I've Given up Talking (2)

"Boy Turned Cold"

I said the last painting I redid was going to be the last one, but as I was about to dump this 1995 painting into the trash can of life, I decided to spare it and rework it instead.   I've included the original image, on the left, the reworked version painted over the original is on the right. Gone is the distortion and the obvious symbol of cold, both in this painting and in my life. This IS definitely my last re-do of an old painting, since all of my paintings are wrapped up and ready to move. Whenever that will be.   Original and new title:     "Boy Turned Cold" 18" x 24" Silverleaf, Acrylic on Masonite     Reworking it all, TONY

"Naked Cigarette"

It is because I so deeply love you that I ask you all to put your cigarettes out and instead click the icon to read T-Birds story for Tony's 2002 "Naked Cigarette" painting.   Note: This is a large (8.8 MB) PDF with lots of embedded sound clips, so be patient. It tells the story of my first teenage experience with the wonder drug Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. Not advised for the timid, nor for the feint of heart. Rated "B" for Bizarre.  NOTE: You may need to "Allow" in the Adobe Trust Settings to be able to listen to the many audio embeds in this PDF.  After you read and listened to the PDF Story, you can watch this Vid which figures in part of the story. Have fun – I sure in the hell know I did. The epilog to this movie (starts at 1:29:10) is a stunning bit of emerging-psychedelic comedy strangeness. This is very much the roots that spawned Monty Python several years later. Someone was smoking rope and/or having LSD Flash Backs when they did the voice overs to Wagner.