INSTAGRAMMER @PALETTEMANIAC SHOWS RANGE OF COLORS USED IN ONSCREEN IMAGES

The Instagram account @PaletteManiac shows a “love for colors” using screen grabs from film, TV, and videos. Underneath the image is the color palettes employed and they are all gorgeous.

Wes Anderson movies, of course, get a LOT of love here because of all current director, his movie story boards have a clear idea of a scenes look and use of color and often entire films have a chromatic theme.

Following the projects like Movies in Color, Palette Maniac says,

“the idea is not original.”

But DO they get it right and credit the director and often the other creatives involved. Here are some below, but follow the account to find out the origins and you may be inspired to created a look, interior or your own visuals.

(Top photo, screen grab; via MyModernMet; T/Y Paul)

TV'S ORIGINAL BATMAN, ADAM WEST, OPENS HIS "CRIMINALS ON CANVAS" EXHIBIT

Adam West, the tights-wearng star of the 60s Batman TV series, is selling artwork he has created based on villains from the show. He lives in the Idaho resort town of Ketchum and tomorrow is the opening night of Criminals on Canvas at the Gilman Contemporary gallery.

The 88-year-old West said in a statement that his paintings capture the humor, zaniness and depth of Batman villains as well as the Freudian motivations of the Batman. I have to admit it, I watched this as a kid and LOVED it. It was on in prime time TV and everybody of the day guest starred including Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt as Catwoman.

Sun Valley and Ketchum attract wealthy visitors during the holidays and West is scheduled to attend. Kaching!

West’s website says, “Each piece is a limited edition of 100 prints and will be available for $500”

(T/Y Tad; via NY Post)

DONALD TRUMP & MEGAN MULLALLY SING THE THEME FROM "GREEN ACRES"

“Darlin’ I love ya, but give me Park Avenue!“

Dressed in overalls and a straw hat, Donald Trump sang this version of the Green Acres theme song he sang with Megan Mullally at the 2011 Emmy Awards. He was pretty much on key too. I’ll bet Megan feels differently about this today than she did 5 years ago. Kinda like an innocent, fun song vs. a duet with Hitler. Watch.

THE PAUL LYNDE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL WITH BETTY, WHITE, KISS, WITCHIEPOO & MARGARET HAMILTON

OMG, this is SO good. Here’s the full-length The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. It’s a TV special starring the hilarious queen, Paul Lynde and it was broadcast 39 years ago today on October 29, 1976 on ABC. It featured guest stars Margaret Hamilton in her first reprisal of her role as The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz. And the guest stars are Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf kid’s show, Tim Conway, Florence Henderson, KISS, Billy Barty, Betty White and, in an uncredited surprise appearance, Donny and Marie Osmond. This is 70s variety TV at it’s best –and worst. Cheesey, corny and GAYmazing. Kiss performs three times so, you’ll have to fast forward through a lot of bad jokes. If you aren’t going out Saturday night, you might want to save it. Watch.

JANIS JOPLIN & TOM JONES SINGING "RAISE YOUR HAND" WILL BLOW YOU AWAY!

This song, Raise Your Hand was part of Janis Joplin‘s repertoire and she performed it at Woodstock this same year. Tom Jones had his own TV show and this performance must have really blown everyone’s mind back in ’69. As you can see, Tom can hold his own with one of the greatest performers of all time. (And check out those groovy back-up dancers!) Watch.

ARTIST SUES ARCHER FOR "STEALING" HER WORK

Artist Michel Leah Keck is suing FX Networks for supposedly using three of her artworks without permission on its animated series Archer. Keck’s suit names FX and Twentieth Century Fox claims copyright infringement, maintaining that her paintings appear in the office of Malory Archer at the fictional spy agency ISIS –International Secret Intelligence Service. Dominic Pagone, FX Networks senior vice president told Artnet:

“We do not have any comment at this time regarding Archer and the lawsuit.”

Keck’s suit claims that three of her works —Sink or Swim, The Best Is Yet to Come, and I Don’t Want to Hear It —are used on office walls in the show. According to Keck’s website, she works in a wide variety of mediums at prices ranging up to $15,000. The lawsuit asserts:

“FX Networks and Fox Home Entertainment operate sophisticated media production and distribution businesses with trained staff and an excellent working knowledge of copyright law principles and rights-clearance practices. Inexplicably, defendants used the works as part of Archer without even seeking the necessary permission to do so.”

Keck is seeking $30,000 per infringement, or up to $150,000 per infringement if the infringement is found to be intentional. Being an artist, I’m all for artist’s rights. A friend tagged me on Facebook just yesterday pointing out someone who had clearly imitated my work, using a specific technique I created, so I know the feeling. And no offense to Michel but there are thousands of artists that are painting in this same abstract style (you’ve seen them in hotels all over, I’m sure.) So, if Archer’s animators DID copy her work, it was pretty lazy. They don’t have a artist friend they could feature, WITH permission? But if I saw MY work on TV and could prove I was copied, I'd sure try too. Plus, all this attention, for any artist, can't hurt.

Michel Leah Keck’s I Don’t Want To Hear It, one of the works she claims FX series Archer used without permission.

(Images, Fx, Michel Keck: via Artnet)