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Prettylines

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About Me



Enter Susquehanna's Artroom online...Lots of fun stuff!

My Interests

Artist behind
www.NIGHTLANDING.com and www.PRETTYLINES.com

Educator behind
www. JGrabowski.com

Wonderful husband & 2 gorgeous, intelligent sons...

I admire EVERY student I get to know...

Play piano-trained and guitar-self taught...

I AM THE MOVIE-TRIVIA GODDESS...My idea of heaven is a giant roller-skating rink with my most amazing husband with the best music of our lives.

I'd like to meet:

Stan Lee. -to ask how it feels to see his comics come to life.

I've now MET the ever Sexy Kevin Smith---and he rocks! Technically, he named my children... and I forced some art on him for his birthday...THANK YOU KEVIN YOU DOLL!

MY FAVORITE ARTISTS...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Jean Michel Basquiat
Aubrey Beardsley
Alphonse Mucha
Gustave Klimt
Egon Schiele
David Mack

Music:

Lately...and repeatedly...
The National
Frightened Rabbit
and the following are also up there....
Efterklang
Imogen Heap
Lisa Germano
Tori Amos
Bishop Allen
Sun Kil Moon
Chroma Key

Movies:

THE GREATEST MOVIES EVER:
SHOOT EM UP!
THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE
PLANET OF TERROR
CHILDREN OF MEN
ELECTION
THE SHINING
ROCKY
JAWS
CLERKS I & II
FIGHT CLUB
BATMAN BEYOND---Thank god, SOMEONE got it right!
GHOSTBUSTERS
LOST IN TRANSLATION
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL
FRIDAY THE 13th (the ORIGINAL!!!!)
THE GOONIES
THE MATRIX (only the first!)
SPIDERMAN
THE EVIL DEAD (of course the first one)
ALIEN, ALIENS
BORATno, i'm not crazy, who said that? stop, you're hurting me...

Television:

X-Files.
I'm a Duchovny Junkie Forever...
My brain gets sucked into Law and Order-SVU...I CAN'T HELP IT! It's like there's absolutely not one visually interesting thing for me to ponder--my brain gets to take a break.

Books:

uh...i used to read ALOT...but no time anymore...
Favorite book: ANTHEM by AYN RAND
...if I have time to read, then technically my ass should be painting!

Heroes:

My husband.
My sons.
Batman.
and My students.

My Blog

Hard Work versus Talent

I think this quote says it all and explains my entire philosophy about life AND art....I couldn’t help but design it into a poster.......
Posted by Prettylines on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:31:00 PST

A Passion to Learn.

When does the passion to learn start? Where does it begin? How does it keep going and growing? and will it ever end?I think I have confused something very important. I think I confused my passion to ...
Posted by Prettylines on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:21:00 PST

Stars Aligning...

Fate, as stars align, will carry my to the next path.My Life is a whirlwind. I can’t even begin to touch upon the insanity. Enormous portions of my time and worries reside with my students. I a...
Posted by Prettylines on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:16:00 PST

Love can set you Free...

...and dance forever!From Scotland...amazing...Frightened Rabbit is one of my favorite new bands on the rise. Their second album comes out the 23rd of this month...and I cannot wait....p.s.and my moo...
Posted by Prettylines on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:34:00 PST

Chasing Rabbits.

Sucked. trained.loosened and drained.stomped. trampled.garish gurgle.struggle faster.losing the grip.falling. aimless.there goes that rabbit.
Posted by Prettylines on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:44:00 PST

Tragic and Choice.

WARNING GRAPHIC HONEST and DEEPLY SADDEND IMAGES. Drunk Driving: Jacqueline Saburido - Click here for more blooper videosTragic image. Can't help but think.How fortunate we are.All of us.I...
Posted by Prettylines on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:08:00 PST

Educator...versus friend?

Hokay. Now I know there's some students out there that like to read my blogs/bulletins...so I thought what better way perhaps to put into comunique my side of the wall...NO, I'm not trying to be a "B*...
Posted by Prettylines on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:40:00 PST

HATE.

There is so much hate in the world, that why do some people make things up for MORE hate...? Why not PEACE? Why not AMICABILITY? Why not seek BALANCE? Unsure why, but that's how they tick I guess.....
Posted by Prettylines on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:15:00 PST

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

..new blog on what? beats me...read on...So, I was told I should write a blog...that i was WAY over due..hah! So, what should i blog about?Artists. How about that? hmmm? anyone? Well, from the beginni...
Posted by Prettylines on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:00:00 PST

personal beliefs, out on the clothesline, ready for the icestorm...

alas, I am a 'democrat' and i put that in quotes; I am not very pleased with EITHER party right now. I believe in self-discipline and setting an example; I do not believe with the right wing greed th...
Posted by Prettylines on Wed, 23 May 2007 03:37:00 PST