Pet Post -- It's Heating Up

I can identify quite a bit with this photo, starting with the kitty's slightly over-sized belly. And folding clothes can be exhausting -- especially in this heat!!

Thanks to William for capturing this amazing moment...

Pet Laughs

Art Post -- Amber Boardman

Above: Still from the video and animation, "Prelude"

Come check out this hot artist's latest show.
See the piece online (click on full screen!) and prepare to be amazed...

Zdenek Kosek -- AOD

"Untitled," pen and marker on paper, 1991

"Untitled Drawing," pen and marker on paper, 1991

I always adore ink on paper drawings, but these intrigued me more than usual. They express an abstract chemical/ scientific formula, while maintaining free-flowing forms that resemble innocent thought bubbles. To read more about Kosek's interesting life, head over to Art on Paper Magazine here.

Images via Calvin-Morris Gallery

JAMS -- OLJ at the Folk Art Museum 7/10/09

Come on out tomorrow for a great early set at our favorite NYC Museum!!

Pet Post -- Meet PEANUT BUTTER!!

The newest member of Oh Liza Jane:


Don't worry, there are TONS more pics to come...
Cheers and Bunny Ears!
OLJ

Pet Post -- Happy 4th!!

Lucky, aka Wisconsin's cutest (and most patriotic) Bichon wishes you the best today!

Brooklyn's finest: Festive Maggie the Boston wishing you and yours a happy holiday!

Image Inspiration -- Getting into the Spirit

Jasper Johns, "Flags I," 1973, screenprint, National Gallery of Art

Pet Post -- Pup and a Painting

Isn't this picture just the sweetest?!

Via Camilla Engman

Image Inspiration -- The Simple Things

Saul Fletcher, "Untitled #49 (mantelpiece)," 1997

This photograph reminds me of living alone in a small room and taking pleasure in all of the simple, little things.

Image via Kohn Gallery

Art Review -- The Female Gaze

I recently had the pleasure of seeing Edouard Manet's, "Olympia," 1863, for the first time in person at the Musée d'Orsay and it reignighted my interest in the Female Gaze as a subject matter.

If this subject interests you, I suggest seeing the current show at NYC's Cheim & Read Gallery. One of the many female artists in the exhibit is photographer Katy Grannan:

"Kamika, near Route 9 Poughkeepsie, NY," 2003.

Candlestick

Mr. Bowen Ames with a lovely tune on the Uke.