Cranky Yellow is often described as a Grandma’s attic on acid. We goof around with the idea and take the awkward compliment to heart. Can you imagine your average Midwestern grandmother on psychedelic drugs?! Crazy. Simply put. Most of the die-hard grannys, the kind that are bundled up out in the country, re-living their era are rad.

Some haunting landscapes captured on 1/1/11 by Lulu Voodoo, after a devastating Tornado ripped through Sunset Hills, MO. The photos are simple, saddening and a hold a magic in their imagery that makes them feel crashed in synthetics. A single peek reminds us that nature will destroy, recreate, and grow however it sees fit; being regardless of the man-made.

Cranky Yellow can get with some contemporary abstract work being created around Saint Louis; especially if it doesn’t make us want to puke in pretension. Before you get any pre-conceived conceptions of what abstract is doing in around here lets talk

Lets have a little conversation about intellectual property. How do we, as artists, draw the line? How do we stand up for our rights and how do we protect our concepts and work? It’s a tricky slope that has been walked over many times. Let us introduce a little bit of drama happening in that world right now.

The latest Harry Potter flick is due to hit theaters nation wide this Friday. The series of movies have spanned a decade and we have watched the young actors grow (literally) into the roles. Cranky Yellow was lucky enough to be invited to a press screening of the latest Potter flick.

We’re Cranky Yellow! You might have heard of us. Perhaps because we won best junk shop in STL (yay- we’re giddy)! Regardless of how you got here… now you’re looking at us… and we’re feeling obligated to give you something to look at. So without further gibberish I present: DON’T REMIND US : PART 1.