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16 August 2006 in David's photos, personal by David | 5 comments
This is my son, Brendan. He was born on Monday, August 14th.
Lots of photos here.
Tags: Brendan, David's photos, personal
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10 July 2008 in art materials, art technique, oil painting
First published on 1 October 2006.
Among oil painters, there seems to be a common misconception that glazing is some kind of mystical technique that only a few can master. The basic process is, however, very simple. Glazing is putting one layer of paint over another so that you can see the underlayer through the upper […]
9 July 2008 in the art world
<rant>
At the New York times, an article on a show exhibiting modern interpretations of Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms.”
These are posters depicting subjects such as bird pooping “democracy” onto the earth and an obese person with the caption “this is abuse of the freedom from want.”
I hate this kind of pseudo-ironic, self-absorbed, visual bloviation. Because the academic […]
9 July 2008 in art materials, art technique, oil painting, uncategorized
Since this month is the site’s two year anniversary, I am re-posting some items from the past that I particularly like. This one was first posted on 28 August 2006.
If you are just starting out with oil paint, I have some advice.
First, be realistic. Don’t think you’re going to make any masterpieces any time soon, […]
8 July 2008 in David's photos, David's work
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7 July 2008 in personal
All the Strange Hours is two years old today. Coincidentally, the blog is also approaching it’s 100,000th page view. As internet sites go, that’s not an incredibly high number over two years, but I appreciate the attention. Over the next few weeks I plan to re-post some “best of” items that might be worth looking […]
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17 August 2006 at 11:50 AM
Gregg from Houston
David,
Brendan looks great. Can’t believe how alert he is in those other photos. You and mom need to get some sleep while you can, you are going to need it!
17 August 2006 at 9:21 PM
David
Thanks. We’re working on the sleep thing.
19 August 2006 at 12:26 AM
Jeff Hayes
Congratulations David & Kirsten; glad to hear that all is well.
-Jeff
17 September 2006 at 12:32 PM
Rose Bard
Congratulations on the newborn family member. He is really cute and you and wife should be proud.
:) Rose Bard
17 September 2006 at 1:03 PM
David
Thanks, Jeff and Rose.