Category Archives: People

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Centered

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Many years ago I participated in a Parian exhibition based on mythology. Using recycled materials, I made the above painting about Omphale and Hercules. The text is rewritten below: Ομφαλός. Hercules’ first home was his mother’s body. But once the … Continue reading →

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Dancing

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Art for Housewives

It was 1926 and in Paris the autumn leaves were falling. For our weekend rendezvous, Hugh and I went to the Folies Bergère to see Josephine Baker dancing in her banana skirt. While she was naughtily dancing with her shadow, … Continue reading →

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Eternal & Ephemeral

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Art for Housewives
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The Beat of the Rhythm Within

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Art for Housewives

Yesterday we learned of Charlie Watts’ death. The Rolling Stones will never be the same again…they’ve lost their beat. Part of Charlie’s elegance was his modesty. He never indulged in self-adulation. He referred to himself as a copyist. “I learned … Continue reading →

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The Song in Her Heart

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Art for Housewives

My mom grew up in the Ozarks. She believed that staying there would give her few possibilities in life. So she changed her condition of possibility by moving to San Antonio. Women at the time were raised to believe that … Continue reading →

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