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I am a total thrift store junky and actually stop by my local church thrift at least once, if not twice a month. I always seem to find something that calls out to me, TAKE ME HOME AND DO SOMETHING WITH ME!!....not to sound nuts, but these things actually do indeed talk to me!

So anywho....I have been kicking this idea around involving old, discarded, ugly(well, not to everybody i guess), framed up paintings that get dropped off at the flea market, garage sales, thrifts and are left collecting dust because they are soooooo outdated, that nobody, I mean nobody, is gonna hang over their couch. So, I have been toying with the notion of kind of re-painting them. Of course I wouldn't take any painting that could be loved the way it is, (even though, beauty is in the eye of the beholder), and repaint over it. Hmm, I am confusing myself more by actually typing this. I want to paint kinda over them, or incorporate some part of the original works into the repurposed work. I don't know if that sounds disrespectful to the original artist or not. BUT, they wouldn't know about it, well, if the work was signed I would give them credit though and then they might find out about it, but probably not and maybe they aren't even alive anymore, right? (tapping fingers on keyboard)......

So, if you actually got through reading my very confusing post, please let me know what ya think. I have two paintings staring at me as we speak, telling me to revamp them, make them into something funky and kewl, so we can be loved!!(talking to me again!)...

I kind of feel like these paintings will never, ever get out of the places they have been in for the last 20 years, so its kind of my duty to them. I mean, I am an artist and it does seem kind of sad that these paintings will never get out of their thrift "prisons". 

I also thought if it was a "GO" to "save" the universe from icky art, I would start to post before and after photos here on my blog. I can envision the whole project, but not if peeps are going to think that this may be rude in some way to the original artist. 

I really, really, want to go ahead and do this, just need some thoughts...

Thanks a gazillion.....

Peace out,

Tracey Ann

UPDATE: 4-27-15

Here is a painting that I decided to re-invent.....I hope that it makes you smile! 

Already framed too. I have left the first artist's name on the back(where it was originally) and I will sign my name to the back as well. Also wired and ready to hang and enjoy.

Title: "Earth Angels"