Tupperware

Tupperware
Tupperware, originally uploaded by Ryan Taylor.

Digging through my old photos, trying to find a few to hang up in my new office (lol…it’s a cube). Ran across this one, and decided it was cooler than I originally had thought. I believe it’s skim milk and a little food coloring

Artist Slays Louis Vuitton in Intellectual Property Dispute

In a move designed to draw attention to the genocide in Darfur, in 2008 a young fashion student took the decision to juxtapose an image of a starving child with a Louis Vuitton-inspired bag. The French fashion giant responded by sending in their lawyers in pursuit of crushing damages. This week, however, they lost not only the case, but the all-important PR battle — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Blue Ringed Octopus Watercolour / snowseychelle

Blue Ringed Octopus Watercolour / snowseychelle

Undulating, speckled tentacles curl and twirl in a poetic octopus water dance of magic and wisdom.

This original water colour painting measures 22 inches by 30 inches and is delicately painted on a full sheet of beautiful Arches cold pressed water colour paper using high quality Grumbacher water colour paint — via Etsy

Google Busted for Copyright Violation in Belgium

Google infringes the copyrights of Belgian newspapers by placing links to and portions of their articles on Google News, the Belgian Court of Appeals has ruled.

As a result, Google is required to remove all articles and photos from all Belgian newspapers in French and German. Google faces a daily fine of roughly $35,500 (25,000 euros) if it fails to implement this judgment — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Casualties of War / We Are Dorothy

Casualties of War / We Are Dorothy

The hell of war comes home. In July 2009 Colorado Springs Gazettea published a two-part series entitled Casualties of War. The articles focused on a single battalion based at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, who since returning from duty in Iraq had been involved in brawls, beatings, rapes, drunk driving, drug deals, domestic violence, shootings, stabbings, kidnapping and suicides — via We Are Dorothy

Giant Pacific Octopus Watercolor by snowseychelle

A giant octopus swims in a sea haven with a curling golden song of watery warmth and a flaming body of liquid gold.

This Original Water Color Painting measures 22 inches by 30 inches and is delicately painted on a full sheet of beautiful Arches Cold Pressed Water Color paper using high quality Grumbacher water color paint. The painting is hand signed and titled and will arrive in an integral mailing tube at your front door — via Etsy

Comrade Derptopus

Another odd-size paper experiment. I doodled this derpy guy at work one day, and couldn’t get him out of my brain until I painted him up properly. This doesn’t happen all that often – inspiration strikes all the time, but rarely is it so insistent. Once I finished the painting, I decided he needed borders, and played with acrylic gel medium and Claybord and La Carte and foam core. Interesting lesson: La Carte can be completely denuded with gel medium. I knew it didn’t like moisture, but I didn’t realize I’d end up covered in a cement-like mix of glue and sand. It was fun.

Bonus points if you can decipher my uneducated attempt at Russian half-hidden in the borders — via CrashOctopus Blog

Applepus by Meg Lyman

A very fun tattoo commission for Amy. Her little guy apparently calls them applepus instead of octopus, which is adorable and also the reason for the toy.

I used a more impasto application of gouache than usual, and it was both challenging and educational. The stuff is really easy to blend wet in wet, but once it dries, lifting becomes a problem. It’s a delicate balancing act between having enough paint mixed up and keeping that paint wet while you work with other colors — via CrashOctopus Blog