Max & The Grinch acrylic on canvas 8 x 10.. x 2.
Tribute to Chuck, as I thought of him while painting. Count the different facial expressions the Grinch makes, each one so very clear to the emotion we are encouraged to imagine. One second you can see the anger & frustration as The Grinch struggles with the sled, his heart growing... to the look of Absolute & Obvious LOVE when understanding - finally kicks in.
Animators are taught to look into the mirror to master facial expressions, when Dr. Seuss confronted Chuck on why the Grinch looked like Chuck, Chuck Jones shrugged and replied..."it happens". It does.
Look at the look an Max as he sits, pondering positive thoughts & images.
The Grinch, you can imagine the next word out his mouth & it's not FFFfffestive.
These will be the extent of my Christmas decorating. It was cold this morning, I was a wee bit Grinch an it's snowing.
Another beautiful day to read my current, incredibly thought provoking book & possibly paint.
The power of visuals is so important to children in particular, in the Grinch it's a sad second (some might not catch) as the Grinch is complaining & grabbed Max by the Scruff of his neck, the grinch stands there with his fist at Max's very sad little face, only for a second, the message is too clear. Wow, imagine those two, creating together - well, the results are evident.
How do small toddlers feel when they see violent images, how did I feel watching Daffy blow his beak off? I think there's a bit of a difference between then & now. Images of Abused children, duck taped to chairs, on bags & in magazines, on coffee tables... they do see them, their tiny brain must be wondering... wtf?
Many videos with filters using toddlers are on social media. Toddlers, most just able to walk & grasp 'life', just learning about EVERYTHING from food taste & testers to touch -fur, soft, scratchy, hot! No wonder they sleep so much - every day is tiny new brain overload. Imagine it - learning everything for the very first time. These filters are disturbing to most, let alone babies.
The first 5 years very informative and important for a healthy life to follow.
We manage all the information as we get older because we understand 'oh - I know that is only 'make believe', I understand how movies are made. Toddlers have no frigging clue how movies are "made" let alone Instagram filters', then some adult shows them a filter that has a giant fucking tarantula 'crawling, amazingly, realistically out of her nose! That is child abuse. That poor babies expression as she started to slap her own face - was FUCKED UP.
How is that funny?
This technology is so new and fascinating, look at that 1 example - that person has inflicted a frightening experience of visual trauma to that child. I've seen a couple now and thought "that's cute".. but after noticing all toddlers seem to think that what they are seeing, IS actually on their face, is confusing tiny minds. I think it should be law that children should not have their images online, until after an age where they understand it & these filters are messing up tiny minds. Parents need to refrain.
That's just my opinion, I certainly have not forgotten that baby's face & hitting itself screaming, not laughing.
At what expense is this 'amusement' going to cost children? Even the 'cute' stuff is concerning.
Peace of mind, is priceless. Visuals - once seen can not be unseen.
See that look on Max, that's how I feel - Loved & loving.
God Loves me, you too.
Loved & Loving.. how each of us has been created.
Forgiven & Forgiving.
Animators are taught to look into the mirror to master facial expressions, when Dr. Seuss confronted Chuck on why the Grinch looked like Chuck, Chuck Jones shrugged and replied..."it happens". It does.
Look at the look an Max as he sits, pondering positive thoughts & images.
The Grinch, you can imagine the next word out his mouth & it's not FFFfffestive.
These will be the extent of my Christmas decorating. It was cold this morning, I was a wee bit Grinch an it's snowing.
Another beautiful day to read my current, incredibly thought provoking book & possibly paint.
The power of visuals is so important to children in particular, in the Grinch it's a sad second (some might not catch) as the Grinch is complaining & grabbed Max by the Scruff of his neck, the grinch stands there with his fist at Max's very sad little face, only for a second, the message is too clear. Wow, imagine those two, creating together - well, the results are evident.
How do small toddlers feel when they see violent images, how did I feel watching Daffy blow his beak off? I think there's a bit of a difference between then & now. Images of Abused children, duck taped to chairs, on bags & in magazines, on coffee tables... they do see them, their tiny brain must be wondering... wtf?
Many videos with filters using toddlers are on social media. Toddlers, most just able to walk & grasp 'life', just learning about EVERYTHING from food taste & testers to touch -fur, soft, scratchy, hot! No wonder they sleep so much - every day is tiny new brain overload. Imagine it - learning everything for the very first time. These filters are disturbing to most, let alone babies.
The first 5 years very informative and important for a healthy life to follow.
We manage all the information as we get older because we understand 'oh - I know that is only 'make believe', I understand how movies are made. Toddlers have no frigging clue how movies are "made" let alone Instagram filters', then some adult shows them a filter that has a giant fucking tarantula 'crawling, amazingly, realistically out of her nose! That is child abuse. That poor babies expression as she started to slap her own face - was FUCKED UP.
How is that funny?
This technology is so new and fascinating, look at that 1 example - that person has inflicted a frightening experience of visual trauma to that child. I've seen a couple now and thought "that's cute".. but after noticing all toddlers seem to think that what they are seeing, IS actually on their face, is confusing tiny minds. I think it should be law that children should not have their images online, until after an age where they understand it & these filters are messing up tiny minds. Parents need to refrain.
That's just my opinion, I certainly have not forgotten that baby's face & hitting itself screaming, not laughing.
At what expense is this 'amusement' going to cost children? Even the 'cute' stuff is concerning.
Peace of mind, is priceless. Visuals - once seen can not be unseen.
See that look on Max, that's how I feel - Loved & loving.
God Loves me, you too.
Loved & Loving.. how each of us has been created.
Forgiven & Forgiving.
