tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74285874418906637732024-03-05T09:24:30.030-08:00Anfinsen Arts AliveMy brush with GodAnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.comBlogger655125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-2524129697932198942017-02-01T12:59:00.002-08:002017-02-01T13:05:16.159-08:00Don't tell me it's February -- I only blinked!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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which has included a new roof (finished yesterday), a new paint job that
demanded a power wash and couldn’t be done until the tiles were on the roof; so
one delay after another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ends. I haven’t been able to do any artwork; in fact, most of my tools have
been packed away already. By the time I get to writing on my blogs, I’m either
too tired or I’ve lost my ability to focus. If you bear with me, I’ll start up
again after everything is finished.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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window. A “Great Egret,” part of the Heron family and probably only a year or
two old, came sauntering down our front walk-way looking for its evening meal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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egret would stop and freeze to appear invisible. After a few minutes, he’d
relieve his neck by swaying it back and forth, and then take a few steps before again freezing into position. All the while, his eyes were keenly watching for a
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Valentine's Day is coming up so be sure and check out the cards on my web site:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My Etsy store will be open until after Valentine’s Day. At that time, my shop will "go on vacation" until we get to our destination. Some of my
artwork and some vintage pieces are on sale for the occasion. Here is a link:<a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/AnfinsenArt" target="_blank"> Anfinsen Art on Etsy</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-18458069947574555972016-12-15T07:16:00.000-08:002016-12-15T07:16:11.597-08:00Winter’s Art is Mysterious, Complex, and Still Unexplained<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Several years ago, my eldest son gave me a book for Christmas called “The
Snowflake – Winter’s Secret Beauty,” written by Kenneth Libbrecht and
photographed by Patricia Rasmussen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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intrigued by the fact that scientists even today cannot fully explain why no
two snowflakes are alike or how each is created with such specificity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Quoting Libbrecht, “The wonder of snowflakes is how they are fashioned
into such complex and symmetrical shapes with no blueprint or genetic code to
guide construction. How do they develop into such intricate structures? Where
is the creative genius that designs the never ending variety of snow-crystal
patterns?”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I’m a believer and a “Creationist” so I’m perfectly content knowing that God our Father created the earth and everything in it. The Lord God enjoyed creating such beauty for us and
used eternal mathematical principles to mold and shape our universe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Libbrecht explains that “Crystalline branches form around a nucleus of
microscopic dust, creating a one-of-a-kind design. Because it weighs next to
nothing, a snow crystal may take hours to fall – finally landing where
photographer Rasmussen’s amazing micro-photography can capture the fleeting
beauty and complexity of nature’s art.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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becoming sleet. A frozen raindrop does not become a patterned snowflake with ornate
patterning and symmetry. Snowflakes are the product of a rich synthesis of
physics, mathematics, chemistry and temperature. No two are alike, but their
uniqueness is soon lost on the ground where they clump together into formless
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air in which these (snowflakes) are generated! I should hardly admire them more
if real stars fell and lodged on my coat.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">As a kid, I loved folding paper and seeing how intricately I could cut
out a flake with my scissors. Usually my stars had four points or eight. Our
class would decorate our windows with the many patterns each student had made. In retrospect, these simple designs were a far cry from the intricate
patterns that fell on our tongues at recess.</span></div>
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a real snowflake in 1885 by attaching his microscope to his camera. Snowflake
photography became his lifelong passion. In the course of 46 years, he captured
more than 5,000 snow-crystal images on the old-style glass photo-graphic plates
and scientists and hobbyists have been photographing and studying them ever
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Have you ever paused to study the intricate designs and patterns that land
on your lapel when a blizzard occurs? The fluffy, large flakes that fall during
a massive storm are not as detailed or crystallized as the ones that fall
during colder weather. The big ones melt quickly because they are full of ice water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Einstein wrote “What I Believe” in 1930: “The most beautiful thing we can
experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He
to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand
rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Next time you find yourself complaining that it’s bitter cold or that
you’re home-bound, bundle yourself up and get outdoors with a magnifying glass.
Study the exquisite beauty found in those ice crystals that fall as snowflakes.
Use your eyes to appreciate and see. Awaken your imagination to the miracles
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glistening in all its glory, I play my favorite CD that was purchased at a
Christmas pageant </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">called “Child of the Promise” </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">written and produced by Michael & Stormie Omartian. My husband also
purchased an album because we were not yet married, and we each wanted
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Hearing Bible verses sung by Donna Summer, Steven Curtis Chapman,
Vince Gill, Amy Grant, and Michael W. Smith, to name a few, really gets me in
the mood for Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">After my divorce from my children’s father, and the scattering of my
children to the far corners of the U.S; I was left feeling shattered and
broken. I had always loved this Holy holiday, but after this I could barely
deal with Christmas. When the last two
were gone, I stopped decorating altogether. It brought back too many precious, but
painful memories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I remembered those long ago years when I filled up the empty spaces in my
heart with work and good deeds. I Decked the Halls to excess, and cooked up a
storm for friends and family. I started so many new traditions each year that I
could hardly keep up with them. So in looking for a topic for this blog, I
decided to forewarn you: </span><u style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">beware</u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> of what you start. It has to be done
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House. Of course, the children plastered the house and yard with so many
candies that the roof became top heavy, but that was part of its charm. After
Christmas, they looked forward to smashing the house and eating the candy-covered
pieces. I also rolled out gingerbread men for ornaments at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Then there was the making of doughnuts for our Christmas morning
breakfast. I prepared cake doughnuts and risen ones that were frosted and
sprinkled with coconut, slivered almonds and candy. I served these with slices
of orange for nutrition and home-made eggnog. We never worried about salmonella
back then. I guess we were either lucky or blessed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I also baked various cookies and arranged platters for some of our
friends. One couple said it was the prettiest tray of cookies they had ever
seen. Of course, their praise gave me incentive to widen my list and bake some more.
I also loved to make mini poppy-seed cakes for gifts and family, and special
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traditions. Barbecued brisket was a
favorite, along with the usual trimmings, cheesy potatoes, green beans cooked
with ham bits and onions, fresh whole cranberry relish, crab dip and a shrimp
cocktail that was made to be drunk in a cup. I cooked so much that in my “old
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husband decides to cook his favorite stuffing for a turkey. He does almost all
of our cooking, anyway. Whenever I risk a foray into the kitchen my nerves start to
frazzle and all the work I did in the past comes barreling back like a bad
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But the most important parts of our family traditions have stayed with
me. After our Christmas Eve banquet, we’d gather together dressed in our robes
and towels and read from the Bible re-creating a live Nativity Scene. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">When I listen to “Child of the Promise” it brings those images back, in a good
way. There are times when I wish I could have my children all with me once again. I
loved the hours spent rocking in their grandfather’s old chair. Drying tears,
comforting sorrows, bandaging skinned knees and all the other motherly services
performed of which I never grew weary. Each task was special in my heart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Imagine rocking the Christ Child?
I treasure the words to my favorite Carol “Mary did you know.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary, did you know</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That your baby boy will one day walk on water?</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary, did you know</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That your baby boy will save our sons and
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</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Did you know</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That your baby boy has come to make you new?</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This child that you've delivered</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Will soon deliver you</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary, did you know</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary, did you know</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That your baby boy will calm a storm with His hand?</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Did you know</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That your baby boy has walked where angels trod?</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And when you kiss your little baby</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You've kissed the face of God</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary, did you know?</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The blind will see</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The deaf will hear</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And the dead will live again</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The lame will leap</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The dumb will speak</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The praises of the Lamb</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary, did you know</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That your baby boy is Lord of all creation?</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary, did you know</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That your baby boy will one day rule the nations?</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Did you know</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="background: #F8F8E8; color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This sleeping child you're holding</span><b><span style="color: #444433; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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completely alone. My heart was broken. A clerk, seeing only the superficial
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that you can’t paint misery and hurt unless you understand the underlying
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The emotions cut deeper. The fragility of ego and insecurity add to the
exploding feelings. There is often far more to lose. The relationship hangs by
a thread unless you can get past anger’s unpredictable course. Forgiveness is
almost mandatory. The anger with others is sometimes quickly forgotten. There
is no intimacy or long-held expectations that stretch the ties that bind.</span></div>
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differences may slightly change the tilt of the mouth or a wrinkle in the nose. Emotions may be altered only by pushing one eyebrow upward to change an expression.
