The Case for Eating Ants

The text below is from an exhibit featured at the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City, CA.  I visited about a month after arriving in the state.

Photoshop painting

J.F.M. Hoeniger, (General Microbiology 32:30, 1965.) suggests that the explanation for this practice of administering ants eggs to one afflicted with (and desiring to fall out of) love lies in the chemical composition of ant eggs or more precisely and pupae.  The sack or membranous tissue which encloses the pupae contains measurable quantities of the naloxone hydrochloride which exhibits marked anendorfic (endorfin inhibiting) qualities by effectively blocking the opiod receptor sites in the brain without producing the agonistic response (cell excitation) which typically results from the endorfin bond with the receptor sites produced in the "love" or other endorfin producing states.

Old Milwaukee

6"x8" oil sketch

May my drawing mistakes withdraw into the abyss as time goes on.

The darkest hour is just before dawn

Or just after work...

As the days get shorter the light fades earlier in the day.  The upcoming paintings that will be posted have been exercises done in the hour after a full day's work.  

As that evening timeframe diminishes with the onset of a new season,  it means the decision for a schedule change that will alter the way I use my days and live my life.

So, in addition to an increased volume of painting, some intense study in form and figure will be presented and will hopefully result in an improved approach to my painting.  Along the way I seek the inspiration and criticism from others as well as some time taken to enjoy other curiosities found along the way.

And of course I would like to include links to friends who have pages of artwork to share.

K

Base

8"x6" oil