Posted in Totsy's Sweets | Tagged art, body image, dance, i gotcha, joe tex, music, ole school, paintings, record player, records, rotund women, sassy, watercolor | 49 Comments

49 Responses

1. on March 13, 2012 at 12:32 am | Reply rumpie

   Love these paintings, very bright and expressive

   
   
   • on March 13, 2012 at 8:03 am | Reply totsymae1011

     Thanks, Rumpie.

     
     
2. on March 13, 2012 at 1:08 am | Reply kdaddy23

   Ah, that record player brings back so many great and fond memories!

   
   
   • on March 13, 2012 at 8:05 am | Reply totsymae1011

     I’m sure it did. Those little babies are worth a pretty penny now.

     
     
3. on March 13, 2012 at 2:39 am | Reply monicastangledweb

   OMG, Totsy, are you exhibiting your work anywhere?? So vivid and fluid. I feel the jazz and the love when I gaze upon your art.

   
   
   • on March 13, 2012 at 8:06 am | Reply totsymae1011

     Thank you.
     A couple of galleries in California carry my work. These ladies are some of my favorites.

     
     
4. on March 13, 2012 at 2:55 am | Reply nigelld

   Fantastic I really like these Totsymae, will they be available in your gallery? Can you ship internationally?

   
   
   • on March 13, 2012 at 8:08 am | Reply totsymae1011

     I can put them in my gallery. Sure, I can ship your way.

     
     
   • on March 13, 2012 at 9:07 am | Reply totsymae1011

     They’re in the gallery now.
     http://toshfomby.com/Drawings/Comps.html

     
     
5. on March 13, 2012 at 6:45 am | Reply writingfeemail

   Fantastic!

   
   
   • on March 13, 2012 at 8:08 am | Reply totsymae1011

     Thank you.

     
     
6. on March 13, 2012 at 9:19 am | Reply jotsfromasmallapt

   James Brown said it best, “So good! So good…!!”

   
   
   • on March 13, 2012 at 12:10 pm | Reply totsymae1011

     That’s Joe Tex. They do have a similar sound.

     
     
     • on March 13, 2012 at 12:48 pm | Reply jotsfromasmallapt

       Wait…James Brown’s “I Feel Good…so good, so good………” isn’t that it? If not…..opps!

       
       
   • on March 13, 2012 at 8:37 pm | Reply totsymae1011

     James Brown does sing that song but not the one on the blog.

     
     
     • on March 13, 2012 at 9:06 pm | Reply jotsfromasmallapt

       Oh TM….I was sayin’ “So Good! So Good! to your post…but gave James Brown the credit because he did say it best.
       RR

       
       
       • on March 13, 2012 at 9:09 pm | Reply totsymae1011

         Oh, okay. I screwed that up big time, huh…:-)

         
         
         • on March 13, 2012 at 9:40 pm | Reply jotsfromasmallapt

           Nah…let’s both chalk this up to where I was where you were and all the life in between the two. Thanks for your view and the words to describe that view. So Good! I’m so done…………

           
           
7. on March 13, 2012 at 9:53 am | Reply SomerEmpress

   Never have I seen an artist capture our “fullness” – the lilt of our laughter, our gaze, the rhythm of our hips, our vernacular even – in such beautiful and accurate fashion! I love it! “You Want This”! Yes! I’m going to have to spring for some artwork!

   
   
   • on March 13, 2012 at 12:11 pm | Reply totsymae1011

     Thanks, Somer. They are sassy, for sure.

     
     
     • on March 14, 2012 at 4:53 pm | Reply SomerEmpress

       Have you ever heard of Margaret Burroughs? I just saw a documentary/film about her today titled “What Should I Tell My Children Who Happen to Be Black?”, produced by Nate Grant. Ms. Burroughs was a visual artist and singular force behind the opening of the DuSable Museum here in Chicago (only Black History Museum). She was quite a Life Artist. I thought she was so empowering in her poetry as well as her artwork. I thought of your drawings when I saw her work. fyi/ Just wanted to share that.

       
       
       • on March 14, 2012 at 8:10 pm | Reply totsymae1011

         No, I’ve not heard of her. I’ll have to stalk her on the web. Thanks for introducing me.

         
         
8. on March 13, 2012 at 9:59 am | Reply Linda Medrano

   I love the paintings! Why didn’t I know you had an art website? These women are breathtaking!

