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I’m going to call this done. This is an old design that I wanted to redo in Daniel Smith watercolors and on Winsor and Newton professional paper. . #illustration #art #instadraw #drawing #symbolism #art #instaart #draw #instaartist #creativity #beautiful #artistsofinstagram #creativelife #dreamlike #surreal #beauty #dream #daydreaming #instadraw #plant #cattail #watercolor #artnouveau #artdeco

Lots of mistakes on this one, but overall I’m happy with it.Title: “Rolling Hills”Fluid 100 HP PaperAlbrecht Durer watercolor pencilsDaniel Smith Watercolor sticksCarbon PencilMechanical Pencil

Wisconsin has the highest percentage of African-American people in jail. The Harsh Truth About Progressive Cities

I first read Michael Ventura’s essay, “Hear That Long Snake Moan” over twenty years ago.  I just had occasion to reread it.  It’s good when something from that long ago still has the power to move me.

This is what I’m currently working on. It’s mostly pastel pencils on Golden watercolor ground. I have a bit of a love hate relationship with the medium. I may have to work larger in order to get the kind of detail I want.

Is There a Culture War Against Populism? 3/2/18 by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Web player: http://podplayer.net/#/?id=47332263 Episode: https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/ideas-piv69i4e-20180302.mp3 Is it a positive wave or a troubling pattern? In this age of anxiety over joblessness and immigration, populist leaders in Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Sweden and the Philippines are tapping in. Is populism, as the 1960’s American historian… Continue reading Is There a Culture War Against Populism?

“Breath Arising” work in progress. Marker, pastel pencil, colored pencil. About five by seven inches. I’m thinking the background on the lower left still needs work. . . #wip #Sketch #art #instadraw #drawing #illustration #symbolism #art #instaart #draw #instaartist #creativity #beautiful #artistsofinstagram #creatvelife #dreamlike #surreal #beauty #dream #daydreaming #instadraw #pastelpencil #artnouveau #coloredpencil https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf1Uqg1DTZP/

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Wisconsin’s Mound Builders 2/25/18 by Š 2015 Wisconsin Public Radio Web player: http://podplayer.net/#/?id=47139116 Episode: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UniversityOfTheAir/~5/6idoJjKla1Q/uoa150215a.mp3 Native American societies in Wisconsin built more effigy mounds than did those in any other region of North America . . . between 15 and 20 thousand of them, thousands of which remain. Wisconsin Historical Society Archaeologist Amy Rosebrough talks… Continue reading Wisconsin’s Mound Builders