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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.

“Steer”

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Double-Sided Watercolor

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Double-Sided Watercolor

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“Naked Bull Fighter”

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“Native American Horseback With Spear”

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“Rancher and Sick Cow”

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“Justice of the Piece”

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Facing Facebook

I haven’t deleted Facebook. That would amount to locking the door after the assassin has entered the house. I open FB in order to dismiss notifications. Then I quickly exit, like slamming a window shut to keep a hornet from … Continue reading →

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Make Intelligent Mistakes

Make intelligent mistakes. (No idea who said this.) What interests me about rhyming is how it can force you to say something that you didn’t intend to say. It can make your poem go in a new direction. It may not … Continue reading →

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Happy Words

“Blowsy abstraction jostling with derelict figuration.” (Schejdahl?) “Yawing between gesture and smear.” (Ditto?) “Painting isn’t dead except as a major art. From now on it will be a discourse of adepts, like jazz.” (Dave Hickey) “Attack with paint the shallow … Continue reading →

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