I remember watching a clip of Joshua Bell performing incognito at the subways platform in New York and with a few exceptions most of the bridge-and-tunnel bipedals didn't even break their strides, barely casting a second glance.
One might argue that most of these folks might not be Lincoln Center patrons, and Sibelius might be just as foreign to them as Chi Baishi, but if the subway was to be transformed into Lincoln Center and people had to pay good money to watch him play, would we have witnessed a different outcome?
Schubert died at the age of 31 and left with over 1,000 pieces of un-published work, only now do we appreciate his greatness. Doug Engelbart, a fellow Oregon Stater who invented the computer mouse pointer back in the sixties never received any accolades nor royalties from his invention that we take for granted today. He was ahead of his time, the infra structure for personal computing had not been developed yet.
I suppose the reason that I dressed up some of my paintings with a frame is my way of validating my works, or satisfying my own narcissistic urges. I mean, even getting a haircut during the Covid shutdown is such a big deal, so how about making some of my paintings more presentable, albeit not a haircut, for no excuses other than for my own consumption? They are hanging on my walls nonetheless. Museum pieces they are not, providing enjoyment they do. They are like our children, and all our children are gems, right?
I suppose the reason that I dressed up some of my paintings with a frame is my way of validating my works, or satisfying my own narcissistic urges. I mean, even getting a haircut during the Covid shutdown is such a big deal, so how about making some of my paintings more presentable, albeit not a haircut, for no excuses other than for my own consumption? They are hanging on my walls nonetheless. Museum pieces they are not, providing enjoyment they do. They are like our children, and all our children are gems, right?
Serene Lake 51 in x 27 in
Pear Flower 20 in x 20 in
Geese Fluted 50 in x 26 in
Year of the monkey 24 in x 24 in
Peony 20 in x 20 in
Oblivious 33 in x 23 in
I see the light 23 in x 33 in
Midnight 23 in x 33 in
Going Home 23 in x 33 in
Year of the rat 23 in x 23 in
Foraging in snow 33 in x 23 in
Respite 33 in x 23 in
Canada Geese 37 in x 22 in
Quorum 49 in x 22 in
Winter 49 in x 26 in
Pillars 23 in x 33 in
Korean Maidens 23 in x 33 in
Rendezvous 30 in x 16 in
Year of the rooster 25 in x 25 in
Rose 23 in x 33 in
Beaverton Creek 26 in x 36 in
Intrepid Travelers 30 in x 53 in
Puppy 17.5 in x 13 in
Silk landscape 17.5 in x 13 in
Lonely 27 in x 21 in
Yellow mountain 37 in x 25 in
Lotus 13 in x 37 in x 2 panes
Korean maidens displayed on top of an occasional table