What if the Universe is Conscious? | Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell

For a while I actually thought I was the only one...

"-- dear old Ireland, where the beautiful Shannon flows."

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Approx. 5.5"x8.25", watercolor on paper.
The title is from the quote of unknown origin I put right across the thing, like a greeting card - well it was my Mom's birthday or Xmas or something - I was making a greeting card. Below is the unedited scan of it just as I found it, in a manilla envelope, stuck in the closet where it's undoubtedly been ever since I gave it to her in 1975.

Well how's this gonna look

                the green(ish) background
                                                                                

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the Ghooric Zone

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"The human species is too young to have beliefs; we need to stick with the questions." -- Anne Strieber

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Driving and Drawing

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A couple of ballpoint sketches in a 3.5"x5" sketchpad, from a drive this past Sunday.

Lake Frierson State Park...

...and the highway swooping past Crowley's Ridge State Park.

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The Case Against Art--John Zerzan - Primitivism

   Mr Zerzan seems to have failed to notice that the original "culture of symbols" is not what he calls art; that is to say, the original art form is thought itself. Maybe...

New work

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Ground Up, 20"x16" oil on canvas, May 2019

   I read parts of a book at the county library back in the early 70's, called The Vanguard Artist, from the early or mid 60's. Various leading abstract painters and sculptors were interviewed. One of them said the stuff you keep hidden in the closet, wouldn't show anyone 'cause you think it's no good, that's probably your most creative work.
   This piece reminds me of that statement, mostly the first part.

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Rouault on critics

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"A painter who loves his art must be careful not to see too much of critics and men of letters. These gentlemen, however unconsciously, distort everything, thinking that they are explaining it—the artist's thought, sensibility, and intentions. They take away his strength, just as Delilah took away Samson's. They have no gift for nuances, and they have an instinctive aversion for everything that is beyond their reach and baffles them." ~Georges Rouault

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Image: Georges Rouault, The Three Judges, 1913, Gouache and oil on board; Dimensions: 29 7/8 x 41 5/8" (75.9 x 105.7 cm); Credit: Sam A., MoMA

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It seems there's a lot I've forgotten, since the end of the world...

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