In a Feb 1 article on All Things Considered, NPR reporter Chris Arnold recounted events that have led to increasing desperation among the hungry poor of the world. Explaining the recent massive surge in commodity prices, Arnold listed as causes the drought in Russia, the floods in Pakistan...
January 24, 2011 I usually don't finish things, just keep dinking around on them. But I'm in a Finishing Frenzy! [caption id="attachment_344" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Anna's Hummingbird in Snow, painting by Ed Newbold c 2011"][/caption] This is a painting I mentioned in the Something New post and it will be available...
A few years back there was a news article on the radio about the Pennsylvania diaspora. I believe the PA gov't had a pilot program then to try to woo back former residents who had left upon coming of age. Being a member of that...
Delia and I were back in New Mexico’s southern “bootheel” yet again for the holidays. Things were calm down there, perhaps overly so weatherwise. This weather system shown assaulting the cliffs on the north side of the canyon was only good for ¼ inch of...
There are many traditions associated with winter weather, Christmas and the winter holiday season. Riding in a one-horse open sleigh is an old one. There is a completely new one here in Seattle and the Northwest. Of course, it's a keeping the hummingbird feeders full and making sure...
Where's Duke? is almost sold out! [singlepic id=16 w=400 h=300 float=center] July 17, 2010. Where's Duke? is a limited edition print of a painting of a Raccoon family I did in the 80s, and it's down to 5 or 6 left at the store. I hate the...
Nov. 10, 2010 This is a new finish on Cats of North America. This is available at the Pike Place store in two sizes as of yesterday. I've also been reworking Warblers of the West and I'll put that up soon....
Oct 19, 2010. It's not the standard advice you hear from the art world, but I have always believed in going back to old paintings and reworking them until they are fully resolved however long that takes. I painted on one painting for 19 years...
I'll teach the seminar on obsessively reworking old paintings Nov. 11, 2010 Warblers of the West. I'm deep in this re-paint job but questioning it at the same time--appropriate for this Seasonal Affective Disorder time of year. I fret about things like whether the Colima Warbler...
Tough job ahead on Eagle Nov. 3 , 2010. I started this Eagle in New Mexico in a completely different pose. What a mess there with the fir branch of the bonsai evergreen. Can I bring that foreground into compliance and make the Eagle look a...
Nov. 13, 2010 This male Anna's Hummingbird was preening in the backyard for a while while another was foraging. They sure seem to be spending alot more time at the feeder now that nature is winding down for winter....
Nov. 13, 2010 This male Anna's Hummingbird was preening in the backyard for a while while another was foraging. They sure seem to be spending alot more time at the feeder now that nature is winding down for winter....