THE PEOPLE'S GALLERY AT CITY HALL IS BACK!!

The Department of Economic Development quit doing the annual City Hall Art Exhibit so the public library took it over!Here are the cards they put out for the party. These are called "rack cards".

T'IS THE SEASON! EXHIBITS ARE COMING!!

First upcoming delivery is for the People's Gallery at City Hall! My Painting was accepted into this show. The name of the artwork is THE FOUR GRACES DESCEND TO DEFEND WHAT’S LEFT OF OUR PLANET/EARTH FROM GREED (AND THEN THERE WAS NONE). The birds and bees will survive without us (people) but we won't/can't survive without them. My mom always said leave a place better than you found it. That includes this planet. Visual art can contribute information, entertainment, comfort, inspiration, wonder, flavors and more. The social nature of our species needs such objects and energy in this world.

There are these sweet bits to dilute the ferocity in life. Mother Earth, Mother Nature. And they are us.

TREASURES FOUND IN THE FLAT FILE!

I attacked the flat file! Hokusai did not do such things as clean up his studio. He just moved. Records are that he moved 93 times. 30,000 art works. No time! No time! I did find some treasures. I've dusted, edited and photo'd.I do have some items put aside for toss and/or re-do!

ADDRESSING THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN

An exhibit is coming soon to CERES Gallery, called ADDRESSING THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN. I am finishing up a painting that I hope will be included in this exhibit, next OCTOBER, the month before our next national election. We must vote to stop this voracious monster. Too bad our opposition is in such disarray. Such it often is with gentle folk. We don't march in step very well. Our advantage, though, is courage. Art is a discipline of courage.

RHAPSODY IN BLUE, the painting

My painting titled RHAPSODY IN BLUE, was manipulated and used for the cover art of pianist,EMILY WHITE'S, CD named AMERICAN COLLECTION. It is marvelous piano music, rare and moving. I am so very honored to be part of this.

TAKING MY ANT FOR A WALK

This is a small painting but it is another bit of play with a palette knife (and fairy tales). I named it Taking My Ant For a Walk and love the frivolity of such an idea. Ants are fierce beasties but very useful in this world!

And here is another small knife painting called THE LOST INDIAN PAINTBRUSH. I do love these wildflowers that bloom right after the bluebonnets.

WE WILL MISS THEM

Some article I read somewhere asserted that life on this planet would/could last about 3 weeks without bugs. I wasn't clear from the information presented how fast everything would die. The article presented information to support a rather rapid demise of Life. Whereas If all humans die, there would be some adjustments but Life would continue as jolly as ever! So HOORAY FOR BUGS!! Homage to some of my Favorites

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