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  • Stroke My Ego

    January
    28
    2006

    Did you know? Every once in a while (ahem. shut. up.), every artist needs to have their ego stroked! Yes, it’s true!

    Today, it’s my turn. If you don’t mind, let’s play a game of “pretend”!

    First, you either know or don’t know the history of Johannes Vermeer. If you don’t, let’s pretend you do! If you do, wonderful!

    Since we’re talking about Vermeer, let’s talk about his painting, The Girl With A Pearl Earring. A captivating girl, and my favorite painting of all time. Obviously, because not long ago (well, it doesn’t seem so long), I painted a tribute to Vermeer’s painting.

    Now, let’s pretend you love it to pieces! Pretend you’re captivated, you’re standing in an auction house and this (my version, heh) just came up on the auction block. The auctioneer is going over my palette, only 2 colors off from the Master’s, he’s saying how famous I am and how well known. (haha! We’re pretending! It’s okay!)

    Now pretend you really have to have this painting. And pretend your checkbook doesn’t mind how much you wanted this painting, because your checkbook agrees! HAVE the painting, it screams! Go for it!

    The most important part of this game, pretending my comment box is you raising your hand and placing your bid!

    How fun is this! You can bid, but it’s not for real, but pretend it is! Which means in real life there are no kadjillion dollar amounts.

    So, bidding starts at ONE DOLLAR (and is not for real so if everyone says one dollar, cripes, NO you can’t have it!)

    Ready, set…

    BID!

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  • {14 Comments}

    1
    Charity said,

    I say $200.00

    1.28.2006 @ 8:30 pm
    2
    MommaK said,

    2 milllion

    1.28.2006 @ 8:36 pm
    3
    Leanne said,

    MommaK appears to want to knock anyone else out of the running right off the bat!

    :slaphappy:

    1.28.2006 @ 8:44 pm
    4
    Phoenix said,

    2.5 million and waiting for the going once…. twice …. SOLD! lol

    1.28.2006 @ 10:30 pm
    5
    Jeanette said,

    2.8 million, i just love the look of this painting. The artist must have a beautiful soul. *swoons*.

    1.29.2006 @ 1:13 am
    6
    Taba said,

    i hear the artist had on a pair of vermeer’s underpants when she painted this!!
    i bid 3 million!

    1.29.2006 @ 9:18 am
    7
    MommaK said,

    ok 10 million – but no higher!

    1.29.2006 @ 10:14 am
    8
    YellowRose said,

    25 million…private bidder on the phone….

    1.29.2006 @ 5:32 pm
    9
    MommaK said,

    Okay- not fair- the bidding was closed and I won fair & square :pilot: :pilot: :pilot:

    Seriously – did you paint that and is it for sale? I have been thinking about it all day and I want it.

    1.29.2006 @ 5:48 pm
    10
    Shelli said,

    30 million…Momma Kay you can’t have it!

    1.29.2006 @ 8:47 pm
    11
    Shelli said,

    :giggle:

    1.29.2006 @ 8:49 pm
    12
    Jen said,

    35 Mill, easy. I love it!

    1.30.2006 @ 4:55 am
    13
    jenny said,

    35 million and one. I love this painting…and the book, I loved the book.

    1.30.2006 @ 7:24 pm
    14
    Chuck said,

    Unfair. You have me holding a copy of Vermeer’s painting next to your tribute, and then wondering about the “girl” painting in the filmed version of the Chevalier story. Was that a replica of the original or a painting of Scarlett Johannso made for the film, and how could Scarlett look so much like the girl in the Vermeer, and how could you make a tribute look so much like both of them.
    Haven’t any money to bid with, but I will place a link to this entry in my Journal.
    Beautiful, Leanne, beautiful. Chuck.
    http://journals.aol.com/chasferris/DribblebyChuckFerris/

    2.2.2006 @ 10:03 pm

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