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“Native American Horseback With Spear”

Posted on May 20, 2018 by JMN

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“Justice of the Piece”

Posted on May 19, 2018 by JMN
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Make Intelligent Mistakes

Posted on May 19, 2018 by JMN

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

Posted on May 19, 2018 by JMN

“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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“Guy In a Hat”

Posted on May 19, 2018 by JMN

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Humility

Posted on May 16, 2018 by JMN

Even a cursory look at following blogs uncovers so much good image-making and wordsmithing it humbles one. I ply in contrast what seems but a plodding literal depictiveness, a pyrrhic victory of method over invention, craft over creativity, sarcasm over … Continue reading →

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“Horseman”

Posted on May 16, 2018 by JMN

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Thirty-Four Paintings

Posted on May 16, 2018 by JMN

(01) “Madonna of the Yardwinder” (02) “Madonna With a Cat” (03) “Madonna of the Pomegranate” (04) “Madonna of the Carnation” (05) “Madonna With a Vase of Flowers” (06) “Madonna and Child With Saints Sebastian and Francis” (07) “Benois Madonna” (08) … Continue reading →

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HJN, Untitled Watercolor

Posted on May 14, 2018 by JMN

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“Rifleman”

Posted on May 12, 2018 by JMN
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