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ARTS & CULTURE
KANSAN.COM | THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 2015
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WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Network and grow new connections. Rely on expert support over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Today and tomorrow are great party days. Pass along what you're learning. Listen to experience. Collaborate and share credit.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Anticipate changes. Begin
a creative phase, with
Mercury in Libra over the
next three weeks. Expect
more responsibility today
and tomorrow, under the
Aquarius Moon, Career
on an astrology visit.
opportunities arise.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) For about three weeks you're especially charming, with Mercury in Libra Embrace creative wordplay Your intelligence is attractive. Don't rely on an unstable source. It's getting easier to express love.
Cancer (June 21- July 22)
Today and tomorrow favor financial planning. It's getting easier to communicate at home over the
next three weeks, With Mercury in Libra. Achieve family consensus on remodeling and renovation.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Spend time with someone attractive. Romance and partnership flower today and tomorrow. It's getting easier to learn over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Apply logic as well as emotion. Communicate a well-balanced perspective.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.
anced perspective.
22) Focus on a major improvement. Making money seems easier, with Mercury in Libra for the next three weeks. Communications and networking grow your income. Dig into a big job.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Home and family take priority today and tomorrow.
Get into private planning over the next three weeks.
Sagittarius (Nov.22-Dec.21)
Capricorn (Dec.22-Jan.19)
The funding is available today and tomorrow. Get cooking! Public speaking impacts your professional status. A wealth of profitable ideas and opportunities bloom over the next three weeks with Mercury in Libra
multiple views.
Sagittarius (Nov.22-Dec.21) You're excellent at speaking to groups over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Crowdsource solutions. Consensus comes easier. Your popularity's increasing.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Fun is the name of the game today and tomorrow. Passions get stimulated. You're even smarter than usual, with Mercury in Libra. Decide what you really think before speaking your mind. Listen to
with Mercury in Libra.
Make household improvements and upgrades. Play with long-range plans.
Aquarius (Jan.20-Feb.18) Expand your territory over the next three weeks
with Mercury in Libra. Your audience appreciates an interesting conversation. Form a new partnership. Your charisma grows under the Moon in your sign today and tomorrow.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS/LEO HAYDEN
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS/LEO HAYDEN Clockwise from top:"King Of The World," from "Titanic";"Hattori Hanzo Steel Vs. The Aunt Jemima Treatment," from "Kill Bill"; and "One Day You May Be Called Upon To Do A Service," from "The Godfather." All painted by Leo Hayden.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Take two days for private meditation and peaceful productivity. Think before acting. Get your partner on board with your plan.
Use the next few weeks, with Mercury in Libra, to implement financial changes. Invest wisely.
Artist paints Bill Murray into iconic pop culture scenes
SAMANTHA SEXTUN
@SamBiscuit
Bill Murray, one of America's beloved comic actors, has touched fans' hearts throughout his career, from his iconic role in the blockbuster "Ghost-busters" to his appearance as himself in the post-apocalyptic "Zombieland."
For some, the man is synonymous with humor, and for Leo Hayden, an artist based in Lawrence, "he's possibly the coolest man on Earth."
That sentiment was one of the driving forces behind Hayden's newest series of paintings he's affectionately titled "Kill Bill... Murray." The portraits of the acclaimed actor feature Bill Murray in what are considered some of the most notable pop culture scenes. Some paintings show Murray posing as Da Vinci's Mona Lisa — in another he's portrayed as the Godfather.
Hayden said he was excited to make art for himself when
he finally had some time after working on mainly commissioned work.
"You get to a point where you just want to do your own thing," Hayden said. "The 'Kill Bill'-Murray' series is just that — me having fun painting." Hayden's goal was just to make some people laugh, including himself.
"The idea spawned from an inside joke I had with a former roommate of mine." Hayden said. "We were working at a bar where Bill Murray had shown up for either his college or high school reunion. He ordered some cheese sticks from my roommate and never payed for them. We thought it was hilarious, and she always joked that she was going to 'kill Bill Murray.' So I guess the idea just sort of stuck with me."
That doesn't mean Hayden doesn't respect the actor, he said. Rather, it is quite the opposite.
"If Bill and I could get together and talk art some time
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/LEO HAYDEN "Dance You Son Of A Bitch," from the movie "Jaws," painted by Leo Hayden.
that would be the ultimate," Hayden said. "I'd even buy the appetizers."
Hayden got involved with the Lawrence Arts Center, where the 'Kill Bill...Murray' series is currently shown, after moving to Lawrence from Colorado in 2007. After his introduction to the art scene in Lawrence, Hayden decided to stick around and bring his talent of "taking two or more unlikely subjects and melding them together in some amusing way" to the area, he said.
When Hayden was younger, he considered himself something of a "human photocopier" able to recreate images with whatever medium he had laying about. After working on a few murals for friends, Hayden was commissioned for more.
He was plugged into a new world of art, which later led to his pieces depicted Bill Murray taking Jack's place on the bow of the Titanic, holding on to his beloved Rose.
Hayden's imaginative artwork is on display at the Lawrence Arts Center, at 721 E. 9th St., until this Friday, Aug. 28. They can be seen between 5 and 9 p.m.
Edited by Amber Vandegrift
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