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Caricature Artists Don’t Lie…

…they exaggerate the truth! They have the gift to see what makes each of us unique and accentuate that (quality???) They make it so easy to identify an image unmistakably. See the receding hairline? See the cheeks that look like I am storing nuts for the winter? See the “Jay Leno” chin? It’s me! Am I offended?  Absolutely not.  It …

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Two Job Titles that Should be Life Titles.

Before I knew him, I would see Matt jogging along highway 96 as I drove into town.  On my return trip he would still be running.  He reminded me of how much I hate young people. At the time I didn’t know that Matt would fall in love with a friend of our family named Lauren.  Nor could I guess …

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What I Learned from The King of the Forest!

I am a closet watercolor painter.  Unfortunately my perfectionism has kept me from painting for several years and made me afraid to show my work in public for fear of criticism. I have thrown dozens of paintings away because they weren’t perfect.  On other paintings in an effort to get it perfect  I repainted so many times that the result …