Glassy eyes may add to the sadness. Body language and the way the hand is used
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out what happens when slight movement gives your markings life and nuance. Your
scenes will have more energy and drama; your story on canvas will become more
dramatic, more interesting, and definitely more real.</span><br />
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-68873262897372081672016-11-12T06:59:00.000-08:002016-11-12T07:23:54.086-08:00The People have Spoken; it is Time for Acceptance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This was a tempestuous election. I think the media was responsible for fueling
most of the misinformation and angst. Their failure to report the truth, and to
manipulate polls and push their own bias rather than straight reporting caused
much of what’s happening in our streets today. In any case, those who lost are
displaying sour grapes as they gnash their teeth in disgust like naughty,
spoiled children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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trouble is in question. Many of them come from other places and are being transported to different areas. I can understand their disappointment, but
I do not excuse their violence and property destruction. Protesting is one
thing; rioting or breaking the law is quite another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Before the election of Donald Trump, Hillary’s campaign message was “We
will build bridges not walls.” Now that the election is over, I ask, where are
those bridges? Was this just hyperbole? What I’m seeing in the streets looks
more like “Our way or the Highway.”</span></div>
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conservatives riot and destroy? And when did liberals <u>stop defending</u> “free speech” except for themselves? When did the press start publishing opinions
and stop reporting the news?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would you paint chaos? What colors would you choose to explain violence,
protest, and hatred: black, red, orange, and white? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Would you illustrate politics using angry reds with shades of
bittersweet? Would your depressed psych slather on rainy grays and blue blues
to represent your sadness? Wouldn’t it be great in our divided world if people
could express their anger or sorrow in words or in artistry instead of
unproductive and destructive demonstrations that only add fuel to the fire?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">When the Iraq war was at its peak, I chose to illustrate my feelings on
canvas. Who are the real victims in the wars that are usually started by men? The
women and children. My purpose was to
show how history, especially in the Middle East has a tendency to repeat
itself, over and over again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Most fighting in the Middle East begins as religious wars between Sunni
and Shiite. Why the U.S. inserted itself into these cultural wars was never fully
explained. Was it to help the people become a democracy? At least that would have
been a noble endeavor. No. the real reason was likely oil; and efforts to
protect our own selfish interests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Driven by men with big egos these wars have lasted far too long and seem
to have no end. The countries have dissolved into terrorism and vicious hatred
toward their liberators viewing them instead as captors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Many called President Obama the “Divider in Chief” because he spawned
racism and created an underbelly of lawlessness. Now the Left’s protesters are
blaming Trump for the division simply because he won. We are not a
democracy, but a republic, friends. As in sports, the best team or man always
wins. This is the will of the people. Trump won by a landslide. He has been
given a “mandate” and the will of the people must be respected.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">When the infighting in Iraq was at its peak, I painted “Prayer Circles” out of respect for those around the world
who worship in this way. Respect, tolerance and understanding are the hallmarks
the left espouses at least until they lose. Come on people – you are better
than that! Get a grip.</span><br />
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-39464483386144425472016-11-03T09:42:00.004-07:002016-11-03T09:42:55.943-07:00Bamboo is Strong; Resilient and Exotic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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that one word “cane” manages to cover them all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">For artists bamboo is more than a building material or a symbol of good
luck. Bamboo has become the exotic favorite in paintings signifying well being
and a good and prosperous life; more than that its jointed stalk is not only
sturdy, but uniquely oriental in nature. Chinese and Japanese paintings almost
always include a smattering of bamboo and sometimes include a Panda bear or two
since bamboo is their main diet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Indigenous in many parts of the world bamboo cane is used to construct
houses, provide privacy and fencing, and in the construction of lasting dinnerware, utensils
and furniture. In numerous countries, bamboo is the key ingredient to peaceful
domesticity and protection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Bamboo is a fast-growing plant; between two or three foot a year. The coverage is thick and vibrant
providing a tall privacy hedge within two or three year’s time. This fast growth
can also be controlled by pruning and purchasing clumping varieties. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Some types grow vine-like strands across the ground that allows the bamboo to spread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Many artists vary the existing colors to lend a bit
of magic and aura to the finished painting. Examples in this blog of actual
photos and artwork show the depth, design and creativity of each individual
artist. I have toyed with the idea of creating a canvas of my own, but haven’t
yet decided how to give it my own personal flavor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You may want to design your own unique original.
There are myriad examples found on fabrics and textiles. Tommy Bahamas’ exquisite
patterns on men’s shirts often use a palm frond motif along with hibiscus
flowers and/or bamboo stalks and leaves. The Tropical and exotic when combined
create sensational color and movement.</span></div>
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Why do so many colors end up together in one location? What can you do with the
beautiful gems you’ve found?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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many beaches restrict taking <i>any</i> glass
away. And some of the best places to find glass are out of the way locations
that may be difficult to reach.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The following site explains where this glass comes from and how long it
takes to make the smooth rounded pieces that people seek. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The Colors
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Where Do They Come From?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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old glass products that were thrown into the sea, but, "Sea Glass is JUST
GLASS, like Diamonds are JUST ROCKS"©<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It takes decades for broken glass to "become" sea glass</span></u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If you think about it, the common colors of sea glass, Green, Brown &
White are still in wide use today......Rarer colors of sea glass are pieces
that the color has not been made or used commercially for many years.<br />
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<i>“We have broken the colors into rarity
categories</i>, it is a general rule and not to be carved in stone (or glass!)
as <u>certain colors can be found more readily in some areas</u>. For Example,
lavender glass can be a rarity in some areas, yet abundant in Maine &
Canada; but hardly ever found in the islands. Next time you're in an antique
shop or flea market, look at the glass items and see if you haven't found a
piece of glass this color!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“By The Sea Jewelry is proud to offer the finest </span><a href="https://bytheseajewelry.com/sea-glass-jewelry/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Genuine </span></a><a href="https://bytheseajewelry.com/sea-glass-jewelry/" title="Our Sea Glass Jewelry"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sea Glass Jewelry</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> in just about every color
of sea glass in the world! This glass knowledge is based on 28 years of
collecting and decades of researching the origins of our glass.”</span></div>
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corners and a smooth surface. The colors become almost translucent. If you find
some in a shop or from an artist, check it out carefully to make sure it is
real sea glass and not fake. The color and clarity can give you clues.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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They have a guide to show you <i>where</i>
to find sea glass, a book on <i>how to tell</i>
if it’s real, and items that are made from this precious glass. Remember that
what makes it valuable is the <i>origin</i>
of the original glass, and the years it took to tumble it into a smooth, clear
stone.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There is a difference between fresh water glass and sea glass that is
made smooth and beautiful by the salt water. According to the following link,
there are also legends attached to this fascinating wonder of the world.
Sailors long ago thought that the blue ones were mermaid tears that spilled
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This remarkable gift from the sea can be yours for a price, unless you’re
lucky enough to find one of those hidden coves where the tides have come and
gone for hundreds of years. Many of these pieces will still be in a state of
development. Their edges may be sharp; their size may be small, and their shape
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clear see-through sparkle. If the color is rare and the size is large you may
have the beginnings of a treasured necklace or the centerpiece of a priceless
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-8498293785122027412016-10-18T12:03:00.004-07:002016-10-18T12:03:44.400-07:00Building Habits that make Painting Daily Automatic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">If your paintings could talk, what would they say? I think mine would want me to set them
free! They would want me to let loose
instead of trying to control every move. We’ve all been taught to think
carefully before we make a brush stroke and to know what we’re going to do
before it happens. But that creates anxiety doesn’t it? If you’re like me my
hand begins to shake and I stress over “getting it right.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">“The moment you
doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” Jon Barrie,
author of Peter Pan from Jan. 2015 Woman’s Day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Those doubts tighten
your muscles, the flow of paint, and the release of energy that makes your composition exciting. Having a well thought out plan is one thing. Allowing
spontaneity to occur and to alter your initial concept is when the “magic”
happens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">“A watched pot
never boils.” When you keep too tight a reign on every stroke, every
composition, or you over analyze your progress, you may miss out on something
enchanting and remarkable. Let it happen! Just do it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">If your paints
could talk, what would they say? Mine would be angry with the disorganized
mess, with the damaged caps from using a nut cracker to get them off, and the
crimped twisted tubes, etc. A neat freak I’m not! I get so caught up in
painting I sometimes forget that a neater pallet and a more organized paint box
would actually make my job easier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Recently I
subscribed to Eric Maisel’s “Sunday Newsletter: Emotional Healing”. With my
free subscription, Eric had a free gift: “The 97 Best Creativity Tips Ever” by
Eric Maisel, 2011 all rights reserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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creative work only once in a while won’t keep it alive. Make “routine” and
“regularity” sacred words!<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">2. Who knows how many artists fail because the
light that shines through them is refracted in a thousand directions and not
concentrated in a single beam? Pick projects and complete them! It is not
really possible to work on a thousand things at once.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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every day is to craft a starting ritual that you begin to use regularly and routinely.
