"I'm not gonna snatch you from your mother. I'm an art lover."

Google street view -A modern woman's way to channel her inner Alfred Hitchcock. Sorry girls, but Grace Kelly was the one inside the building. Most of you have probably played around with Google Street View before; you traveled to Paris in your pyjamas, visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa while eating pizza, and maybe followed an ice cream truck from one town to another. While that was good fun, Google decided that they should class it up a bit and move into art museums. That's right. They 'classed-it-up-a-bit'.
Oh.... they have a new site called Google Art Project. This site allows you to not only view famous works of art from around the world, but it also lets you walk around famous museums and palaces (Yes, I literally walk. I get dressed up, sit on a really high chair, and kick my legs like I am walking. It just feels better).  My favorite place to tour is the Palace of Versailles. I felt so sneaky when I first tried it. The palace was completely empty and I felt like I was really there. I felt like I was shoplifting (not that I ever have). But instead of an urge to steal something, I had a really cheeky compulsion to sit on a stool in the Hall Of Mirrors (puns gratefully acknowledged). This application is a really great way to escape your boring surroundings and gather inspiration. I think I am going to leave the Versailles page up for a few days and awake in Marie Antoinette's bedroom. Then I will follow a series of daily tasks involving oatmeal. But that is between me and Google.

Love the camera guy.

I found it both funny and scary that the first thing I thought about being alone in the Rijksmuseum was"Ooh, free souvenir coasters" ;)

Try it out for yourself: http://www.googleartproject.com/ 
and let me know what museum, palace, piece of art, or toilet is your favorite.

Vintage Finds and Oil Painting

I love love love my local Goodwill! I bought some amazing things yesterday...

1. A ridiculously huge Underwood typewriter (Which I will spray paint pink) for $24

2. A retro globe with undeniable socialist views for $10

3. A concho belt for $1

I went there in search of some vintage things for a swap with a fellow blogger, Haylee. I will probably check back there and the flea market again today before my art class because I'm not quite satisfied with the package yet. Speaking of art class, I started a very ambitious painting last week. It is of 15 women in silk gowns. I haven't even finished the under-painting yet :/

Being the hyper-focused person that I am, I diverted my attention to an old magazine from 1942 and decided to paint that. I think my under-painting turned out quite well for my first oil painting. What do you think?

My Painting

 

Vintage Redbook Cover