Gary Bouton's non-Xara Art II

[Gare]

Thanks for that, Graham!

I must say that my inspiration for the chrome weenies piece was the Fourth of July in Manhattan years and years ago. All these Sabrett stands were cued up—these snack carts that sell franks and soda and stuff—and their visual trademark is yellow and red stripes (probably symbolizing ketchup and mustard).





Anyhow, at that time, it was just about the Death of the Chrome Bumper on American cars.

And people were beginning to become self-conscious about their intake of nitrites, so the piece is a flashback to the 1970s commemorating two distinctly American things mashed up into dreamy clouds.


My Best,

Gary

Here's another American icon...okay, okay, car lovers all over the world can share a vintage Corvette,,,:)




(it's photography, and Photoshop)

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Not only a vintage Corvette but one that can levitate as well, and yes, memories of sitting in the back of a 1953 Buick Roadmaster eating a hot dog in the early 50's. Life couldn't get any better.

[Gare]

...memories of sitting in the back of a 1953 Buick Roadmaster eating a hot dog in the early 50's. Life couldn't get any better.

Yes, life could, Graham. You know what American kids used to do in the back seat of a sports car?

Okay; sorry. This is a family website.

On the other hand, how do you start a family?


You're far too nice to me, Graham. People are gong to start wondering how much I pay you.

My Best,

Gary

[Gare]

I used to go here as a kid, but I heard they're tearing the place down.

Okay, behind the scenes, I asked a woman at a Burger King drive-thru to hoke it up and pose for me, then composited the photo into a photo I took of a Dunkin' Donuts someone was demolishing.

I guess they didn't like the coffee...

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I'd say that was one potent cup of coffee.
Speaking of pay, I'm still waiting for that cheque you promised me was in the mail.

[Gare]

Speaking of pay, I'm still waiting for that cheque you promised me was in the mail.

You know, I could be dishonest and tell you that I just plain forgot, but the truth is that I thought you got my email about that, Graham. It came back with not enough postage because I didn't realize that Vancouver was in Canada. So I put 30¢ (2¢ Canadian) on the envelope and personally handed it to the male man; sorry..."person person".

He told me he's deliver it just as soon as the Sold sign goes up on our front lawn.

Patience will pay off in the long run.

Trust it.

-g

[Gare]

As soon as we hit some decent temperatures here in the North East, and Spring scents the air, Barbara told me I could install one of these suckers on the front lawn:



-g

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"Patience will pay off in the long run."

Patience almost never pays off, it just makes you old and grumpy!

Now if you only had a 3D printer you could create that fishy fountain.

[Gare]

"Patience will pay off in the long run."

Patience almost never pays off, it just makes you old and grumpy!

Oooh, that's a good one! May I quote you on that? Actually, I already did.

That quote is a kissing cousin to the one I like to proffer:

"Stress is the confusion created when one's mind overrides the body's basic desire to choke the living daylights out of a jerk who desperately deserves." At least that's the sanitized, SFW version.

Now if you only had a 3D printer you could create that fishy fountain.

Full size?

I'd prefer to model a miniature me, and let me visit the pond in Cinema 4D.

Shades of "Tron"! Woah!

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This is what a child's shell collection at the beach would look like, if this wasn't Earth.


-g

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I've seen a human head scanned and then printed out in 3D. A bit scary to say the least.

The shell collection conjures up quite the image.