have you ever boxed?  It is a kind of etherial feeling. You are in the ring looking at someone who wants to hit you in the jaw. You want to hit him in the jaw.  You position, then bam you strike or he does.  You see, the best shot is after he has thrown his punch, because he is off balance from the inertia of the swing.  then you bam bam bam.  You have to develop the what i used to cal the bam bam. Well life is like that too.  And sometimes art can do that.  You may spend 30 yrs doing something and then bam you get broadsided for attention.  Lets all hope we feel the bam.

i owe you guys an update in my work for the past 2 yrs,.  ok i will get to it.

Hey listen to me...don't think your realtionship is solid.  Sometimes we are like the Titanic and don't see the obvious.  Leavin She left today, after giving one-week notice Sort of like a tenant saying I am moving. Memories were packed and secrets also Each made its way to the uhaul. Her heart is still here, her essence I can still see and feel it. But her mind has gone to other things Maybe only to regrets and remembrances Dust, Dust of many years is resurrected Stuffed bears and artificial foliage claimed For each picture or memory I don’t know Treasures appear that were never thought of. Hearts pumping blood, Each trying not to tear I am the first one to cry She holds me and lets me compose Gone …gone is the breath Gone is the touch Gone is the physical feeling Of loving someone for so long. Now the silence of the house No longer filled with sighs No clatter in the kitchen No warm bed to crawl into Now an abyss of ice Falling. Falling down And down more Until the mind is numb and the heart is shattered.

Wow, the best show i have attended i a long time. So many people were there.  I left at 10pm Saturday and the lines to get in were still a block long.  Thanks to the crew who put this on.

Art shows and sales have been great last year and I am already in two more this year.  My life is now beginning to feel as if I am coming into a new phase.  Major changes have happened and they are not bad at all.

Today has been a great one.  I had a brother die from brain cancer a long time ago,and I have always tried to live my life in memory of him.  Well today I had my hair cut off to donate to locks of love.  What a great feeling to know that somewhere someone will be able to feel as normal as possible with the wig that will be made.  I just needed to stop and think about how we affect each other's lives and what we can do to better them.

Wow, tonight I visited with children who are fighting cancer.  Their eyes and faces are so sweet and yet they do not understand that their life is hanging in a balance.  I want to grab each one and hold them and make them safe.  If only I had that power.  We as adults deal with a lot of stuff, but man these kids are miles above me in bravery.  Tonight I pray for each and every person out there who has no control over their life.  God Bless.

WOW, have completed some real milestones.  Set out to have three showings this year,    and completed five.  Some sales and some real good interest in a few others.  Am starting some more pigmentation works and three sculptures.

It has been a wonderful summer.  Four art showings.  Also more important.  Sales.   My art is begining to get noticed by some.   One gallery has seven sculptures for sale and are given them front row visibility.

Wow, went to Rob Van Arsdale show tonight in Orlando and had a great time. RV is getting the show over to Stuttgart GE for review.  He is great.... saw a lot of his drawings and sculptures.  Such a great american icon maker.  Many if not most (9999999.9999%) don't even know him but his images have been all over the world for the last  - what - 20 yrs?.  Also met a great person who is just starting to maybe consider getting into oil painting.  What a great personality.  I could tell the person was hesitant to open up but they did.  What a good time to meet someone and share some thoughts.  Yeah I probably talked too much. will bring muzzel next time. Anyway hope the person had a good time and may want to share more thoughts on art and life.