by curatedmayhem | Aug 22, 2023 | art, road trip, thrift store finds, Uncategorized
Thrift Store, Coolidge, AZ There was no price on it, but all the other art was about $6 so I asked: “How much?” “Don’t know, I’ll call the owner” “Ok. I’ll wander around and see if find anything else” So I did. Then came back to the counter to find a piece of blue...
by curatedmayhem | Jul 28, 2023 | art, Artist
I was alerted to a local Estate Sale by a friend, who told me there were several drawings of nudes by Mr. Bill Peterson that I might be interested in (my friends know me well). While looking at the nude drawings, I started talking with Bill’s wife and she told me a...
by curatedmayhem | Jun 1, 2022 | art, Art Show, road trip
A late night conversation with a stranger, outside a bar in Berlin. Chapter 1 She: What do you do? Me: I collect original art that has been abandoned in some way, like in a thrift store or a flea market, and I curate exhibitions of it. She: So you are not an artist?...
by curatedmayhem | May 6, 2022 | art
I don’t even know why this genre exists, but I’ve found a few paintings that feature Females With Fish. Hopefully this will expand over time if I find more… “If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper Artist...
by curatedmayhem | Apr 29, 2022 | art, road trip, Thrift Store
While visiting my family in London, my brother Richard told me a story: He and a friend were standing in line to enter a theatre. In front of them was a bald headed man and his wife. Richard whispered (quite carelessly) to his friend that he thought the man looked...