Category Archives: Lifelong Learning

  As I walked through the exhibition I suddenly saw, from perhaps 15 feet, a painting I had never seen and did not recognize. It was a large oil painting, perhaps six feet wide, but I was not thinking about … Continue reading →

Cheerful Monk. Creative Commons license. One definition of “to watch out for” people is to watch over and care for them. For example, “When I was a kid, my older brother always watched out for me.” That’s what the U. … Continue reading →

  Andy took these pictures last Thursday. The latest report says the fire has burned about 22,000 acres and is now 50% contained. Hopefully there will be no more surprises. There was one last weekend — they closed State Route … Continue reading →

Kaitlin is giving the valedictorian speech at her MBA graduation today. This past quarter I’ve been counting down the weeks to the end. The classes plus her demanding job have been a lot of work the past four years — … Continue reading →

Andy took some pictures of the fire yesterday. The first four were taken on the way up to the land:     Unfortunately the fire was very active Tuesday evening, and it moved into the Valles Caldera National Preserve. As … Continue reading →

  [Cézanne] is the father of us all. —Matisse and Picasso [I]t is true that there is hardly one modern artist of importance to whom Cézanne is not father or grandfather, and that no other influence is comparable with his. … Continue reading →

  As I’ve mentioned before, I’m fairly art-illiterate. I wasn’t even aware of Jackson Pollock (sometimes called “Action Jackson” or “Jack the Dripper”) until a couple of weeks ago. Here’s a short video (about four minutes) of him in action: … Continue reading →

Years ago when my mother-in-law and I were both having some health problems I would tell her, We’re doing the best we can with what we have left. It’s still one of my favorite sayings, so I was fascinated when … Continue reading →