About raptnrent: I got the name from my keys - R Apt and R Ent for the back door to my apartment and the back door to the house. I liked that they were also words: Rapt, meaning enthralled, riveted, captivated, and Rent, meaning torn asunder, violently wrenched. I thought it made for an interesting juxtaposition, open to all kinds of interpretations.
Monthly Archives: October 2021
“Are we there yet?”
So here is my painting progress so far. Right now I think it’s at a “stop and contemplate” stage. The scale makes it difficult. At 4 by 5 feet, it takes some distance to take it all in, and my … Continue reading
Where do we go now…
I tried working with curves before, and very quickly found myself at a point where I couldn’t figure out where to go next. So I hung it on the wall where I can think about it for months on end. … Continue reading
The GIF by the Window
The Girl by the Window gets an SOS #EdvardMunch #GIFITUP2021 #GIFtober #ds106 pic.twitter.com/or1o8uX7h5 — paul bond (@phb256) October 12, 2021 Several weeks ago I was out for a walk and the proprietor of the neighborhood vintage clothing boutique called out … Continue reading
“Just tap it…”
Our friends at Creative Commons reminded us a while ago that there is a #GIFItUp competition going on. So I thought I’d try something with this Salvator Rosa image from the Art Institute of Chicago: A warrior sits on a … Continue reading