ok. So i've been meaning to blog for a couple of weeks now about the shows up at Art Palace and Okay Mountain in Austin. I got to see them after a horrible, horrible day of deinstalling in San Antonio, and i have to say they made life a little better for a minute. I feel lucky that since i know the peeps who run the galleries, I got to sneak a peak when they weren't actually open, so that also made me happy. First off, Jonathan Marshall's show, The Book of Lenny, at Art Palace. I was kind of blown away by this show. And it bugs me when i'm blown away by work from a youngster a few years out of undergrad. But the kid pulled this one off well. I'm not sure that the video was a necessary component, entertaining, but not something the show needed. The drawing of the bear, and the bear suit made of mops are my favorites. Fantastic. The show is still up through November 24th, so if you get a chance definitely go and see it.

At Okay Mountain we have a local Houston favorite, now living the life in NYC, Jason Villegas, with Impish Animal, his second show at the gallery. This show did not blow my mind, but it was entertaining. Some of his small drawing really made me happy, even if they were a little gay porn for my usual taste. They had deer in them, which always makes me happy. Out of all the mass of fabric and sewn pieces, the coyote/wolf mother things was my fav. If i had any money, and it hadnt been sold already i would want it in my collection, and thats how i judge good art. I feel like this kid has this kind of work down pat, and am looking forward to where it will go next. We all know he can do the crazy fabric/multi-media/gay/
installation stuff with his eyes closed. And yay for him. I look forward to the future.

Not the thorough post i wanted to do about these shows and my trip to san antonio and austin, but it's something. And you still have a little time to see both these shows if you are so inclined. And for my last thought today, I want to post what actually made me want to finally post today (even though i have a zillion other things i should be doing). I got this off CuteOverload, and it made me really happy this morning, and i need some happy right now, so i'm sharing it with you. Have a good one.