When your ritual becomes habitual you will find yourself moving effortlessly
from not creating to creating.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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creative work every day, if only for fifteen or twenty minutes.” Honor your
pledge for the next two weeks and spend fourteen consecutive days creating.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Forget about it! You are always in the middle of something so it is right in the
middle of things that your creating must also happen.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">7. Are you good at capturing your own creative
thoughts? Or do you let them slip away by telling yourself that they weren’t really
all that good or all that important? Stop that! Start right now doing a better
job of capturing and recording your ideas.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">8. You must reckon with your own character.
Creativity requires curiosity. Are you curious enough? Creativity requires
risk-taking. Are you willing to risk? Creativity requires energy. Can you
marshal and unleash your energy? Creativity requires patience. Have you
cultivated that quality? Turn yourself into the artist you need to be!<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">9. Telling our truth can bring us pain and get
us into trouble, but worse pain and worse trouble await us if we keep silent. Tell
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like the plague. Maybe is a state that takes you right to the edge of
meaninglessness. Maybe plays to your weaknesses, your anxieties, and your
doubts. Maybe frustrates you and disappoints you. Avoid the </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">maybe</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> trap!</span></div>
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doorsteps. The smells of bonfires, burning leaves, wieners and
marshmallows roasting on sticks. The colors of yellow ochre, red orange, burnt
sienna and raw umber capture the mood and the feeling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the car and drive out to a favorite farm where we’d purchase apples for making
sauce and jack-o-lanterns for carving.</span></div>
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apples or sometimes stay for fresh apple pie and vanilla ice cream. Crunchy
leaves underfoot accented the fun as we carried our finds back to the car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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be used in cooked cereals and hot teas. Grandma would take some of the sticky stuff
and make spun taffy rubbing her hands with butter and stretching the hot concoction until it was almost white. The sugar-sweet candy melted on our tongues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">On Halloween night at our house, I made a big pot of chili that the
children were not too crazy about eating. But when they returned from “trick-or-treating”
with their father in tow, they had to down a few bites before they were allowed
to open their bags of candy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At our house, Halloween costumes were hardly ever purchased. Every year,
we scrounged the house for possible costume parts. After many Halloween celebrations,
we ended up with a large costume box filled with various themes and sizes. The
box was a big hit with neighborhood friends; and, for years, provided hours of
entertainment for the children throughout the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Raggedy Ann and Andy costumes my husband and I wore to an adult party were in the box plus the simple white pillowcase with cutout eyes and a cottontail glued to the rear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ears were tied with string and the white cotton case could become a rabbit or a sheep depending on how tall the toddler was and how long the ears</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">One year I became a Geisha girl using a silk Japanese robe my son had given
me. I wound pantyhose around a 1960’s fur hat and turned it into black
towering hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">After my face was painted white and makeup had been applied, I
finished my “look” with white stockings and black platform thongs. My friend
said that was either the ugliest costume she’d ever seen, or the best one
there; she couldn’t decide which.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Many people go through life wearing disguises of one kind or another.
They hide behind a false front and then take off their mask when in their own
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We all try to make a good impression and put our “best foot forward.” We
want people to like us. But there comes a time when the masks either come off
willingly as people try to gain intimacy or the disguise is revealed painfully
later on. The adage “better late than never” doesn’t work in this case. In
relationships the “sooner the better” you find out the truth the better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In your interactions with others watch for these </span><u style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">red flags</u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">:</span></div>
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of anger or temper tantrums</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. The person’s mask sometimes slips to reveal
these important inconsistencies. They may apologize profusely and have
convincing arguments for their behavior, but trust your own gut instincts.
If the other person is covering up an uncontrollable temper, imagine the
fireworks when the mask comes off permanently!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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behavior</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Tirades, spending or eating binges that come
out of nowhere may be deep-seated and bubble to the surface when a hot
button is pushed. This person may have emotional issues that are way out
of their control and probably yours.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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outbursts</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. If causing a public scene doesn’t bother
them, then erratic loud behavior in private may be the “norm.” When their
own actions don’t embarrass them, nothing you can say or do will make any
difference. If you dislike public displays, make a fast exit from this
person.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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of other people</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. How they treat their mother or other close
relatives may tell you a lot about their history and habits. If they treat
strangers and outsiders better than those who are close, beware! This type
is a performance artist always looking for applause and admiration. Around
family they really let their hair down. Courtesy and thoughtfulness go
right out the window.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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and values are out of step with actual behavior</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Some
people brag about being honest yet they look for every excuse to justify
cheating, slipping into a second movie theater without paying, covering up
a mistake or blaming it on someone else.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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that requires an accounting</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. “Why didn’t you call?” “Where were
you when I called?” Who were you talking to just now?” You’re constantly
bombarded with questions from this insecure type. They doubt your answers.
They want to control your time, your friends, even your relatives. They
smother you with affection, but it’s just another means of control. They
want you all to themselves. Your life, your needs, your wants suddenly
become smaller and smaller until you disappear altogether.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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green-eyed monster disguised as love</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. “Were you flirting
with him?” “I saw you smile.” “Your line was busy for 30 minutes! Who were
you talking to?” As the song goes: “Every move you make, every turn you
take, I’ll be watching you.” When the mask finally comes off, it becomes
obvious the only person they love is themselves. With this jealous man or
woman you’ll feel guilty even when you’re not. You can’t do anything
right. Being human is a sin.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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raised fist, a not-so-gentle jab may just be the beginning</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.
Physical abuse is escalating behavior. In the beginning it may start with
shouting and name-calling. Eventually the threats turn into action. If you
see a glimpse of this when the mask is still on you’d better watch out!
When they’re in their comfort zone they may take the velvet gloves off.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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the year. When the smile and boasting phase is over and the disguises come off,
be sure you don’t end up with a real goon or ghoul!</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-37275342716549356502016-09-28T13:28:00.001-07:002016-09-28T13:28:38.604-07:00Racial Tensions are created not Born<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I’m always attracted to scenes comprised of people; especially of other cultures
and races. I find people of color to be interesting and attractive; they manage
to tell the most amazing stories like my latest painting, above, “Celebration."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">How many times do you take photos of friends and family at special events
or significant occasions? Most of us enjoy celebrating birthdays, graduations,
promotions, weddings, engagements, births and deaths with our favorite people.
The photos save the memories and document the life processes of the past. Sharing
special times with those you care about creates bonds of love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Painting an intimate scene that reminds others of those joyful times
gives me pleasure. If my artwork can help bridge the gap between racism and
understanding then I am fulfilled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Each culture and people we come to know adds
to our knowledge. Seeing people in new ways may eventually bring acceptance. We
humans are more alike than we are different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Creating meaningful relationships between people is a slow process. If I
can help others see similarities rather than differences, I have achieved my
goal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Hatred is not born, it is taught and nurtured. Children show us the
meaning of acceptance when they play. They make friends easily and seem to take
people at face value in non-judgmental ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Oppression and discrimination are learned traits that fester in a climate
of fear. Why do some people think they are better than others or that white
skin is somehow purer or better than colored skin? Why do some people think
they are spiritually or religiously better than anyone else? Most likely they
were shown this through ignorance and example; but in the eyes of God we are
all equal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I may not agree with everyone I meet, but I can certainly accept their
uniqueness and the value that they bring into the world. My religion and my
faith bring me joy and salvation, but someone else may have their own set of
beliefs that I must respect and acknowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">When you judge others, you lose sight of your own faults and failings.
