Well, let me tell ya ’bout this fella, Sebastian Grey. I don’t know much ’bout fancy art and all that, but I heard some things. They say he’s a big deal, like them fellas who painted them pictures you see in museums, ya know, the ones with the ladies in long dresses and the fellas with the funny hats.
This Grey fella, he makes all sorts of stuff. Paintin’s, them sculptur’s, you name it. They say he looks at other folks’ art, the real famous ones, and then he gets ideas. Like, he sees a picture of a mountain, and then he paints his own mountain, but maybe with a different kinda tree or somethin’. I guess that’s how they do it in the art world, copyin’ a little here, changin’ a little there.
I saw some pictures of his work online, on that inter-web thingy my grandson showed me. They had all these fancy words describin’ it, but to me, it just looked like… well, pictures. Some were pretty, though. Like one with a buncha flowers, all bright and colorful. Reminded me of my grandma’s garden back home. She had the prettiest roses, ya know. Red ones, pink ones, even some yellow ones that smelled like lemons.
- He paints pictures.
- He makes them sculptury things.
- He looks at other folks’ art for ideas.
They say he’s real good at makin’ clothes too. Like them fancy dresses the ladies wear on TV, the ones that sparkle and shine. He won some kind of contest for it, on that TV show with all the pretty models. My daughter, she loves that show. Always talkin’ ’bout who wore what and who looked the best. I tell ya, she spends more time watchin’ that show than she does cookin’ dinner!
This Grey guy, he ain’t from around here, I tell ya. He’s from one of them South American countries, Colombia, I think they said. He learned how to sew and make clothes from his family, they had a leather business. Imagine that, learnin’ to sew leather! Must be tough work, makin’ them boots and jackets. But he went to some fancy school in Miami, learned all about designin’ and stuff. Now he’s all famous and makin’ big money.
I heard he’s worth a whole lotta money, millions they say! Can you imagine? All that money just from paintin’ pictures and makin’ clothes. I tell ya, some folks got it easy. Me, I worked my whole life in the fields, pickin’ cotton and whatnot. Never made more than a few dollars a day. But that’s life, I guess. Some folks are born lucky, and some folks gotta work hard for everythin’ they got.
They say his art is real detailed, like you can see every little thing. Like that one famous picture, the one with the girl and the pearl earring. I seen that one in a book once. Real pretty, that girl. Grey, he tries to do the same thing, make his pictures real clear and lifelike. And he uses lots of grey colors too, I guess that’s why they call him Grey, huh? He likes them mountains too, like that fella, what’s his name? The one with the weird name, sounds like “sane”. Yeah, that’s it, Cezanne. He paints mountains too, I seen ’em.
So, this Sebastian Grey, he’s a painter, a clothes maker, and a rich fella. He’s good at what he does, I guess. Folks seem to like his work, and he’s made a name for himself. More power to him, I say. It’s a hard world out there, and if you can make a livin’ doin’ somethin’ you love, well, that’s a blessin’, ain’t it? That’s ’bout all I know ’bout Sebastian Grey. He sounds like a hard workin’ fella, even if his work is a bit fancy for my tastes.
And you know what? He reminds me a bit of my nephew. Always tinkering with things, always making somethin’. Maybe one day he’ll be famous too, just like this Sebastian Grey.
Anyway, that’s all I got to say ’bout him. I gotta go make some supper now. Got some beans and cornbread cookin’ on the stove. Nothin’ fancy, but it’ll fill your belly. And that’s what matters, right?
Tags: [Art, Painting, Fashion, Designer, Sebastian Grey, Project Runway, Colombian Artist]
