Reminiscing on the Seeds of an Art Practice

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When I lived in Colorado, I took courses and did drop-in life drawing sessions on a weekly basis at what is now the Cottonwood Center for the Arts. At that time it was founded and run by Sparky Lebold, who…

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Oh, the Humanity!

Oh, the Humanity!

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I recently watched a documentary which has stayed with me and for the reasons I talk about below, I hope will stay with me for a very long time. Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable evoked (or perhaps “invoked”…

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