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"a" Series Part II
dot art | July 23rd 2008 by Mo
Here are the first three dot painitngs from the second half of the “a” Series. I’m not sure what I’ll use for the sub name at this time. These paintings cover January through March of 2007. I’ve noticed as I work on these a couple of ideas read more
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dot art | July 19th 2008 by Mo
In the fall of 2006, I saw the play "The Underpants” at Tulane University. It is a farce written by Carl Sternheim in 1910. The plot concerns a German bureaucrat’s wife who has the embarrassment of her underpants falling to her ankles as she wave read more
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dot art | July 15th 2008 by Mo
Let’s start with the film I saw that provoked this painting. In the film “Pulse” the heroes track down a man who has enclosed himself in a room with red tape covering the windows. He is protecting himself from the dead. The film made an impress read more
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dot art | July 11th 2008 by Mo
Nardo’s was an Italian restaurant located at the corner of Laurel and Webster in Uptown New Orleans. In September of 2006, I met family there to celebrate the birthdays of two of my aunts. I posted some picture of the restaurant on my blog pic jour read more
"a" Series Second Batch!
dot art | July 7th 2008 by Mo
Here’s a peek at what’s coming. I recently finished the second coat of paint on the 2nd batch of “a” Series paintings. As of right now I’m not sure about the full title. Designs are more or less nailed down. However, things do change along read more
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dot art | July 3rd 2008 by Mo
For the last three years, on Christmas Day, I’ve gone with my family to La Côte Brasserie at the Renaissance Arts Hotel in the Arts District in New Orleans. What’s unique about this hotel is that the lobby and restaurant are all littered with ar read more
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dot art | June 29th 2008 by Mo
In October of 2006 I pulled an all-night-marathon in order to meet a drop off deadline for The Poydras Home Art Show and Sale. The three 20” x 20”’s were a little different from the previous large dot paintings. Adding dots to them took a whil read more
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dot art | June 25th 2008 by Mo
In the summer of 2006, Tulane Summer Lyric Theater included the musical “Pippin.” The first song included people dressed in black wearing white gloves under a black light. They moved the gloves around as they sang. Thus was the inspiration for th read more
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dot art | June 21st 2008 by Mo
What better theme for me to begin with than “Carnival.” New Orleans is one of several cities, from around the globe, which has this particular celebration. From October 14, 2006 - January 6, 2007, the New Orleans Museum of Art featured an exhibi read more
"a" Series Transition Slide Show
dot art | June 17th 2008 by Mo
On April 22 of this year I completed the “a” series Transition. The title is based on the majority of pieces that include visual references to forced changes occurring between June and December 2006. Also some pieces deal with more serious events read more
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dot art | June 9th 2008 by Mo
Riccobono's Peppermill Restaurant is a local restaurantthat I frequented before Hurricane Katrina. Upon myreturn to the New Orleans area, I drove around with my list places. I marked off what was open. When I rode by the Peppermill, I noticed kitchen read more
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dot art | June 5th 2008 by Mo
Back in April I wrote about a friend who visited me and brought me a metal lizard with brightly colored dots on it. Well, the day she came, she wore a blouse that was a pastel derivation of red-orange – I guess that’s how I’d best describe the read more
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dot art | June 1st 2008 by Mo
As I stated in my last post I explored Blogger’s Top Ten List when I first started using Blogger. I quickly found a blog called Google Video of the Day (now GoogleTube Video of the Day). Each day at least one new video was posted. Readers were also read more
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dot art | May 28th 2008 by Mo
When I first started blogging back in October of 2005, I looked at a number of blogs including the ones on the Blogger’s Top Ten List. It was at that time I first encountered Google Video and became excited about the videos that were uploaded. Soon read more
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dot art | May 24th 2008 by Mo
One of the last days I spent in Chicago, I made a day trip to the Ukrainian Village. One of the places I visited was the Ukrainian National Museum. A woman took me on a tour of the museum and explained some of the history of the Ukrainians who settle read more
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dot art | May 20th 2008 by Mo
One place I spent a lot of time as young person was the New Orleans Country Club. My siblings and I enjoyed swimming there in the summer and playing tag with the other kids. We knew the place well. Some years ago there were some renovations that invo read more
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dot art | May 16th 2008 by Mo
In July of 2006, I attended an art guild banquet at Smilie’s Restaurant. After the meal and the officer installation, names were pulled for the vases with flowers. The bouquets of flowers were tied together with ribbons. I won one of the vases.acry read more
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dot art | May 12th 2008 by Mo
After playing cards, I met my sister, my two aunts and my uncle for dinner at Dick and Jenny’s. We went early since the place doesn’t take reservations. The restaurant is located at 4501 Tchoupitoulas (chop-i-two-lass) near Napoleon Avenue in Upt read more
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dot art | May 8th 2008 by Mo
Several times during 2006 a cousin of mine had several trips to the hospital. During one of her stays, I happened to visit when my mother’s two sisters were visiting. My cousin asked that I join them in a game of “Crazy Eights.” It’s been a w read more
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dot art | May 4th 2008 by Mo
My family enjoys trying out new restaurants in the New Orleans area. For my birthday in 2006, we went to Fulton on 7, which is located in the Wyndham Riverfront New Orleans Hotel. The place had recently undergone a renovation. Anyway we enjoyed dinin read more
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dot art | April 30th 2008 by Mo
In June of 2006 a friend from Arizona visited me at the Friends of Rivertown Fine Art Gallery in Kenner, Louisiana. She brought me a gift. It was a metal lizard that had dots on it. She had seen it and thought of me and my artwork. Well, it hangs pro read more
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dot art | April 26th 2008 by Mo
The 2006 National Art Education Convention was in Chicago. The Hilton Chicago was the main hotel for a majority of convention events. The lobby, meeting rooms, ballrooms and connecting corridors were all very ornate. The hotel is loaded with eye cand read more
"a" Series Transition Completed!
dot art | April 22nd 2008 by Mo
On March 11th of 2007 I finished the “o” Series New Orleans. About the same time I began work on a new batch, the “a” Series. It wasn’t until April 3rd , 2007, that I was ready to add the dots. Taking what’s in my head and then translatin read more
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dot art | April 18th 2008 by Mo
In June of 2006, I attended the wedding of a fraternity brother who lives in the Jackson area. The wedding took place in a Methodist Church. Now I’ve been to my share of weddings and I’ve seen various traditions of attire. In this wedding, the gr read more
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