03 Sep 2007
by JustMeMikein Art
Do you know those wonderful lyrics to the September Song written by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson in 1938.
Well, it’s a long, long time
From May to December
But the days grow short
When you reach September…
The authors are not just talking about the Autumnal Equinox coming in a few weeks, when the hours and minutes of daylight exactly match the hours and minutes of darkness. No sir, they are speaking about the seasonal change when the summer delights end, and then we return from holidays and go back to our work-a-day worlds. They are asking us to think of the aging process, of how each of us will have fewer and fewer days left to spend with those we love. And, they are softly and gently reminding us not to waste even a single moment of the allotment given to each of us.
When the Fog Rolls In
Holding The Family Together
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03 Sep 2007
by JustMeMikein Art
So today is Labor Day and is a National Holiday in the USA. This fact is sort of misleading as most shops are open for business, as are movie theaters, bars, and restaurants. Many people will be working. Taxi drivers, bus drivers, and the rail, water, and air transportation systems will all be manned and operating so we can get to where we want to go. The painting below is called Archlight and this is a woman ‘working hard’ at resting. It is by Gabriel Picart, as are all the paintings on this page.
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12 Aug 2007
by JustMeMikein Art
Do You Wanna Dance?
Some of you may recognize our title this month. Does it take you back to the late 60s and early 70s, when America’s youthful males were obsessed with gas-guzzling, muscle cars, and had high hopes that the girl of their dreams would fast become a woman during their courtship?
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28 Jul 2007
by JustMeMikein Art, Movies
Did you ever notice that most everything we like or need usually is a set; and is discussed, acquired, or possessed in pairs? You don’t go to the shoe store and buy two shoes do you? No, you buy a pair of shoes; in the same way you might buy a few pairs of socks. Arms, legs, eyes, balls, and boobs all come in pairs.
Some of our favorite expressions point toward our predilection for matched sets. Two pair in five- card stud poker is a great hand, Batman and Robin are heroic, salt and pepper are condiments we must have on the table, even meatballs and spaghetti always seem to go together.
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07 Jul 2007
by JustMeMikein Art, Movies, Travel
Fifty six years ago, in 1951, the classic musical film An American In Paris was released and it is still discussed even today. This film, directed by Vincent Minelli, won the Oscar for Best Picture. It is the story of an American G.I. who stayed in Paris after WWII to pursue his dreams of becoming a successful artist and meeting Ms. Right.
Less than a month ago, I was an American in Paris, and my agenda was a tad different than Gene Kelly’s Jerry Mulligan. Now the only ones talking about it now are Mastercard and American Express, and hopefully, the Air France stewardess who took my card and said she would call. More
04 Jul 2007
by JustMeMikein Art
Today is the Fourth of July. People will go out on boats, or load up their automobiles and go someplace. Across America there will be family outings to beaches and parks, where picnics and barbecues will happen. There will be parades, fireworks, and of course baseball.
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