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Paintings That Look Like Photos

Gary — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:39:13 +0000

A realistic painting should reflect what was actually happening at that specific moment in time.

However, it is the right of the artist to manipulate compositional elements for the purpose of more clearly communicating the truth of an event without changing its meaning or scope.

Here is collection of some amazingly realistic paintings by some of the most talented and creative artists of the world.

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Slow Dance – Inspsirational Poem

Gary — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:08:46 +0000

Slow Dance by David L. Weatherford

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun fading into the night?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.

Do you run through each day on the fly,
when you ask “How are you?”, do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.

Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a friendship die,
’cause you never had time to call and say hi?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,
it’s like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life isn’t a race, so take it slower,
hear the music before your song is over.

About the Author
David L. Weatherford is a child psychologist with published poems in “Chicken Soup for the Soul”. If you want to enjoy more of David’s beautiful writings, please visit www.davidlweatherford.com

Oscar Intrigue

Gary — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:49 +0000

Approximately 41.3 million people in the US watched the 2010 Oscars on Sunday, up 14% on last year and the best audience for the awards show in five years.

Sunday night’s surge in viewing for the 82nd Academy Awards can probably be attributed to the nine nominations garnered by Avatar even though it only won three awards, losing out in the best picture and best director categories to The Hurt Locker.

The uncertain outcome of the contest between Avatar’s director, James Cameron, and his ex-wife, The Hurt Locker’s director, Kathryn Bigelow, meant the three-and-a-half-hour-long ceremony was more popular than last year’s Oscars, when Slumdog Millionaire dominated the awards.

You can’t tell me that the challenge of directing The Hurt Locker even comes close to than directing Avatar. It always kills me how some independent film that hardly anyone saw turns out winning. I think that Cameron WAS the best director of the BEST movie, Avatar.

I predict that viewership will drop again next year to levels below that of the 2009 awards show.

Yes, the only reason we watched this year was to see how Avatar fared when they handed out the awards. The people of America and the world voted with their pocket-books for Avatar, which grossed $720,607,444 domestically as of 3/7/10. Hurt locker grossed about $14,700,000 and was released almost six month sooner than Avatar. The graph below tells it all.

Fatherly Advice and RANTS » Art

Paintings That Look Like Photos

A realistic painting should reflect what was actually happening at that specific moment in time.

However, it is the right of the artist to manipulate compositional elements for the purpose of more clearly communicating the truth of an event without changing its meaning or scope.

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Slow Dance – Inspsirational Poem

Slow Dance by David L. Weatherford

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun fading into the night?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.

Do you run through each day on the fly,
when you ask “How are you?”, do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.

Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a friendship die,
’cause you never had time to call and say hi?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,
it’s like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life isn’t a race, so take it slower,
hear the music before your song is over.

Oscar Intrigue

Fatherly Advice and RANTS » Art

Paintings That Look Like Photos

A realistic painting should reflect what was actually happening at that specific moment in time.

However, it is the right of the artist to manipulate compositional elements for the purpose of more clearly communicating the truth of an event without changing its meaning or scope.

Here is collection of some amazingly realistic paintings by some of the most talented and creative artists of the world.

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Slow Dance – Inspsirational Poem

Slow Dance by David L. Weatherford

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round, or listened to rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight, or gazed at the sun fading into the night?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast, time is short, the music won’t last.

Do you run through each day on the fly, when you ask “How are you?”, do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed, with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast, time is short, the music won’t last.

Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow, and in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a friendship die, ’cause you never had time to call and say hi?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast, time is short, the music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere, you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day, it’s like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life isn’t a race, so take it slower, hear the music before your song is over.

Oscar Intrigue

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun fading into the night?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.

Do you run through each day on the fly,
when you ask “How are you?”, do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.

Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a friendship die,
’cause you never had time to call and say hi?

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,
it’s like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life isn’t a race, so take it slower,
hear the music before your song is over.