words and pictures
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Opening party and an interview of me
Upcoming is the second opening of my fine art exhibit “The Owl and the Pussycat” at Burnt Bridge Cellars via Caplan Art Designs happens July 11th ! A few printed copies of my book are available at the winery or via this link (in either print or ebook forms) https://www.blurb.com/b/12431156-the-owl-and-the-pussycat-art-album I read aloud as I…
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The Owl and Pussycat opening party
As they say in show business “the show must go on”… the week of my opening party for my series of paintings inspired by Edward Lear’s poem “The Owl and the Pussycat” I had a severe allergic reaction to some eye medication. Went to the doctor the day before my big event and got new…
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The Owl and Pussycat exhibit installation
At Burnt Bridge Cellars, my wife, Judy, Mark Mahan, the winery owner, and I installed my one person exhibit on Tuesday. My exhibit opening party is Friday, June 6, 2025 and the exhibit will run through the end of July. The gallery that represents my work, Caplan Art Designs, will handle questions and sales. I…
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Nearing the Bong-tree and the runcible spoon hour
This week I’m delivering all of my new artworks for a one-person exhibit at the urban winery Burnt Bridge Cellars. Currently my studio looks like this. Via one of the galleries that represents my work year around, Caplan Art Designs, I’m exhibiting 13 of my newest artworks at Burnt Bridge Cellars during both June and…
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Studio nonsense
Since Jan 2025 I’ve become increasingly alarmed by the US Republican regimes manipulations of words and their meanings. Specifically their tactics of outright lies, lies by ommission, goal-post moving, gaslighting, DARVO, hypocrisy, book bans, censorship, the firing of people, random closures of government departments, the cessation of record keeping, the removal of photos/documents from historical…
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Call-and-Response: “Strawberry Balloon” – poem by Elizabeth Gauffreau (art by Clancy)
One of my favorite types of blog posts is the call-and-response, when a piece of creative expression I see online prompts me to create something of my own in response to it. In this instance, artist Sue Clancy posted the latest addition to her whimsical menagerie, the porcupine Spike Prickly, borne aloft by a strawberry…
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As the crow flies
I made an artist book “As The Crow Flies” for my exhibit at the Caplan Art Designs Gallery– opening Oct 3 – my book was inspired when I realized that with 8 independent bookstores and 12 public library branches in the town where I live that wherever I go in town I’m within about 2…
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Figures Of Speech 2.0 Exhibit prep
I’ve been busy framing and packing up my artwork for delivery to my upcoming exhibit at the winery Burnt Bridge Cellars via the Caplan Art Designs Gallery. My exhibit is titled Figures Of Speech 2.0 and it opens at the winery June 7th – that’s this coming Friday! – and will continue through the end…
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In my book
I mentioned in my last post that I started a new big painting- another 18 x 24 inch one. I’ve taken it slow with many breaks to rest and ice my still-in-physical-therapy ankle. This painting was inspired by my thoughts about how our imaginations can be inspired by what we read or see in the…
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Colorful language
In my last post I mentioned that I was working on a smaller piece… Since Spring has begun I’ve heard more birds chattering whenever I’m outside. I’ve also been reading about birds and language use. Birds like parakeets or parrots can mimic human speechmaking fairly accurately. That thought led to thoughts about how humans mimic…
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