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October 16, 2022 – Working Texture and Figures into Compositions I Like, Part 7 : Danseur en Bleu ( formerly Dancing Turquoise ) Completed in High Key
Though uniformly high key nearly to a fault – even the 9 year old grandson said maybe I needed to add some darker colors 😊 – I’m declaring this work done! I explained to the grandson I totally agreed, but….
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October 11, 2022 – Opinion: Are Workers Really More Responsible For Inflation Than Arbitrary Energy Price Increases and Climate Change?
…to be clear, I wouldn’t mind being an investor making a quick killing off a commodity price change, or someone making even close to hundreds per hour. Nope, be fine with me 😊 What is not fine, is pinning inflationary problems on….
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October 10, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, 2nd Week Running, “Walking With the Stars Poster” : circa 2022
Wow! My poster version of “Walking with the Stars” appeared as my most viewed image of the week at Fine Art America for the 2nd week in a row!! 😊
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October 09, 2022 – Post Surgery : Balancing My Daily Rebalancing Expectations
I was so busy struggling day-to-day for so many weeks – medically, chores ( baths, eating ), art pick ups & deliveries and fitful starts at painting – I never realized I’d ended up so tired + nearly a week’d gone by without blogging!
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October 02, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “Walking With the Stars Poster” : circa 2022
Especially nice for to see my poster version of “Walking with the Stars” appear as my most viewed image of the week at Fine Art America 😊
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October 01, 2022 – Opinion: Careening Screaming Laughing Round the Curve and Guardrails America ( and the world ) is Entering Adulthood – Related Links I’ve Read
…it’s my opinion humanity will soon decide to survive or not. And that we can only decide to survive by also deciding that means all of us.
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September 28, 2022 – Working Texture and Figures into Compositions I Like, Part 6 : Adding a 5th ( scumbled ) Layer to Danseur en Bleu ( formerly Dancing Turquoise )
I don’t want to forget, souls and spirits that we may be, we are also of and from the Earth we stand upon ❤️
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September 25, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “Walk Among the Wildflowers” : circa 2020
I’m hoping to catch the deadline to submit it to a new-to-me Austin venue, Bee Caves Arts Foundation. Do wish me luck. It’d be a great add-on to its being my most viewed on Fine Art America this past week 😊🙏
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September 21, 2022 – Working Texture and Figures into Compositions I Like, Part 5 : Adding a 4th ( textured ) Layer to Danseur en Bleu ( formerly Dancing Turquoise )
Much enhanced less subtle, but more vibrant, the current stage of development for Danseur en Bleu is nearing a finish.
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September 19, 2022 – Working Texture and Figures into Compositions I Like, Part 4 : Adding a 3rd ( pink ) Layer to Danseur en Bleu ( formerly Dancing Turquoise )
I only painted a few minutes, ten or so, after mixing matte gel medium and a touch of acrylic rose, and I could only do it because I’m hopeful!
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September 18, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “Time at the Musee d’Orsay ” : circa 2012
Just a month ago Time at the Musee d’Orsay suddenly popped up as my most viewed, and here it is again! Maybe that means we’ll make it back to Paris eventually after all, lol!
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September 17, 2022 – Post Surgery : Continuing With Antibiotics
Having to resume antibiotics as one of my surgeons got lab results on a mucus sample from my surgery showing growth – so am blessedly kicking back til some blood clotting and fatigue fade away again 🙏
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September 16, 2022 – “Blue with Gold Twilight” and “Pink with Maroon Landscape and Bird” in New #CreativeArtsSociety Juried Art Show at Riverbend Church!
Just got word today two of my 10×20 gallery wrap acrylics have been juried into a show I’ve never done with Creative Arts Society before, at Riverbend Church’s “Inspirational Gallery” in Austin’s western side – yes, hills! 😊
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September 15, 2022 – I Can Breathe!! Slats Removed!!
A small but big-to-me miracle today — Sheila and I drove out to see one the surgery doctors and had my silicone strips from my nose removed!
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September 14, 2022 – Adan’s #ArtPoems / #PhotoPoems : Faith in a Safe Return
Sometimes when i haven’t been able to paint or photo shoot, or even exercise enough to forget I haven’t been creative, a beguilingly simple poem to one of my own art works does the trick 🙏☺️
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September 13, 2022 – 1st Exercises After Surgery : Every Movement is a Stretch
Just a quick update since my breathing surgeries last week — I’m doing better each day, even with half my face bandaged, lol!
