40 days ago by thedailyhavis

Brigitte Anne Johnson, UC Davis graduate in international relations and womyn and gender studies, has graciously consented to write a guest post for Fembot! I highly recommend this piece. Brigitte put together an insightful review of "Pissarro's People," an exhibition running at the Legion of Honor ...

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117 days ago by davidtripp

Afternoon Trees at the Edom Festival of the Arts Though a few days have passed, I still find myself lost in wonder, flooded with residual memories of the Edom Festival of the Arts. The weather was perfect, with mornings beginning in the low 70′s, and plenty of sunshine taking temperatures up into th ...

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122 days ago by PAINTISNOTDEAD

Hilaire Germain Edgar de Gas (Paris 1834-1917 Paris) "Everyone has talent at twenty-five. The difficulty is to have it at fifty."

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123 days ago by Bicycle Gourmet

Joe Downing (Author’s Note : reading Part One first is recommended.) After lunch, Joe gave me directions to “The little house.” When I asked what time He’d like to start tomorrow , Joe replied firmly : “Not before eleven.” (My arm twisted again!) “The little house”, a three minute walk, was medium s ...

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155 days ago by davidtripp

Finding the Seam My breathing changes profoundly the moment I step into a mountain stream with waders and a fly rod. There will never be enough of those precious moments, so every time I journey to the Colorado high country, I breathe a prayer of gratitude. The crystal clarity of a trout stream movi ...

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165 days ago by PAINTISNOTDEAD

Camille Pissaro (St. Thomas 1830 - 1903 Éragny-sur-Epte) "Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.".

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201 days ago by davidtripp

Haltom's Jewelers nearly finished I’m trying very hard to have this watercolor wrapped up and delivered to the Weiler House Gallery by tomorrow ( http://www.weilerhousefineart.com). The latest obstacle interfering with its successful completion is our air conditioning breaking down today. It is only ...

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205 days ago by davidtripp

Haltom's Jewelers Clock, Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas It’s hard for me to take a decent digital photograph in the comparatively dim light of my studio as opposed to outdoors in the daylight. But I wanted to get this latest development out there on my blog. Thanks to those of you dear readers w ...

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206 days ago by davidtripp

Haltom's Jewelers Clock, Sundance Square This morning, I rose bright and early, determined to go after this clock that I have avoided from the start. I spent about 30 minutes on it, then quit to work out at the health club. Returning, I labored over it again for about an hour, then quit again, This ...

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223 days ago by davidtripp

Eureka Springs RxR The 4th of July has turned out to be a decent day for painting. Once my thermometer reached 106, I decided it was time to get out of the garage and retreat to my indoor studio (I cannot bear the dim light of the indoors, once I’ve indulged in plein air, nevertheless I’m not inviti ...

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