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I still hate Facebook

As much as I dislike the insipid chatter that goes on in social networks like Facebook, to my dismay I find that I still have to go there.

Why? Because more and more organizations, rather than update their own sites are posting little banners that say “Follow us on bla bla bla. In order to find [...]

Art and Fear

I am reading a book called Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland

I came across this passage that resonated with me so much that I felt compelled to read it at one of my groups and re-post it here.

“The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two [...]

Cheap Pencils

When I went to art school it was drilled into me that my art materials had to be of the highest quality. Anything else was crude and beneath the status of a high caliber artiste.

While I agree that your drawing paper, mats and backing board must be acid free, I don’t agree about things like [...]

Buddy

This is Buddy

The other day I went to a gathering at the home of one of my friends. She has a beautiful house that she and her husband built in the mountains of Morrison County.

Whenever we go we are greeted by her two dogs. There is a cat that is at best indifferent to [...]