I’ve been admiring the ‘Vintage Vandals’ exhibit online at the Wurst Gallery for awhile now. Some of the pieces are brilliant, like this one by Driscoll Reid.
I cannot bring myself to modify my thrift store art finds for fear I’d ruin them, but I have been collecting some. My vision is to have a whole wall covered in bad paintings. I’ve got a few collected in my closet, but until I have the whole wall, this is the only one allowed out in public:
Also, check out the winners of craftster’s thrift store art revamp challenge. I’m partial to the velvet painting handbag!
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Wow, I love the monsters. I totally wouldn’t have the guts to try that, unless I thrifted the painting for *really* cheap!
5/19/2006 @ 9:38 am
I love those monsters too! With my luck I’d probably ruin a lost masterpiece if I tried it though…
5/19/2006 @ 9:47 am
I have this AWESOME set of paint by numbers that my grandfather painted. They’re too special to re-do. But they’re also nice enough too hang.
Kinda like technicolour Bambi backgrounds or something. Kitschy, brightly coloured and perfect for my living room. I should post pictures sometime.
5/21/2006 @ 9:40 am
What a great idea, monsters really add to the work : )
5/22/2006 @ 5:34 pm
I loved your monster painting and was totally inspired by it so I did one myself and wanted to share it with you! Thanks for being so inspirational!
Courtney
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5/23/2010 @ 10:05 pm