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New series of #limitedpalette mini #mixedmedia #collages. 6” x 4” (showing the first two) #papercollage #geometric #abstract

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We didn’t see any northern lights, but the #moonlight shining on the fog-filled Loyalsock Canyon almost made up for it. #Pennsylvania #fog

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A rare calm night at Eagles Mere, the sky like an opal, the lake like mother-of-pearl.

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Leaving my studio at the end of a gorgeous day. The maple trees are starting to put forth new leaves, but are so heavy with seeds that they look completely brown.

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A pair of mini collages created with an upcoming “Tiny Treasures” sale. 5” x 3.5” (12.5 x 9 cm) #mixedmedia #abstract #art #collage

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I’m thrilled that “Nautilus” was one of 59 pieces selected from 500+ submissions for the Older Artists Showcase at the PA state capitol in May. #art #collage #painterlycollage #mixedmedia #worksonpaper #ikebana

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People imagine an artist gets to spend all day painting. I just drove 160 miles delivering artwork to 4 different exhibitions. In a few days I get to do it all over, to get my work back again. #artistlife

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Why does it take me so long to finish a collage? Here’s a 6”x6” (15x15 cm) section I’m working on now. It takes 600-750 individually-pasted clippings to go from a blank canvas this. #art #collage #painterlycollage #recycling #fineart #mixedmedia

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At least tulips are in full bloom for Easter, a temporary antidote to the gloomy outlook.

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A long-anticipated reunion with college friends kept me from the #protest at home on 4/5, so I joined the one where I was (in Myrtle Beach, SC). #handsoff

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Leftover paint + filled sketchbook = hand-painted #paper for a future #collage. #recycling #reuse #papercollage #creative

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Random photo of the week: a very odd tree I encountered outside the public library. It looks like four or five trees grafted onto one trunk? If one of my students had drawn a tree like this, I’d probably have tried giving them some gentle pointers on how real trees normally grow.

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Opening reception Saturday 3/29, 6-8 pm, Resistance and Resilience, at Eclipse Center for Creative Community, IN Lansdale, PA. #art #artshow #artsale #mixedmedia #painterlycollage #resistance #resilience #protest #artists

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Almost ten years old now, “Octopus’s Garden” is one of the most elaborate collages I’ve ever created, with over 3200 individually-pasted pieces of paper. 24”x18” (61x41 cm) #art #collage #painterlycollage #mixedmedia #fineart

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I’ve shared some work-in-progress views of this collage; here is the finished piece. #art #collage #abstract #grindstone #worksonpaper #mixedmedia #sparks #painterlycollage

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I'm honored that one of my pieces was chosen for the exhibition postcard. Come to the opening reception in Lansdale, PA on March 29. #artexhibition #resistance #painting #collage #art #abstract

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My second piece for the Resistance and Resilience exhibition. ‘Engagement’, 10” x 8” (25 cm x 20 cm), magazine clippings on canvas board. #art #collage #recycled #pattern #abstract #resistance #activism

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Here's one headed for an exhibition titled "Resistance & Resilience" at Eclipse Center (Eclipse3c) in Lansdale, PA. March 29 - May 6 #art #painterlycollage #skyline #redandblack

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I reached up to my forehead and felt something rough. "Wow! this weather really dries out my skin," I thought. Something startlingly black flaked beneath my fingers. What kind of horrible skin condition is this?! Then I remembered it's Ash Wednesday. #ashes #catholicculture #forgetfulness

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Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

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"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope." - JFK

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#art #valentine #collage #painterlycollage #heart #recycledart

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It’s been slow going, but my #collage project inspired by a @jxxn.bsky.social photo is finally starting to look like something. At this rate it will only take another month to finish. #wip #papercollage

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A calm but rather forlorn view as I leave the studio to go home. #sunset #silhouettes #artist

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I understand that times like these need #art more than ever, but I feel numb. The year that inspired this #collage (2015) seems idyllic by comparison. #mixedmedia #painterlycollage #burning #wildfire #cityscape

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i think people who complain about the language police are, by and large, just cowards. say whatever you want! no one is going to stop you. but people may judge you or even, if you say the wrong thing in front of the wrong person, pop you in the mouth. but that’s life!

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I googled “tonal vs monochromatic”. Here is the AI summary: “A tonal look uses multiple shades of a single color, while a monochromatic look uses a single color in various shades” There’s no real “I” in AI, only the semblance of it. #tonal #monochromatic #aigibberish #ai

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Mark my words: The price of groceries is not going down, but someone is about to tell you that they WILL be going down very shortly, just as soon as his enemies have been dealt with.

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