Being self centered or allowing our own feelings and opinions to get in the way
puts up a barrier that is difficult to remove. You come across as arrogant,
unapproachable, and rigid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Everyone on this earth has their own perspective based on their
environment, upbringing and life experiences. Rather than quarrel and try to disprove
“the other guy,” we should listen and hope for understanding. We will never all
agree. But we can become peacemakers, and listen with our hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">If other people are unwilling to meet you half-way or they become
aggressive toward you and invade your space, you have every right to defend
yourself. Better to “agree to disagree” than to come to blows. Don’t
marginalize your own principles and beliefs out of fear or to assuage someone
else’s anger. Stop this kind of behavior before it escalates. Get help if
necessary. Walk away!</span></div>
AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-62526704824331084422016-09-22T09:36:00.000-07:002016-09-22T09:36:24.491-07:00Living Waters Undulate, Inundate, and Facinate Artists<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Skudeneshavn Norway" 20 x 16 Oil on canvas</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It’s always hard to get ahead of the curve. Just when you think you’re
pulling forward, someone or something pulls the plug on you. Last week it was a leaky roof. Our place is
about 17 years old, and one by one, the houses around us have been getting new tile
roofs. Now it’s our turn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Once the water gets through, however minimal, the damage above has
already occurred and wood rot begins. We’ve repaired three fascias’ already,
and there may be more. But that’s “water under the bridge.” (I couldn’t
resist).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">When our family lived in Kansas City, we battled water continually. Except
for a bedroom for our teenage son, the leaky parts of the basement had prevented
us from refurbishing it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Finally we found a solution to the crack that ran diagonally down one
wall. A friend who repaired swimming pools slathered it with a rubber adhesive
that sealed any leaks. We were ecstatic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Arabesque" 18 x 14 Oil on canvas</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">After several dry months went by, we painted and laid carpet in our new
family room. The children and their friends finally had a place to hang out.
And then the spring rains started up with a vengeance. We held our breath, but
the patch held.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The rains continued; one of the heaviest downpours in K.C. history. The
front window well filled and flooded into the basement, and then another and
another. We started a bucket brigade, but couldn’t keep up with the water
filling the wells back up again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We ended up taking out our soggy new carpet and replacing it with area
rugs that could be rolled up in a hurry and put away. We dug trenches around the wells and added
pipes to draw the water away. We slanted the front yard so the water wouldn’t
come towards the house. Alas, nothing worked. A hard rain could still wipe us
out in a matter of minutes simply by filling up the window wells.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Egret Reflections" SOLD/Prints available.</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Water is one of the necessities of life we cannot live without. We fear
it. We’re drawn to its sparkling surfaces and its shadowy depths. Without water
we would perish; and yet, we have difficulty controlling its unpredictable
movements and enormous strength.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Recent flooding this summer in the Midwest brought back so many memories.
Artists try to capture the violence and beauty of water; its serenity and
peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">How do you make reflections both in the water and on top of it? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Small
wavelets on the surface create white netting in the sunlight. Depth changes color. Clarity
demands a different technique to indicate a translucence that depicts the sandy
or rocky bottom below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Painting water requires practice. Once you get the hang of it, brushing
on water is fun and addictive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Water droplets seem almost impossible until you
realize that you have to get away from the canvas before they appear realistic.
When you learn how to make them, you have to learn when to stop. Too many of
them may give your canvas the look of poke a dots.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Kelly's Rose" (A rose heavy with rain water) 16 x 12 Acrylic on Panel</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It is easy to get carried away as you get better and better at painting
lakes, seas, oceans, rivers and puddles. Samples of my own work throughout this
blog illustrate how you get better at painting water with practice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“To live a
creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.”<i> <br />
Joseph Chilton Pearce<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I chose the following three artists to demonstrate their personal
techniques for water paintings done in acrylics.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Marion Boddy-Evans
shows you how to paint water droplets </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">@</span> <a href="http://painting.about.com/od/landscapes/ss/water_drops.htm" target="_blank">Marion Boddy-Evans Water Drops</a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Lori McNee has the best suggestions for painting different types of water </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">@ <a href="http://www.finearttips.com/2010/06/tips-for-painting-water-and-reflection/" target="_blank">Lori McNee Painting Tips</a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mark Waller shows you the fine details and colors that make up the ocean’s surface.</span></div>
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-54062864274337031942016-09-08T13:23:00.001-07:002016-09-08T13:32:26.819-07:00How you Look at Clouds may determine how you Paint them<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/vikeholmen-lighthouse-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank">"Vikeholmen Lighthouse , Skudeneshavn, Norway"</a> Acrylic on canvas</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I once heard that <i>unless your clouds are
the center of interest</i>, don’t paint <i>what
you see</i> – paint what people expect and want to see clouds look like. In
other words, don’t allow the clouds to “steal the show.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I’ve had to work at clouds. Landscapes sometimes overwhelm me. I always do better focusing on portraits and close-ups of details. But I want to
do better. I love to study cloud formations and enjoy their beauty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">What do you see in the shapes of clouds? I see teddy bears and turtles, and
fat round babies. I see enormous faces from different places. My imagination depends
on what kind of day it is.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Judy Collins saw things in the clouds around her (inspired by Joni
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">“Bows
and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air<br />
And feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way<br />
But now they only block the sun they rain and snow on everyone<br />
So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way</span></div>
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From up and down and still somehow<br />
It's cloud's illusions I recall<br />
I really don't know clouds at all.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If you want to catch Collins
singing, watch this video. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Is there a right and a wrong way to paint clouds? Some people think so. I
did not get into a juried show once because the judge did not like my clouds. I've since tried to improve upon them.</span></div>
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-14366317056631134742016-09-01T09:16:00.001-07:002016-09-01T09:16:16.046-07:00An Artist must have "True Grit" and Know how to Use It!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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movie “True Grit” because my husband had never seen it. We were delighted and
pleased with our choice. Good old fashioned values, humor, and the simplicity
and perfection of John Wayne. What more could you want? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to courage, resolve, and strength of character; a perfect description of the
main character who was determined to do something important for her family and for
her dead father. Her quest was difficult and unpleasant, but she met each obstacle
unafraid and with true grit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was “loose particles of sand, stone, salt, etc.” Things I had already used in some of
my paintings along with paste and fiber. My purpose was to add texture and
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over the canvas in reds and browns. This is a simple canvas and didn’t take
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highlight and accent the figure as center of interest. Whether I was successful
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Watching Michael Lang paint is a religious experience. When he starts
slapping on simple inexpensive acrylics you’re never sure what it’s going to
look like, but he does. His technique is hypnotizing. Using a combination of
brushes, cloths, fingers, a squeeze bottle of white paint and a spray bottle of
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-3980986656256263282016-08-27T10:42:00.000-07:002016-08-27T10:44:31.147-07:00Bring it, Grab it, and Sell it now!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Auburn Nights" 16 x 20 Oil on canvas, available @ <a href="http://carol-allen-anfinsen.pixels.com/" target="_blank">http://carol-allen-anfinsen.pixels.com </a></b></td></tr>
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happens when I over-organize. Items or projects that have deadlines also must
be near at hand and visible forcing me to critique them often, and to make
necessary changes when ideas are fresh on my mind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If my schedule doesn’t
permit, I at least make a note or use white charcoal to highlight the
adjustments on canvas. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Knowing where your gear is stashed away is another matter. When I sell
something, I want to know exactly where my weigh scale is and my packing materials
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makes it easier to capture an idea before it gets away instead of wasting
precious moments scrounging for the things you need. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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adjustments on a painting. If you are forced into hunting for the right object,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Fall in Apple Valley" (MN) acrylic on silk, available @</b> <b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://carol-allen-anfinsen.pixels.com/">http://carol-allen-anfinsen.pixels.com</a> </b></td></tr>
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keep working. I find I’m a little rusty after summer travel and vacations, plus
this past year ill health impaired my ability to keep doing the things I love. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I’m hoping it’s like riding a bicycle, but it’s not. Practice is the
byword that keeps those brush strokes fresh and intuitive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Now I’m playing
“catch up.” </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Plus I’ve always believed in going that extra mile. Using the best
products to create and then adding in something special makes satisfied
customers smile which turns them into repeat buyers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">One of my favorite artists and authors is Julie Paschkis. She knows all
about going beyond what is required. She once took a Spanish class in order to
illustrate a book for Spanish speaking children. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Words are used as design tools to enhance the learning experience. </span></div>
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-56183515934893212092016-08-18T13:45:00.002-07:002016-08-18T13:45:33.957-07:00Fellow Travelers Represent you, me and the Average Joe Blow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/auburn-nights-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank">"Auburn Nights" 16 x 20 Oil on Canvas, framed</a></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I saw a lot of colorful people on our vacation; first in the airplane, and then
at the places we visited. What stories they could tell. And yet, we
are all so alike. As we worried about our plans to deplane and whether to stay
on board or go out for an hour to walk, eat and relax.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The catch, we all agreed was the required removing of our luggage from the plane and then having to again re-board. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We all made a group decision to escape for awhile in exchange for waiting
in line a brief time before reclaiming our original seats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Across the aisle, a man in his sixties captured my attention as he read an actual book
rather than a Kindle. How did he read such small print? His gray hair was pulled
back in a ponytail hanging down his back. His face was covered in a
scruffy short beard and mustache; a new retiree perhaps heading for Florida?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">A red-headed young woman on my right hovered over a hand-held device
playing a game. She didn’t say a word the whole flight. Finally she buried
herself in a shroud of covers and went to sleep for the duration. When she
awoke, I was stunned to see that her lips and jaw protruded far beyond how the
average young girl might look. Later, my husband described her as looking “old for her
age.” When it was time for her to leave, my heart went with her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">On the airplane, people of all colors, shapes and sizes laughed, talked, slept or read;
each adapting peaceably to their surroundings. In this setting, it was hard to
imagine that any would seek war or choose to maim, kill, or jeopardize the safety
and well-being of others. And yet we read about this happening almost every week. We
wonder about the mind-set of those who are capable of such atrocities.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/blending-in-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank">"Blending In" Acrylic on Canvas <br />(We saw a few of these in Redwing, MN)</a></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We are always on guard. When the airplane finally puts up its wing-flaps and the craft slows, we
breathe easy that we’ve almost made it. Prayers of gratitude are mumbled. The
passengers collectively brace themselves as the plane hits the runway. They apply
imaginary brakes together and sigh when the plane makes its way to the gate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">For the length of this flight, the people have smiled politely at one
another, gone out of their way to be courteous and respectful, even assisted
with luggage when necessary. Where are the violent protesters and the mobs that
create chaos and harm to law enforcers and business owners? Where are the bullies who
wreak havoc on others? Who ignites the spark that sets off a chain reaction of destruction?
