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Dagfinn's Big Day Out

6/17/2019

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"Dagfinn's Big Day Out" - acrylic on cradled wood panel, 11" x 14" x 1.5".  Ready to hang.  Available here and at Artfinder.

Can you tell?

I am back to "Ten Minute Monsters" and whatever wackiness shows up in the sketch book.  This big-bellied ogre was a hoot to paint.  That face!  That hand!  That little bird!  There is  heap load of fun happening here. 

I suppose you could have too much fun.

You could.

But would you?

Would you allow yourself to have so much fun that you'd really, truly classify it as TOO MUCH?  I've tried, let me tell you, and it isn't easy.  Those little nagging responsible thoughts jump right in and let me know it's time to (insert to-do list item here).  And the fun stops.
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Dagfinn's Big Day Out
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Dagfinn sketch
When we were young, fun was the goal. And we didn't ration it, feel guilty about it or apologize for pursuing it.  If your parents were like mine, you were cautioned against excesses of anything, and perhaps led to believe that if everyone had fun all the time, the world would become a boiling cauldron of chaos and dirty dishes.

​But part of me wonders...if everyone had a little more fun, wouldn't the world be a BETTER place?  Dagfinn wants you to think about it today.  He's writing you a prescription to increase your daily fun.  He swears he is a doctor of sorts, so....doctor's orders!  Get out there and make some mayhem.  It will be good for you.
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Carol Edan link
6/17/2019 11:22:07 pm

Aye aye, sir! I will do my best. In a few hours off to weekly workshop which is almost always FUN. Then a dip in the pool, that's fun too!! Didn't make a list today YAY! In the back of my mind my little birdie is telling me... time for more Gelli printing... in between unimportant stuff like cooking,etc.
Especially love the background, and his piercing eyes, but I am sure he's a kind bloke!

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jen
6/18/2019 10:10:21 am

Gelli printing!!!! YES! Who needs food? ha ha! And no list? Total freedom!!!!

Thanks for your feedback - the background was fun and a bit experimental. Ogres, I believe, are kind at heart, but it's kind of their job to look mean all the time. :)

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Carl Stoveland
6/18/2019 08:25:47 am

Chaos and dirty dishes. I love it!

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jen
6/18/2019 10:11:04 am

Right? That's what happens when we play too much! Or at least that's what "they" want you to believe....

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Dotty Seiter link
6/18/2019 12:46:50 pm

Yup, .if everyone had a little more fun, the world would be a BETTER place. Making my bumper sticker right now: FORGET RATIONING FUN!

Have to add to your list: that wall texture! that delineating black! that adipose! that navel!

That mind of yours!

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jen
6/18/2019 08:27:37 pm

ha! Dotty, I want that bumper sticker, too!

Thanks, sweet lady. You made me smile. :)

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