASTS & THE CHILDREN...

Bless the beasts and the children
For in this world they have no voice
They have no choice

Bless the beasts and the children
For the world can never be
The world they see

Light their way
When the darkness surrounds them
Give them love
Let it shine all around them

Bless the beasts and the children
Give them shelter from a storm
Keep them safe
Keep them warm.

Bless the beasts and the children.

~

The Carpenters

NIGHT OF QUIXOTE...

I love this awesome image of Don Quixote. The jouster of windmills was one of my fathers favorite stories too...he had several images of the Don around his house.
One of the hardest things about death is not being able to share silly little things like this picture...I think my Dad would have liked it. Also for me not being able to ask questions about the past...it's annoying to have a question and realize that he is the only one who could answer it. So a word to the wise if your parents are still here...ask all your question now.

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!

POST #100...

This is the 100th post on Anne Noir...so to celebrate I am dedicating this post to my dear old Dad. That's him in his highchair planning his next business move. My Dad was in his element buying and selling. There was nothing in his realm that was not for sale for a price. I used to joke that if selling kids wasn't against the law I would have been long gone. I lived under my Father's roof for 20 years...actually it was 16 different roofs as he indulged his passion for real estate. The man could sell ice to an Eskimo. He always seemed to be in the right place at the right time...as his Uncle Bud used to say "That @#$% kid could fall down the privy in an out house and come out smelling like a rose." Dad also knew how to manage the money he made...I spent half my life calling him Scrooge...but when you really needed help...he was always there.

REALITY IN BLACK AND WHITE...

artwork...Silence by George Gile

~

Although I love , love , love color I also find myself drawn to black and white...hence Annie Noir. You may have notice the graphic changes on my other blogs because of Blogger's new design feature. I tried it out and was kind of annoyed to find you cannot go back to the old style blog design once you install the new. Although I like the new graphics well enough I think I am going to hang on to that old style on Anne Noir because I like the stark black & white style with no bells and whistles. What do you think...quiet simplicity or bells and whistles?

PORTRAIT ON GREY...

Here is another treasure I came across on Google. Sadly I don't know who the artist is but I love this portrait of a tattooed woman the illumination...colors and patterns are so subtle but wonderful...it just draws me in.

SONGS FOR A SINKING SHIP...

I saw this online and it made me laugh...I wonder how many albums she sold. I know I could dance to that tune sometimes.

GOOD FOR A LAUGH...

Now this is my kind of sculpture...it make me laugh. I wonder what they named it???

WONDERFUL WONDER...

This is some Stevie Wonder craziness for Freaking News in honor of his birthday.

If you want to see something funny scroll down to the bottom of this page and watch Betty White in one of her Saturday Night Live skits (especially those of you who love the census). I think she is amazing she give me hope for old age...Sissy Bea this is for you.

THE POWER OF DOH...

In honor of Salvador Dali's Birthday..."The Power of Doh" ala Dali style.

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANN...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JANN

I hope all your wonderful Birthday wishes come true.

Have a fabulous day and a very joyful year.

CAMEL SPIDERS ICK!...

Here is something I have never heard of before "Camel Spiders"...I suppose it's not enough that our dear soldiers are over there being shot at...at night they have to put up with giant spiders too...Ick! (No offense Boris)

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY EVERYBODY...

Always remember what Roseanne said...

"If your kids are over 18 and you haven't killed them...you are a good Mother."
The rest of you keep plugging along...it gets better.

HAPPY MAY DAY COMRADE...

May Day is a big celebration in Russia...our Photoshop challenge was to create a new poster out of an old propaganda poster...I always did like the Marx Brothers.

THE CATS BAD DAY...

Dang...this is sooo much fun...

TRASH TALK...

Some days I'm just not fit for human consumption and lately I find I have been having whole weeks that way. I think that's why I have enjoyed my cyber art so much because it helps me get through the day quickly. I hope to "Snap out of it!" soon...until then I don't really feel much like talking. I hope to be more myself soon...please don't give up on me.

