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The link to my website: Claude Lyles Art Works , recently updated. Best view is on your desktop, tablet or laptop; if, however, you view on your phone, the menu is in the "hamburger" in the upper left of the opening screen. It will give you several viewing options.
My only social media is Instagram. I use it to keep track of all the wonderful art being created every day, all around the world. Art works without the blog! You can see a more current version of my comings and goings, art in progress, friends visiting SW Florida, etc. Instagram link, then to estudiocieloazul, or Claude Lyles
Reminder that you can click on photos to enlarge and pinch open even further. And, if you are curious about possibly purchasing a piece, contact me and I will quote you a price either framed or unframed. They are surprisingly affordable. I sold another piece last week. It made me happy to make them happy.
The Blue Note:
Seems Like a Dream. Biblical. Not just the turnaround but The Saint Louis Blues Stanley Cup Champions. I was there when they went to the finals three years in a row. Even though we didn't win a game in 1968 - 1970, they were close, some overtime, competitive against some strong Original 8 teams. And, getting there, fighting through the New 8. I remember staying awake at night listening to playoff games against the North Stars and the Flyers. It was tense. I don't know if they still play it, but in the day, when they came on the ice to start a game and The St. Louis Blues started on the speakers, that was unique. Remember, St Louis U had a team? And here we are today...fabulous.
Something said over two hundred years ago:
Still true, isn't it?
New Art:
So, when I talk about Lakes Park...you can see it is more like a large lake with little islands. The two towers were in the Plein air painting I did a couple of weeks ago. Our villa is just above the photo edge. The small land masses in the lake used to be much larger, with full grown trees. After Irma, most of this was gone; you just saw water. As they came back, the park was able to transport new trees to the land mass. The park hosts an incredible amount of wildlife, all kinds of birds, especially in the fall as they migrate south.
This is the final version of one I did at Lakes Park looking at two condos which you can see in the photo.
The next two were painted on site at the Edison Ford Estate with my Friday Lee Plein Air group. The first was done 95% on site. The second, which focuses more on the Caloosahatchie was about 50% back in the studio. Both are oil.
Final versions, varnished, of small pieces shown earlier.
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| Powell Creek Preserve |
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| Harns Marsh, Lehigh Acres, FL #2 |
Art Investing, donating, gifting, and estate planning:
Recently I had the opportunity to read an interesting piece covering art as an investment, whether you intended or started out with that in mind. Now that you have something of value, what do you do with it for tax planning or inheritance? Northern Trust: Planning with Art website link is where I read the piece. Good number/$ examples, situations, general strategies. Tab to Insight & Research/Wealth Planning? December 30, 2018 article Wealth Planning with Art.
"Art inspires us. It intrigues us. We celebrate art and artists globally – from EXPO CHICAGO to Art Basel Miami and Art Basel Hong Kong. Whether you view art as a passion or an investment, or perhaps a bit of each, today’s vibrant art market and the surge in private gifts of art touch many of our lives. Within the following pages, we explore considerations for those who have an affinity for art.
THE ART RELATIONSHIP THE VALUE OF ART APPRAISING ART TRANSFERRING ART SELLING ART
The art environment is diverse and constantly changing. Wealth planning with art offers many opportunities, but it is also quite nuanced. Acquiring, managing, valuing and transferring art require thoughtful planning and the advice from trusted experts and advisors to realize the full value of individual works or a collection. We encourage you to confer with your art, legal and tax advisors about your particular circumstances."
I own 5 pieces by Frank Stack, one of my teachers at Mizzou. Some of his watercolors are magical. Several of my etchings are in his book. He also does/did underground comic illustrations under the name Foolbert Sturgeon; hangs out with R. Crumb, Peter Poplaski, and Gilbert Shelton.
Travel:
I own 5 pieces by Frank Stack, one of my teachers at Mizzou. Some of his watercolors are magical. Several of my etchings are in his book. He also does/did underground comic illustrations under the name Foolbert Sturgeon; hangs out with R. Crumb, Peter Poplaski, and Gilbert Shelton.
