Francoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly’s massive, colorful portraits are delicious to look at. Even more wonderful – and particularly infuriating to those of us who have timidly dabbled in painting – is to watch her create them. In a beautiful video posted on her site, she, in her confident, strong hand, wields her painting knife shaped like a miniature garden trowel, and makes painting look easy like cake frosting. She paints her vivid, passionate canvases — some as large as 78 x 25 inches (195 x 62 centimeters) -- from black-and-white photos, further proof of her unfailing ability to interpret light, shadow, hue and tone by applying brilliant colors and daring strokes.

Born in Marseille, brought up near Cannes and Saint-Tropez, and now living in Paris, Nielly is at home among bold contrast and dazzling light. To add to her likeability, here is the list of her loves: Life, wide open spaces, sushi, blue lagoons, the Internet, humor, books, Paris, New York and Vancouver. - Tuija Seipell

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SPOTTED: CHRIS BROWN STARTS HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE DUTIES IN VIRGINIA

Singer/dancer Chris Brown was spotted picking up some trash on the side of the road in Virginia on Wednesday morning (September 16th). The star started his mandatory community service duties today; read below for more details on what he has to do:

Brown begins his 8-hour work day at 8:00 AM when a Department of Corrections bus picks him up, along with 30-40 other offenders. Brown will wear a reflective orange vest and pick up trash and litter along highways and roads. He’ll also have to trim brush along medians, remove gang graffiti from the VCU campus, and wash the inside and outside of law enforcement vehicles. Richmond City Councilman Doug Conner says Brown will be kept “under the watchful eye of a supervisor” to make sure he doesn’t cut any corners.
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Kanye West Talks To Jay Leno About VMA Incident

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MUSIC VIDEO: ESTER DEAN FT. CHRIS BROWN - “DROP IT LOW“

Ester Dean debuts her video for her first single, “Drop It Low,” featuring Chris Brown, from the More Than A Game motion picture soundtrack.

You may remember we posted Ester’s single in our Hot or Not section with no picture. The video is the first glimpse that folks have gotten of Dean.

The clip also features cameos from stars like Nelly, Keri Hilson, Rich Boy and more. Check below the cut for some behind the scenes footage.
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ROUND THE WAY: LIL MAMA SAYS SORRY / KANYE APOLOGIZES AGAIN

After randomly popping up on stage during Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ closing performance at last night’s VMAs, Lil Mama has issued an apology to them both:

“I did not mean any disrespect towards Jay-Z or Alicia Keys. I admire them and look up to them as role models. ‘Empire State of Mind’ had my emotions running high. In that moment I came up onstage to celebrate my two icons singing about NY.”

We still think she had a sip from Kanye’s Hennessy. Speaking of Mr. West, he has issued another apology to Taylor Swift via his blog:

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KANYE WEST ON THE VMA

EVERYONE IS ON TWITTER,FACEBOOK YOU NAME IT, IS TALKING ABOUT KANYE WEST ALL NIGHT GET OVER IT YOU GUYS KNOW HOW HE IS.. NOW MOVE ON!! LOVE HIS MUSIC!!

EVENT PICS: RIHANNA AT ‘HOUSE OF HYPE’ DINNER &ROUND THE TENTS:TEYANA

Rihanna attends the 2nd annual House of Hype Directors Dinner at Levant East at the Hotel on Rivington on Saturday night (September 12) in New York City.
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