Category: Creativity
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Deciding When My Painting Is Done, Part 1 – Speaking to Myself (smiles)
Way back in the early 80s I restarted painting (after playing around with art in my late teens / early 20s (late 60s, early 70s), I mainly created abstracts and back then I would have declared this work finished before I’d added the bird. I persisted in that way, despite a supervisor I worked under…
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About the Images in My Books, Part 2 – Narrative / Illustrative Photography and Art
From early on I included my own images in small books of poetry, creating verses to illustrate what I saw and felt in the scenes, often of nature but relating to people. Also relatively early, I matched images to my travel memoirs. One small book, “Love’s Travels – Vermont, Paris, Austin”, combines my images with…
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About the Images in My Books, Part 1 – Book Covers
Jan 06, 2019 Please click links on cover images for links to the books on Amazon (universal links); & links on right-side images for their Fine Art America pages (gifts & prints). And for more of my before-and-after images-to-covers, please visit my collection of samples at Fine Art America – https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/felipeadan-lerma.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=712150 . It started as…
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My 1st Art Work of 2019 – Surfing the Light, Palette Knife Painting
Palette knife painting is quickly regaining my appreciation for the type of art I can create. I first tried palette knives back in the early 80s and find a new level of pleasure returning to it! I should add, an important difference for me now vs the early 80s – besides several decades of creativity…
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Mount Mansfield, My Favorite Sunrise Photo Shoot Series of 2018 – Image Two
Dec 27, 2018 Second in my early September Mount Mansfield sunrise images from the same morning and location, I can clearly see the changes beginning to occur! Though the upper sky is slightly darker and the land below still remains in darkness, the light between those two layers is brighter. This, I began to learn…
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Fitness Reminder on Christmas Day For Every Day
My wife and I have followed Dr. Mirkin’s site for nutrition and fitness information for many years. That he’s a senior, like us, is a big plus, though most of the information is valid for most adult ages. He just seems more cognizant of the challenges (and opportunities) afforded to us as we age (smiles).…
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Recently Sold by Felipe Adan Lerma at Fine Art America Plus New Work
Below is the text of my short Fine Art America (FAA) newsletter I sent out recently, so this is a reblogged of sorts 🙂 If you would like to subscribe to my newsletter at FAA (sent out once or twice a month at most), please sign up at – https://fineartamerica.com/subscribememberemaillist.html?memberidtype=artistid&memberid=459979 . Each of my images at FAA…
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Wanna Know About Texas? My Texas? Watch “The Son” on AMC
June 28, 2017 Images are my own, All Rights Reserved, and are offered on Fine Art America (FAA) as posters, prints, greeting cards + more. Rights Managed photo licensing is also through FAA. The Son, on AMC http://www.amc.com/shows/the-son/cast-crew I won’t pretend to know all the history or histories of all the peoples of Texas. Like…
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New Bird Image! Black Bird At Central Market
The one black bird still hanging around mid-morning after breakfast outside Central Market’s cafe patiently let me position myself around him until I had the perspective I really liked 😊
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New Paris Image! Arc de Triomphe by Bus Tour Greeting Card Poster
Taken during a trip to Paris my wife and I took several years ago, Arc de Triomphe, along with Eiffel Tower, is one of two images from a special night bus tour that I’ve uploaded to Fine Art America (with more to come.
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Twitter Excerpt Experiment for One Night in the Hill Country (ONITHC)
Twitter Excerpt Experiment for One Night in the Hill Country (ONITHC) One tweet for each chapter. Technical advice and inspiration for Twitter format ads via Eric Lahti. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward creatively integrating various topics like yoga, fitness, and…
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YouTube Excerpt Readings : Books 1 – 6, Queen the Serial Novel
YouTube Excerpt Readings : Books 1 – 6, Queen the Serial Novel Read the excerpts via Twitter. Hear them on YouTube. Each book available on Kindle Unlimited. Technical Advice and Inspiration for Twitter format ads via Eric Lahti. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought…
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Twitter Excerpts : Books 1 – 6, Queen the Serial Novel
Twitter Excerpts : Books 1 – 6, Queen the Serial Novel Read the excerpts via Twitter. Hear them on YouTube. Available on Kindle Unlimited. Technical Advice and Inspiration for Twitter format ads via Eric Lahti. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward…
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New Cover for – One Night in the Hill Country : A Samantha Lacroix Thriller
Nico Laeser, an author, musician and artist had recently helped me design the cover of my new thriller, Queen the Serial Novel, also using one of my original images, so I sent him a few more hill country photos I’d taken.