What is their agenda?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My friends it is lawbreakers, gangsters, international syndicates, terrorists; and unfortunately, our local, state and national officials. For their own nefarious purposes, they set
ablaze communities, instill fear and anger, destroy law and order to gain power
over people, and the control of city and national power structures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">When the party is
over, they scatter like rats. Disguised as innocents, they offer
money and support as they feign ignorance over cause and effect. And they get away with it! Not only do they play deaf and dumb, but they
blame someone or something else for the carnage.</span></div>
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people who go about living their lives in peace; who work and play, travel and
contribute to society and in their neighborhoods. The bigger story is about
corruption in government, about power-hungry ideologues who seek world
dominance, and about why the people who elect them are willing to ignore their dishonesty and the stench that goes on right under their noses.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-americana-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank">"Americana" 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas, in barn wood frame</a></b></td></tr>
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-11710303281576924042016-08-08T10:33:00.001-07:002016-08-08T10:33:28.809-07:00Vacation Musings bring Insight and Patience<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This morning I had my first cup of coffee on our son-in-law's deck in
Minnesota. It was in the mid-70s with a slight breeze. Exhilarating after
leaving Fort Myers 95 degree 90% humidity. We had to take a breather from the
heat, so headed for Minnesota's cooler and breezier climes. Here the weather
may change in an instant, but for now it is intoxicating. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We're
on the go so much that I haven't been in one place long enough to blog. Today
we're going to spend some time with my husband's great grandson Marcus. We
haven't seen him, except for photos, since he was a few months old. Now he's
walking. The family was eager for us to see their new home.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">After
13 years in Fort Myers, my husband wants to move back to be near family. Now we've
added house hunting into the mix on the condition that we can sell our villa.
My online life is not affected in any way except for the transition periods,
and the reason why this blog and others are super late.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Since
my own children are scattered across the country, where I live
does not seem to matter. The only change will be that they must visit us rather
than have us fly out to see them. Aging does have its disadvantages. But more
than getting older, ill health this year has cut a big swathe across my
extracurricular activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We
all have ups and downs in our lives no matter what age. How we handle the
crises that come to us will determine whether we allow circumstances to get us
down or to serve as a stimulus to our malcontent which motivates change.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Degas
taped his paintbrushes to his arthritic hands so he could continue painting. Beethoven
lost his hearing, but could hear the notes in his head and continued composing.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Countless other artists and musicians have overcome obstacles to create beauty with
their feet or teeth. They have been blind and limbless, but have gone on to
become famous using their internal gifts in spite of their disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Why not you? Why
not me? You are more than the imperfect body you have been given.
Your spirit and soul reign supreme. Your gifts are eternal and intrinsic to who
you are. Don't give up on life just yet. Discover the power you have within.
Test your limits. If you believe in a higher power harness your dreams to something
greater than yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-14058027345676472162016-07-27T10:01:00.000-07:002016-07-27T10:01:56.645-07:00Symbolism in True Form is meant to Jar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a late nineteenth-century <b>art</b> movement of French, Russian and
Belgian origin in poetry and other <b>arts</b>. In literature, the style
originates with the 1857 publication of Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Symbolism developed
new and often abstract means to express psychological truth and the idea that
behind the physical world lay a spiritual reality. The emphasis is on expressing
emotions, feelings, ideas, and subjectivity rather than realism. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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symbolists is personal and expresses their own ideologies, particularly the
belief in the artist's power to reveal truth. Symbolists take the ineffable,
such as dreams and visions, and give it form.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In her book “Experimental
Painting; </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Inspirational approaches to
mixed media art</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” Lisa L. Cyr writes: “When one is free from inhibitions and
preset expectations, the door opens for that spark of brilliance and magic to
come through. Spontaneously and without effort, a highly imaginative world
known only to the artist begins to reveal itself.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Many
symbolists combine "religious mysticism, the perverse, the erotic, and the
decadent. Their subject matter is typically characterized by an interest in the
occult, the morbid, the dream world, melancholy, evil, and death.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Thanks to </span><a href="http://www.theartstory.org/movement-symbolism.htm"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.theartstory.org/movement-symbolism.htm</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Here are a
few recognized symbolist painters and visual artists, which include </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gustave
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Moreau</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, Gustav Klimt, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Jacek Malczewski,
Odilon Redon, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Henri Fantin-Latour, Gaston Bussière,
Edvard Munch, Félicien Rops, and Jan Toorop.</span></div>
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way it affects mood is often used to create a message or sharp response in the
viewer, but we’ll discuss color in another blog. Today artists are free to use
alternative styles by combining conventional approaches with innovation. There
has been a modern day revolution of sorts in the way art is created and
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You may have noticed a headline in Sunday’s paper that blew your mind the way
it did mine. “Researchers think bugs could help find bombs,” News-Press, FL
July 17, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Of course,
the article didn’t mention just any old insect. The “bug” in question is a locust,
long-held to be an enemy of man and is known to have destroyed thousands of acres of
crops in a matter of hours or days resulting in famines worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
fascinating article noted that “Locust antennae act as a nose, with sensors
more complex than any clinical sensor an engineer could make” (Oh, the wisdom
and knowledge of God!) “A group of researchers at Washington University hopes
to hijack that sense of smell using bioengineering to create the ultimate
smelling machine.” If you ask me, bioengineering is the next greatest go-to career.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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big deal? “First researchers will implant sensors in locust brains to
understand neural activity when the bugs smell different things. They’ll use
algorithm to interpret brain patterns, allowing them to decode what the locusts
smell.</span></div>
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researcher on the project, has found that locusts can quickly be trained to
recognize different scents. Taking a page from Pavlov, Raman and his team hit
locusts with a puff of a smell, and then reward them with a grass pellet.
