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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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jasminetoad
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9:30a
LAST Anglerfish! New fish painting, Jasmine's 2013 Calendar, Spectrum Show THIS WEEKEND in Kansas C
Good news for today! Firstly - the Spectrum Fantastic Art LIVE show is in Kansas City this weekend - come & see me and 200 of the best artists in the world, all fantasy/scifi/horror/good stuff
Secondly - a new picture to show you - "Poissons Volants: Etude II" is an original painting of mine that I debuted at the Celebration art show - the original has sold but I have prints & posters available now HERE!
Thirdly - my 2013 Calendars are now for sale by the publishers! Yay! Get yours before it sells out like it did last year, hehe. These *just* came out, so they are only up at the publishers' website right now HERE (it currently only ships in the US). Not to worry though, over the next few months it will be released by their international, UK, Australia, etc. distributors and will be in stores, Amazon, online shops, etc. worldwide very soon.
And finally - the very LAST - #25/25 - "Anglerfish Submarine" Hand Embellished Limited Edition Canvas is now up for auction. Yes, this is the last Lt. Ed. Canvas of Anglerfish Submarine I will ever make. It is now completely sold out online, and this is the final #25 of 25 ever made. It's up for auction on eBay here details are below.
Mostly this past week I've been working on pieces for my upcoming art show - it will be the Spectrum Fantastic Art LIVE show in Kansas City, MO on May 18th-20th - it will be my very first Midwest show (as an adult at least - I'm from KC originally and did some shows there when I was a kid, including one at the same Bartle Hall over 20 years ago!!), so this will finally be a chance to meet some of my midwest fans & collectors. It will be a phenomenal art show with 200 of the world's best fantasy & scifi artists - I will be bringing lots of paintings & prints with me! Details about the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live event are HERE
To see a list of my other upcoming shows for 2012 visit My Appearances & Shows Page HERE
Don't worry, Florida folks - I'll be back soon! June 9th & 10th I'll be doing an unveiling event for "Flora and Fauna" at Pop Gallery at the Walt Disney World Resort's Downtown Disney - two new masterpieces will debut and I will be there both evenings! Details about my "Flora and Fauna" event at Pop Gallery are HERE
I have been posting Work-in-Progress photos while I paint up at Facebook! Follow along with me while I work and show my painting techniques anad give early peeks of the new paintings before they are made public - click below to check out my Facebook page:
Jasmine is on Facebook! Follow for sneak previews, contests & more!
"Poissons Volants: Étude II" - New Original Painting and "Anglerfish Submarine" #25/25 LAST Lt.Ed. Canvas Auction"
Poissons Volants: Étude II
ORIGINAL Acrylic Painting on Panel is SOLD
Prints & Posters are available HERE
Part of my "Poissons Volants" series ("Flying Fish)" - combining my love with sea creatures and Rococo era portraiture - "Étude II" (Study #2) is a study of a beautiful butterfly winged bluegill / sunperch sort of fish! The bright colours of the winged fish really "pop" against the subtle pastels of the setting. The original painting debuted and sold at the Celebration Spring Art Festival, but prints & posters are still available. The original painting itself debuted & sold at the Celebration Spring Art Festival, but prints & posters are now available here at Zazzle:
"Poissons Volants: Étude II" Prints & Posters
"Anglerfish Submarine" #25/25 LAST Lt.Ed. Canvas Auction
Yes, this is the VERY LAST Limited Edition Hand Embellished Canvas print of "Anglerfish Submarine". He's now completely sold out online, I will not make any more. I only made 25 of these and this is the LAST one. Hand embellished in acrylic paints by me, signed & dated, numbered #25/25, measuring about 11x14" - we are happy to wrap on stretcher boards & add a hanger for free - to give everybody one last chance tat him he's up on eBay starting at ONE PENNY for a 10-day auction ending the evening of Thursday, May 24th 6:00PM Central Time and you can see him below:
"Anglerfish Submarine" The LAST Lt. Ed. Canvas!