Travel:
Actually, where we are...Flying out of RSW heading north you can see our pink roof. The wide street between the two towers and our home is Hwy 41/ S Cleveland/Tamiami Trl. The towers were in an earlier painting I did in Lakes Park. Look at the green space in the left of center. There is a row of villas on the left perimeter; we are in the villas across the street from that row, backing up to the green preserve, lower left corner. The small section is 3 acres, the larger green space is 6 acres. The long line at the top is 6 Mile Canal and the longitudinal park.
(Some) Humor:
I refuse to self-check...they don't pay me enough, and no benefits...that goes for you too, HD, Lowe's, etc.
Artist humor: 
Check out the flow chart :)
And, in the practice advice column...
...maybe...
... go to Babylon Bee for the whole, satirical story.
... go to Babylon Bee for the whole, satirical story.
Did he really agree to this?
Trump Agrees To An Impeachment Hearing If He Gets A Cut Of The T-Shirt Sales
May 23rd, 2019 Babylon Bee.com
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald Trump had a reportedly contentious meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about the ongoing investigations into the president. At issue was Trump’s demand for a large chunk of the t-shirt sales when they have an inevitable impeachment hearing.
“But that’s the sweetest plum!” Pelosi objected, according to those in the room. Pelosi owns a silk screen and was planning to offer numerous t-shirt designs outside the Capitol in celebration of charges formally being brought against the president.
“Hey, we’re all going to make a lot of fundraising money off this,” Trump responded, but he reminded the two that he would be the star of the impeachment hearing and that it would be impossible without him, which meant he deserved a cut of all merchandising. Trump went so far as to threaten to delete his Twitter account and play golf all day if his demands weren’t met. “Do you want an impeachment of a quiet president during a great economy?” Trump asked them. “Or do you want an impeachment of loud, obnoxious Trump?”
Pelosi and Schumer seemed to think the president was bluffing but were not sure. The cut of the t-shirt sales would be a shrewd deal for the president and would be expected to increase his net worth from a billion dollars to a billion dollars plus $750.
“Hey, we’re all going to make a lot of fundraising money off this,” Trump responded, but he reminded the two that he would be the star of the impeachment hearing and that it would be impossible without him, which meant he deserved a cut of all merchandising. Trump went so far as to threaten to delete his Twitter account and play golf all day if his demands weren’t met. “Do you want an impeachment of a quiet president during a great economy?” Trump asked them. “Or do you want an impeachment of loud, obnoxious Trump?”
Pelosi and Schumer seemed to think the president was bluffing but were not sure. The cut of the t-shirt sales would be a shrewd deal for the president and would be expected to increase his net worth from a billion dollars to a billion dollars plus $750.
B-26 Marauder sidebar:
I was reading in the WSJ about a grandfather's journal from WWII. The controversial plane was built by the Glenn L Martin Co and rushed into service because they were fast, state-of-the-art that took off and landed at high speed. It could take a beating ane get the crew home even with one engine shot out and the fuselage full of holes. One Marauder at the Smithsonian survived 200 missions and 1,000 patches to fix damage from antiaircraft fire. I still marvel at their ages: the grandfather in the story was 21, the pilot 23. He, the grandfather, endured 62 more missions.
Important Blogger in Saint Louis:
I have mentioned Suzanne in earlier blogs, don't want to forget her. So much of what she says makes sense. This is your link to Suzanne
Listening To:
Lots of Emmylou Harris, including, Maybe Tonight (love won't you treat me right?); and Red Dirt Girl which one of her best, however, has a rock touch, recorded in New Orleans with guitarist Daniel Lanois who gave her a different sound. "Sittin' on the front porch cooling in the shade, singing' every song they played, on the radio."
Link to the YouTube video, there might be a short ad
Watching:
Rented Widows from the library. It earned the R rating. Interesting premise, supposedly shows corrupt Chicago politics, good acting and lots of "names"; however, the only two characters who did not kill someone are the maid in the house that they robbed - she wisely stepped back slowly into her room and closed the door, and the hair salon owner who was ripped off by the dude running for Mayor. Life has rarely been so cheap as in this movie. Sad.
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