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Tag Archives: NPR
Revolution in the air
I’ve been following the Wall Street protests with interest. It’s all over Facebook – friends are engaged in provocative discussions, that show a proclivity to the left, with some right wing antagonism thrown in. I’m proud of the occupiers; mostly … Continue reading
Music at Emory
Last night I saw the young Vega String Quartet perform Beethoven’s String Quartet in E Minor, op. 59, No. 2 – or the Razumovsky quartet – at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on the Emory campus. This was an … Continue reading
Save the bees
Bee up Image ©RoxanaVilla Bees need protection. You may be aware of Colony Collapse Disorder, but you may not know that scientists haven’t yet figured out what’s causing it. I watched a PBS program last week about the bee population … Continue reading
Posted in Daily meanderings, Local Farms
Tagged art, artisan gallery team, bees, colony collapse, crafts, honey, Maysie's farm, mike mcgrath, NPR, Paintings, silence of the bees, whyy, you bet your garden
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Spring
Time to break out the seed catalogs, it went up to 56 today and the snow is mostly melted. Here’s one of my newest paintings, inspired partly by Bill Evans on Cross Currents, and his cover of the Cole Porter … Continue reading
Posted in Daily meanderings, New Work, Paintings
Tagged abstract painting, another world, antony, bill evans, cole porter, fresh air, NPR, original oil, original oil painting, terry gross
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The Crumpet Elf and writings on art
I heard this on NPR this morning and it’s worth posting again. If you’re talented or lucky enough, you can launch your own career on public radio. Happy holidays! I”m reading Peter Schjeldahl’s ‘Let’s See’ and agree with some of … Continue reading
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Tagged art, beauty, Crumpet Elf, David Sedaris, James Panero, Let's See, NPR, NY Sun, Peter Schjeldahl
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