Class Notes: Some Artists to Look At

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Painting by George Tooker Waiting Room Egg Tempura on Gesso Panel 24"x30"
Painting by George Tooker Waiting Room Egg Tempura on Gesso Panel 24″x30″

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Class notes, SAIC, 1991.
Nicholas Africano
Nicholas Africano

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Notes from Oxbow, 1991:

Dufy - The Beach at St. Adresse
Dufy The Beach at St. Adresse
Picasso - Still Life with Chair Caning
Picasso Still Life with Chair-Caning Paris, [May] 1912 Oil and oilcloth on canvas, with rope frame 10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. (27 x 35 cm.)

Notes from Art School – Phillip Garner’s Better Living Catalog

Cover of Phillip Garner's "Better Living Catalog"
Cover of Phillip Garner’s “Better Living Catalog”

I found some of my notebooks of notes from art school (mostly from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1990-92; perhaps a few from prior part-time classes at Austin Community College, 1985-89); I thought I’d type ’em up for posterity.

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P.S. – I REALLY Liked This Movie!

Laura Linney in movie "P.S."
Laura Linney in the movie “P.S.”

We saw the movie “P.S.” (2004) last night, with the amazing and beautiful Laura Linney. She may be one of the most underrated actresses working today. She conveys such a huge amount of emotion, yet it’s never in your face; it’s always somewhat tightly contained within the physical space she inhabits, but you so get it! And this movie has one of the hottest little sex scenes I’ve yet seen (without any actual nakedness, even!). But neither Laura Linney’s performance nor the great little sex scenes are what I liked most about this movie.

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