Let this also be a reminder that the words "Limited Edition" really does mean LIMITED and that they do run out! Many of my Lt. Ed. Canvases have already sold out, and many more are almost all gone =( If you have a favourite that you've been keeping an eye on, it might be a good idea to be sure to snag it while it's still available. Currently running low (the "Endangered Species List" if you will....) are:
"Captain Molly Morgan," "Three Witchy Sisters," "Off to See the Wizard," "Pink Lightning," "Alice in a Dali Dream," "Belle of Bonaventure," "Heart of Nails," and "Sea Storm".
Sea Storm in fact has sold out on my website and there is only ONE left before the #25 goes to auction, this is the #24 Lt. Ed. Canvas of Sea Storm HERE on eBay (the last normal priced one before the last one goes to auction.). Limited Edition Hand Embellished canvases can be found at strangeling.com HERE (just click on the individual pictures to see if the canvas is still available) as well as in my eBay store HERE (just click on the Limited Edition Canvases section). In addition, oversized large format Gallery Exclusive Limited Edition Hand Embellished Canvases are available at my gallery at Pop Gallery Orlando at Downtown Disney here in Florida (at the Walt Disney World Resort) for some exclusive paintings can be purchased in person at Disney World or also on their website HERE
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Jasmine's 2013 Calendar! Also - SPECTRUM is this weekend in Kansas City!
Yes!! My 2013 Calendar is now up on the publishers' website! Huzzah! Get it early before it sells out (some of you may recall what happened last year....ahem.) This has JUST been released by the publishers yesterday, which means that right now it is only up on their website (where you can purchase it NOW if you live in the USA). Not to worry though, shortly the calendars will be shipping to all the stores & distribution centers around the world, Canada, Australia, UK distributors - these will be available soon all over the world, in stores, online, Amazon, etc. Florida folks - the Pop Gallery at Downtown Disney here at Disney World will be stocking it soon too, so you can pick one up in person!. Only $13.95 - this is a top quality professionally published calendar made by Brushdance (they make awesome calendars!) - measuring 12"x12" - featuring twelve paintings of mine in a beautiful layout with fun/snarky/inspirational quotes too. Click HERE to see my 2013 calendar!
And also - new this year - we have created a POCKET CALENDAR as well! Only $7.95 - this is a small 5"x3.5" pocket calendar that can fit into your purse, desk, backpack, or theoretically your....pocket. Also from Brushdance these are now up on their website:
Jasmine's 2013 POCKET Calendar
SPECTRUM is this weekend in Kansas City!
I will be at the Spectrum Fantastic Art LIVE show in Kansas City, MO at Bartle Hall on May 18th-20th! It will be a phenomenal art show with 200 of the world's best fantasy & scifi artists - I will be bringing lots of paintings & prints with me! Details about the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live event are HERE and you can visit their own website here: Spectrum Fantastic Art Live's OFFICIAL Website.
The show starts this Friday! The Registration Area is above 14th Street & Wyandotte and opens up at 12 Noon on Friday, May 18th. The show itself opens at 3:00pm to the public! The hours are 3:00pm-6:30pm on Friday, 10:00am-7:00pm on Saturday, and 10:00am-4:00pm on Sunday.
To see the list of all the artists who are going to be there, click HERE!
I will be there all day, every day in my booth (my booth number is #808) - I have a 10x10 booth filled with never-before-seen original paintings, Lt. Ed. Canvas prints, giclees, photo prints, books & oracle card decks. I'll be happy to sign / autograph anything you want - whether you buy it at the show or bring it with you from home! I'm also happy to pose for pictures, chat about art, etc. Should be an awesome show! And yes, we happily accept cash or credit cards (visa, mastercard, discover, american express).
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(comment on this) Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
matociquala
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4:54p
our prayers are always answered. that miracles can happen.
I just had one of those labor-saving strokes of genius that I need to share with the world. Which is to say, the easiest method ever in the history of popovers.
