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by Richard Barone
$17.00
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Our ceramic coffee mugs are available in two sizes: 11 oz. and 15 oz. Each mug is dishwasher and microwave safe.
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Ashley wanted to smile when I was taking her portrait shots, but I told her not to, to think of a time when she flunked an exam. But then I said, No,... more
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11 oz.
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Ashley wanted to smile when I was taking her portrait shots, but I told her not to, to think of a time when she flunked an exam. But then I said, "No, not that. You probably never flunked an exam or got a bad grade. (She's a PhD candidate in organic chemistry at U. of Florida.) Think of something bad in your life." The only good shot that I got was when she was biting her lip but had a great expression otherwise. That's the one I used for the painting. Her mouth is like ready to do something--smile or pout--but we cannot tell which it will be. When you look at the eyes, you sense the mouth is doing something, so you look down and see it's still undecided.
I was a great artist in the fifth grade, at least that�s what my fellow classmates and art teacher thought. My parents thought differently, however, and transferred me to a Catholic school, and that was the end of my art career. By the time I got to college, I was convinced that the intellectual search for truth was far superior to the aesthetic. I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and hadn�t taken one course in art. None were offered, even though the college professed the "liberal arts." In a sense, I was on the same course as Robert Motherwell (philosopher to artist), but for me the end came in the jungles of Vietnam. Philosophy and everything that I had learned�all the teachers, priests, and professors�had deserted me. Except...
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