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Merry Christmas 2019
For several years I have tried to create my own personal artwork for a Christmas card for friends and family. Each year I have struggled...
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Portraits (part one)
I was a grade school pip squeak with geeky glasses and an ever runny nose. I has asthma, and allergies, and was a twitchy frightened kid....
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Plein Aire Paradise
Crystal River 2019 For several years Julie and I have taken an autumn vacation and often end up on the Crystal River. This may be the...
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Preparing for the Christmas Ride!
For many American Consumers today is "Black Friday!" A day reserved for spending hard earned cash on presents for loved ones. These...
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Catching up!
It has been a very busy year (or more?) since I created this website and Blog. I have often used it to introduce, friends and new...
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Snowfriends!
For several years I have created a Christmas card. I call this card Snowfriends. The children gaze straight ahead with their arms...
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A Family Tradition (part three)
I was born in 1954, and have wanted to be an artist since I was a very young child. I remember drawing notebook covers for friends in...
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A Family Tradition (part two)
My brother Rick, born in 1950, wanted to be an artist. I remember his art projects from the one year of college at Oklahoma Christian...
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A Family Tradition (part one)
This is an article about legacy, perhaps tradition, perhaps genetics. It is about the artistic temperament that passed through three...
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A Day on Cheyenne Mountain
On the southern end of Colorado Springs, along Cheyenne Canyon Boulevard, you pass majestic rock formations washed into a western...