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Growing Art

Posted on August 11, 2011 by randomyriad

Multidimensional Object This piece has been growing out of me this week. I am pretty sure it is mature and ready to move out into the world. Trees I took my camera and my canine friend, Charley, for a walk … Continue reading →

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A Few More Pieces of January

Posted on August 6, 2011 by randomyriad

“You think people are silly to believe in ghosts,” an old man had asked Fred Foley. “You should hear some of the things that ghosts believe in!” R. A. Lafferty, “Fourth Mansions” January 16 Journal Entry: What is writing? What … Continue reading →

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The Death of the Fool: La Strada

Posted on April 17, 2011 by randomyriad

I found him tragically fallen from his perch in this most appropriate of situations. La Strada is a oddly captivating fable that leaves pieces of itself in my dreams. Anthony Quinn‘s brooding brute, Zampano, looming over the elfin waif, and … Continue reading →

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Abstraction II:The Eloquence of Silence and Unimportant Details

Posted on January 29, 2011 by randomyriad

“It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting.”– Agatha Christie Miró‘s Search for Mute Music Miró refused to comment, despite the heated debate that was going on. Max Ernst grabbed a coil of rope, while others pinioned … Continue reading →

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Abstraction

Posted on January 28, 2011 by randomyriad

Abstraction is often the most definite form for the intangible thing in myself that I can clarify in paint. . . I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way– things I … Continue reading →

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