Archive for February, 2010

Logos: Vimeo vs Vick’s

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Has anyone else noticed that the new Vick’s motion logo is very similar to the logo Vimeo uses while the video loads? This seems like a great opportunity to share this Vimeo video of my #1 little pig having a good ol’ time (filmed by my brother-in-law, Andrew). Refresh the page to catch it quickly.

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Ruby is my muse

Monday, February 15th, 2010

When I’m feeling creative, my dog is often my default subject matter. This is pretty of “low-art” of me, I know, but in this most recent painting, I want to bury the image of Ruby with tens of thousands of paint drops so she’s barely noticeable. I did a very small painting similar to this one last year (maybe 12″ x 8″)  and I loved working on it. Every single paint drop is a decision, but the joy in that process is that the consequence is indifferent once it’s placed. It’s like meditating and it gives my mind an uninterrupted chance to wander.

I wanted to do a larger version, so this piece is 47″ x 22″. The base image for the last piece was an abstraction (almost like a solar system) so I thought this time I would try incorporating an image. And hello Ruby!

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New year, new website!

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

I’m very excited to launch janellf.com v.4. New year, new work, new layout. Built with Indexhibit™, a great liaison to better my comprehension of css and php. Here is a sneak peek at the format while I iron out the final details. Happy twenty ten!

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