#3 is Complete

"Be Compassionate, We are Fragile 3" 2010, Oil on masonite, 14x18"


For a better view of the work go to www.krystalbooth.com

Work in Progress

New Work!

"What Is Real" 2010, Mixed Media on Masonite. 18x24"

I am so glad to report that I finally finished the work that was stumping me for a couple of months. Hooray! I posted it today on my website, and also updated my site to include past works from a few years ago. Check it out at www.krystalbooth.com

Thanks!

Revisiting Gladdy

This is the untold story of Gladdy, my black goldfish who lived a beautiful life until 2005. I truly enjoyed Gladdy while she was with us, and it was the best therapy to watch her freely swim across her big tank after I had a particularly stressful day. When she passed I was extremely sad, and immediately decided to paint a picture of her. I scooped her body up in a coffee cup and began sketching with full plans of giving her last rites above my toilet bowl.

However, I thought that I would miss out on details and colors if I flushed her. I needed her as a reference to do her justice in the planned painting. I put her in a plastic ziploc bag and promptly put her in the freezer.

Time passed, the painting began and then was finished. Gladdy remained frozen in time like Walt Disney's head. The apartment ceiling gave out due to heavy rain during roof repairs, and we had to abruptly move to a new apartment.

Two months passed when I realized that I had forgotten Gladdy. Her clear coffin was to be the last object I grabbed before going over to the new apartment. How could I forget my dear friend?

So at some point there was an extremely confused and disgusted maintenance person, and a thawed out fish in a bag. Gladdy, I have no idea where to mourn you now, but RIP my friend. Your body was forgotten, but your spirit is remembered for who knows how many years into the future...peace be with you. :)

Both Paintings Accepted!

To my surprise, I was accepted in the 42 Gallery show in Mason, Ohio!

I am so excited! I found out this morning, and this evening I have spent by redoing the hanging hardware on both of the frames, and checking around for shipping boxes. Thank you, U-Haul, for the large mirror box size! I was extremely relieved because after talking to the nice man at Fed-Ex, I was worried. They said that they could put a box together for shipment, but it would cost me around $100! That’s insane! I wonder what that box could possibly be made of?…is it made of bronze? Cardboard engraved with gold address labels?

I guess that they do not know that I am a low-maintenance kind of gal as I do not require my skittles to be sorted before I eat them. Or excuse me, before I don’t eat them, because my size 0 body is on a diet. :)

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT a size 0, NEVER have been, and NEVER will be, and I’m proud of my well deserved curves- I’ve ate a lot of cake for them. Every cellulite dimple is a small wonder in and of itself, and it’s been well earned! Love to all, and thanks for reading!

Signed, Sealed, Delivered!

These are the two works that I am currently submitting for “The Good, The Bad, The Money” exhibition.
I put off sending in my entry into the 42 Gallery for long enough- I finally sent it out today! Hoorah! Now all I have to do is wait…and look for the next opportunities!

I took a career/personality quiz today for the heck of it. My boyfriend, Matthew, took it earlier today, and it sounded weird and interesting. He is an artist too, and voila! The personality quiz told him that his ideal career would be as an artist. I was wondering what mine would say…I was preparing myself for something like restroom attendant, cheese maker, or miner. I took the quiz- weird questions- drinking milk past expiration, to call fire department or not, create list or get to work… anyway, according to the test I am a Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving type, and indeed, artist was at the top of the list. Evidently artists throw milk out at the expiration, look for the fire first, do not call plumbers, do not take our cars into the mechanic when we probably should, and create lists before we work, instead of just working immediately…sounds about right…J