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The Good Wife – Asks: What is the Real World?
The Good Wife – Asks: What is the Real World? This past Sunday one of my wife and mine’s favorite TV shows, The Good Wife, had another intriguing interesting close, essentially asking: What is the Real World? *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that…
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New Header # 22 – Samantha Lacroix Thrillers from Felipe Adan Lerma
New Header # 22 – Samantha Lacroix Thrillers from Felipe Adan Lerma Book cover design by Nico Laeser. Original image by Felipe Adan Lerma. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness, and the arts – it’s a…
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The Revenant, the Movie – The Brutal Persistence of Humanity
The Revenant, the Movie – The Brutal Persistence of Humanity As a movie viewer, this is not a movie I could sit through and cheer blindly – cheering one side, one race, one man against another – without seeing the same humanity on the other side. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog…
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Blacklist in Season 3 is Back – Serial Fiction at its Best
Blacklist in Season 3 is Back – Serial Fiction at its Best If there’s a commercial TV episodic show I want my own serial novel, Queen, to embody in its own way, in terms of fun to follow, it’s from one of my favorite’s : Blacklist. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog…
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Queen, the Serial Novel – Promoting On YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook
Queen, the Serial Novel – Promoting On YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook Book cover design by Nico Laeser. Original image by Felipe Adan Lerma. Technical Advice and Inspiration via Eric Lahti. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness,…
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Queen, the Serial Novel – Book 1: First Review – 4 Stars!
Queen, the Serial Novel – Book 1, First Review – 4 Stars! Book cover design by Nico Laeser. Original image by Felipe Adan Lerma. Twitter technical Advice and Inspiration via Eric Lahti. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics,…
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Queen, the Serial Novel – My First Twitter Image Ad
Queen, the Serial Novel – My First Twitter Image Ad Book cover design by Nico Laeser. Original image by Felipe Adan Lerma. Technical Advice and Inspiration via Eric Lahti. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness, and…
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Queen, the Serial Novel – My YouTube Readers Theatre Excerpts
Queen, the Serial Novel – My YouTube Readers Theatre Excerpts * Cover design by Nico Laeser. Original image by Felipe Adan Lerma. Sam is fresh off a recent crisis in the Texas Hill Country and is hoping for a respite in her home state of Vermont. Stilo, a local Vermont king pin, hopes to find…
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Queen the Serial Novel, Book 2 – Business, Will Release with Book 1 – Two Paths
Queen, the Serial Novel, Book 2 – Business Will Release with Book 1 – Two Paths on December 25, 2015 37 Episodes Planned. Cover design by Nico Laeser. Original image by Felipe Adan Lerma. Sam is fresh off a recent crisis in the Texas Hill Country and is hoping for a respite in her home…
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Queen, the Serial Novel – Choosing (for now) Serial Fiction in Kindle Unlimited vs Kindle Scout.
