The Laboratory

This acrylic on canvas work focuses on the "fragmented portrait" style, where a single gesture or feature tells the story of the whole subject. The artist uses a limited but high-contrast color palette—primarily cool blues and greys punctuated by the warmth of the red nails and lips. The tight cr...

I loved kids.
Especially toddlers.
Thinking back to my first baby, I did mine and his first "Blast off".
Pretty simple I guess.
Just count down from 3 to 1, yell Blast Off!
and pick him up and twist him around in the air a bit and occasionally "get" his belly.
The screams of laughter were addictive to me as much as him.
I did this with all my kids and it grew to all the nieces and nephews and friends.
At one point there were 7 kids lined up to blast off.
Made for a long night of laughing litt...

I. Tugg Martin's tough. - No doubt o' that! And down there at The town he come from word's bin sent Advisin' this-here Settle-ment To kindo' humor Tugg, and not To git him hot - Jest pass his imperfections by, And he's as good as pie! II. They claim he's wanted back there. - Yit The officers they mostly quit Insistin' when They notice Tugg's so back'ard, and Sorto' gives 'em to understand He druther not! - A Deputy (The slickest one you ever see!) Tackled him last - "disguisin' then," As Tugg...