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I have finished reading Fast Food Nation. It was recommended by David. It explores the effect of fast food restaurants have had on American culture. The most frightening writing concerns the lack of concern major corporations have for food safety. Before reading this book I had a completely different opinion of the US economy and the relationship between business, government and the consumer. I have always been of the impression that less regulation was the best regulation. This opinion was based my experience in corporate America. My experience was in a management capacity. Perhaps the root of my misconception was the belief that man is basically good. Apparently ethics are only applicable when there is no profit motive involved. The book documented instances when tainted meat was sold as hamburgers and people actually died from them. But the meat suppliers did not immediately pull the meat of the product without coercion. I assure you that if you read this book, you will never look at a hamburger the same again. And you may become a vegetarian.

Holy Week Pix

Whiskey Falls

A friend of has a nephew in this band. I ripped the clip from TV and edited a bit.

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This is what I have been doing today. The small painting is a study for the demonstration painting I will be doing tomorrow night at the Folly Beach Arts & Crafts Guild. It is only a 9 x 12 but the demo will be larger.

While doing thepainting I will explain some of the rules of composition, value, color harmony, as well a watercolor painting technique. The video is a part of a DVD I'm making about my artwork. This segment is about my watercolor paintings.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Sometimes I get back to painting for a creative release. Especially when I'm asked to do a painting demonstration at a local art guild. For my subject mater I naturally chose the southwest. There is something about the landscape representing huge geometric shapes that I like. Watercolor is the medium of choice here. It is the most magic of mediums. I seems to have it's own mind and never ceases to surprise.
This center piece is of course computer generated. I was to be part of a video short. Unfortunately the copy did not show up very well on the screen. There were resolution problems and it was delegated to the scrap heap. This has added to the problem---THE HUGE SCRAP HEAP. In this case: a storage problem. The storage problem for digital is not as critical as hard copy problems. Rarely to I destroy a drawing, painting, or sketch. When you look at over 40 years of stuff the amount is intimidating. But it could be worse. I was not so proliferate in my earlier years.

The photograph is simply that of a space capsule. No more no less.