Within five or six trials, a locust learns to associate that specific smell
with food.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Fair game, I suppose since people also eat locusts and other insects. Yum! Not for me. I saw silkworms roasted and eaten when I was in Korea. That seems tame now that I think of people munching on a large crunchy grasshopper or locust.</span></div>
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tiny backpack is in a prototype stage and the energy is powered by the locusts’
own movements. Even steering the locusts has been successfully tested, but researchers
are trying to figure out which is more effective: “steering the locusts toward
a potential threat or allowing them to sniff it out themselves. For now, the
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thing reminds me of an old carnival act called the “Flea Circus.” Here tiny
fleas are taught to play on minuscule equipment. The show is then viewed via magnification. Is the show a mirage of trickery or are the fleas
actually trained? You’d have to ask the trainer. At any rate, people have always
been intrigued by the natural world and the miraculous creations that abound in
the universe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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culture, the cricket-related business is highly seasonal. Trapping crickets in
the fields peaks in August and extends into September. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The crickets soon end up
at the markets of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Shanghai</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> and other major cities. Cricket
fighting season extends until the end of autumn, overlapping with the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival" title="Mid-Autumn Festival"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Mid-Autumn
Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> and
the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="National Day of the People's Republic of China"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">National Day</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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but the seasonal tradition prevails.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">There is an amazing
array of artwork online that is inspired by locusts. Here is one by Katie
Hoffman called “Locusts and Honey” that is both representational and abstract.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">If you would like to see more of </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Hoffman’s </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">unusual
work go to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://katiehoffman.com/archived-paintings/2014/locusts-living-in-34-time.html" target="_blank">Katie Hoffman's Web Address</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">More artwork
using locusts as part of a theme is shown below.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Moving on to
today’s technology, I’ve noticed that computer generated artwork seems to be
more popular than traditional artwork and sells at a cheaper price. This future
trend still requires the skill of an artist, but the materials and the end
product are much different than the nuts and bolts of stinky turps and paints of the past. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Will
technology supersede and outpace the old style of doing business in the art
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Many said this about libraries when Kindle came along, but Public Libraries have
actually incorporated this new technology into their
game plan. Today they are busier than ever because society continues to crave information and entertainment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">How will you adapt your artistic repertoire into this new world? Many older artists are not even computer literate. I get asked to help others build an artist’s
web site or help them learn how to photograph and upload their paintings
(for free, of course!). I not only can’t spread myself that thin, but I find it
almost impossible to teach these “old dog’s new tricks.” They simply can’t
grasp the technology, and they forget our first lesson as soon as they leave requiring follow up calls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The only way
to be successful in the future is to keep up with the latest and greatest and
learn how to bend your skills to take advantage of what’s trending. Good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Here is
the best web side to differentiate between a locust, a grasshopper, a katydid, and a cricket</span></u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">: </span><a href="http://www.entomoveproject.com/blog/2014/12/03/the-bug-investigation-locust-grasshopper-cricket-or-katydid/" target="_blank">Locust Grasshopper Cricket Katydid</a></div>
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density is low,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>locusts</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>behave as individuals, much like <b>grasshoppers</b>. </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.agriculture.gov.au/pests-diseases-weeds/locusts/about/about_locusts">www.agriculture.gov.au/pests-diseases-weeds/<b>locusts</b>/about/about_<b>locusts</b></a></span><b><span style="background: white; color: #006621; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-1009365188692568472016-07-12T09:07:00.001-07:002016-07-12T13:13:43.304-07:00Artists Copy from Nature Either Intentionally or Unawares<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Many artists pride themselves on their own ingenuity believing that what they
create is unique or has never been done before. But the facts are that styles
and designs repeat themselves over the centuries. Artists only do a variation
on what has been done before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Nature
provides us with countless designs and shapes. Unconsciously we bring them into
our work and they become a part of whatever we create. The saying: “There is
nothing new under the sun” was spoken (or written) for a reason. It is true.
Conjure, if you will, the varied shapes and intricacies of a flower or a leaf; an
insect, the odd shapes on a giraffe, the stripes of a zebra, a caterpillar’s
fuzzy or lined patterns.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/namesake-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank">"Namesake" 24 x 18 acrylic on canvas</a></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The things
that surround us find their way into our art. We manipulate them. We re-color
them. We may even change their shape, but the origins of idea are still formed
from that which we recall. Even abstract forms are reborn on canvas maintaining
a semblance of the original nugget of thought. Scientists also admit that they create and change those things that already exist. They may duplicate life, but they cannot create it without using parts of that which already exists in nature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I’ve drawn
many simple creatures of nature simply because their intricate outer covering
intrigued me. Usually I do some research to discover how unique and independent
these magnificent insects or animals are in the scheme of things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Yesterday morning my husband discovered two young armadillos foraging in our back yard. I snapped a photo
hoping to capture them in the early light. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Normally, armadillos sleep during the day; but these two were still in the throes of youth, and were perhaps more daring
than their parents. These were “nine-banded” armadillos protected by a hard,
scaled shell that some playfully call “armor.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have poor eyesight which explains why I was able to stand fairly close without getting them overly excited. They can’t hear very well either, but if attacked
or fearful, they will roll into a tough, round ball.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">How do they
eat? They are expert at burrowing and can smell insects nestled in the ground.
They make three to five inch circular holes boring for a meal. Usually we don’t see them,
but we know that they have been in our yard by these small holes placed at
intervals in the soft earth of our flower beds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"Nine-banded
armadillos do not have any front teeth; they have rows of 28-32 peg-like teeth
in the back of the mouth. Their diet consists mostly of insects and invertebrates
but on occasion they will eat a small vertebrate, berries, or mushrooms. They
burrow to find insects and other invertebrates. They also will root around
ground litter to find their food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"Armadillos breed in
July, but the embryo is dormant until November. In March the females give birth
to four young which are always the same gender because they are identical
quadruplets. The armor of armadillo young is soft and leathery, becoming firmer
with age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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University of Miami web site I learned a lot about these beautifully designed
warriors</i>."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Somewhat alarming about this particular animal, known as the nine-banded
armadillo, is that in rare occasions they have been known to spread leprosy. But according
to the </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Smithsonian Institute</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">, “leprosy is a wimp of a pathogen. It is so
fragile that it dies quickly outside the body and is
notoriously difficult to grow in lab conditions. But with a body temperature of
just 90 degrees, the armadillo presents a kind of Goldilocks condition for the
disease—not too hot, not too cold. Bacterial transmission to people can occur
when we handle or eat the animal."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Yes,
in some areas they do eat these small animals. According to connoisseurs, armadillos
taste like chicken. If you're hungry for something outrageous, search for armadillo recipes. My
own gut reaction is “Why would I want to eat a possible carrier of leprosy?” I’ll
just leave it at that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hansen’s disease effects 250,00 people worldwide, it only infects 150 to 250
Americans. Even more reassuring: up to 95 percent of the population is
genetically unsusceptible to contracting it. And these days, it is highly
treatable, and not nearly as contagious as once believe.</span></div>
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as for armadillos—the risk of transmission to humans</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0099ff;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is low, only the nine-banded
armadillo is known to carry the disease. And most people in the U.S. who
come down with the chronic bacterial disease get it from other people while
traveling outside the country.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Experts say the easiest way to avoid contagion is to simply avoid
unnecessary contact with the critters. And, of course, they advise not to go
hunting, skinning or eating them (which is a rule that the armadillos would
probably appreciate, too)."</span><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">From the Smithsonian @ </span></span><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-armadillos-can-spread-leprosy-180954440/#Iy4eJTt55scIlMAW.99" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-armadillos-can-spread-leprosy-180954440/#Iy4eJTt55scIlMAW.99</a></i></span></div>
AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-81553567194393848372016-07-08T12:00:00.000-07:002016-07-08T10:18:21.793-07:00It's Spring -- Bless the Baby Birds!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I couldn't resist sharing a childhood experience with you. The story probably accounts for why I love birds and delight in painting them.<br />
