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Signs and Words and Poems

Old fences chopped up. Bits and sections of ticker tape. New colors. Primer and brushes and a mind full of words. I make these signs out of colors I have on hand. Something speaks to me and I then speak … Continue reading

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Turning Sun School Sign – second try

Sometimes in life we get a second chance. Sometimes at first it seems like a let down or like you have failed. Then after a bit you realize that a second chance was what you needed. You have an opportunity to make … Continue reading

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I Woke Up Very Mad – KirkWood SpringFling

Today I woke up angry– really angry. I felt pretty mad too. After stomping around for an hour I went over to do some live painting at the KirkWood SpringFling in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a bunch of other people … Continue reading

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Charcoal and the Children

I am walking around and I look down. I see some charcoal thrown out or left over from a camp fire or a grill. I bend down and pick it up and now I have something to draw with. A drawing tool … Continue reading

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You Can Only Please Some Folks

You know there is that old saying about “making some people happy some of the time…” Well I encountered that this week. Some people were and some people were not. I have a lot of folks that write me and … Continue reading

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Half A Painting – Half A Squid

I had to take a painting apart. It was 8 feet tall. The original title was Ten French Squid. It can be seen here. The reasons for its disassembly are personal so don’t think about asking me. Please do not even try. … Continue reading

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Hot Fish Sign

A real nice guy gave me some cardboard. He works for a TV making show and gave me some scraps of wood and cardboard to paint on. So I did what seemed logical and painted a HOT FISH sign. I painted it … Continue reading

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Scattered Items

Lately I have been doing a number of things. Little bits of this and that all stacked up in a pile. I thought I would just share a few photos of what I have been working on.   I delivered … Continue reading

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The Pie Sign

I have been thinking about a lot of things lately. I think about why I have problems. I think about why planes in the sky leave trails behind them. I think how I always see people around town that I … Continue reading

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Sam Flax In-Store Painting

Yesterday I went and painted at Sam Flax – Atlanta. They are having 30 artist for 30 days. It is all to benefit One Love Generation. Then on May 3rd there will be a showing with a silent auction at Kai Lin … Continue reading

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