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This Is Going to Be a Doozy
Does Nature ever give you a gift? One special moment, one glimpse of sublime beauty that will last forever? Or God, or Universe, or Krishna etc.? I had one such moment as I was getting ready to do this particular drawing, of this particular tree: It was a honeybee, gathering nectar from a maple tree…
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The Bronx is up……….
Yes, I promised birds…………BUT. I changed my mind again. I found the files of old work, which was this woman’s treasure. There’s a lot of stuff that I don’t think I put on this blog…was on my old Blogger Blog that still exists somewhere in the vast Universe of the internet, probably. Maybe not, and…
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Blackout !
“I’ve seen the lights go out on Broadway, I’ve seen the Empire State laid low.” – Billy Joel Right now, Rose Garden is going slowly. It’s through no fault of my own, but pet owners will understand. Pumpkin has taken up a new sleeping spot, right behind my easel. It’s a choice between letting…
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It Mocks Me!
It happens every year about this time…the view from my living room window mocks me. The leaves fall, revealing one of the most beautiful, famous scenes anywhere. Something I’ve tried and tried again to capture. The Manhattan skyline. It mocks me. Some of my failures: I must do this scene justice before I…
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The Idea That Would Not Die…
I finished the self-portrait in very little time. I thought it would take several days, and I would fill in with humorous, anecdotal experience with my portraiture education and professional portraiture stories. Like the blond boy with glasses who requested I make him look like Fonzi. If you don’t know who Fonzi is, you have…
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