This was painted a while ago, and I love this work, in part because I love the color green in most of its forms. But I digress… this painting is meant to depict life’s eternal struggle. It represents the fits and starts in life when things flow smoothly, and the imperfect moments and challenges too. …
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Beyond the confines
Beyond the confines lies a land of wonderment, joy and beauty. That’s the essence of this mixed media painting, an interplay of charcoal, graphite, ink, acrylic paint on archival gsm 140 wt. paper. Original for sale through me here at a discount or assorted “merch” can be had in this via online galleries Fine Art America …
Takeaways, gratitude and a request following Irma’s visit.
Hurricane Irma departed, thankfully weakening significantly and shifting so we weren’t dead center in what remained of her eye by the time she moved northward through Central Florida. Since this was my first direct experience with a hurricane, (and as I mentioned in my previous blog post, I process emotions through writing), I’ve made a …
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Hunkering down, Irma style
I process my angst through writing, so, bear with me or move on. We’re facing Irma’s wrath in the form of a Category 2 or 3 hurricane strike in our Tampa Bay city of Plant City. Fortunately, we’re inland some 30 miles, so we don’t have to content with storm surge and thanks to retention …
Summer Delight
End of summer fine art original mixed media painting
Acadia Morning
If you’ve ever been to Acadia National Park in the early morning, or overlooked the Penobscot Bay at the edge of Bar Harbor, Maine, you’ll know the feeling… unspoiled beauty, nature, serenity. Above all, beauty and clarity. This pristine area, along the New England Coast, is exquisite and breathtaking in its natural, unspoiled beauty. I was there …
Sunshine themed paintings
Well, not Sunshine, per say, but the titles of both cover the theme “sunshine”. Must be because of the dreary days we’ve been having. Or that the paintings both lend themselves to these titles. So, without further adieu, I bring you: Sunshine and Lollipops – a mixed media work of gouache, watercolor and pen and …
LOVE!!!
Oh wow! I love this! https://youtu.be/YttscNOoAjA
Sunday School
One more thing from the Convention in Philadelphia: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II… Preach! So powerful!
Historical significance beyond Hillary
On a post on his Facebook page, Dan Rather writes powerfully and likens Khizr Khan’s speech at the DNC and his questions to Donald Trump as a moment of historical significance akin to the “Have you no sense of decency sir?” question Joseph Welch put to Senator Joe McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954. …