Some thoughts about the art.
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Back in the Saddle
it’s been several months since I’ve completed any new works, for a combination of reasons. I need some fresh material (which means a trip to the florist’s shop this time of year), but more critically my sketching tablet finally failed on me, my original Wacom bought in 2006 or 2007. I put a LOT of…
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Reaping the Rewards of Patience
Back in 2018 I started a flat of amaryllis seeds I was able harvest when two of my bulbs, a sparkly white and a rich crimson, bloomed simultaneously and I was able to cross-pollinate. It took four years but last spring I was blessed with several nice salmon colored flowers, the fruits of that patient…
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So Many Styles
I imagine that people who has spent even just a moderate amount of time studying fine art will be able to say “Oh, that’s an Edward Hopper” or “That’s a Picasso” even if they’ve never seen the particular work in question. The blocked colors and city scenes of a Hopper or the seemingly-casual strokes in…