Queen, the Serial Novel – Choosing (for now) Serial Fiction in Kindle Unlimited vs Kindle Scout. Cover design by Nico Laeser. Original image by Felipe Adan Lerma. Sam is fresh off a recent crisis in the Texas Hill Country and is hoping for a respite in her home state of Vermont. Stilo, a local Vermont…
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Queen, the Serial Novel – Book 1 Sneak Peek
Queen, the Serial Novel – Book 1 Sneak Peek Cover design by Nico Laeser. Original image by Felipe Adan Lerma. *** “a beginner’s view: the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness, and the arts – it’s a process…” Site Areas Fitness…
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Jump-Cuts : A Style for Short Chapters and Point of View Shifts
Jump-Cuts A Style for Short Chapters and Point of View and Setting Shifts *** Pictured Left : One Night in the Hill Country Thriller novella, set in Texas. Immigrant and illegal children caught in a mad man’s plan to stop child abuse. Featuring former police officer Samantha (Sam) Lacroix. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MXGMN68 Reviews: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MXGMN68#customerReviews Sample review: By…
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My Surprise Reason for Still Reading Traditionally Published Authors
My Surprise Reason for Still Reading Traditionally Published Authors *** A thriller: One Night in the Hill Country http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MXGMN68 Read through to the end nearly every time. A novella set in Central Texas. *** “the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness,…
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Amazon’s New Pay-for-Pages-Read for Writers: Size Doesn’t Matter
Amazon’s New Pay-for-Pages-Read for Writers: Size Doesn’t Matter *** A thriller: One Night in the Hill Country http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MXGMN68 Review excerpt: “my second book by this author and so far my favourite…” *** “the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness, and the…
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Surprise Benefit Writing For Joe Konrath and Ann Voss Peterson’s Kindle Worlds
Surprise Benefit Writing For Joe Konrath and Ann Voss Peterson’s Kindle Worlds *** An Unforeseen Afternoon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X4WX27O Kindle World short with my character, Samantha (Sam) Lacroix with Joe Konrath and Ann Voss Peterson’s character, Chandler. Iconic Codename Chandler meets Texas transplant Samantha (Sam) Lacroix at a high school under siege in Chicago. Action and interaction…
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New Fiction in a New Kindle World – Codename: Chandler
New Fiction in a New Kindle World – Codename: Chandler *** An Unforeseen Afternoon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X4WX27O Kindle World short with my character, Samantha (Sam) Lacroix with Joe Konrath and Ann Voss Peterson’s character, Chandler. Iconic Codename Chandler meets Texas transplant Samantha (Sam) Lacroix at a high school under siege in Chicago. Action and interaction boil and…
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My Blogging Priorities : Fitness, Family, and Fun
My Blogging Priorities : Fitness, Family, and Fun *** Pictured Left : Lunch with Grandma and Grandpa http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZ7WRE4 Short segments with pov and scene shifts. Set in Austin Texas. Grandparents, grandchildren, and fun. * Original fiction, photo-memoirs, and poetry by Felipe Adan Lerma Available via subscription, direct purchase, or library. *** “the intent of this…
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Info Links for Joe Konrath’s Jack Daniels Kindle Worlds @ Amazon
Info Links for: Joe Konrath’s Jack Daniels Kindle Worlds @ Amazon *** Pictured Left : An Unforeseen-Conventional Morning Currently available on Amazon in Kindle Worlds A 20 page, 5000 word, action thriller short, pairing my fictional character Sam (Samantha Lacroix) with Joe Konrath’s iconic well known character, Jack Daniels. Set in Chicago. *** “the intent…
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My Joe Konrath, Jack Daniels, Kindle Worlds Short Story – An Unforeseen-Conventional Morning
My Joe Konrath, Jack Daniels, Kindle Worlds Short Story – An Unforeseen-Conventional Morning *** Pictured Left : An Unforeseen-Conventional Morning Currently available on Amazon in Kindle Worlds A 20 page, 5000 word, action thriller short, pairing my fictional character Sam (Samantha Lacroix) with Joe Konrath’s iconic well known character, Jack Daniels. Set in Chicago. ***…
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Happy Birthday to My Valentine Baby, Sheila :-)
Happy Birthday to My Valentine Baby, Sheila 🙂 *** Pictured Left (click to enlarge) : “Love’s Travels – Vermont Paris Austin“ 900 Word Poem. 14 Original Images. Vermont, Paris, Austin. *** “the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness, and the arts…
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Opinion: Why eBook Sales Have Flattened : Discover-ability
Opinion: Why eBook Sales Have Flattened – Discover-ability *** Pictured Left : One Night in the Hill Country – a thriller Currently available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited 5 star review : “Felipe Adan Lerma has written a fast paced book that will keep you engrossed and entertained. My only issue was that at…
