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    Art lovers–bah!
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    Art lovers–bah!

    Tom Hudson March 17, 2025

    I am not an art lover. I have no patience for those who wax elegant about art. Those who speak reverently on art as the new religion set my teeth on edge. For me, art…

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    YouTube art instruction
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    YouTube art instruction

    Tom Hudson February 5, 2024

    If you are looking for art instruction videos, YouTube is loaded with them. That's the good news--videos for every taste and interest. The bad news is that the quality is--to put it charitably--spotty. You get…

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    Grumpy book review: Lapvona
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    Grumpy book review: Lapvona

    Tom Hudson December 7, 2023

    I don't fit into the intended audience of most contemporary fiction reviewers so I try to avoid them. But a recent YouTube reviewer had one of my favorites, Blood Meridian, on his top fiction list…

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    Do not be an art appreciator
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    Do not be an art appreciator

    Tom Hudson July 4, 2023

    When I hear someone say, "I appreciate art," I cringe. The speaker means, "I understand that this boring subject is somehow important to you," or, "I see how much effort you put into this pointless…

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    Turn toward realism?

    Tom Hudson June 25, 2023September 20, 20231 Comment

    Realism is becoming popular once again in painting studios. This development is welcome but it's also sobering. Looking at the growing number of realists demonstrates how much has been lost. Much of it is Impressionism-adjacent…

    Peace, Brothers
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    Peace, Brothers

    Tom Hudson March 29, 2022

    As a Christian, I hope all people of goodwill will join me in praying for peace in Ukraine. The longer the conflict continues, the more chance there is for an accident that triggers an inferno.…

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    Woolybear
    Cleveland Culture current affairs Uncategorized Vermilion, OH

    Woolybear

    Tom Hudson October 11, 2021

    The annual Woolybear Festival in Vermilion was yesterday. The weather wasn't perfect but that didn't stop 100,000 festival-goers from converging on the little town of 10,000. I went armed with my Nikon Z7 camera and…

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    Ketman
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    Ketman

    Tom Hudson August 15, 2021

    People who are out of step with the prevailing authority practice ketman to avoid trouble. Ketman is a way to dissemble. At a minimum people practicing ketman must self-censor their speech. When silence isn't enough,…

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