In the mid 1980’s, Bob and I had the privilege of visiting the incredible watercolor artist, Dong Kingman, in his home studio on the top floor of a building adjacent to the Park Lane Hotel on Central Park South.  We were expecting a grand expansive space with lots of natural light, and instead discovered a […]

Inspiration from some incredible artists

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I was recently asked (February, 2011) to document on video why I love Birmingham.  The video testimonials will primarily be used to help attract new tech talent to our city which is becoming known for its tech entrepreneurs and innovation.  Scott Pierce,  the creator of the “Why Birmingham” video testimonials,  believes that Birmingham could actually […]

Why do I love Birmingham? It’s complicated…

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It’s almost the end of the month (January, 2011), and we’ve been wildly distracted by the “Prize 2 The Future” contest which is soliciting proposals for a key piece of property in our downtown district. Nothing excites us more than an opportunity to facilitate progress in the city that we love! So for the time […]

Prize 2 the Future – Here we come!

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Bob and I work as a team, and it sometimes takes two of us to keep up with everything! Here are a few of the goals I set for myself to help him concentrate on his painting. I posted a blog about this, and now I’m creating a Google Calendar to add to it.  If […]

15 Attainable Goals for Artists in the New Year

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I love these watercolors…Several weeks before 9/11, my entire family gathered from across the country to  celebrate my dad’s birthday on a boat that left from Battery Park’s harbor.  We’ve been told that the flag aboard that boat, The Star of America, was the same flag that was placed atop the rubble just a few […]

To remember 9/11

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