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John Michael Keating
@jmkartworks
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I paint oils and watercolors in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, in Northern California.
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2018-06-28 18:37
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Paperwhites
The biggest culture shock usually hits when I return home.
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Writer’s Talk on my book, “Double Vision, Waking Dreams.”
This is the first post in December, the last month of the year, and it was supposed to show drawings of “Saints on a Bridge.” But then...
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Last Postcard from Spain
It is always a pleasure to arrive – anywhere - in Havana or Reykjavik, or Rome.
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Aunt Pura in the Bardo
The lack of warmth in her expression reminded me of some nuns I had the misfortune of encountering during childhood.
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Susanne and I
Everyone who is reading this is doubtless aware of the catastrophic storms and floods that have crippled the Province of Valencia.
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Paco’s Aunt, Phases 4 & 5
Often the biggest obstacle the students faced was their own fear of making mistakes.
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Paco’s Aunt, Phases 2 & 3
Several days ago, I posted two images that showed the beginning of the transformation of a portrait of a woman, the result of a challenge.
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Paco’s Aunt
During a career as a professional artist for the past 50 years, I have become accustomed to painting unexpected subjects.
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Flowers on a Window Sill
Years ago I stopped trying to understand dreams, those invisible visitors, and just painted them as best I could.
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Playing Pétanque
If I wrote well enough to write a poem, I would write a poem about Playing.
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The Roman Woman
Many men, especially American men, don’t realize that we Italian women love to be looked at.
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The Defense of the Sampo
In my last post I wrote about the Kalevala, Finland’s national epic and about Akseli Gallen-Kallela.
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Gods of Gravity
It unfolds in a harsh and beautiful landscape of dense green forests and snow-covered lakes.
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Cala Saona
When you draw or paint in public, people become curious.
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Knives and Panpies
Spain is the noisiest country I have ever lived in.
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Heaven is in Montana
Of the six brothers, Patrick is the one who most loved fishing.
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Havana Daydreaming
The cab driver at the airport in Havana was confused when I asked him to drive us to O'Reilly Street.
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Inspiration and the Tide
"It’s just not easy to explain to someone else what you don’t understand yourself."
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A Migrant
Jennie Doherty was 30 years old when she sailed out of Belfast Harbor in 1914.
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Two Portraits, Both Slant
We’ll use a few symbols to paint an inner portrait.
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