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He was pink, blind and featherless when I found him lying in the bright spring grass. His lifeless three-inch body brought back a rush of memory and I was eight years old again, looking down on another fragile baby bird.<br />
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He had fallen so far from the nest that I convinced myself his mother would never miss him. Carefully, and with a modicum of shame, I scooped the tiny fledgling into my cupped hands. I would nurse him back to health and become his protector. In turn, he would be my friend, my pet. He could perch on my finger and I would teach him how to do tricks. He could sing for his supper. Surely mother would let me keep him.<br />
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She shook her head when she saw him; a bad omen. But when she gave me an empty matchbox, I grew hopeful. We stuffed the matchbox with tissue and laid the bird gently on the soft white sheets. His head wobbled back and forth as his tiny body struggled to get up. The dark swollen eyes were closed, but the hungry beak gaped wide in a perpetual state of readiness.<br />
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My mother went for the “crumb jar;” the kind you fill up with leftover toast or stale bread until there are enough pieces for croutons or crumbs on a casserole.<br />
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We moistened a small chunk of bread in warm milk; and while mother left to prepare dinner, I dropped soggy snippets of bread into the bird’s open mouth. The feeding lasted until the tantalizing smells from the kitchen and the clatter of dishes distracted me. <br />
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It was nearly bedtime before I remembered. I skipped to the back porch, half expecting birdsong to greet me. Instead, I slammed into a cold wall of silence. I held my breath and peered into the matchbox. The bird’s too-large head lay angled against the white tissue, his pale colored beak hung open. The bread I had pushed down his throat earlier was now stuck like a gummy wad of dough. I yelled for mother.</div>
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She came quickly with tweezers in hand. “He’s too weak to swallow,” she said, making one final effort to remove the dough from the tiny gullet. “He’s not breathing,” she muttered to herself. And then seeing my tears, she added, “It’s not your fault. He’s too young, that’s all. His eyes aren’t open. He has no feathers.” In spite of her words, I cried. Sad lesson learned -- end of story, or was it? <br />
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Returning to the present and my adult moorings, I studied the baby bird at my feet. If I left him here, a neighbor’s cat or a hungry hawk would surely destroy him or a child’s bicycle could crush him unawares. Impulsively, I scooped him into my hands. I had to give him a second chance. Who knows? This time I might succeed; and, perhaps, redeem my childhood guilt in the bargain.<br />
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-47981868056692858142016-06-29T12:31:00.002-07:002016-06-29T12:31:51.938-07:00Contrast Reveals Truth and Clarifies what’s Important<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Thinking back to grade school, the kids who stand out in my mind, are not the
popular or good looking ones whose faces I have long since forgotten, but the ones
who were different. Even in memory, I can see them clearly. Back then, I felt
their pain and even imagined that I could feel their awkwardness and aloneness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">My sense of
fair play demanded that I do something about it. I decided to befriend each of
them in turns. I got permission from my mother to walk home with Gail to play
for about an hour and then walk back home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">My parents
were poor by most standards. At the time, we lived in an upstairs apartment over
my grandmother’s home. My dad didn’t own a car. Each day, he walked to and from
the Caterpillar Tractor store where he repaired and maintained rental
machinery. In our small town, income levels were low, and most people lived
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Gail, on the
other hand, had a house and a yard with a swing in it. Dirty gray stucco that hadn’t
been painted in years gave the house a somber look. There were no flowers or shrubs. When we finally made our
way inside, I was shocked at the barren rooms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We looked
through the cupboards for something to eat, but the shelves were bare. A dry
piece of cake with mildew sat on the counter top. Gail’s parents were not at home
and the house gave off an empty lonely vibe. There were no toys to play with
except the swing outside so we ended up playing outdoors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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home our small apartment seemed like a castle. Cheerful colors welcomed me and
the sound of my mother's singing while she cooked made me smile. The simple
soup and bread we had for supper seemed like a feast after the barren offerings
of Gail’s existence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The contrast between our homes re-defined the word “poor” for me. Gail's home expressed a poverty of spirit and a shortage of
amenities. I would never again view myself or my family as lacking in anything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Over the next
few weeks I went home with Alice, a student who had a visible disability. She was a polio victim as a toddler; as a result, her left arm and leg were shorter. Alice
limped in a funny hop bounce way that made her arms bob with each step. Everyone made fun of
her, except me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">She had six
other brothers and sisters. It was obvious from the moment I stepped inside
their large old fashioned home that she was loved. There were games, giggles, and
a relaxed easy-going ambiance that made time fly. Alice’s life was already
full. No wonder she was able to handle the nasty remarks from her peers. The wisecracks didn't shake her world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Lorraine was
a bed wetter who sometimes had accidents in class, especially when she was
listening to a story. In the silence of the room her accidents sounded like
raindrops on our wooden floor. The janitor was quietly invited to our room and
mopped up without noise or distraction. The teacher (my grandfather), continued
the story without dropping a beat. The intrusion went unnoticed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Lorraine was embarrassed,
of course, but she never said a word. If she could have stopped wetting her
pants, she would have. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. A few
twittered and teased, but most accepted her as she was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Diane was
taller than most girls her age which made her feel ugly and conspicuous. She
hunched her shoulders in a grotesque slump to make herself appear shorter. Eventually
her posture became permanently cemented for life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Diane was
funny, friendly and likable. It was easy to overlook her rounded shoulders once
you got to know her. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I was posture conscious. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">My grandfather had encouraged his granddaughters to walk
with books on their heads and their backs straight so Diane’s rounded stance was a constant irritant to me. Her mother
never said a word about it knowing it would make her feel even more
self-conscious. Her unsightly hump made me want to stand even straighter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">When you are
different from others life can be cruel. My heart goes out to those children
who are bullied or made fun of because they stand out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In a
painting, contrast defines and highlights the center of interest. The differences in
shape, value and color makes the objects jump out at you: dark against light,
round against rectangular, bright against dull. A composition becomes
interesting or impressionable because of these contrasts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It’s too bad
we don’t view people in the same way. The ones who catch our eye, or
are unique would be seen as beautiful rather than nonconforming or odd. The differences
would be viewed in a new way; much like a highlight or an unusual shape catches
our attention and pulls us into a painting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">In
addition to loving books written about the Depression Era and World War II, I
enjoy novels about slavery, especially from the perspective of a slave. Once immersed
in the heartaches and hardships that come out of these historical time periods,
you can better relate to the families that came after and those in the present
day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has a different memory of the same event. There were courageous and
honest people who helped others and made their own lives count, and there were shallow
people whose actions were hateful and spiteful. There were those who committed
monstrous acts of violence and treachery that can only be called evil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">In
the book "On to Richmond 1861-1862" The second book in the Civil War
series written by Ginny Dye, the slave Rose asks her mama "How do you
endure? How do I endure, Mama?" Her mother answered: "by going around every
obstacle and embracing every hard time as if it were a friend carrying you to
your final goal." Talk about positive attitude.</span><br />
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opens up your world. You can gain understanding of other peoples and races.
You can learn new skills. Education may expand your thinking and change the
way you see your life. With knowledge comes responsibility. Your capacity to
change your circumstances and conversely change the world becomes tangible. You
can make a difference!</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I
taught myself to do many things while I raised six children. Each week we selected 10
books from the library that they could share. I also chose a few for myself. I studied writing, I read
plays, I created scripts. I went on to study art in all of its forms. I
experimented. I grew. I hungered to learn. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I think my children caught my enthusiasm
because they were full of never-ending questions.</span><br />
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you're feeling trapped and think that you don't have the time or money for
classes or that you'll be stuck in the same rut for the rest of your life,
think again. You have it in your hands to create the life you want.</span><br />
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creatively. Reach out for help. Don't give up just because your life doesn't
fit in with the pattern of others. Like the slave Rose learned from her mama, "embrace
every obstacle, every hard time as if it were a friend carrying you to your
final goal."</span></div>
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heard that many times. It's easy to give up. You give into your fears, your
imperfections, your lack of self-confidence. But you don't have to! Your state of mind determines where you go in life and how you end up.
Take the reins of your thoughts and accomplish what God intended for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Vincent Peale a famous Pastor and the author of many motivational books wrote this challenge in "Positive
Thinking for Every Day of the Year:"</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #565656; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><i>"Are
you going to live all your life and never feel the presence of God?"<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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issue a similar challenge. Are you going to live the rest of your life never
feeling the exhilaration of <i>overcoming weakness</i> or the power that comes from <i>self-control</i>?
