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ArtGurl Leslie

To err is human - but it feels divine. - Mae West

About Me

I am an Austin based artist. I paint and am a bartendress which keeps my landlord happy. I enjoy life and am happily breaking out of my studio more. I am looking for other artists who would like to collaborate on different projects. I date younger men and don't care who still has a problem with it. Word...

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My Interests

Painting, music, soulful friends, learning new creative things.

I'd like to meet:

Upbeat creative thinkers, artists, musicians, writers, brilliant adventurers...

Music:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kurt Cobain, Kate Nash, The Sounds, Thom Yorke, alternative, 3WK Underground Radio...

Movies:

Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, Les Enfants du Paradis, Bladerunner, Wings of Desire, Slacker, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Notorious...

Books:

Painting People- figure painting today by Charlotte Mullins, Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates by Tom Robbins

Heroes:

Man Ray, Duchamp, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Mae West, Monet, Gerhard Richter, Ron English, Jeff Koons, Cecily Brown, Audrey Kawasaki, all artists who have the guts to put their souls out there...

My Blog

"no pressure"...

o.k. then. yesterday, genie lent me money for food and gas, after she paid for breakfast at progress again and me mentioning that i kinda had the dry heeves the day before from running outta food (aga...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:45:00 PST

second interview /headliners is going great...

gotta second interview after my trip to the gym today and before i work at headliners. it's at the satellite for a waitress gig at circle c. i worked with one of the dudes there before for like a mont...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:34:00 PST

pump project/ afg buds...

went to pump project and drew with watercolor pencils last night. it was great fun. scott is awesome! i felt really good there and am happy i ventured out of hermit mode for good. phillip trussel and ...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:54:00 PST

my little detectives...

so my little art class went great on sunday. one of my nine year old students asked me if i can take out a loan. they all like the idea of me expanding my little art class into a larger space. since i...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:36:00 PST

painting is definitely getting better

i did get my self portrait done in 5 days for david's show. had to work so i did not get to go to the opening. at buddy's computer looking for more part time work and am teaching this afternoon at hom...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:50:00 PST

painting and grant paperwork stuff

i have been painting on portraits i started of zion and fixing one i did a while ago of joel. i already figured out how to back the large masonites. i mean i hope i figured it out or so...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:35:00 PST

new job and stuff...

well, i am on a 12 dollar an hour computer at kinkos (they have a team of men outside boarding up the windows for hurricane ike by the way) because today was creepy guys hitting on me at the libr...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:38:00 PST

kids say the darnest things/ new job starts tomorrow

so i started another round of kids art class at my art apartment on sunday with 4 kids from the chinese school. they about beat down my door to get in and i just love them. everything was finally gett...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:55:00 PST

looking ahead

i have an upcoming show at starbucks on 5th and lamar for the month of december. that gives me 9 weeks to figure out how to frame the large masonite paintings. don't have a mitre saw, router, joiner, ...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:35:00 PST

oops, i did it again...

got fired. yep. was told by fake boobzilla/ manager that "it doesn't matter if your mother just died, you have to be happy, happy behind the bar".  i am not a fake person and am proud o...
Posted by ArtGurl Leslie on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:32:00 PST