nishi's house

[nishi]

after really enjoying that thread the other day where people were posting the art in their homes, i finally got around to taking pictures of some of the art that i had. and as i was getting ready to post, it occurred to me that it might be fun for people to have their own threads with pictures of stuff in and around their houses - where we could get a little tour of each other's homes and stuff.  plus, since we have some folks with new homes, folks moving into new homes, folks working on their current homes... i though that a thread for each of us to share all that might be fun. or.... i might be overestimating, but what the fuck.

so. with that in mind, i'm going to post some of the pictures of the art in my house, and i guess i'll add some pictures of other parts of my house that are of interest in one way or another as we go along.

i am lucky in that i have several close friends who are painters. this painting is in my dining room.



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[nishi]

and this is probably my favorite - it hangs in the living room. her name was petunia. this is only a so-so photograph of it. well, all of these are only so-so photographs of these paintings.

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[nishi]

both of the previous paintings are pretty large, especially the nude. this one is very small. they're all by this guy:

petersenthomas.com



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[nishi]

these are from a series of portraits by another painter.



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[nishi]

and the angle on the previous one is odd because i was trying to avoid a reflection. more by her:

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[Alice]

Oh I'm so sending you a painting. 

I have to paint something for nallen and for hatt first, but then - you're getting one. 

[nishi]

i also have some landscapes and some still lifes by that same artist - the landscapes didn't photograph well at all and i was too lazy to go outside, and the still lifes aren't great, but here's one of them:

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[nishi]

Oh I'm so sending you a painting. 

I have to paint something for nallen and for hatt first, but then - you're getting one. 

yay!!! i am enormously patient!!

i pretty much consider my home to be a giant, working still life, and finding the perfect place for pieces of art from people that i love in that giant still life is one of the best parts about living that way.

[nishi]

this is the last addition for tonight - i am hugely fond of mid-century furnishings (and i live in a mid century house), and the mother of the painter of the nude and petunia gave me this painting. not because it's a great painting - but it's a lively one, and it really captures, i think, a lot of the color and the mood of some kinds of painting and even furnishing of that period. i like very painterly painters.

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[dc]

Oh I'm so sending you a painting. 

I have to paint something for nallen and for hatt first, but then - you're getting one. 

yay!!! i am enormously patient!!

i pretty much consider my home to be a giant, working still life, and finding the perfect place for pieces of art from people that i love in that giant still life is one of the best parts about living that way.

Did I hear you say that you were patient?

[nishi]

ok. i lied. no thread of mine would be complete without at least one photograph of some animal. here's mrbuddycat. please note that his collar indicates that he is indeed rough trade:

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[Alice]

I like your place.

Can I live with you?  Bruce is a good house guest. 

[nishi]

and willie scratching his nose on the furniture. which always prompts me to say "we can't have anything nice!!"



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[Alice]

and willie scratching his nose on the furniture. which always prompts me to say "we can't have anything nice!!"

Is it his muzzle that itches, or his actual nose?

[nishi]

Oh I'm so sending you a painting. 

I have to paint something for nallen and for hatt first, but then - you're getting one. 

yay!!! i am enormously patient!!

i pretty much consider my home to be a giant, working still life, and finding the perfect place for pieces of art from people that i love in that giant still life is one of the best parts about living that way.

Did I hear you say that you were patient?

are you kidding? you live in my *closet*. i have the patience of a fucking saint!

[nishi]

I like your place.

Can I live with you?  Bruce is a good house guest. 

thank you! i'm very fond of it and right now i'm going through a phase of feeling very guilty because i have kind of neglected it.

yes. but if you live here, no snuggling.

and since i already have four dogs, i'm sure that i will hardly even notice bruce! (how is he, anyway? we need updated bruce photos!)

[meredith]

I love Petunia!!!


Why the hate of snuggles?  I need snuggles bad -- how could you not want 'em?

[Alice]

I love Petunia!!!


Why the hate of snuggles?  I need snuggles bad -- how could you not want 'em?

Amen to that.

[nishi]

I love Petunia!!!


Why the hate of snuggles?  I need snuggles bad -- how could you not want 'em?

i don't like having faces in my face. i'm ok with lounging around with somebody and stuff, but to me, "snuggling" is all close up and completely intertwined and with faces in my face. that part creeps me out.

i suspect that what i call lounging other people might theoretically call snuggling. lying around like a pile of puppies is good. faces near my face - no good.

see? now this person is cuddling with a knee. that is totally acceptable:



but this?? brrrrrr. a face in my face.

[Jessie]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

[Youphoric]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

ass to ass?

[Alice]

How could this not be appealing?

[meredith]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

ass to ass?

Deal!

[meredith]

i don't like having faces in my face. i'm ok with lounging around with somebody and stuff, but to me, "snuggling" is all close up and completely intertwined and with faces in my face. that part creeps me out.

i suspect that what i call lounging other people might theoretically call snuggling. lying around like a pile of puppies is good. faces near my face - no good.

What's wrong with face-to-face?  Don't like someone's breath on you?

Am I that ugly?  *sob*

or is it something more sinister...

[nishi]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

i call knees! i call knees!!