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In Australia a man practices using chalk on a bridge wall to see how well chalk
would adhere to concrete for a project he was hired for.
He liked the finished temporary project and just left it up for the weekend
so others could enjoy it, with plans to wash it off on Monday.
Things didn't quite work out, as originally planned.
Take a look;

Hello, I was asked to paint a horse by my mom's ex chief, because she has a son who's born in the year of horse.
I didn't knew an exact date - he was born, so I have made two paintings:

First part: "Summer and Winter:"


Second part: "Spring and Autumn:"


Also I wrote a poem, on Lithuanian (my mother language), English and Russian (Cyrillic) languages:


Thank you for attention

Edwin Zhuck (Edvinas Žiukas)
2020 y., Birstonas, Lithuania

30 yo Air Force 1 Is To Be Replaced. The Don Claims The 60 yo Look Of Air Force 1 Also Needs An Update. ...

The current paint scheme ("Livery" when speaking of aircraft) has been used since the Kennedys selected it for the 1st Air Force 1.
The current AF-1 Livery is referred to as "Jackie's Plane" or "Jackie Blue".

The Don apparently dislikes the pastel blue & has proposed more bold colors.
See the options in the Vid & vote Your choice of ...

Jackie's Pastel Blue
Or
The Don's Bold & New

...

A woman came to the showroom this week asking if we could provide replacement cabinets for her house that was damaged by a water leak. My answer was yes and scheduled an appointment to measure to see what is needed.
She's an older woman with a very outgoing personality. Her taste is contemporary and she selected our display with gloss white cabinets... because everything in her house is white. Retired years ago, she told me she was in the design business and hand-crafted floral arrangements that included faux palm trees.

I made it to my appointment today and found a disaster in the making. All the furniture was gone, most of the walls were cut from 3 feet and below the drywall was stripped off the studs. Anything that was exposed to mold/mildew had been painted with a white sealer, probably something with the ability to stop the growth of mold.

The place appeared to have been decorated like the lobby of a casino. Mirrored walls, sculptured glass ornaments, artsy-fartsy murals, drapes and huge vases of palm trees. Forced to live in an extended-stay hotel, no one was allowed to be living at the house.
The drying fans had been removed and she was waiting for the drywall crew to return to close the walls so they can continue the restoration process. I measured what was in my scope. Looking around I see her house is on a lake and the back yard was complete with statues and artwork. Probably a place for parties, the barbecue had a canopy and the covered bar area had lounge chairs and outdoor furniture. Certainly a palace for this woman... complete with a hand-painted ceiling of blue sky and clouds!

It appeared the water seeped under some floor tiles and that would be a huge issue to re-tile the entire floor. She's in the stage of negotiating with the insurance company and working with a public adjuster. Something like that could hold up the project for weeks. Hopefully her insurance coverage is sufficient to get her back into her home. From experience, unless she wants to pull from her pocket, many of the custom design pieces will only be a memory.

Her once upon a time palace is in ruin...

The teacher told me to do the second art work for the same theme.
Near the local hospital there is a statue of a man with raised arms. It inspired to me to create the second part of a diptych "Mind And Soul".
Some of the buildings I draw by looking at the cover box of plastic coated playing cards. Some I've draw from my imagination. The mountain's from a computer game we use to play with the friend on "Sega" platform.

At the end of the exam I got estimate of 100 percent.
Of course there was a theory part, but I have also get an estimate of 100 percent.

It was 20 years before.

When I was 18 years old I had a piggy disease, it complicated to meningitis. So I've get to the hospital they did me puncture to the spine.
When I came back to school I've had to do some art work for final high school exam.
The experience in the hospital inspired me to create the graphic picture, which I called mind and soul...

This is a picture of a bench within the library in Alexandria, Egypt.

I wandered lonely on a bleak high hill,
but not as lonely as a Lakeland cloud.
Nor did I see a single daffodil,
despite my reading Wordsworth out aloud.

I was asked to design a credenza with an Asian theme for a client. He liked it and was ready to place an order... then, changed his mind and decided to consult a decorator who worked for a furniture store. They came up with a floating shelf instead of the credenza.



I've been going through some hard drives used to archive drawings and images created over the years. This was one of my favorites.

The Apocalypse

by Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell

This is the apocalypse
A daffodil has poked its head up
from the dirt and opened
sunny arms to bluer skies
yet I am filled with
dark and anxious dread
as theaters close as travel ends and
grocery stores display their empty rows
where toilet paper liquid bleach
and bags of flour stood in upright ranks.

My stomach twists and fingers shake
as I prepare to work the battleground
the place I’ve always loved and felt at home
is now a field of droplets sprayed across a room
or lurking on a handle or a sink to find their way
inside our trusting hands or mouths or eyes
the ones that touch you when you’re sick
speak soothing words and seek the answer to your pain.

This is the apocalypse
as spring begins again
and brightly colored flowers
deploy in my back yard
the neighbors walk their dogs
and march along the quiet streets
I stretch my purple gloves on steady hands
I tie my yellow gown behind my back
my hair inside a blue bouffant
my mouth and nose and eyes are
still and calm inside their waiting shields.
This is the apocalypse.