Category Archives: artists

Final Painting for the Upcoming Show: Waiting Forever

March 30, 2009 – 10:42 am

Sometimes, we’ve been spurned. Or, we’re stuck in an existential funk as in Bunuel’s film “No Exit”.  Why do we feel that we have to stay for the ending? My show of studio work is coming up on April 4th.  I will also be showing a few of the coffee house paintings. If you are […]

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A Painting in Honor of an Interview by: thataustingirl.com

January 7, 2009 – 8:45 am

Tolly Moseley, the talented force behind  the BLOGUS MAXIMUS  thataustingirl.com did an interview of me at Pacha.  She is just delightful, and wants to redirect her blog towards interviews.  She deserves to be noticed.  Here is the interview: http://thataustingirl.blogspot.com/2009/01/interview-lavanna-martin-of-i-stare-at.html%5D%5D If you go to her blog and see what her interests/talents are,  the painting that I […]

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I Painted the Barista at Pacha’s Coffee

December 30, 2008 – 9:58 am

I painted the barista  at Pacha’s Coffee.  I have never painted here before, although Pacha’s is in walking distance from my home.  He had on thermal longjohns with an elaborate silk-screened skeleton that he had printed on himself.  It was the same skeletal image in black, green, and red – so he had to run […]

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The Seventh Starving Artist Story

December 17, 2008 – 7:26 am

In the previous story, I told you how I got to Cranbrook Art Academy by train.  I also want to tell you about some of the clothes that I packed for the trip.  Since I didn’t have enough money for winter clothes, and had never been in snow, I thought that I would do just […]

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Ok, My First Starving Artist Story

October 22, 2008 – 7:49 pm

Now, you will soon find out why I am obsessed with the cafe culture and painting in coffee houses. During the late 70’s, I worked at the now-defunct, legendary coffee house,  Les Amis.  Les Amis was ahead of its time, and I often wonder what it would be like if it had survived the expansion […]

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