Be in charge of your life. Don't succumb to indifference, laziness or fear.</span><br />
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-73075053803164891322016-06-11T13:08:00.000-07:002016-06-16T14:30:13.676-07:00Violent Weather can Affect your Plans Whether you Like it or Not!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Season,” which means we have a torrent of rain almost every afternoon and a few
violent storms; some of which are hurricane proportion and some not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in Seattle, the drizzle in winter was called “six months of wet.” The other six
months were relatively mild and beautiful. The trade-off was exquisite weather half
of the year. I could live with that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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visiting Pusan, Korea one fall, the residents reminded us it was “Monsoon
Season.” We stayed in one of the oldest hotels on the top floor. Our windows
overlooked the bay and the ocean. Our only saving grace was the fact that the
hotel had survived many years of violent weather and was still standing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rip through one of the nights we were there. The next morning there was damage
all around us, but the hotel had withstood. We went to Hunan Bay and saw
destruction in many quarters and along the beach. I guess luck was with us on
that trip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that people purchased and took away in brown paper lunch bags so they could
munch them on the beach. Some of the larvae was smoked, but in either case we
were not buyers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is only a few miles across the border from Seoul. While we were there college
students were rioting and demonstrating for the North. My parents were terribly
worried about us; but as it turned out, we saw a crowd of no more than 50
people. The photographers had made the scene placed in newspapers around the
world look like a mob of hundreds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to Cheju do Island to see some of the damage from the monsoon. Luckily most of
the island at that time was farmland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">During another trip to this same Island, my
son married a Korean girl whose father was a building contractor. They were wed
on the island of Cheju do in a hotel her father had built. First they had a
traditional marriage in her parent’s home, and then a contemporary wedding on
Chejudo.</span></div>
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weather affect the artwork in these Middle Eastern and Far Eastern countries
that experience monsoons on a yearly basis? Definitely! Not only did I find
many photographs, but fine art that clearly represents the turmoil and angst
that accompany violent weather.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AnfinsenArts Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07361234735661011962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428587441890663773.post-39797365665756620132016-06-08T11:52:00.001-07:002016-06-08T11:52:28.291-07:00How many Untold Stories are Still Out There?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Just when you think
you’ve heard and seen it all, a shadow catches your eye; your point of view or
perhaps the time of day makes everything seem fresh and new. A ray of sunlight
illuminates radiant color; and wham, you know you have to paint that scene or,
at the very least, capture this feeling on camera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Now you’re
hooked, pursuing that elusive dream; hoping that this canvas will make a
difference not only in your life, but in those who view it. Is the process of
art addictive? Could you stop these urges even if you wanted to?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">When your vision
is complete, and you’ve rendered that last brush stroke are you satisfied? Is
your thirst quenched or are you left wanting more? Does the smell of wet paint
and turp cling to your nostrils like an aphrodisiac? Don’t fight the feeling.
You’re an artist (you know who you are). Go with the flow.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">When I meet
with my artist friends there’s one thing on which we all agree. We walk on the
weird side. We think with our eyes, and our gut instinctively guides our hand.
We see life differently than most people and that sets us apart; sometimes even
alienates us from family and others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Not all of us
are so driven. Some artists try to quell that constant beating of their senses in
order to fit in and lead semi-normal lives working, raising children, involving
themselves in a thousand mundane activities in their neighborhoods and
communities. Those who do dedicate themselves to an artistic profession are usually teachers, commercial artists, illustrators who have found fulfillment in
working for others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The few who do
break the mold may soar on their ability to create and tap into the dreams of
others. They are leaving their mark in the world and managing to make a living
at the same time. With effort and determination, this could be you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I had one of
those moments yesterday. My husband and I were talking and he was facing the
window. “There’s a bear,” he said.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I
turned quickly. My eyes opened wide. A medium-sized black
bear was sauntering past our screened-in porch. I went for the camera. By the
time it was in hand, the bear was long gone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“It isn’t
likely he’ll come back,” I said, leaving the camera on a nearby coffee table. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">About an hour
later, here was the bear lumbering past our porch going back to where he’d come from. By the time I
grabbed the camera, he was gone. This is the first time in 12.5 years that we’ve
seen a bear in our back yard. Now there was a story. Sadly, the painting that got away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">My next canvas
I’m going back to what I love; painting the world’s people. I haven’t narrowed
it down completely, but I’ve been looking for inspiration in the flavor of
Mexico. My visit to San Antonio, Texas reminded me of how colorful the culture
of the people is and how beautiful their faces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I’ve been
searching for poses and ideas online. A few samples are inserted. Continue to watch this blog for that first sketch and the work-in-progress to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/belly-dancer-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkDjTgVWozXdjkEPyZfsDJTVg8SaHKmCqZGgkwveDzdMKAhPRnake2l9ekA-mzoEKCvXWF6wfsv1KeS-gNDJq3I06xkUCbQ9gaLa_Q-lmxgXWUT92PnU1ulHqviPZzJv3EzxevKQJtixX/s640/Belly+Dancer.JPG" width="498" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/belly-dancer-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank">"Belly Dancer" 11 x 14 acrylic on panel with beads</a></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">According to the experts, if you’re doing your job, you spend more time on
marketing and social networking than actual creating. No wonder I’m always
behind! Add to that computer problems, maintenance, inventory and you’ve set
yourself up for failure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">But somehow
it all comes out in the wash. You do what you have to do when you must. There’s
no other way and little other choice. You keep plugging along finding ways to
progress, to get attention, and to make connections. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I must admit networking
has never been my strong suit. Grinding away hour after hour on social networks
or advertising sites is not fun, at least for me. I find the payback is small
and somewhat unmeasurable. If you decide to go all out, the costs may exceed
your current income.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/reggae-night-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLPwPGpN6is8vqgKRYYkKMLtg2ux5ZPl8BXhn6-QZi2l9JUUKyztUJGuU9_TVzv8zJanoM42Nppkertb4f6QmakTgy-3Qos6LISTQzJLYcALUkFJ5o7DIWQVD29VKHFxkdKl2BkwVCFX_/s640/Reggae+Night.JPG" width="484" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/reggae-night-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank">"Reggae Night" 18 x 24 acrylic on canvas</a></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I know, “you
have to spend money in order to make money,” (or so they say); but there is a
limit. Eventually, financial reality rears its ugly head and demands its due. At
some point, you have to pay the piper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There are
more people out of work than the government is willing to admit. I swear they
fudge the numbers. Each week they come up with something and then revise it a
few days later while no one’s watching. Our southern borders are so holey that
most of the low-end jobs are taken by illegal aliens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Those jobs used
to be filled by college kids trying to earn tuition. Unable
to find work, they are forced into borrowing money from the government.
My own children are still paying on outstanding loans even though they’ve been
out of school for more than 10 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We can’t keep
bailing out the world’s people and its children. We are near twenty trillion in
debt, and yet we offer protection, food, clothes, and goodies to everyone with
a hand out, no matter where they are or where they come from. This endless
train of money is a dream that will collapse. It is inevitable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/broken-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-FFW_ErZam5iwCoI8Y1N4HpBUTwKBvRX41g0KiqecP8dSS_hs_hhyYcIRO0vqTvT7Kv8h8epycm9TbB7ML2A0aERVFaNnlgOFj7RV7Efj1BwJBKdamNCqKGL5yQegsnC1hvet_Z_wsDf/s640/broken-carol-allen-anfinsen.jpg" width="483" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/broken-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank">"Broken" 11 x 14 mixed media on canvas</a></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I’ve always
stressed doing whatever it takes to get ahead and be successful, but there
comes a point when common sense must force you to ask the needed questions:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Who is paying
for this free-load of stuff?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Where does
the money come from?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What will it
cost you long-term?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When the
gravy train runs out, what then?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If the
government controls everything, how long before freedom goes?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What has
happened to other Socialist Countries over time?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Wouldn’t you
rather have a good job than no job at all?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If the
government takes most of your salary, what else can they take?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When are you
going to say enough is enough?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"Teach a man to Fish . . ." (Old Chinese Proverb)</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/fish-market-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFXihRd4ID5gAdvcfJA-pkkx0aiZNlgYKLtT29uMCsje8h2i0kzhFprO0m2Yxjgo1I3qUDNUMJkT4wFjDcOuKYgb9YEVDY7iAlr0IROffdFIAWlxga-hIV-MW0MIkxT-k5SFLErJrFes8/s640/Fish+Market.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/fish-market-carol-allen-anfinsen.html" target="_blank">"Fish Market" 24 x 18 acrylic on canvas</a></b></td></tr>
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