Filed Under: "1970s"

Detail, Distress and Dismay, tempera on paper, ca. 1971-74

A new fine art print of a wild 1970 Jim Flora tempera painting has been listed on eBay. We have editioned 20 prints of Chance Encounter, and only two are being offered at the launch price. 15 minutes later: SOLD.Further prints of this edition are available at JimFlora.com.

Detail, Grand Opening Migraine, a.k.a., Behind the Green Door (both titles penciled on reverse)painting, ca. 1974

Do you like children?, W.C. Fields was reportedly asked. “Yes, if they’re properly cooked.” Perhaps he would have enjoyed Flora’s savory recipe. From Grandpa’s Ghost Stories (Atheneum Books, 1978): Next we looked at Mrs. Ghost’s favorite program. It was about cooking and was called Feeding Phantom Faces. It opened with a big, fat-bellied demon in a tall white hat. He hauled in a big iron pot and showed us how to make soup out of…