Category Archives: Art

Art For Pete’s Sake — Part One

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Roger

Several years ago I set out to read the classics, and I’ve since accomplished my goal. Then I decided to watch the great movies, and I’ve pretty much finished that list. So what’s next? What about works of art? I … Continue reading →

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The Art Institute of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Roger

Somehow we’d never gotten around to visiting this museum beofre. The Lions, incidentally, were created in 1893 by Edward Kemeys. The north lion, in the distance, is “on the prowl,” while the south lion, where I’m leaning, “stands in an … Continue reading →

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My Ultimate Doodle

Posted on September 1, 2006 by Roger

I’ve always been an inveterate (That’s a redundancy, isn’t it? And can “inveterate” be used in a non-pejorative sense?) doodler. I doodle in meetings, I doodle on my church notes. I doodled when I was in school. So when I … Continue reading →

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Atlanta Cyclorama — Atlanta, Georgia

Posted on July 16, 1990 by Roger

This was one of the highlights of the vacation in Atlanta. A Cyclorama is a long painting that covers the walls of a circular room, giving a 360-degree perspective. I’d read about this one somewhere and wanted to check it … Continue reading →

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