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Brandi Read

www.brandistudio.info

About Me

I'm 31. Restless. Outgoing. Talkative. I guess I interupt a lot. I use foul language and then cover up my mouth as if I'm suprised. Adventurous. Active. Open. Friendly. Controlling. I drive a manual transmission, because I can't even have the car shift for me because I'm THAT controlling. I'm obsessive about everything, even the way I eat. I find one thing I like...Olives for example and I eat a jar a day until they are out of my favor, then I move onto something else. Narcissistic, and yet still manage to second guess myself. I'm a maker. I like to make things. Oil Painter. Watercolor Painter. Amateur metalsmith. I began painting when I was 12. My first sale happened at that age when a neighbor commissioned a painting that would include five California Raisins, with the names of her family painted above the individual raisin characters. When I was fifteen or sixteen my adopted father abandoned my little brothers with my twin sister and I for awhile and we ran out of food the first day. We waited (first thing in the morning) with our friend for the bread truck to make the delivery at the grocery store across the street. When the delivery driver took a load in we robbed the truck. We lived off of cream filled pastries for a week.Things I'm good at: talking, learning anything at all, being fearless, or brave enough to try things anyway, putting others before myself, doing the things I say I will do... Things I'm terrible at: letting others talk, being dependent on anyone for anything at all, cuddling, being idle, thinking before I say things,... Things I love: Peyton and Anessa, painting, green olives, internet, traveling to places far away, summer and hot weather, dreaming,... Things I hate: Waiting, food preparation, cold weather, responsibilities,...
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My Interests

Painting. Making Things. dirty martinis. Places you can find/purchase my work: My websiteThinkspace GalleryArt Whino GalleryCreep Machine..

Music:

beastie boys. Siouxsie and the Banshees. Joy Division. Radiohead. The Smiths. The Cure. Interpol. The Gossip. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Yo La Tengo. TV on the Radio. Scissor Sisters. Pretty Girls make Graves. Nine Inch Nails. Dandy Warhols, The Hives, B.R.M.C., Editors, Beck, Blondie, Chromatics, Chromeo, Cicada, Deftones, Fleetwood Mac, Ladytron, New Order, Royksopp, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Weezer, Simian Mobile Disco, etc...for now.

Movies:

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 5PM-8PM ERIC AND BEN WILL BE SPINNING RECORDS AT MY ART SHOW! CATERED BY BRAVO! COME SEE US AT THE COLUMBIA PLAZA BUILDING DOWNTOWN AT 350 MICHIGAN AVE. (ACROSS FROM FOOD DANCE).

Television:

I don't have cable. I paint instead. or look at art. You should too.

Books:

I am now a member of the Barnes and Noble Book Club. I live with Eric and his books plus my books means that we have almost completely bought out the art, mythology, mapping/maps, current events, design and bargain sections of the store. I like anything that is fiction. I read "Evolution of a Cro-Magnon" John Joseph. It's the life story of the lead singer of the Cro-Mags. Pretty good read. I like true stories. Right now I'm working on "Women in Mythology".

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My Blog

Good Times!

So the reception for my CAPITAL WOMEN exhibit here in Kalamazoo was a good time.The exhibit was put on my the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. If you are interested in any remaining work, here is yo...
Posted by Brandi Read on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:38:00 PST

Check out this event: Capital Women: Oil Paintings by Brandi Read

Hosted By: Brandi ReadWhen: Friday Oct 03, 2008 at 5:00 PMWhere Columbia Plaza Building350 E. Michigan AveKalamazoo, MI 49007United StatesDescription:Brandi Read Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Brandi Read on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:29:00 PST

Oranges and Sardines Interview

I went back and read this, and cannot even believe how short my answers were, given how long winded I normally am. I was going to hurry up and finish it because I had just went and bought the movie "C...
Posted by Brandi Read on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:22:00 PST

Art stuff happening in July

I know I've said this before, HOWEVER I REALLY mean it this time: I'm seriously going to have some paintings on the wall at Thinkspace this month. Andrew tells me via email that he'll send me an image...
Posted by Brandi Read on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:54:00 PST

A new painting.

I don't usually do this, but I made this painting specifically because I'm having such a crap time, lately. Probably my one and only "therapy" painting.So, for those of you who don't pay attention to ...
Posted by Brandi Read on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:27:00 PST

Check it out!

also:Dad's awake and pretty depressed about the state he's in, so I'm spending most of my time reading at his bedside and painting...getting ready for a show:...
Posted by Brandi Read on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:31:00 PST

This weekend!

I have five paintings at this show: Check them out here Also, if you get a minute visit www.creepmachine.com and vote if you want to see print reproductions of my Vampira painting, "Double Feature". ...
Posted by Brandi Read on Fri, 09 May 2008 05:52:00 PST

News

Good News: Eric made me a brand new website, which I love! Please go by and see what it looks like and let me know! Bad News: I have been writing bios for months and you'll notice I still don't have o...
Posted by Brandi Read on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:15:00 PST

A question and also...an update

First: I also have this going on this month:   And...also-what about waiting on posting your new work until the show has opened? do or don’t? secret or not? what do you think? ...
Posted by Brandi Read on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:22:00 PST

April Agenda

I sent this: For this show:   I also still have work at: Art WhinoThe Hive Gallery Thinkspace Gallery...
Posted by Brandi Read on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:38:00 PST