Gallery of the Absurd

Paris Hilton Strikes a Pose

A few weeks ago, I asked my friend (and one of my favorite artists) Robert Hardgrave to be a guest artist on Gallery of the Absurd.  He's not obsessed or corrupted with celebrity gossip like the rest of us, so he had no idea what to do. Robert innocently said "I guess I'll have to go buy a tabloid so I can see what's going on out there".  !!!!! Oh, how I wish I was still as innocent as he!!!  He's one of those people who when you ask him about Kevin Federline, he says "who's that?"  That is why I love Robert. Here is his version of Paris Hilton.... I think he captured her beautifully.

I'll be back with regular postings starting in April.  I'm working on a super secret celeb project with a HOT gossip blogger right now. Soon, very soon we'll unveil our madness.

A Shocking Night at the Grocery Store

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store watching the man in front of me pull his wallet from out of his pants (not his pocket, his PANTS) and then I started giggling because the cashier didn't want to touch his money and she started lecturing him about how it's unsanitary to keep money near one's "personal area" and he kept saying "I am shocked, absolutely SHOCKED you are talking to me like this!!" and she screams "I NOT touch you money!!!!" I had to look away, so as to not burst out laughing...so I turn my attention to the tabloid rack and am SHOCKED to see an angry Jessica Simpson snarling at me from the cover of OK! Magazine with the headline, "Jessica Gets Her Revenge!!!" I'm used to seeing Jessica looking like a goofy cotton candy airhead, mouth open wide, clueless deer in the headlight eyes, skin a cheery shade of orange...but this photo hints she might be changing her image from Fluffy Blonde Boob Bimbo to Scorned Bad Girl on a Mission for Revenge. oooooh, I hope so!!! Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper.

Angelina Jolie's Subservient Pull Toy

According to the tabloids, Brad Pitt has gone from sexiest man alive to subservient, pitiful yes-man who does whatever his girlfriend says. Ever since he met Angelina, he seems to have completely forgotten his self-identity. Don't believe us? Consider the following: Angelina wears dark clothes, and what do you know.....Brad has started wearing dark clothes. Angelina is a pilot....and SURPRISE! Brad wants to be a pilot. Angelina is a Goodwill Ambassador, now Brad wants to be a Goodwill Ambassador. AND.... the most obvious example of Brad's spineless metamorphosis can be observed in how Angelina grabs his hand and leads the way at each and every photo op. Brad is a pull toy, a handsome man on wheels who tends and entertains the kids while Angelina dazzles. Curious about the shiny red button on the Pull Toy's back? Press it and Pull Toy happily responds: "Yes dear." "Whatever makes you happy, dear." "I agree with you dear, excellent idea." "Whatever you say dear." Medium: Ink on paper, digital color.