I did a little research on the famous abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock. I really don't understand his paintings but to understand how the art world works, the movie "Who the *$&% is Jackson Pollock" is very interesting. A woman found what is to believe a Jackson Pollock painting at a garage sale for $5.00. If it's real, it's worth 10 million. All the DNA of the painting proves that it was painted in his studio (paint chips match) and his finger print is found on the back of canvas (means he at least touch it) but no art gallery or critic will say it the real deal because it was found at a garage sale. Jackson Pollack was known to give away his paintings and didn't always sign them. In honor of the Jackson, I did my 2010 word " FOCUS" in his style.
Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
I did a little research on the famous abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock. I really don't understand his paintings but to understand how the art world works, the movie "Who the *$&% is Jackson Pollock" is very interesting. A woman found what is to believe a Jackson Pollock painting at a garage sale for $5.00. If it's real, it's worth 10 million. All the DNA of the painting proves that it was painted in his studio (paint chips match) and his finger print is found on the back of canvas (means he at least touch it) but no art gallery or critic will say it the real deal because it was found at a garage sale. Jackson Pollack was known to give away his paintings and didn't always sign them. In honor of the Jackson, I did my 2010 word " FOCUS" in his style. 
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