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Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Undeserving Rich - Opposed to deserving poor
Museum - The value of public spaces
Bernard DeVoto - Refreshingly opinionated historian
Blog topics this week:
Undeserving Rich - Opposed to deserving poor
Museum - The value of public spaces
Bernard DeVoto - Refreshingly opinionated historian
December 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Undeserving Rich - Opposed to deserving poor
Museum - The value of public spaces
Bernard DeVoto - Refreshingly opinionated historian
Blog topics this week:
Undeserving Rich - Opposed to deserving poor
Museum - The value of public spaces
Bernard DeVoto - Refreshingly opinionated historian
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Pastel and Ink on collaged pastel paper , 2025, 20x26
Odd placement / Not conventional / Just how I saw / Just how remembered
Pastel and Ink on collaged pastel paper , 2025, 20x26
Odd placement / Not conventional / Just how I saw / Just how remembered
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Pastel and Ink on collaged pastel paper , 2025, 20x26
Odd placement / Not conventional / Just how I saw / Just how remembered
Pastel and Ink on collaged pastel paper , 2025, 20x26
Odd placement / Not conventional / Just how I saw / Just how remembered
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 2002, 30x40
Wild geese with purpose / noisy fly west, / flood tide lies quiet / under the long moon / artist reflects, wistful / scribbles of moments gone.
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 2002, 30x40
Wild geese with purpose / noisy fly west, / flood tide lies quiet / under the long moon / artist reflects, wistful / scribbles of moments gone.
#acrylicpainting
December 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 2002, 30x40
Wild geese with purpose / noisy fly west, / flood tide lies quiet / under the long moon / artist reflects, wistful / scribbles of moments gone.
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 2002, 30x40
Wild geese with purpose / noisy fly west, / flood tide lies quiet / under the long moon / artist reflects, wistful / scribbles of moments gone.
#acrylicpainting
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Sanibel Sad - Lamented past visits
Elder Myth - Making out lives heroic
Vision - My sense of sense
Blog topics this week:
Sanibel Sad - Lamented past visits
Elder Myth - Making out lives heroic
Vision - My sense of sense
December 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Sanibel Sad - Lamented past visits
Elder Myth - Making out lives heroic
Vision - My sense of sense
Blog topics this week:
Sanibel Sad - Lamented past visits
Elder Myth - Making out lives heroic
Vision - My sense of sense
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 2002, 30x40
All modern Americans shop / I see them gathered in parking lots / like flocks of gulls / so busy being fed
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 2002, 30x40
All modern Americans shop / I see them gathered in parking lots / like flocks of gulls / so busy being fed
#acrylicpainting
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 2002, 30x40
All modern Americans shop / I see them gathered in parking lots / like flocks of gulls / so busy being fed
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 2002, 30x40
All modern Americans shop / I see them gathered in parking lots / like flocks of gulls / so busy being fed
#acrylicpainting
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 2006, 30x40
Two corner me / not One Corner Ma / the original inspirations / continue, unheeding.
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 2006, 30x40
Two corner me / not One Corner Ma / the original inspirations / continue, unheeding.
#acrylicpainting
December 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 2006, 30x40
Two corner me / not One Corner Ma / the original inspirations / continue, unheeding.
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 2006, 30x40
Two corner me / not One Corner Ma / the original inspirations / continue, unheeding.
