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Sketchbook
A few images, on very smooth and yellowed paper that takes pencil and stamped ink nicely. Finding it hard to get those old, wooden-shingled buildings out of my mind these days.
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Waiting
There is a small and very shy red fox that lives in the wooded area behind the press. Every day, when it is not rainy or too cold, I sit against the wall on my break, waiting for this little fellow to...
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October time
It is quickly turning into that fabulous time of year. Pumpkins on nearly every door step, yellows and reds creeping into the trees, leaves swirling down the street, and a chill in the air that was not...
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Out and about
It is a time to be outdoors as much as possible, here in upstate New York. A time to see the beautifully drooping heads of the summer sunflowers bow out with the last days of warm weather. Here are a...
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The American Friends of the Fry
I am very pleased to announce that the first newsletter of the American Friends of the Fry is here!The AFF was founded in 2014 with the aim of raising awareness of The Fry Art Gallery amongst Americans...
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New Year
I had a few days off for the holidays, but it was a challenge to keep to the studio and focus on illustration work. Going home and being with family was too tempting.And when a story is still taking...
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Skating
One of my resolutions for the new year is to learn how to ice skate. Once, a long time ago, I tried it, fell down, and decided that it was not for me. So this year I'm going to get past that fear - I...
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Nei cieli bigi guardo fumar dai mille comignoli Parigi
It was snowing this morning and beautifully, too. Huge, soft flakes coming down. Hard to believe it has already been four years since I first visited a certain dear city with those loveliest of...
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Eric Ravilious and the Fry Art Gallery on BBC Radio 3
A fantastic feature on BBC Radio 3 this past Sunday about Eric Ravilious and his work."The richest and most evocative collection of Ravilious's work is to be found in a tiny gallery in the Essex town...
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Forty Portraits in Forty Years
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist, copyright 2014 Nicholas NixonMy mother came across a fascinating article and collection of photographs on the New York Times website two evenings...
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First Day of Spring
Happy Norooz! Wishing you the very best today: it is the first day of spring; it is the Persian New Year!
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End of the season
What a long and beautiful winter it has been. In two weeks the rink will close and I will very shortly be in the throes of some serious skating-withdrawal. It will be good to have warm weather again,...
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Onwards and upwards
See you in September, skating friends.Luckily, the ice rink is right next to the boathouse on the river, which can only mean one thing: learning to row is the next adventure!
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East
Somewhere, far away from here, three friends of mine are sitting on a hillside sketching in Italy. A shame to miss Bologna this year and our post-fair travels. But the windows in the new place face...
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Calling all former field hockey players
Here is a shameless plug: I am forming a team. If you are in the Rochester area, used to play hockey in either high school or college, and are interested in getting back into the sport recreationally,...
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Around again
Funny how things go. Next week I fly out. The calendar says June 2015, mind says September 2010. Or August. Trippy tricks going on upstairs. Where they come from is beyond me.
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