Lunch with my daughter
What could be better than lingering over lunch with a beautiful young lady? My daughter Jane and I had lunch in a cozy restaurant near the Baldwin Wallace campus. Jane started her second semester there…
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New computers
For Christmas, my son and I built new computers. For ease of maintenance, both computers have the same specs. We used Haswell-type motherboards (Asus Z87-A) and, of course, Intel processors--Core i5 4670 (4670K for my…
Study: ‘The Call’ Part 5
The latest version of the study shows the painting much advanced. The modelling is done on the cement bench and pediment. [caption id="attachment_2899" align="aligncenter" width="555"] Painting titled 'The Call' in progress[/caption] The figure modeling needs…
Poem: Why do I remember this?
Why do I remember? I've carried this, and now--see?--here it is. Guided by a compulsion (that has never left me) I painted the walls of my mother's house the entire length of the hallway; floating…
Cleveland Museum of Art finishes renovations
After 8 years and $350 million, the Cleveland Museum of Art has--finally!--completed its ambitious renovations. The long awaited (by me) opening of the new West Wing's China, India and Southeast Asia collections means all collections are once…
Cold beauty of frozen Lake Erie
The long shadows from the afternoon sun transforms Lake Erie into an otherworldly landscape. During the winter the sun is in the southwestern sky. In the summer it moves over the lake; by June it…
Winter 2014
For us winter really starts when Lake Erie freezes. The snow-covered expanse beyond my backyard is the lake. Yesterday, believe it or not, there was no snow or ice out there. This all happened overnight.…