#acrylicpainting
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Light Lessons - Unnoticed adaptations
Beauty - Almost undefinable but real
Yeoman Artisans - Jefferson’s dream returns
Blog topics this week:
Light Lessons - Unnoticed adaptations
Beauty - Almost undefinable but real
Yeoman Artisans - Jefferson’s dream returns
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Light Lessons - Unnoticed adaptations
Beauty - Almost undefinable but real
Yeoman Artisans - Jefferson’s dream returns
Blog topics this week:
Light Lessons - Unnoticed adaptations
Beauty - Almost undefinable but real
Yeoman Artisans - Jefferson’s dream returns
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on watercolor paper, 1998, 18x24
If a sunlit day can be ugly / this was an ugly day / wind cold and promise of worse / that guy needs solitude, beauty or cash / real bad
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on watercolor paper, 1998, 18x24
If a sunlit day can be ugly / this was an ugly day / wind cold and promise of worse / that guy needs solitude, beauty or cash / real bad
#acrylicpainting
December 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on watercolor paper, 1998, 18x24
If a sunlit day can be ugly / this was an ugly day / wind cold and promise of worse / that guy needs solitude, beauty or cash / real bad
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on watercolor paper, 1998, 18x24
If a sunlit day can be ugly / this was an ugly day / wind cold and promise of worse / that guy needs solitude, beauty or cash / real bad
#acrylicpainting
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 1971, 28x36
Joanne in Kansas City
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 1971, 28x36
Joanne in Kansas City
#acrylicpainting
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 1971, 28x36
Joanne in Kansas City
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 1971, 28x36
Joanne in Kansas City
#acrylicpainting
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Next Time - Which we take too much for granted
No Team in I - For better or worse
Taxing Machines - Instead of people
Blog topics this week:
Next Time - Which we take too much for granted
No Team in I - For better or worse
Taxing Machines - Instead of people
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Next Time - Which we take too much for granted
No Team in I - For better or worse
Taxing Machines - Instead of people
Blog topics this week:
Next Time - Which we take too much for granted
No Team in I - For better or worse
Taxing Machines - Instead of people
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 1976, 40x48
Boston Public Garden in Winter
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 1976, 40x48
Boston Public Garden in Winter
#acrylicpainting
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 1976, 40x48
Boston Public Garden in Winter
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 1976, 40x48
Boston Public Garden in Winter
#acrylicpainting
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 2000, 30x40
Dark clouds attracted me / white gull startled me / insistent wind endlessly / gusted towards tomorrow
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 2000, 30x40
Dark clouds attracted me / white gull startled me / insistent wind endlessly / gusted towards tomorrow
#acrylicpainting
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas, 2000, 30x40
Dark clouds attracted me / white gull startled me / insistent wind endlessly / gusted towards tomorrow
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas, 2000, 30x40
Dark clouds attracted me / white gull startled me / insistent wind endlessly / gusted towards tomorrow
#acrylicpainting
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Making Criminals - We are each guilty if they want us to be
Setting Limits - Important restrictions in art and life
Entranced - Alternate views of “reality”
Blog topics this week:
Making Criminals - We are each guilty if they want us to be
Setting Limits - Important restrictions in art and life
Entranced - Alternate views of “reality”
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Making Criminals - We are each guilty if they want us to be
Setting Limits - Important restrictions in art and life
Entranced - Alternate views of “reality”
Blog topics this week:
Making Criminals - We are each guilty if they want us to be
Setting Limits - Important restrictions in art and life
Entranced - Alternate views of “reality”
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Pastel and Ink on Mulberry Paper, 2025, 11x15
Years ago / Weeds were high / I could hide behind / A beautiful screen
Pastel and Ink on Mulberry Paper, 2025, 11x15
Years ago / Weeds were high / I could hide behind / A beautiful screen
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Pastel and Ink on Mulberry Paper, 2025, 11x15
Years ago / Weeds were high / I could hide behind / A beautiful screen
Pastel and Ink on Mulberry Paper, 2025, 11x15
Years ago / Weeds were high / I could hide behind / A beautiful screen
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 2005, 40x30
At the local French cafe
they play French music
serve French food
works for a while _ just wasting time
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 2005, 40x30
At the local French cafe
they play French music
serve French food
works for a while _ just wasting time
#acrylicpainting
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 2005, 40x30
At the local French cafe
they play French music
serve French food
works for a while _ just wasting time
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 2005, 40x30
At the local French cafe
they play French music
serve French food
works for a while _ just wasting time
#acrylicpainting
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
AI and Pride - Are we all John Henry?
Binocular - Weird primate vision
Goals - Useful if in perspective
Blog topics this week:
AI and Pride - Are we all John Henry?
Binocular - Weird primate vision
Goals - Useful if in perspective
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
AI and Pride - Are we all John Henry?
Binocular - Weird primate vision
Goals - Useful if in perspective
Blog topics this week:
AI and Pride - Are we all John Henry?