Here is my basic popover recipe:
2 tablespoons solid fat (butter or animal fat (duck fat, mmm) or solid shortening)
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup (250 ml) whole milk, at room temperature
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 cup (140 g) all purpose or white whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten
This tactic assumes you own a wand blender and a wide-mouthed quart Mason jar and a microwave. If not, just make the popovers the way you normally would--or if you are missing the wand blender but have a normal blender, you can melt the butter in a different container and use the normal blender.
About an hour or two before dinner, take your Mason jar. Put the butter/whatever in it. Put it in the microwave and melt it. (If you are making Yorkshire pud and are waiting for the roast to be finished before you add the fat, skip this step for now, and stir the fat in before you bake the popovers.)
Add the milk, eggs, salt, and sugar to the butter in the Mason jar (or blender)(or just put them in the blender if you are adding the fat later). Do not put the eggs directly into the hot butter before diluting it with the milk. Otherwise you will have scrambled eggs, which are nice, but not popovers.
Whiz them all up with the wand blender.
Add the flour and the wheat gluten.
Whiz that too, until you have a nice smooth batter.
Let the batter sit on the counter until dinner is nearly ready. If you are roasting something at 400 degrees, you're good; otherwise preheat your oven to 400 (F). (200 C)
Liberally grease 9 cups of a 12-cup muffin tin, or if you are making Yorkshire pud, drizzle a little of the fat from the roast into the bottom of the cups. If you have one of the giant-sized six muffin muffin tins, then you will have bigger popovers and they need to bake a little longer.
Using silicon cups for this results in popovers without stumps or a lot of loft, as they just levitate themselves out of the super-slick cups entirely. They still taste good!
If you are using fat from the roast you're making, add it now and stir it in.
Divide the popover batter between the nine greased cups. You can just pour it from the blender or the Mason Jar.
Stick in oven. Do not peek! If you open the door before they are set, they won't rise properly.
Bake for 35 minutes or until deep mahogany brown.
Pull pan from oven. Tilt popovers in cups, or remove them to a rack or basket. Pierce each one with a bamboo skewer. (careful of the steam!) The purpose of these two procedures is to (a) prevent them from getting soggy and (b) prevent them from collapsing.
Eat.
However you meant to eat them. Do not plan on leftovers.
Wash your one. dirty. dish. Oh, and the wand blender, sure. And the muffin tin. But that was inevitable.
ETA: Nota Bene
For even more loft in your popovers, preheat the muffin tin with the grease in it in the 400-degree oven for a few minutes before pouring the batter in. This is a bit tricky, though, and can be skipped.
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2:04a
Light Asylum
So, I saw these guys at SXSW and bailed on them after 1.5 songs because they were 15 minutes late, and then did a 15 minute sound check, and I had places to be -- you do not pull that shit at a festival like that. Anyway, several people said they had a great live show, which I did not even remotely experience in that song and a half, so I gave them another shot, but I didn't experience it again tonight. Now let me be clear -- it sounded great, and I love their recorded material, and you should buy their album, but they have no show. People who think they have a show must be comparing them to DJs instead of to bands. It's true that the vocalist did occasional fills over the canned drum track, but when the drum-heavy song starts, and the person with sticks in her hands is just standing there bobbing her head... that's a fuckin' problem for me. If this sounds like the band that you are in, please, for the love of all that is rock and roll: befriend a bass player and/or a drummer. Don't let your mere enthusiasm be the Maginot Line between you and karaoke. You won't sound that different, and people who have actually seen a show will think they are seeing one again. Also, here's our Fuck You Apple moment for the evening: Let's say the show has just ended, and you're leaning against the bar looking at the photos on your phone, select the two you like, hit "Share", and pound out a bitchy blog post like the one above... and then you decide, "I'd better pop over to Safari and make sure I spelled 'Maginot' correctly..." then you go back to the Photos app, and your post is gone. So you check the Drafts folder in the Mail app, and, no, it's gone. So you have to re-type it from memory. Fuck You Apple. Mirrored from jwz.org.
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
jwz
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10:43p
Dark Materials
It is 1992 and I am at House of Usher. But I don't remember the 3rd floor of DV8 being so spacious. Mirrored from jwz.org.
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