"Naked Guys Standing There Doing Nothing"

"I have no idea why I paint. I have no idea why I paint what I do. I've been painting the same thing, the same set of ideas and by the same means for over twenty years (you'd think after that amount of time I'd be a little better at it). "Naked guys standing there doing nothing." When I have Chaz Bono's money maybe I won't need to work it out on canvas anymore, and choosing art as a means to achieve the financial aspect of that goal is really bad decision making, one that assures continued paintings of Naked Guys Standing There Doing Nothing. See how nicely it works out? That aspect of it aside...I still have no idea why the 'Nothing,' but I assure you, there's a lot going on in Nothing."

Jen Heaslip's "Naked Guys Standing There Doing Nothing" opens August 22 and runs through September 13, 2009
Opening Reception is Saturday August 22, 6 - 11 pm, at Edgar Varela Fine Arts (542 S. Alameda Street, 2nd Fl) Los Angeles, CA 90013