Tag: Monochrome-Madness
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Memoir Continued – Taken In
Taken In By Paternal Grandparents We were taken in by my paternal grandparents (William and Dora). They converted their large chicken coop into a small cottage, where we lived for our first couple of years in Ohio. My grandparent’s place was located out on Antrim Road, technically in Elyria, but just south of the Lorain…
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The Colors Spell of Life
The Colors Spell of Life emotions color thewhole-cloth of our livesis love white, pink, perhapsblood-red… loveone degree north of hate is averice the greenof envy or does green indicate a love of nature all fauna yet anotherdegree of love anger may be crimsonor perhaps ultravioletrage just low energy segments of the color spectrum woven in so we sing the…
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Introduction to My Memoir
Introduction It’s been an interesting adventure, _ _ years to date. While much of this journey has been difficult, there have been some very good times along the way. I’ve been looking over my journals, trying to decide what to share and what should be left shrouded in the mists of time. As a practical…
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Writing a Memoir for My Family
Writing A Memoir For My Family I’m writing a memoir/family history (from my personal journals, memories, and family stories I heard while growing up) for my children and theirs. I wish my parents and grandparents had done this for my generation. It is an explanation of the paths I chose or, for whatever reason, was…
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Watercolor Rorschach-like Test in Burnt Umber
Rorschach-Like Test In Burnt Umber Homemade Watercolor Paint powdered iron oxidemediums and bindersproduces quality shadesthe earthy brownsof Burnt Umber water makes it flowinteresting shapesand textures when dryon hot or cold pressrag paper and yupo meditating on thetextured shapesrevealed from dryingtime variances findunconscious designs –LE What do you see in it? Some say it’s a buffalo……
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Making Watercolor Paints
I attended a watercolor paint making seminar last weekend. Here’s the result. Making Watercolors mixing pigmentswith mediums andbinders – Gum Aribichoney – GlycerinThyme Oil pigments – powderedLapis Lazuli forPersian Blue whilered Jasper powdermakes red earthy hues yellows and ocresneed poweredTurmeric for sunbathed desertand beach views a primary color palettewatercolor painting the simple secret known for…
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Laying-on Paint
Laying-on Paint background music to start – sonatas for violin and guitar canvas preparedrough draft ofvision laid down paints on palateessential colorsmixed and ready brush-tip drips colorlaid on canvas andshapes are rendered with patient strokesor dabbed and scrapedwith palette knife bold music changes assessions fly bypainting completed in many winks ofthe eye – studiedthis playful…
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First Love and Lost
Gail P. First Love Lost met in the ticket linefor Hendrix’s first showat the ClevelandMusic Hall we went to lunchgave her my numbershe said she’d seeme at the show called the next day andcanceled wasn’tgoing – made otherplans wished me well doubled with a friendblind date – to bitter endno spark, no fire, justlong with…
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For What It’s Worth – the background?
For What It’s Worth – The Hut Lounge Something’s happening here Buffalo Springfield on the jukeboxLinda Lane slayed us with herintricate guitar work andsensuous vocals What it is ain’t exactly clear Her band – Lady and the TrampsGeorge Hoka on his Hammondmesmerizing sound like the Animalsvoice soulful like Burdon’s There’s a man with a gun…
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Tanglewood ’69
Tanglewood ’69 Intro I was working as a mechanical lab tech for the National Seal Div. of Federal Mogal in Ann Arbor Michigan. Had worked there for about a year and a half, but no seniority and no real prospects for advancement. I was living in a rented room in a house with some students…
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