There are two malls in Utah County. One is The University Mall in Orem and the other one is the Provo Towne Center which is in — wait for it — Provo. The Provo mall is the closest mall to me, so it’s the one that I visit the most. I can get a lot of cool stuff at the mall, such as warm pretzels, modest cap-sleeve clothing, and family car decals. I can also get me some fine art!
located between the Master Cuts and Sears
Hey, I like fine art! In galleries! In the mall! So I moseyed into McNaughton: Fine Art Gallery and politely asked if I could take some photos. “Of course,” said the cute girl that worked there. “Also, help yourself to some free fliers.”
I love free.
The first thing I noticed in “the gallery” was this big picture:
The flag costs extra
Now, in order for you to truly appreciate the magnitude of this fine art! painting you need to visit McNaughton’s interactive guide to his painting, “ONE NATION UNDER GOD.” It is mind-blowing! I’m not sure what my favorite part of this painting is –the lawyer who is flipping through a thick wad of cash, the teacher who looks eerily like Sarah Palin, or the Token Black Guy who is a “College Student” clutching his dog-eared copy of Cleon Skousen’s book, “The Five Thousand Year Leap.” So many choices!
I also like this version (by person(s) unknown):
Cthulhu, baby!
It’s a little blood-soaked, yes. And no, it was not in the fine! art! gallery. I found it on the Internet.
Also, in the gallery was this picture — “The Forgotten Man.” I captured my own image of it at the fine! art! gallery.
James Madison: Imma gonna catch Obama's shiny fart!
Sure, Obama is stepping on the constitution, but at least he farts balls of light!*
It was a very educational trip to the mall today, and I couldn’t help but feel inspired by Jon McNaughton’s Fine! Art! Gallery. I decided to take those free fliers and some of my old book covers and a bunch of pink pom-pom trim and make my own fine! art.
My own art!
I floozified this folder. It holds all of my Cotton Floozy patterns. Check it!
One Nation Under . . . Hester Prynne?
I wish that I knew how to do that interactive mouse rollover feature, because then you would be able to see all of my neato upgrades. Instead, you can click on the picture and play a game of Can You Find: A Little Princess, Anne Shirley, Indiana Jones, and Karl Marx? What else can you find?
*maybe I should learn to take pictures without the automatic flash.
Marie, you craft at a remarkable rate, and no reasonable person could ask you to do it faster. However, you *might* blog post more often because I’m pretty sure you’re the funniest blogger I’ve encountered, and I need funny. Wish I could still hang w/you and the girls in person, but I enjoy keeping tabs on you and the fam this way. All of that, and…Utah religious art scares me. More than Cthulu.
I miss you soooooo much, Eileen! And thanks for calling me funny, because funny is better than skinny or pretty any day of the week. You rawk!
We miss you too, Eileen! And I completely agree that The Cotton Floozy aka Marie needs to blog more. Because she’s more than just a Mormon Poet.
And Cthulu has nothing on McNaughty fo’ sho.
The first time I passed by that place in the mall, my eyes widened, my nostrils flared, and I believe I gasped involuntarily and vomited at the same time. Since then, I walk on the other side of the mall and avoid it at all costs.
Haha book covers yessssss