Boys will be Girls – drawing clothes in high school to keep myself entertained…

January 14, 2015

“To be, or not to be, that is the question.” – Willie the Shake (1564-1616) To be, or not to be…[a costume designer or a fashion designer] …that was the question I faced as a teenager, which the drawings at left and below give an idea of. When I started my first December email series […]

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Boys will be Boys – Drawing Cars

January 13, 2015

“Luck is the residue of design.” – Branch Rickey (1881-1965) Was it just my luck that I didn’t become an industrial designer with cars as my specialty? From the evidence of nine drawings, eight of them on tracing paper sheets measuring 6-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, discovered recently in my archives, it’s probably good that I kept […]

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Four More Sins – Ira, Avaritia, Invidia, Gula

January 12, 2015

“The truest mark of having been born with great qualities is to have been born without envy.” – François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680), Maxim # CDXXXIII Ira, Avaritia, Invidia, Gula • Anger, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony • 2 oil paintings on canvas, 40″ x 32″ each. A diptych that can also be seen with pieces switched. […]

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Creative Process: Taking a Deeper Look…

January 11, 2015

“Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.” – François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) Acedia, Luxuria, Superbia • central panel of The Seven Deadly Sins • oil on canvas, 50″ x 46″. January 2010: Five years ago this month I started this larger-than-life painting for a show of art inspired by Shakespeare’s play Henry IV Part […]

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Snowbound, and Up a Tree…

January 10, 2015

“The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake.” Photos by Lois Cole from the late 40s and early 50s of winter and its games. The first photo shows a drift of snow in front of the house that was about as high a drift to crawl over and wade […]

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An Excellent Epiphany to one and all…

January 6, 2015

“He he laughs, lasts!” –Mary Pettibone Poole “Know Thyself” Ancient Greek Admonition The Seven Deadly Sins • three paintings completed in 2010 on the themes of Ira (Anger) • Invidia (Envy)• Acedia (Sloth) • Luxuria (Luxury) • Superbia (Pride) • Avaritia (Avarice) • Gula (Gluttony). Full story on their creation eventually. Tonight, time to sleep. […]

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Clownin’ Around: Now & Then…

January 5, 2015

“A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.” – Shirley MacLaine • #12 in a series: Sayings for the 12 Days of Christmas 2014, aka One Liners I Have Learned From… Clownin’ Around: Now & Then. Now – a 24″ x 18″ oil painting on French linen canvasboard, […]

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Doggone… they’re long gone

January 4, 2015

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt • #11 in a series: Sayings for the 12 Days of Christmas 2014, aka One Liners I Have Learned From… BeanBlossom, a 17″ x 14″ oil painting on linen, painted in 2012 • collection of the artist. Below, the photos that […]

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Forty Years Ago… January 3, 1975

January 3, 2015

“Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success.” – Oscar Wilde • #10 in a series: Sayings for the Twelve Days of Christmas 2014/15, aka One Liners I Have Learned From… Forty years ago, on January 3, 1975, my second partner […]

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Beauty… and a Sense of Place

January 2, 2015

“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” – Franz Kafka • #9 in a series: 12 Sayings for Christmas 2014, aka One Liners I Have Learned From… Two paintings back-to-back on a single masonite panel, 24″ x 16″ both started in Vermont. The painting on the left was done in oils, […]

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Happy New Year 2015

January 1, 2015

“We shall not cease from exploration; and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time.” – T. S. Eliot, The Four Quartets: Little Gidding, ll. 239-42 • #8 in a series: 12 Sayings for Christmas 2014, aka One Liners I Have Learned […]

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A Smile is the Light in the Window…

December 31, 2014

“A smile is the light in the window that lets people know you’re home.” – anonymous online compiler • #7 in a series: The 12 Sayings of Christmas 2014, aka One Liners I Have Learned From… Self-Portrait @ Sixty, 2003, oil on canvasboard, 20″ x 16″ • collection of the artist. Below, photos by Lois […]

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Doggone, it’s a Fido Advisory

December 30, 2014

“Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joy ride.” – anonymous online compiler • #6 in a series: The 12 Sayings of Christmas 2014, aka One Liners I Have Learned From… In the early 90s when the personal computer was making a profound impact on our culture, and the introduction of email had […]

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“Enjoy when you can…”

December 29, 2014

“Enjoy when you can and endure when you must.” – Goethe • #5 in a series: The 12 Sayings of Christmas 2014, aka One Liners I Have Learned From… 1946: First Day of School? Looks like Clark and Wally are less-than-thrilled at the prospect of going off to school, sitting sullenly for a snapshot on […]

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“Lighting is like the jewelry of a room.”

December 28, 2014

“Lighting is like the jewelry of a room.” – Robert Willson • #4 in a series: The 12 Sayings of Christmas 2014, aka One Liners I Have Learned From… The nuclear family – Clark, Lois, Alden, Richard, Wallace – light up the parlor on Christmas Day 1952, helping to celebrate the 50th Wedding Anniversary of […]

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