Best American Poetry- The New York School Diaspora (Part Thirty-Six): Clarence Major [by Angela Ball]Photograph of a Gathering of People Waving --based on an old photograph bought in a shop at Half Moon Bay, summer, 1999 No sound, the whole thing. Unknown folk. People waving from a hillside of ripple grass to people below in an ongoing meadow. Side rows of trees waving in a tide of wind, and […]
- REBEL, Jean-Féry (1666-1747) [by Lewis Saul]Les Élémens 1. Le Chaos listen: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester Thomas Zehetmair, cond. Baroque music is pleasing to the ear. Bach was the master of delicious polyphony and beautiful part-writing. Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi are crisp and to the point. Rameau and Scarlatti wrote some of the greatest, technically difficult, and exciting keyboard works of all tim […]
- Grace Cavalieri's Milestone Birthday [Terence Winch]Happy 90th birthday to the extraordinary & indefatigable Grace Cavalieri, an inspiration to all who know her. Poet, playwright, painter, and long-time host of “The Poet and the Poem” interview program from the Library of Congress, Grace deserves all the love she asks for. _________________________________________________________________________________ […]
- Jack Skelley: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]Jack Skelley, photo by Gary Leonard ______________________________________________________ Green Goddess Who made the salad Whose tangy vinegar made me wince Who played pouty Venus to my impudent Caesar Who taught me to renounce meat Who flowed forth lubricants Who performed dark sacraments Whose tart shrub tangled my tong […]
- The New York School Diaspora (Part Thirty-Six): Clarence Major [by Angela Ball]
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Category Archives: Decorative Art and Techniques
If you like equestrian art
Here is a watercolor study completed recently. I am fascinated with steeple and hunt riding.
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Murals
This mural was commissioned by Mastercraft Interiors. The store is no longer located in Fair Oaks Mall. This stairwell mural was difficult to paint, but the end effect was wonderful for the cramped space. The images opened up the foyer … Continue reading
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If you like paintings of city locations – Philadelphia Courtyard
Yes, this is in Philly. Painted it several years ago in preparation for a larger work. It’s oil on canvas mounted on board. It is only 4×5.
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Tagged oil painting, philidelphia art, plein air
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Woodgraining Tutorial
This tutorial does not have the illustrations I provided in the handbook, but it is filled with useful information to create beautiful faux wood finishes. I may create a video if there is enough interest. “Woodgraining” Instructor: Til Turner Section … Continue reading
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Murmurs and Musings 