WATCH OUT FOR VICIOUS VEGGIES...

Okay all you people who have been sentenced to a diet of fruit and veggies when you get tired of eating them here is something else you might want to try...ART???

P.S. Watch your fingers.

HAPPY EASTER...

I hope there are a lot of nice surprises in your Easter Basket...

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL...

I just had to share this super cool piece of creativity...I just love it!

APRIL FOOLS...

LETS GO FLY A KITE...

Don't you just love FreakingNews.com...it's a comfort to know there are folks out there just as sick and twisted as I am.

MONA MORPHED...

I really enjoy websites that specialize in the morphing of old masterpieces. I get a kick out of some of the things they come up with. Here are two great examples of what I am talking about. The top one is my own personal contribution to the insanity...after all it is... all about the smile.

HAPPY, HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY...

Lovely art by Martin Driscole

~
What is Irish diplomacy?
It's the ability to tell a man to go to hell,
So that he will look forward to making the trip.
~

There are only two kinds of people in the world, The Irish
And those who wish they were.

~

I'm three quarters Irish I'm always proud to say...but I'm 100% Mormon so they'll be no green beer drinkin for me today. ..Aye, tis a pity.

THE LAST OF THE LIMERICKS...

There once was an old man of Lyme
Who married three wives at a time.
When asked, "Why a third?"
He replied, "One's absurd!
And bigamy, sir, is a crime."

A lighthouse keeper called Creighton
took to seeing a lady from Brighton,
but ships ran aground,
and sailors were drowned,
as she wouldn't have sex with the light on

A bather whose clothing was strewed,
By winds that left her quite nude,
Saw a man come along,
And unless we are wrong,
You expected this line to be lewd.

AYE LOVE A LIMERICK...

wonderful Irish art by Martin Driscole

~
A gourmet dining at Crewe
Found a rather large mouse in his stew.
Said the waiter, "Don't shout
And wave it about,
Or the rest will be wanting one, too."

There was a young fellow called Binn
Who was so excessively thin
That when he essayed
To drink lemonade
He slipped through the straw and fell in.

BLESS YOUR BLACK IRISH HEART...

God's plan made a hopeful beginning,
But Man spoilt his chances by sinning;
We trust that the story
Will end in great glory,
But at present the other side's winning.

There was a young girl from Rabat,
who had triplets, Nat, Pat and Tat;
It was fun in the breeding,
But hell in the feeding,
When she found she had no tit for Tat.

BLACK IRISH?...

On the chest of a barmaid in Sale
Were tattooed the prices of ale.
And on her behind,
For the sake of the blind,
Was the same information in Braille!

~
There are only two kinds of people in the world, The Irish
And those who wish they were.

~

Don't ya just love a wee Irish limerick...

MY GARGOYLES THING...

Did I ever tell you I have a THING for gargoyles...I mean a sculpture in stone is a wonderful thing but a sculpture in stone created 200 feet in the air hanging off the side of a cathedral is truly amazing. Here are a few of the lovely gargoyles in my collection...they are more modern creations and some are very funny there is even one of Darth Vader.

MY FABULOUS FRIEND JANN...

While you were all gone I did a lot of Photoshopping around...

I found that swell picture of Theda Bara and I just knew she was Jann's alter ego...but then egads I ran across A beautiful flying vampire and I couldn't resist the fun.

HALLELUJAH!!!...

IT WORKS!!!

MY SORRY VALENTINE...

We went and bought my little 92 year old mother-in-law a box of her favorite chocolates for Valentines Day...I'm just posting this to remind myself why I told my sweetie not to buy me any and why I'm not going to eat the free sample they gave us at the chocolate shop.
I dedicate this Valentine to my dear friends who are trying to eat right...and to all sugar junkies like me struggling to make it one more day without a fix. Things certainly haven't gotten any where near this bad but why wait until it has.