The NYC Cockroach: A Brief Tutorial
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Saints and Sinners…
My life, artwork, thoughts, and random blurbs in an ongoing stream of paintings, drawings, multimedia art, prose, poetry, journalism, and photography. Please enjoy, and all feedback very much appreciated!-
the latest scribblings…
- Itโs Possible! Warning: sick political meme alert ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐คญ
- Of Mice and Men. “I’ll love him, and I’ll pet him, and I’ll call him George.”
- A Profound Reflection Upon the Last Week of My Life
- A Surprise Gift: from Paris, with Love
- My Painting Studio: a Room with a View
- The Importance of Proper Nutrition
- That’s Amore…
- I WILL KEEP DANCING: Grace. Happy Motherโs Day to my little boy.
- From Bad to Worse: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Artistโs Struggle
- Mistinguett, Je T’aime <3
- A Nerd Girl Story in Photos. Briefly.
- The Song…THAT one and only soulmate song that still makes you cry…
- Ether
- Oh, Audrey
- writerโs block
- The Morgue Beneath Me
- The Goddess Diana
- Janice J. Cunningham
- A Poem for Papa (ๆ็็ไธ้ฆ่ฏ)
- How To Disappear Completely
- Hello again. Please pardon my absence…
- CAIRN. 2013. Mixed media & stones on stock, 10×14.
- CAIRN. 2013. Mixed media & stones on stock, 10×14.
- Watch “The Shining Recut”: HILARIOUS.
- cold
- The Playful Sentience of Artificial Intelligence โ Chappie (2015)
- Jose Padua: The Night We Tried to Get a Poet Arrested
- Cat Power
- 2014 in Review: Saints and Sinners (janice j. cunningham)
- Perfect.
- CAIRN. 2013. Mixed media & stones on stock, 10×14.
- Yann Tiersen & KlangKuenstler – Die elektronische Welt der Amรฉlie [Comptine d’une autre รฉtรฉ Remix] by visionhalaz on SoundCloud
- BANKSY, I love you. (Vermeer’s “Girl With A Pearl Earring”)
- Do you like art and the creative process? Does the “eccentric” life of the “typical” artist intrigue you? Scare you? Amuse you? Inspire you? Read on…
- On the Inherent Nature of Man, or Why We Must Love…
- empath
- Taking their Comfort…
- Imperfection is perfect. But what defines perfection?
- Google Partners With UCSB To Build Quantum Processors For Artificial Intelligence
- Hereโs the Schedule Very Successful People Follow Every Day
- 13 Ways A Guy Can Love A Girl Who Loves Books
- …and if you’re homesick, give me your hand, and I’ll hold it.
- baby
- When there is nothing left to write.
- No GOODBYES. See you again, my friend. (For Stephanie C. Havran. 10/17/83 – 7/24/2014. I miss you so much, mama.)
- SYLVIA PLATH – Mad Girl’s Love Song. (Set to her poem ARIEL.)
- Never Date Someone Who Doesnโt Make You Laugh
- Perfect.
- amore.
- Disowned
- Song To Say Goodbye
- Working on a Diligent Project.
- World’s Most Famous Baby Photographer on the Power of Motherhood
- A Poem for Papa (ๆ็็ไธ้ฆ่ฏ)
- My Take on Knife Sharpening
- 5 Small Changes You Can Make to Be Way More Productive
- BAG OF BROKEN DREAMS. (Subway series) 2003. Gouache/ink on stock. 5×8.
- My painting, ANIMA SOLA, was published. Woot!
- Sundown in Bed-Stuy. (Days of Pratt)
- QUEEN SIZE. 1998. Prismacolor and ballpoint on paper. 6×9.
- The Fine Art of Disappearing
- Out of the Ether, Into My Bones
- Gratitude in His Attitude: My Son Sings for Snacks
- The NYC Cockroach: A Brief Tutorial
- peas on earth
- In The End
- In Progress: Collaboration with my toddler. It’s big!
- The NYC Cockroach: A Brief Tutorial
- Ghost Posse
- THE END
- kveikur (instrumental version) by sigur rรณs on SoundCloud
- Dawn breaking on a NYC-bound train.
- Bound/Unbound: Painting of the Day
- CAIRN. 2013. Mixed media & stones on stock, 10×14.
