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| Love Boston and the MFA. |
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No motivation to finish calm seascape on left. Started a wilder seascape on right. Much fun working on two paintings at the same time. |
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| "Stool" (MFA, studio, Boston, MA, USA) |
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| A most magnificent Jackson Pollock! (MFA Boston, MA, USA) |
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| Detail of Jackson Pollock above! |
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| A very interesting Jackson Pollock (MFA Boston, MA, USA) Have a great summer of making art everyone! Peace! Art on! Michael |
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I have been taking classes at the MFA for quite some time! How is it only this week did I notice the beautiful tops of the art studio stools? Many use the tops to rest their palettes. Some sit. I think this top is spectacular. So very "Jackson Pollack!" Next week I will post an art studio table top and a photo of the MFA's Pollock collection! |
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| A poet friend and I were discussing emotions, poetry, and painting. My vague idea for this work was to paint a calm sea. This work is unfinished. It is still taking me where it wants to go. It is almost like a gentle argument with myself. So gentle. More like a discussion. Calm is good. As is wild. Let's see what happens. I am happy with it so far. |
"So Good! So Good!" The human spirit is a thing to behold. A few weeks ago I was so very sad about Boston Marathon tragedy! Almost feeling guilty if I were to be happy ever again. (Same feelings as 9-11, Sandy Hook, and other horrific events!) So off to Boston to see Red Sox play and win against Houston Astros! Have a Fenway frank! And best of all lead the faithful fans in singing Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline!"  |
| "Me leading the crowd last week at Boston's Fenway Park singing "Sweet Caroline!" |
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| "Pizza Regina" Acrylic Canvas 30" x 24" Finally "finished" this work of the most wonderful pizza place on the planet! I am still working on two more paintings of the same scene. Not sure why but I decided to stop this one and declare to the world that it is "finished?" Well, maybe finished? |
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| "Portuguese Fishing Boat" Acrylic Canvas 18" x 24" I had to make sure I stopped this one! I kept adding ocean and more ocean! Just love painting waves! |
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| " Ocean # 1" |
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| "Ocean # 2" |
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| "Ocean #3" |
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| "Tree Branch" |
Please Remember The People of Boston and The Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013 Anything you can do to show your support for the people of Boston would be greatly appreciated! (Even singing a few bars of "Dirty Water" by Standells or by Dropkick Murphys would be nice. ) A very sad day in my (our) home town.  |
| Boston, MA, USA |
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| My Boston Marathon Medal |
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| USA |
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| Reenactment of Battles Of Lexington And Concord American Revolution (Check Out Ralph Waldo Emerson's Poem, "The Shot Heard 'Round The World!") |
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| Statue In Boston's North End Of USA Patriot Paul Revere. In Back Ground Old North Church Paul Revere's famous horse back ride to warn the colonist that the British s were coming is also reenacted on Patriots' Day! (Check Out Henry Wordsworth Longfellow's Famous Poem, "The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere!") |
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| The USA's oldest and best marathon, The Boston Marathon, is run on Patriots' Day! This is a photo of me running the Boston Marathon much more than a few years ago! Photo was taken while I was running up Heart Break Hill, screaming at the photographer to take my picture. I did finish 26.2 miles in four hours and fifteen minutes! A record for me! |
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| Baseball's greatest team in the world, the Boston Red Sox, always play a home game at Fenway Park on Patriots' Day! Fenway park is the oldest and best baseball park in the universe. (A bit partial to Boston am I!?) |
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| Smaller Painting Of Most Holy Redeemer Church (Acrylic Canvas 14" x 20") (I posted a much larger painting of this church not too long ago!) This version is a gift for my good friend's ninety plus year old mother! It is her neighborhood church! |
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| "Pizza Regina! # 1 The first of three versions of the famous Boston Pizzeria! Acrylic Canvas 20" x 26" All are unfinished. All going in different directions. All the same size canvases! Fun to do three paintings of same subject at the same time! |
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| "Pizza Regina! #2 Acrylic Canvas 20" x 26" |
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| "Pizza Regina! # 3 Acrylic Canvas 20" x 26" |
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| My Fantastic Teacher, Ria, Demonstrating Canvas Stretching! (First Time I Stretched My Own Canvas Since 1968!) |
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| Another Wonderful Work By Guest Artist Nicole |
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| Every year I do the poster for our groups' Seder Dinner. This photo has last years information. Didn't get a chance to photograph this seasons work! Happy Passover! |
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| The crocus blooming is a sure sign of spring arriving in New England! The flowers are even made more beautiful with a bit of snow! Happy Spring! |
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| I finished this ocean scene while my church painting waits for me in Boston! I have been working on it for a long time; at the canvas, while sleeping, and other conscious and unconscious moments! I am always thinking about art! I hope this painting depicts the huge love I have for the ocean! |
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| I thought a little tour of my studio would be fun! Table area for my acrylic work! |
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| Another table area for watercolor work! |
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| My easel and storage area! Also some space for my guitar playing! |
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| I have many crystals and prisms located throughout the house! They collect the sunlight's diversion and display a variety of these marvelous "rainbows"in every room! My rocking artist Aunt Eleanor gave me this idea when I was little boy! |
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| Color everywhere in the house all throughout the day! Even on the floor! |
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| Almost like little rainbow space ships! Great decorations that move onto ceilings and walls! |
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| My "Three Fuschias" and nature's "Indoor Rainbows!" Sight is such a gift. Please comment and let me know if you enjoyed todays "out of the box" post! Peace and more! Michael (Maybe other artists could post photos of their studios?) |
Back At The MFA and Loving it! I am very happy to be taking the second part of my acrylic class at the Museum Of Fine Arts in Boston! Today I had a ball! First I got to paint at the MFA! (We know how very cool that is!) Next I had delicious, mouth watering pizza at Pizza Regina in Boston's historic North End! The North End is home to the great American Revolutionary Patriot, Paul Revere! It is also Boston's great Italian American neighborhood! (And so much more!) I ended the day at the "Boston Garden" watching the Boston Celtics basketball team play against the Miami Heat! Can't get much better than that! (Oh, and drove home in a late night snow storm! Yes, we are still getting snow in New England!) I was very happy to reconnected with my wonderful art teacher Ria, and my newest great art buddy Nicole! The last photo in this post is one of Nicole's latest fantastic creations! Enjoy!  |
| "My Childhood Church, The Church Of The Most Holy Redeemer" Acrylic Canvas 24" x 36" (Very early stage of the painting. Certainly not finished yet!) The Most Holy Redeemer church is the oldest Catholic church in East Boston! A beautiful building with many beautiful childhood memories. Let's see where this painting takes me. |
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| Pizza Regina in Boston's Historic North End! Probably the best pizza on the planet. |
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| Seeing The Boston Celtics play basketball at the "Garden" has to be one of the best experiences ever! I love Boston and anything Boston! (Bostonians pronounce "Garden" "Gahdehn!") |
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| Guest artist and one of my best art buddies, Nicole, started this wonderful piece in class! She said she is not finished yet. It certainly is looking fantastic! Hard to know when a great work is ever finished! Good luck Nicole! Thank you for visiting my blog. Please help make my day and leave a comment! Savor every minute! Your art buddy! Michael |
