Brittany

charcoal on paper

14" x 18"

Recent Work

Opening Reception March 2nd, 5-9pm

The Venue, 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN

Barraled

oil on canvas

5" x 7"

Recent Work

Opening Reception March 2nd, 5-9pm

The Venue, 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN

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Rocker

oil on canvas

12" x 12"

Recent Work

Opening Reception March 2nd, 5-9pm

The Venue, 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN

Ceci

charcoal on paper

14" x 18"

Recent Work

Opening Reception March 2nd, 5-9pm

The Venue, 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN

Repeat

oil on canvas

9" x 12"

Recent Work

Opening Reception March 2nd, 5-9pm

The Venue, 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN

Sleeping

acrylic on paper

14" x 18"

Recent Work

Opening Reception March 2nd, 5-9pm

The Venue, 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN

Thoroughfare

oil on canvas

20" x 20"

Recent Work

Opening Reception March 2nd, 5-9pm

The Venue, 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN

Thirty

charcoal on paper

14" x 18"

Recent Work

Opening Reception March 2nd, 5-9pm

The Venue, 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN

If You Like Things and Stuff

If you're looking forward to March and happen to like painting pictures or looking at pictures I painted, I've got a couple things for your calendar.  

March 2nd

Opening Reception, 5-9pm

Recent Work

The Venue, 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN

March 10th

1-Day Workshop:  The Figure from Observation

Richmond Art Museum

http://richmondartmuseum.org/product/figure-life-wyatt-legrand/

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's a soundtrack for your day... 

Prince - Sign o' the Times
Simo - Rise and Shine
Blind Willie Johnson - The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
Jack White - Lazaretto 
John Prine - In Spite of Ourselves
Television - Marquee Moon
Bahamas - Earthtones 
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito
Lucius - Wildewoman
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cold Roses
Prince - 3121
Gorillaz - Humanz
She & Him - Classics
John Lee Hooker - Hooker 'n Heat
The Band - The Band
Sam Cooke - My Kind of Blues
The Bros. Landreth - Works in Progress
Outkast - Stankonia
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mojo
Parliament - Mothership Connection
The Faces - A Nod is As Good As a Week...to a Blind Horse
Prince - Love Symbol

For Your Brain

30 Second Skull

acrylic on paper

5" x 6"

I don't think I drew much more than the average child growing up.  However, when I did choose to draw, I only drew what I wanted.  I remember a Ninja Turtles phase and a dinosaur phase, but the skull and crossbones phase was definitely my favorite.    "Wyatt, we're making Christmas decorations...would you like to use some of these cotton balls?  Skull and crossbones.  "Wyatt, we're making Easter eggs...what color of glitter would you like?  Skull and crossbones.  "Wyatt, the class is making Rachel a get well soon card...could you decorate it with some pretty artwork?"  Skull and crossbones.

My fascination with skulls probably led me to self-applied "Dead Head" status as an 8th grader, long before I actually enjoyed listening to the Grateful Dead.  Once, while eating a brisket sandwich, I relieved tension in an awkward conversation with members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club by complimenting them on having the coolest back patch.  And...I've always been a popular person in late October, thanks to my calavera-creating prowess.  

When talking about proportions of the head in class, I have my students touch their orbital sockets...it's always a collection of "Eww!" and "Cool!" as they prod their eyeballs.  Usually, just as I feel confident in my explanation of the recessed parts of the face, someone turns their eyelids inside out.  "Hey Mr. LeGrand, can you do this?"

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I'm getting much better at cooking pasta.  I've learned that it's all about getting those starchy little noodles extra thirsty so they'll absorb all of the deliciousness when finished cooking in the sauce.  It's a simple thing, but it's the most impressive thing I've done today.  In other news, I've started reading Turgenev's Fathers and Sons.  I sort of know the plot already, so it's been extra depressing.  I've also watched the first five minutes of three movies rented from the local Redbox...they were immediately bad and I turned each off in a huff, but my students have informed me I'm the only grandpa that uses such dead technology and I should've know better in the first place.  They recommended "huluing on my tablet"...whatever that is.  

Oh, and I've taken great pleasure in listening to my students quizzing one another about U.S. history and politics.  But as it turns out, they were asking their Apple Watches for the answers to their homework.  Am I supposed to encourage or discourage this type of thing?  Does it really matter?  Nietzsche?  Siri?