sea n clouds...

in nature
in a song, sea n clouds
riff.

hommage oil painting by Jean DeVeber...

not a bit wasted...

every bit of paint
a starry night -
not a bit wasted.

winter...

winter
pastel,
the sea a foam.

lady by a window acrylic...

self-portrait 9-4-17...

Marilyn Monroe (1926 - August 5, 1962)...

we...

we
have this in common -
common humanity.

untitled acrylic - Marilyn?,,,

"I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that." -Dick Gregory (1932 - August 19, 2017)...

Bob Dylan #3...

portrait of Denny...

west quoddy kimberly ashby photo...

untitled 35...

Nat King Cole (1919-1965)...

Miles's the butter notes...

salted butter
starry cup morning
coffee n butter
I smell butter
Mingus n Miller Skitch Henderson too
Glen Island Cuttyhunk
I taste butter ashore the seashore
Grand Manan the road to Boston
windy winding
the perfect
jam
Bird Baker
candlestick maker
times two

Miles's the butter notes.

Charles Mingus (1922-1979)...

Charles Mingus jazz bassist, pianist and composer (1922-1979)...

Dave Zinno jazz bassist...

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, painter, publisher...

"Everything the Beats stood for was the opposite of the dominant culture today." -Lawrence Ferlinghetti...

"I don't even like old cars. I'd rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human for God's sake." -J.D. Salinger (1919-2010)...

Martin Luther King Jr. His hope. Should be our hope...