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Flowers & Friends

Flowers & Friends

Many years ago I built a greenhouse so that I could grow some annuals over the long, snowy months of a cold, Kansas winter. If memory serves, I grew petunias, geraniums,...

Flowers & Friends

Many years ago I built a greenhouse so that I could grow some annuals over the long, snowy months of a cold, Kansas winter. If memory serves, I grew petunias, geraniums,...

Carnations

Carnations

“I must have flowers, always and always.” Claude Monet My first favorite flower was the carnation, dianthus caryophyllus. Dianthus means “flower of the gods” in Greek. The common name, carnation,...

Carnations

“I must have flowers, always and always.” Claude Monet My first favorite flower was the carnation, dianthus caryophyllus. Dianthus means “flower of the gods” in Greek. The common name, carnation,...

Ever wonder what a painter's studio is like?

Ever wonder what a painter's studio is like?

Not long ago a man contacted me and asked where he could see my paintings in person. He had seen them on my website but now wanted to experience them first-hand....

Ever wonder what a painter's studio is like?

Not long ago a man contacted me and asked where he could see my paintings in person. He had seen them on my website but now wanted to experience them first-hand....

What to do when ideas and inspiration dry up.

What to do when ideas and inspiration dry up.

I just finished three large paintings and a rush order portrait. My creative flow seems to have dried up. Now what? My usual remedies are to continue working, but more slowly, along...

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What to do when ideas and inspiration dry up.

I just finished three large paintings and a rush order portrait. My creative flow seems to have dried up. Now what? My usual remedies are to continue working, but more slowly, along...

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“What kind of painting does Rick Frisbie do?”

“What kind of painting does Rick Frisbie do?”

That was the question my friend’s partner asked him.  Curious, I asked, “What did you tell her?”  “Sort of loose,” he replied. I laughed and said, "I would say rough."...

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“What kind of painting does Rick Frisbie do?”

That was the question my friend’s partner asked him.  Curious, I asked, “What did you tell her?”  “Sort of loose,” he replied. I laughed and said, "I would say rough."...

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😎 Just chillin'

😎 Just chillin'

When was the last time you did absolutely nothing? Some might call it chillin’. I don’t know much about doing nothing or chillin'. In fact, I sort of pride myself in...

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😎 Just chillin'

When was the last time you did absolutely nothing? Some might call it chillin’. I don’t know much about doing nothing or chillin'. In fact, I sort of pride myself in...

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