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The Boy Does Kandinsky: The Bird

The boy brought this one home from school last week. The assignment was to channel your inner Wassily Kandinsky. I place this one somewhere between Kandinsky’s looser Blue Rider period and the tightened up Bauhaus works. This one is bound … Continue reading

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Labor Day Car Illustration from the Boy

The boy created this pencil illustration of a car for his Labor Day art project for school then merged it in Photoshop with a Chicago background.

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The C Was Catapulted by The Boy

I received my walking papers yesterday by the job. Economic downturn, cuts, etc. Wasn’t a complete surprise: pull out your exit strategy when the boss casually asks you whether and where the project you’re working on is backed up. So … Continue reading

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Son Saves Father

The boy brought home some art projects tonight and saved me with this fine Rooster. The assignment was to create an animal using No. 2 pencils. I asked him why he chose a Rooster:“Because we used to have a rooster … Continue reading

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