Celebrating Our Differences
As I write this, it is Sunday morning, April 19, 2020. My article is due tomorrow. No, I didn’t wait until the last minute to write this; I wanted it to be as current as possible before submitting it. At this moment, we – the town, county, and…
In the time of COVID 19, it is difficult to see which of our political leaders provide inspiration for me and my fellow citizens. Then again the government’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic has very sharply pointed out the politicians who work in the interest of all Americans…
A teenage girl with long curly hair trying to trim it, resulting unevenly – ends up having to shave her head. The silver lining – she looks great! That’s what inspired me to trim mine – short, okay… very short! I tend to hide behind my hair and…
“We celebrate living another year and ceremonies we have been blessed to be a part of. We celebrate our relationships – friends, and family, by blood and by love. We wear our masks and wash our hands in celebration of being able to work for issues we believe…
I am aging. There I said it! I’m going on record as affirming that Aging Gracefully is an art and a tall order. I’ve observed a few emerging patterns in my life that I’d like to share. You receive final assignments. There will be some late-in-life lessons that, Universal…
I experimented recently, to see how life would be without art. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine a world or an existence without the added beauty which art brings. It only took me two minutes to realize how empty my world would be without movies,…
“Oceanic” Oil & Cold Wax on Canvas 40” x 30” x 1.5” 2019 “Breaking News: Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2020 selected and invites one of my painting for group exhibition opening on January 16, 2020, through til March 13, 2020 Juror: Cara Manes, Associate…
I have to say that a lot when I wear my veteran gear. Be it my ball cap that says, “US NAVY VETERAN – PROUDLY SERVED,” my US NAVY Cruise Jacket that has about half the countries I’ve set port into, or my shipboard foul weather jacket that…
So, here I go again, browsing YouTube for songs for the Dusty Record Club. I ran into the James Ingram-Michael McDonald tune, Yo’ Mah Gon’ Be There. Good tune, but not good enough for the group. Then, Michael McDonald’s music kept coming, and there was Michael McDonald with…
We met him as Curtis “Kojo “Morrow, and he was a 57-year survivor of war and a busy artist. Nothing has changed, except now he celebrates his 60-year survival. His book, My Sankofa, tells his story in vivid remembrances of his “quest for self-discovery” in Accra, Ghana. …