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Why I’ve Opted for Another Ninety (90) Day Term With Kindle Unlimited
Why I’ve Opted for Another Ninety (90) Day Term With Kindle Unlimited *** Pictured Left : Eiffel Tower Pose on Family Yoga Day Currently available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited 5 star review : “An awesome short story by Felipe Adan Lerma with Paris as the backdrop. I’ve traveled there and love anything Paris…
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Two Plus Weeks left in Kindle Unlimited – What to Do, What do Do…
Two Plus Weeks left in Kindle Unlimited – What to Do, What do Do… *** Pictured Left : One Night in the Hill Country Currently available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited Three thoughtful 4 Star reviews: “…especially liked that the children were integral to the plot and the action. They were smart, brave, and…
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Second Month in Kindle Unlimited – Erratic, But Better
Second Month in Kindle Unlimited – Erratic, But Better *** Pictured Left : One Night in the Hill Country Currently available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited Four star review: ” In many cases, the author’s writing style in this book is succinct, flowing along more like free style verse than strict narrative. Both the…
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New Signed Gift Images – Texas Hill Country and Pansies
New Signed Gift Images – Texas Hill Country and Pansies Pictured Left : “Pansies” Also available: three other Texas (Austin, San Antonio) signed photo gifts, complimenting my Texas Shorts short stories. On the Amazon marketplace. *** “the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics,…
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Meet Sam, Lead in My New Thriller, One Night in the Hill Country – via Emily Guido’s : Pay it Forward Friday with Author
Meet Sam, Lead in My New Thriller, One Night in the Hill Country – via Emily Guido’s : Pay it Forward Friday with Author *** Pictured Left : A novella, “One Night in the Hill Country” http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MXGMN68 Now available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited * Original fiction, photo-memoirs, and poetry by Felipe Adan…
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First Month in Kindle Unlimited Part 2 – Was It Worth It?
First Month in Kindle Unlimited Part 2 – Was It Worth It? *** Pictured Left : Lunch with Grandma and Grandpa Currently available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited Intergenerational fiction for the whole family. * Original fiction, photo-memoirs, and poetry by Felipe Adan Lerma Available via subscription, direct purchase, or library. *** “the intent…
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First Month in Kindle Unlimited Part 1 – More Time, No Borrows, One Sale
First Month in Kindle Unlimited Part One – More Time, No Borrows, One Sale *** Pictured Left : Love’s Travels – Vermont Paris Austin Currently available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited Four star review: “Love’s Travels is one of the best books/poetry I’ve read recently. The rhythm of the words with the incredible photos…
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Dirty Sixth Street, Austin – A Short Story Companion to the Thriller : One Night in the Hill Country – Featuring Sam (Samantha)
Dirty Sixth Street, Austin – A Short Story Companion to the Thriller : One Night in the Hill Country Featuring Sam (Samantha) *** Pictured Left : Dirty Sixth Street, Austin Available on both Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. *** “the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating…
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The Writer’s Life – 101414 : Sometimes, Doing a Little of Nothing, Gets a Lot Done (smiles)
The Writer’s Life – 101414 : Sometimes, Doing a Little of Nothing, Gets a Lot Done (smiles) *** Pictured left, Everyday Gratitude Vol 1 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006VDH4B8 Also available on Kindle Unlimited. Story Sample plus Links : Everyday Gratitude Vol 1 – Daily Meditations via Everyday Life *** “the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a…
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Story Sample plus Links : Everyday Gratitude Vol 1 – Daily Meditations via Everyday Life
Story Sample plus Links : Everyday Gratitude Vol 1 – Daily Meditations via Everyday Life *** Pictured Left : Everyday Gratitude Vol 1 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006VDH4B8 Also currently available in Kindle Unlimited. *** “the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness, and the arts…
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Story Sample plus Links : Everyday Inspirations : Photo-Poems Photo-Memoir Vol 2 #BVT
Story Sample plus Links : Everyday Inspirations : Photo-Poems Photo-Memoir Vol 2 Burlington, Vermont #BVT *** Pictured Left : Everyday Inspirations : Photo-Poems Vol 2 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007AMU47A Also currently available in Kindle Unlimited. *** “the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness, and…
