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Display of my paintings and works by family.

‘When Did He Do Well? Ne’er!’

Posted on January 31, 2023 by JMN

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I’ve filched my title from the standup comedy of the matchless Gary Gulman. If you don’t know him, you owe it to yourself to track down on YouTube, exempli gratia, his explanation of how the states got their abbreviations. (c) … Continue reading →

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‘Fella in Hat Cups His Dominos’

Posted on April 13, 2022 by JMN

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I tried to get my dad to teach me dominos once during the last months of his life. He was in hospital and listless. I thought it might raise his spirits. When I dumped the shiny pieces out on the … Continue reading →

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‘That Damned Mania to Write’

Posted on February 27, 2022 by JMN

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Once upon a time (Érase una vez…, they say in Spanish), I couldn’t conceive of settling for less than being a published poet. I was too callow and unstable, however, to give the project sustained hard work. I’m content now … Continue reading →

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Drawing Arabic With Plethoric Splotchification

Posted on February 6, 2022 by JMN

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I’ve little practice handwriting Arabic. Even less am I schooled in the monastic rigors of calligraphy. I do confess to an effort to “draw” Arabic. My models are the characters as they appear in printed texts. I savor their swoops … Continue reading →

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The Camera Has Spoken. It’s My Turn

Posted on January 5, 2022 by JMN

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And out comes a tenderly belabored prospect of dilapidation. Looking at a photograph I didn’t take, I painted a quaint tranche of unleveled-up Britain from the plein air of the shed I inhabit. Painting my two-bit canvases from photos lets … Continue reading →

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Don’t Just Stand There. Squint

Posted on December 29, 2021 by JMN

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My approach to Clint is to grace him with a mighty hat and a bodacious cheroot. Outside the frame he’s packing heat, of course. Clint Eastwood personifies a school of movie acting whose slogan is “Don’t just do something. Stand … Continue reading →

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Fossil Breath

Posted on November 28, 2021 by JMN

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Facetiae

Posted on October 28, 2021 by JMN

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If you’re like me, you think you know what “facet” means, and you like its associations because it reminds you of “fecit,” which means somebody “made” something in Latin; but you Google it anyway and fall in love with the … Continue reading →

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‘Distraught Toddler’

Posted on September 8, 2021 by JMN

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Rooster Feathers

Posted on July 20, 2021 by JMN

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