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Enough shock and shame for one day. I'm calling it a night.

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I decided to see for myself and started checking my SSI account to see how accessible it was. Two days ago I could sign in but my account information was unavailable. Today I could no longer access my account. When I went to sign in it directed me to the page with the below message #socialsecurity

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

A good friend recently took a spontaneous picture of me in my studio space at Zhou B Art Center. I love this space and all the people in it. Come see me on any given First Friday, or I am there most days and would be happy to set up an appointment time. #artistlife #art #kansascity

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

I have laundry to do, errands to run, and I need to get to the studio to paint. However, that all has to wait until Mocha is done with her nap.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

People ask what I mean when I tell them I work with a limited palette; this is what it looks like. Two reds, two yellows, one blue, and white. Also in the shot are the brushes I use. Even on the 30” x 40” piece I am currently working on.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

The photograph I worked from for this painting was taken in 1905. I have no idea what sort of life was ahead for this boy, but I do know that his future was limited by the attitudes and restrictions of our society at the time. Stairway To Nowhere, oil on canvas #art

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

“Anyone can love the mountains, it takes a soul to love the prairie. – Willa I recently went back to painting the calming Kansas prairie. I had forgotten how challenging this can actually be, but yesterday I looked at it and decided “I’m done.” #landscapepainting

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

A sketch from the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦. This American still stands with Ukraine. #standwithukraine

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

If you spend much time hanging in my studio with me, you will eventually hear me say, “I really need to sketch more.” I enjoy sketching, but I have so many paintings to create. Last weekend when a friend asked me if I would do a sketch for him, I was happy to make time. #charcoalportrait #sketch

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

The amazing thing is that eight years later I hesitated to post this on Linked In because I knew former coworkers might read this and be offended. Eight. Years. Later. I posted it anyway.

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

This is the first Ray of hope I’ve felt for a while.

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

For those who are playing along, I just saw that one of my diabetes medications, which was already exorbitantly expensive, tripled in cost from when I filled it earlier in the month. Wonder what changed? #diabetes

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

submitted 65 days ago • 945 comments

In a small café in Paris, near the Musée d'Orsay, I was fascinated by the woman sitting at the table across from me. While not classically beautiful, her features intrigued me. I could hardly take my eyes off her. Coffee and Light in Paris   #paris #cafe #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #kansascity #art

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

Philando Castile was pulled over by the police in July of 2016. Despite communicating clearly with the officer what he was doing, he was shot seven times at close range. The officer was later acquitted of all charges stemming from the shooting. #philandocastile #sayhisname

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

Tomorrow night, Saturday, January 18th, is the closing reception for the “If Only For A Moment” group exhibition at The ZhouB Art Center in Kansas City. This is a great show featuring work from all of the studio artists at the art center. #art #gallery #exhibition #oilpainting #kansascity #kcart

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."--Ralph Waldo Emerson #newyear

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

These are South African dancers from the musical Mkhumbane from Durban 1960. I love the joy in this piece, and due to things going on while painting it, I also feel the resurrection of claiming that joy. Jubilation and Resurrection Photographer, G.R. Naidoo. Dancers Greta Dladla and Eric Dludla

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

When Louis Lindley, Jr. dropped out of high school at 16 to join a rodeo, he called himself “Slim Pickens” so his father wouldn’t see his name on the entry lists. He spent 20 years as a rodeo bronco buster, trick rider and clown. In 1950, he switched to the more lucrative career of acting. #artist

submitted 123 days ago • 1 comment

Atatiana Jefferson: shot to death in her home by police in Fort Worth. Police arrived after a neighbor called stating that Jefferson's front door was open and requesting a welfare check. Atatiana went to her window to see what was going on. Within seconds she was killed with a single shot.

submitted 131 days ago • 1 comment