Binocular - Weird primate vision
Goals - Useful if in perspective
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 1975, 30x40
Vacant lot, Boston
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 1975, 30x40
Vacant lot, Boston
#acrylicpainting
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 1975, 30x40
Vacant lot, Boston
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 1975, 30x40
Vacant lot, Boston
#acrylicpainting
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 1972, 30x40
Early attempt at “Electric Impressionism”
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 1972, 30x40
Early attempt at “Electric Impressionism”
#acrylicpainting
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
All paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 1972, 30x40
Early attempt at “Electric Impressionism”
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 1972, 30x40
Early attempt at “Electric Impressionism”
#acrylicpainting
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Fad Awareness - Focus on the trivial
Crude - simple pleasures
Appreciation - Art as a mental tonic
Blog topics this week:
Fad Awareness - Focus on the trivial
Crude - simple pleasures
Appreciation - Art as a mental tonic
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Fad Awareness - Focus on the trivial
Crude - simple pleasures
Appreciation - Art as a mental tonic
Blog topics this week:
Fad Awareness - Focus on the trivial
Crude - simple pleasures
Appreciation - Art as a mental tonic
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 2004, 30x40
Just a whimsy of / an empty day. My / eyes making something / where my soul sees / nothing at all
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 2004, 30x40
Just a whimsy of / an empty day. My / eyes making something / where my soul sees / nothing at all
#acrylicpainting
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 2004, 30x40
Just a whimsy of / an empty day. My / eyes making something / where my soul sees / nothing at all
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 2004, 30x40
Just a whimsy of / an empty day. My / eyes making something / where my soul sees / nothing at all
#acrylicpainting
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper 1999, 22x30
Dreck and pebbles on the shore / life's struggles with the seasons / man's craft for the elements / light and water play on the eye / how can I hope to describe them?
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper 1999, 22x30
Dreck and pebbles on the shore / life's struggles with the seasons / man's craft for the elements / light and water play on the eye / how can I hope to describe them?
#acrylicpainting
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper 1999, 22x30
Dreck and pebbles on the shore / life's struggles with the seasons / man's craft for the elements / light and water play on the eye / how can I hope to describe them?
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper 1999, 22x30
Dreck and pebbles on the shore / life's struggles with the seasons / man's craft for the elements / light and water play on the eye / how can I hope to describe them?
#acrylicpainting
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Absolute - Only in our mind, never in reality
Too Complicated - Elementary kids and math concepts
Risk/Reward - Hiding in bed is rarely the answer
Blog topics this week:
Absolute - Only in our mind, never in reality
Too Complicated - Elementary kids and math concepts
Risk/Reward - Hiding in bed is rarely the answer
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Absolute - Only in our mind, never in reality
Too Complicated - Elementary kids and math concepts
Risk/Reward - Hiding in bed is rarely the answer
Blog topics this week:
Absolute - Only in our mind, never in reality
Too Complicated - Elementary kids and math concepts
Risk/Reward - Hiding in bed is rarely the answer
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 1976, 40x30
Coming? Going?/more or less?/leaves or concrete? first or last?/today it is as it is
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 1976, 40x30
Coming? Going?/more or less?/leaves or concrete? first or last?/today it is as it is
#acrylicpainting
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Acrylic on Canvas 1976, 40x30
Coming? Going?/more or less?/leaves or concrete? first or last?/today it is as it is
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 1976, 40x30
Coming? Going?/more or less?/leaves or concrete? first or last?/today it is as it is
#acrylicpainting
Acrylic on Canvas 2000, 30x40
Along harborrun time passes/like empty cold wind/pale sun behind racing clouds/I force myself against inertia/with the jogger, defying winter sleep.
#acrylicpainting
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Along harborrun time passes/like empty cold wind/pale sun behind racing clouds/I force myself against inertia/with the jogger, defying winter sleep.
#acrylicpainting
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Acrylic on Canvas 2000, 30x40
Along harborrun time passes/like empty cold wind/pale sun behind racing clouds/I force myself against inertia/with the jogger, defying winter sleep.
#acrylicpainting
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Along harborrun time passes/like empty cold wind/pale sun behind racing clouds/I force myself against inertia/with the jogger, defying winter sleep.
#acrylicpainting
More paintings at: sites.google.com/view/cabinet...
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Tyrant - When normal seems to be failing
Privacy - Going, going, gone
Advisors - Sycophants are not
Blog topics this week:
Tyrant - When normal seems to be failing
Privacy - Going, going, gone
Advisors - Sycophants are not
October 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Complete blog essays at weeklyobservations.blog
Blog topics this week:
Tyrant - When normal seems to be failing
Privacy - Going, going, gone
Advisors - Sycophants are not
Blog topics this week:
Tyrant - When normal seems to be failing
Privacy - Going, going, gone
Advisors - Sycophants are not