   
   
   • on March 13, 2012 at 12:14 pm | Reply totsymae1011

     Thanks. I announced the site here. I said a lot of other things when I announced it, so I probably muddled that I’d put one up.

     
     
9. on March 13, 2012 at 10:00 am | Reply Ariana

   I am happiest when I dance, and your paintings just made me want to get up and dance – this is a happy morning!

   
   
   • on March 13, 2012 at 12:15 pm | Reply totsymae1011

     You’ll have to vlog those dance moves for us.

     
     
10. on March 13, 2012 at 11:34 am | Reply My Book of Stories

    The best so far. I can hear the music and I’m swaying!

    
    
    • on March 13, 2012 at 12:16 pm | Reply totsymae1011

      Thanks. Keep up now.

      
      
11. on March 13, 2012 at 12:25 pm | Reply Bella

    Totsy, you have outdone yourself with these pieces! They are superb! I love the bright use of color, the expressions, the movement! They have it all!

    
    
    • on March 13, 2012 at 8:39 pm | Reply totsymae1011

      Thanks, Bella. They’re very confident women, that’s for sure.

      
      
12. on March 13, 2012 at 1:12 pm | Reply Carl D'Agostino

    You have captured movement in all 3

    
    
    • on March 13, 2012 at 8:40 pm | Reply totsymae1011

      Thanks, Carl. I hope you danced with the ladies.

      
      
13. on March 13, 2012 at 3:22 pm | Reply granbee

    Oh, Tots, what a joy to see these paintings of yours. The “Come Get This Body” one is just TOO good! You truly do need your own syndicated cable TV show, you know!

    
    
    • on March 13, 2012 at 8:42 pm | Reply totsymae1011

      Thanks, Granbee. You mean, like a reality show? Hmmm….

      
      
14. on March 13, 2012 at 4:02 pm | Reply molly

    Cocomo gals … fabulous!
    Those colours are like a perfect African sunset … drums shimmy-shammy thru the veldt, lions pad their way softly softly to the waterhole, Zulu voices chorus, rhythym pulses, zebra bark greetings to the night, moon’s rising and cheetahs lope through the grass … monkeys chattter as a light breeze flicks across treetops – the night sways in, cheers catchul8r molly

    
    
    • on March 13, 2012 at 9:07 pm | Reply totsymae1011

      Wow, Molly. I didn’t see all that but hey, I’ll go with it. Thanks.

      
      
15. on March 13, 2012 at 4:08 pm | Reply Lorna's Voice

    I’m not sure how you can make a two-dimensional image “flow” or “move,” but you did, Tots. I love the way you express yourself in visual and written images. You are a treasure…a real treasure.

    
    
    • on March 13, 2012 at 9:12 pm | Reply totsymae1011

      Thanks. These ladies are some of my favorites. I was listening to Janet Jackson when I painted them, now that I think about it.

      
      
16. on March 13, 2012 at 6:05 pm | Reply souldipper

    Great paintings, Tots. I love images where rubenesque women are showing how much they are able to love their bodies.

    
    
    • on March 13, 2012 at 9:14 pm | Reply totsymae1011

      I’ve sold a lot of painting with rubenesque figures in them. These women definitely love who they are.

      
      
17. on March 13, 2012 at 9:49 pm | Reply My Inner Chick

    –L O V E your Art
    I am honored to hang you in my livingroom!!!

    Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    
    
    • on March 14, 2012 at 7:12 am | Reply totsymae1011

      Thank you so much, Kim.

      
      
18. on March 13, 2012 at 10:18 pm | Reply Not Happenin On My Watch | Blog

    Your artwork is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

    
    
    • on March 14, 2012 at 7:12 am | Reply totsymae1011

      Thank you and for visiting.

      
      
19. on March 14, 2012 at 6:49 pm | Reply silentlyheardonce

    You are so talented.

    
    
    • on March 14, 2012 at 8:04 pm | Reply totsymae1011

      Thank you much.

      
      
20. on March 17, 2012 at 8:24 pm | Reply InsideJourneys

    Love your work, Girl! Art just flows from your pores.

    
    
    • on March 18, 2012 at 10:31 am | Reply totsymae1011

      Thank you.

      
      
21. on March 24, 2012 at 8:06 pm | Reply blackwatertown

    Great musical and pictorial combo. I really like like like.