Porkchop has painted a new woman in the Casino, but some real new women are more than competitive. Paul Goldfinger photo © May 24, 2015. Click to enlarge. Re-post.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
Mike LaValee, aka Porkchop, is a multi-disciplinary artist from Asbury Park who exhibits in the US and Europe, but he is perhaps best known around here for his mural (s) in the Casino between AP and Ocean Grove. We have all seen and loved the octopus-flapper woman, but now he has imagined a new version of another fishy female. This one is a gorgeous creature—a fantasy woman who lives in a multi-colored world simultaneously under the sea and near the sea.
But today, as we were photographing his new creation, some young women of the warm-blooded variety breezed by, animated, beautiful, and sure of their femininity. They don’t seem to notice Porkchop’s 2-D creation, because life doesn’t mirror art, it is better than art.
Mike loves to paint artistic themes that are usually based on the female figure, and we applaud him for this new wonderful creature, but by comparison, you can’t beat the real thing.
NAT KING COLE:
seen some of Porkchop’s work here in Europe. I’m loving this too, would not hesitate to visit and take a pic once i return to asbury park casino.
Ah, yes, younger than springtime are all the sorceresses in this wonderful image