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September 11, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “SRV Statue Night” : circa 2017
Such a surprise! I didn’t even have “SRV Statue BW with Austin Skyline” in my media photos here on Wordpress, but now I do! 😊
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September 10, 2022 – Using Rib Cartilage For My Nose Reconstruction
Last surgery pic I’ll show I think; wasn’t even aware of the cut til today, lol!
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September 09, 2022 – 1st Day After Surgery
Won’t say much ‘cept to point out I didn’t get today’s post out til after noon, lol!
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September 08, 2022 – Surgery Day
If / when able will add an update to this page in the afternoon. Thanks for all y’all’s good wishes, I’m holding them close to me ☺️🙏❤️
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September 07, 2022 – Pacing Myself to My September 8th Operation on My Breathing Channels – Video: One of the Reasons Why
A lot has changed in half a century medically, and my current surgeons’ current skills and tech and manner convinced me it was worth another try 🙏
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September 06, 2022 – Pacing Myself to My September 8th Operation on My Breathing Channels – Ordering Meds, Gathering Supplies, Exercising Slowly But Strongly
Yesterday, Labor Day, time got away from us, mixing down time watching Morse, the late 80’s predecessor to Masterpieces’ equally engaging Endeavor, plus finalizing forms for our before-dawn checkin for surgery.
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September 04, 2022 – Pacing Myself to My September 8th Operation on My Breathing Channels
My 2 surgeons are very experienced in reconstructing airways at all levels of complexity ( including my age ) and I’ve been diligent as I can pre-habiltating ( vs only rehabilitating )….
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September 03, 2022 – I Sometimes Yawn During Exercise and I LOVE It!!!
I wanted to find out if the main reason “I” felt I was yawning – tension release / relaxing – especially during more intense-to-me routines, and some strength sets I deliberately do slower than demo’d, was on track. And it is! Among lots of other good reasons…
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September 01, 2022 – Review: Yesterday’s SilverSneakers Live Dance-Strength Class on Facebook ( now available as a free video )
I’ve arranged my screenshots of SilverSneakers’ live dance / strength 30 minutes circuit class to reflect how these combo-circuit classes typically are structured – with alternating rounds of movement, rest and strength.
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August 31, 2022 – SilverSneakers Goes For a Record Live Dance Class Attendance on Facebook 1:30 PM CST – TODAY!!
..being able to do this go-for-the-record attendance live dance class really appeals to us; should be fun and healthy 🙏 Can’t beat that! ❤️
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August 27, 2022 – Adan’s #ArtPoems / #PhotoPoems : Cosmic Pink
Swirls of pinks In spaces deep and shallow Begs the question….
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August 21, 2022 – Working Texture and Figures into Compositions I Like, Part 3 : Finally Adding a 2nd Layer to Danseur en Bleu ( formerly Dancing Turquoise )
It’s been since July 08, 2022 since I first posted about this work-in-progress, and it’s actually was begun late June with the pencil sketch of the woman dancing! Here’s a comparison with the 1st actual painting lay-in from early July —
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August 19, 2022 – “Fantasy Walk” and “Walking in Light” in New Juried Art Show at Inspired Mind Art Center!
The show overall has a great selection! Here’s a small sampling, with photos of the show from fellow Austin artist, Leslie Kell
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August 16, 2022 – Me, 1st Full Day Without a Beard for “Awhile”
Sheila patiently re-posed me for a re-take of my no-beard pic today….
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August 15, 2022 – Me, Last Day With a Beard for “Awhile”
A very quick post this evening – had my pre-op appt with my surgeon for a slew of breathing related fixes he and my my ENT dr / surgeon will do together..and this is me with my several-years long beard I’ve sported 😊
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August 14, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “Time at the Musee d’Orsay” : circa 2012
I would hope Sheila and I get to make at least one more wonderful extended trip to Paris 🙏 ❤️ 🇫🇷
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August 13, 2022 – My 1st Back to Back SilverSneakers 45 Minute Zoom Classes : Circuit and Yoga!!
