30 Paintings in 30 Days - Day 18

"Put a Bird on It!" - mixed media on aquabord, 4" x 4"

Is it finally Friday?  What a week!  After numerous calamities, frustrations, hiccups and switchbacks, I was desperate for a way to salvage it.  And the solution was right there!  (Right WHERE? You may ask...) In one of the most magical places in the USA - Portland, Oregon.  Well, not exactly the city of Portland.  But the imaginary place of PORTLANDIA.

For those of you who appreciate this bizarre type of television humor, you may recall an episode in a retail shop, where the shop owners made EVERYTHING better by putting a bird on it.  It is one of my all-time favorite episodes, and is my strategy for this crazy week.  I am putting a bird on everything, and it all seems better.

Seriously...take our air conditioning fiasco.  Put a bird on the head of the technician who "accidentally" destroyed some wood molding.  Better!  Put a bird on the air conditioner which was leaking fluids and threatening mutiny.  Better!  Put a bird on the invoice for thousands of dollars.  Better!

Now let's try it with my dad's car, which decided to die in his garage.  Put a bird on top of the Lexus.  Better!  Put a bird on top of the AAA tow-truck.  Better!  Put a bird on top of the dead battery.  Better!  Put a bird on the top of my dad's cane as he stood frustrated in the garage.  Better!

I highly suggest you try this at home.  Imagine a bird on top of anything you're frustrated with. Flamingos, ostriches, ducks, pelicans, secretary birds... you can't help but smile, right?  

As I sat down in my studio to begin today's painting, I laughed out loud...I knew exactly what to do!  That's right, I put a bird on my head.  And the entire week seemed somehow whimsical and oddly funny.  Better!

This piece is available, unframed.  Inquiries: imajenation@gmail.com

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