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October 2003
Page Two

Let's all get out the paper plates, brushes and colored paint. It's time to learn the One Stroke method and begin your journey toward fame and fortune in the art world.

This style is kinda like finger painting for adults. Except you don't get as dirty, thanks to the brushes.

Doing the One Stroke
FOLKART FOLK


Quizzically, Quintilian said:

The perfection of art is to conceal art..

Art Concealed, I Guess
ART CONCEALED,  I GUESS

 

People, too, can be works of art, especially those old friends that lend a bit of definition and perspective to our own personalities.

Here, oldest and youngest of four brothers pose for a never-before-seen glimpse into the present.

John and Gene
JOHN AND GENE

Good old Fitzosborne said:

The most powerful and the most lasting friendships are usually those of the early season of our lives . . .

 

Mallory
YELLOW BIRD

Sitting on the Kissing Bench, Mallory tries her hand at being incognito --- or is it little bandito --- or might it be yellow mosquito --- only she knows for sure.

Brother Jesse
BRO JESSE

A too slow shutter speed lends a bit of impressionistic expression to this artsy rendition of young Jesse. Peanut butter commercial marketers: here is your man! The perfect "I love peanut butter" smile.

Jack in the Hat
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