What’s particularly nice and that I really like about how SilverSneakers has their class info organized, is that one can do nearly any kind of search top of their class listings page….
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August 12, 2022 – Texas TOD ( Tourist Orientated Designation ) Sign Go-Fund-Me for #PrimalGalleryDS
Expanding on yesterday’s post, there’s a well-deserved much-needed Go Fund Me for a gallery I’m showing in – Primal Gallery! Joe the owner literally built his gallery from the ground up….
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August 11, 2022 – Aging Gracefully, Riding the Tide of a Busy Day
Had wanted to write about a well-deserved much-needed Go Fund Me for a gallery I’m showing in ( Primal Gallery ), but….
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August 09, 2022 – Revisiting #FestivalBeachFoodForest with Max the 9-Year Old
And while Max helped with some watering, I asked Karen about a bright berry cluster in a small tree the morning light was glowing on —
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August 08, 2022 – Bingo! At #TheLadyBird’s 55+ Residences #AustinTexas
After a full day of live online SilverSneakers exercise classes, painting…and of course Sheila’s wonderful meals – Sheila and I, plus the 9 year old and his mom, had a good old-fashioned Bingo bash, lol! ❤️
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August 07, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week (again) @FineArtAmerica, “Walking in Light” : circa 2021
Having reappeared last week as my most viewed image on Fine Art America last week – after also being most viewed late last year ( 2021 ) – “Walking in Light” has again surfaced as my most viewed this 1st week of August 2022!
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August 05, 2022 – 2 Paintings Accepted for Juried Show at Inspired Minds Art Center, Buda Texas!!
…the bigger news is I’ve had two paintings, “Fantasy Walk” and “Walking in Light” accepted for a juried show at Inspired Minds At Center, sponsored by Creative Arts Society, opening later this month!
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August 04, 2022 – Delivered “Easy Stroll” to The Old Bakery and Emporium, Plus Poster of “Blue with Gold Twilight”
Yesterday’s post proved a good omen, as I did manage to frame & wire and have my framed original accepted for display at the Old Bakery and Emporium here in downtown Austin across from the State Capital!
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August 03, 2022 – Hoping to Deliver “Easy Stroll” to The Old Bakery and Emporium Tomorrow
Today I delivered the poster of Easy Stroll to the Old Bakery & Emporium, had a nice talk with one of the folks there about the image, and decided maybe I should try the original there too!
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August 01, 2022 – Happy Birthday To Our Oldest Grandchild!!
I often write about our youngest grandchild, the now-9 year old, but we have four other grandchildren, and our oldest turned 28 today!
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July 31, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “Walking in Light” : circa 2021
Immediately popular since completing this work in 2021, Walking in Light is still drawing attention and, at this point, still available, lol!
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July 27, 2022 – Aging Gracefully, Fading Sunset #AustinTexas + The #BrokenwoodMysteries!
After watching the latest Brokenwood Mysteries installment out of New Zealand with Sheila, I didn’t have much time for more than a quick shot of the last of today’s sunset, with temps finally just below 90 after another 102 degree day.
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July 26, 2022 – Aging Gracefully, Grandchildren with Grandparents, Day 2
Another very short post to go with another very long hot day, lol! Sheila and the 9 year old and myself went out early, though temps were already striking near 90, and got a short walk in feeding the squirrels and birds.
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July 25, 2022 – Aging Gracefully, Grandchildren with Grandparents
It’s been a long hot but good day — It’s also very late this evening, so am simply posting we had a full day of chores and the welcome return of our youngest grandchild from an extended trip….
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July 24, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “A Yoga Teacher” : circa 2011
Though most of my gift writings / sayings were written with my wife in the early 90s, a few new ones have still come through since, with “A Yoga Teacher” being written in 2011 when I got my certification….
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July 23, 2022 – Aging Gracefully, Sheila’s New Dress!!
By a little after 8 this evening the temps had dropped a bit below 100 finally, and I got Sheila to model her new dress for me on the balcony! I told her the Fitbit on her wrist worked perfect with the whole effect!
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July 17, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “The Bird Bath” : circa 2004
I’ve long loved this small 8×10 from the early 2000s, much more abstract-y than my then mostly impressionist work, but I do think it combined the two styles in a way that was not as common for me as it’s been the last few years….
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