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About JMN

I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.

Parting Looks — HJN

Posted on May 24, 2019 by JMN

Harold J. Nichols (1924 — 2013) (c) 2019 JMN

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Parting Looks — HJN

Posted on May 24, 2019 by JMN

Harold J. Nichols (1924 — 2013) (c) 2019 JMN  

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Parting Looks — HJN

Posted on May 23, 2019 by JMN

Harold J. Nichols (1924 – 2013) (c) 2019 JMN

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“Rived”!

Posted on May 22, 2019 by JMN

Rived by years of infighting…. (Editorial Board, “An Electoral Brush Fire in Australia,” NYTimes, 5-20-19) Past participles in this opinion piece flutter the heart of a nerdy grammaticist. I rarely read or use the verb “(to) rive,” which I think … Continue reading →

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Parting Looks –15 by HJN

Posted on May 20, 2019 by JMN

Works by Harold J. Nichols, 1924-2013. (c) 2019 JMN

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Furiouser Than Thou

Posted on May 20, 2019 by JMN

Margaret Renkl writes from Tennessee. Her anguish over what she calls the racist and misogynistic travesty that is endemic and persisting in southern society is palpable in the column cited here. Renkl cites recent instances of atrocities committed by southern … Continue reading →

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Guide by the Perplexed: NODS & Buck-Effing

Posted on May 20, 2019 by JMN

I’m not a rocker or blues man on a Gibson. I can make a long-fingered foray into the twelfth-fret region, but it’s not fruitful. When I mention “buck-effing” around the fretboard, therefore, only one B-C and E-F pair obtains per … Continue reading →

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“Fervent Repetition”

Posted on May 20, 2019 by JMN

… Josh Smith… degrades and celebrates his medium through the relentless yet fervent repetition of a selected motif. [He] tends to work fast and a trifle sloppily, until a certain image becomes second nature, a template. This automatism opens the … Continue reading →

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No Decapitated Nudes, Please

Posted on May 20, 2019 by JMN

Like so many good ideas, the Every Woman Biennial was born of a joke. Now it’s in its third edition, displaying the work of over 600 female and nonbinary artists, and expanding to Los Angeles. C. Finley, the exhibit organizer, … Continue reading →

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Lubed Market Takes Epic Sums

Posted on May 20, 2019 by JMN

KAWS is “former graffiti tagger” Brian Donnelly. “The market is wacky…,” said Douglas Walla, a private dealer based in New York, commenting on the current vogue for KAWS. “The whole thing is lubricated by social media. Artists have been able … Continue reading →

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