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2026

The Dangers of Optimism I

Acrylic on Hot-press Paper 6in x 6in Previous: The Song We're Singing / Next: Hot Cocoa 2026, Cityscape, Acrylic, Pink, Red, Yellow, Black, Available for Purchase, Paper, Small Works, Fluorescent

2026

The Song We're Singing

Acrylic on Paper 6in x 6in Previous: Test Pattern 2021 / Next: The Dangers of Optimism 2026, Available for Purchase, Acrylic Paint, Paper, Cats, Blue, Red, White, Small Works

2026

West Side Story [1961] & West Side Story [2021]

I'm watching 50-some odd Shakespeare adaptations this year and then writing about them for My Year of Shakespeare. A different sort of modernization than Baz Luhrmann's last week, West Side Story [West Side Stories? West Sides Story? I suppose I'm not sure how to

2026

A Cat Commission

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My Year of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet [1996]

Happy Valentines Day. Unless you are single. Then you can just enjoy a Saturday. I didn't anticipate this one being as tough to write about as it ended up being. I broke format a little bit to try to get out of my own head on it. If

2026

Self Portrait 2026 #7

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2026

Self Portrait 2026 #6

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Self Portrait 2026 #5

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2026

Self Portrait 2026 #4

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My Year of Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet [1968]

I'm watching 50-some odd Shakespeare adaptations this year and then writing about them for My Year of Shakespeare. Moving on from "Taming...", we're into our Romeo and Juliet unit, to which I must begin with: Welcome back Franco Zeffirelli and your screechingly-overacting character actors

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Self Portrait 2026 #3

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2026

Self Portrait 2026 #2

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