visiting old work for inspiration…

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I am working on a commissioned painting with text this week.  I wanted to take a look at the text style and size of some of my older works.  These are no longer in my possession so I have to rely on my photos.  (photos by Dok Wright)

The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era New Deal Works Progress Administration Federal One program in the United States. The program operated from August 29, 1935 through June 30, 1943.

“Folk art expert Holger Cahill, who managed this large program, believed it could demonstrate the government’s commitment to the art community, give artists a sense of participation in American life, and provide the public a stake in American art.”

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/F/FE001.html

This series I created as homage to the art created during the WPA (Works Progress Administration) under the the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration.  I love the messaging and graphic nature of the art created during that time.  Can you imagine any modern administration thinking that getting artists to work would be good for our nation’s legacy and to exhibit our government’s commitment to art. Thanks FDR, you truly were one of a kind.

This series of paintings is owned by John Canning/PCC Physician’s Computer Company in Winooski, Vermont.  I hope to sell another whole series another time in my life, it was utterly thrilling.  Thank you John.

I think I need to create a new series based on these posters.

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http://vintagraph.com/collections/wpa-posters?page=2  (You can buy amazing Federal Arts Project prints for $15)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Works_Progress_Administration_artists

cats & old distillery makeovers

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How awesome is this 1800 distillery renovation? You have to click through.  It’s really cool.  Keeping the facade was such genius design.

 

CATS:  Does your cat sleep with the person in the family that is under the most stress or sick? Our cat Karen does this all the time.  They are such remarkable pets.  Here’s an explanation that made sense to me about their behavior.

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http://www.innerself.com/Health/Cats_and_You.htm

“Here’s an unknown tip inside the secret life of cats. All cats are empowered to remove accumulated negative energy from your body on a daily basis. While you are sleeping, they absorb it from your body. 

If there is more than one person in the family, and only one cat, it may accumulate an overload of negativity from absorbing energy from so many people. When they sleep, a cat’s body releases the negativity that it removed from you. 

If you are extremely stressed out, they may not have had enough time to release this negative energy, therefore it is stored as fat until they can. Therefore, they will become overweight — and you thought it was the food that you were feeding them!”