- Yann Tiersen & KlangKuenstler – Die elektronische Welt der Amรฉlie [Comptine d’une autre รฉtรฉ Remix] by visionhalaz on SoundCloud
- Painting Warms the Soul.
- Goodbye NYC :’-(
- Goodbye NYC :’-(
- Groovy. Waiting for the uptown A.
- Train: Moving pictures.
- It’s just a perfect day. NYC bound…
- Watch “The Shining Recut”: HILARIOUS.
- Ardhanarishvara (11:11) เค เคฐเฅเคงเคจเคพเคฐเฅเคถเฅเคตเคฐ
- Dead Eyes… (Smashing Pumpkins: By Starlight)
- Throw Away Your Timepiece.
- Sundown in Bed-Stuy. (Days of Pratt)
- The Prophet (Boo Radley).
- Bottle of Blues: a Sketchbook Page of Yore
- Progression of a Peacock.
- A Painting a Day: the promise to myself.
- Day 4: St. Thรฉrรจse of Lisieux
- Cracker. That is all. I need to get out more…
- St Therese of Lisieux: Day 3
- Today’s Project. Relatable…
- A Painting a Day: Day 2
- A Painter’s Studio: a study in organized entropy.
- Day 2. Progression into Light
- Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico ‘Sunday Morning’…RIP Lou Reed
- Biting the Hand that Fed You
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Merry Christmas. Boing. #blasphemy #jumpingforjesus #religiousmemesOh the #blasphemy! Merry Christmas ๐ from a die hard #siciliangirl #romancatholic and to all the nuns I lived with at Sacred Heart in NYC. I love you Iโm just feeling sick and ornery. #pneumonia #housebound #respiratory failure.#MerryChristmas & #HappyEaster from the #Cunningham #carnival of #creepy! ๐๐๐ป This #creepytoy is named #Henrietta. Sheโs decades old and made by #Telco. Her #flockedfabric #movinghead is #illuminated and she played music #onceuponatime. #Bunnymama loves her little #chicks โค๏ธ๐ท๐ฅ Henrietta is a #rescued #vintagetoy who is #haunted. #Animated & always smiling...bwahaha ๐๐งธ๐ #antiques #oldtoys #dancingrabbit #creepycute #spookybunny #dollcollector #hauntedhouse #creepygirl #ghostgirl #myfriendshateme #thrifting #aliceinwonderlandBoo. ๐ป๐งโโ๏ธ๐ #inmyelement #creepygirls #ghostgirl #ghostly #haunted #nde #oldsoul #painterslife #antiqueclothing #antiques #jjcunningham #ghostwhisperer #flapper #deusexmachina #artistsoninstagramUnfortunately Iโll be spending #thanksgiving #inbed. Iโve got a scary #infection in my #bloodstream and I have #hospital #phobia AKA #nosocomial avoidance issues. #PTSD from two #comas, a #tracheostomy, and massive #burns from a #housefire. Hell. I think Iโm a #zombie! Been #clinicallydead thrice. #strangerthings #NDE #codeblue #flatliners #ghostgirl ๐ป๐งโโ๏ธ๐๐ฅ#HappyHolidays from my #hauntedhouse to yours! Chock full of #creepy #dolls, #antiques, and scary #animatronic #rabbits, #vintage #toys, and #windup and #animated #scarydolls. Not to mention #oilpaintings, #musicboxes, and ancient #antiquemirrors. Welcome. Tea? #hotelcalifornia #theoverlook #kubrick #theshining @stephenking please come #playwithme! ๐๐ป๐๐คก๐ฑJust some random #finger #zombies for the #holidays. Beware of THOSE #family members ๐ฑ๐ง ๐งโโ๏ธ #thanksgiving #familydinner #mangia #brains #cannibalism #tasteslikechicken #fingerlingpotatoes #bekindtoeachother #familyportrait #dysfunctionalfamily #creepyart ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐๐ป๐๐This is an #antique #musicbox that still plays, somewhat forlornly, #LoveStory. It was one of the few survivors on my nightstand after a #housefire melted half of my bedroom. ๐ฅ I saved a #vintage #chandelier #crystal and a #StJude #holymedal on it to remind me how lucky I am to be alive. #housefire #thirddegree #burn #melted #charred #fried #sadsong #goodbye #remains #windup #survivor #creepytoys #Catholic #grace #saints #burningbridges #prism #firebird #burnedalive #PTSD ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐จ๐PAIX (The Kitchen Fire) 2013. Oil & mixed media on linen; 36x48โ. (Stolen) #jjcunningham #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #oilpainting #mixedmedia #linen #goldleaf #deadleaves #tears #gauze #blood #burn #fire #kitchenfire #diary #thirddegree #agony #stolenart #janicejcunningham #paintersofinstagram #clevelandclinic ๐ฅ #bereafiredepartment Thank you, Nurse Tammy Coffee & surgeon Dr. Charles Yowler (great name lol) for successful #fried #limb #reattachment surgery using #skingrafts from my back. ๐ช๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ #debridement is #HELL btw.#longashes #smokin #workaholic #contemporarypainting #jjcunningham #painter #photographer #selfportrait #prattinstitute @aslnyc #alumnus #thisaintartschool #habanero #cigars #turpentine #loveisintheair ๐๐๐ป๐จโณ๐๐งฟ#artlife #makingstuff #creepy #inthebathroom #lighting #strangemagic #haunted #ghostgirl #beetlejuice #weirdo #newyorkcity #painter #oldskool #antiques #handmade #dolls #inthedark #rockinghorse #vintage #toomanyfuckinghashtags #ineedsleep #inspiration is #deadly ๐ป๐๐คช๐คฏ๐๐ฝ๐จ big LOL.So glad Iโm a vegetarian. I like fish because @kurtcobain said โitโs okay to eat fish โcause the donโt have any feelings...โ but after watching #findingnemo itโs a tad problematic. #Vegetables are my thang. Iโm just glad they donโt scream in pain when I #chop, #steam, #stirfry, or put them through the #spiralizer. ๐ฅฆ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฅฌ๐ I do love my #mandoline ~ the ultimate #sadistic #torture method. The #zoodles are #screaming in this #Sicilian #kitchen this merry eve! ๐ฝ๐ฑ #vegan #vegetarian #bekindtoanimals @marleyficalora @peta #unicorn meat? #nope ๐คข๐คฎ#fishheads glare at me...I think Iโm a #veganforlife ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐#justsayno #meatismurder @morrissey.fans.united #thesmithsNew babies. Urgently reattaching heads lol. #creepydolls #haunted #headless #antiquedoll #brokenbabies #dolls #dollstagram #dollsofinstagram #theyrealive ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ป๐งโโ๏ธ why people keep giving me lovely gifts is beyond me! #grateful โค๏ธ#whocares #dontworrybehappy #vintagepostcard #youdoyou #idgaf ๐๐๐ป๐พ๐๐จ๐Finally pulled this #ghost #outofthecloset ~ she was creeping me out. #backtowork #jjcunningham #contemporaryart #oilpainting #handstretched #canvas #grandduchess #olga #romanov at age 16. Shortly before she was brutally #massacred๐ฅ No wonder I cry when I work on her. #art is #pain but #ifitfeelsgooddoit ๐จ #creepy #haunted #ghostgirl #stringtheory #quantumleapGod dang #crazypainter ๐งโโ๏ธ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐โจ๐โ๏ธโฝ๏ธโณ#toomanyemojis #insomnia #nightowl #onlycomesoutatnight #ghostgirl #nuts ๐ฅฅ๐งโโ๏ธ๐But THIS #creepydoll is I think, my favorite! It even speaks French and English. #nuts! #luvabella #littleboydoll #imweird #bilingual #interactive #babydoll Elijah Luke. โค๏ธ๐ป๐ถ๐ปAnd MORE #creepydoll #ocdproblems lol. #antiques #scary #ancient #setteeAnother #creepydoll ... my home is filled w them. #Weirdo! #olddolls #antiques #creepy #mybabies ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ปMore #creepydoll fun! #antiquedoll #ghostadventures #itsalive #aliveatnight I bet!๐ป๐ฑ๐คก #scarydoll #vintagedoll #effanbee #ideal #horsman #mybabies ๐๐ถ๐ป๐งโโ๏ธ- The Big DayJuly 19th, 2018The big day is here.
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