Wayne and Rebecca Madsen

Yea, I was actually thinking of the similarities with Tim Burton when I was viewing them. I was thinking, you know, if Burton saw these, I bet he would really like them- he might want some- but then I thought, I bet Burton has a million artists come to him every day-because he is such an "artistic" director. I don't know though, they really have a quality to them he might like.

Good luck deciding on a digital camera. Big investment- The thing is, for you, I really think it would be an investment, considering your profession.

Yeah, it took me a long time and a lot of effort to finally let go of what these paintings previously looked like. I really enjoyed their almost Zen balance. however, these paintings have become a jumbled chaotic mess, and some part of me likes that. As someone who grew up in a culture saturated with media and images, i feel like it's a good way of showing what I know.

the red dude is cool, i have found some great images from a website called strangedolls.com, where some craft-artist makes scary dolls. i just think that they translate well into these ambigious contour drawings of figures and "tim burton"-esque images. We had a discussion about my work with my professor and he brought up those similarities. I never intended them, but now that he mentions it, i remember how much i used to love the imagery of early tim burton films.

I personally prefer the pikachu image that i have started to put in some of the more recent pictures. i can't wait to show those. i'm sorry that those last pictures i took were so bad. rebecca and i are considering buying a new digital camera with better resolution. we'll see if we dare bite the bullet.

Hey Wayne

I like these revised paintings more. The increase in color, and the multiple levels, a product of you doing it at differen times, I think, makes it jump out. It also makes it more accessable, and personable, I think.

My favorite, I think, is the red dude.

See you in a week or so!