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Author: ADA

  • A Seven Year Marker –Inspired By a Wonderful Book About Books

    Someone somewhat ambitious said, “Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago.” I wonder if most writers feel this away about their work, whether they are sermons, sermon like, and preachy, or just plain seven years…

  • “The Girl With the Blue Shoe”

    “Girl With the Blue Shoe” is a favorite. I love it for the spontaneity of the gesture and the narrative it evokes. The model, who has been a subject for our workshop for many years, is a highly energetic and intelligent woman. She is tall, lanky, and frankly, has a drop dead body! You can’t…

  • EKPRHRASIS (Gr., literary description of a piece of art).

      “Seated Woman in Black With Pearls and Heels” is executed in oil bar. I first think of it as a drawing because I sketched the subject in charcoal.  In the past people commented about my “paintings” and I would correct them because for the most part my art portfolio was made up of drawings…