Claude Lyles Artworks / Estudio Cielo Azul LLC: It was easier to pay the organ grinder than the monkeys. The big companies struggled too, in their effort to control artists; and much of the work they commissioned was compromised by gigantism and corporate interference. In the 1970’s, large firms switched to sponsoring museums. It was easier to pay the organ grinder than the monkeys. Dominic Green

Sunday, September 04, 2022

It was easier to pay the organ grinder than the monkeys. The big companies struggled too, in their effort to control artists; and much of the work they commissioned was compromised by gigantism and corporate interference. In the 1970’s, large firms switched to sponsoring museums. It was easier to pay the organ grinder than the monkeys. Dominic Green

Nothing personal: just business. Mainline Florida: Link to Mainline Florida.

I am making more use of links, music and visual. Click on them and then you might have a second link to search. Some locations, such as YouTube generate revenue for your "free" viewing by running ads, so be patient. On occasion there is a "skip ad" button. Sometimes it will load and start when you go there, sometimes you need to click on the white arrow in the red box. Also, you can expand most photos and some articles by clicking on it.

I hope you enjoy the updates to my art and life as presented in this blog. IF you don't like the political stuff and don't want to receive future blogs just say so, no hard feelings. So far, only five have taken me up on the offer. With that in mind, remember: BELOW THE FOLD is where (most) of the controversial stuff is placed. Sometimes stuff is a hybrid, say humor and political. Nevertheless, I do this blog for me, it clears my mind and then I do it to share stuff I think is interesting, fun, needed to be considered, etc. I like, also, the feedback I receive, either on a specific article or the concept in general. Right now there are about 70 of you who receive this directly. Claude

ART:

Drawing sessions, Thursday evenings.

Colorado sketching

ART - Others:

The Return of the Prodigal Son: Pompey Batoni 1773

READING:

REALLY interesting read…won’t fine Biden or Harris in this.

I walked past the scene of the murders 5 nights a week selling the morning Globe-Democrat in my route.

The father of my friend Billy Daues

MUSIC:

I have my FIXX…

FLORIDA:

Where’s Waldoette?

My pool

STL:

COLORADO in August:

HUMOR:

I remind you that the slides that depict headlines from Babylon Bee, the complete parody is at their website…

Years

We can laugh, however…

And

THINGS OF WHICH INTEREST ME:

Of course, CLIMATE….

So, at MIZZOU I took a class on the environment pass/fail. Primary texts were by Paul Ehrlich and several on toxins in the environment. If I remember, it said by 2000 we would run out of oil and gas - which if you think about it, will never happen…the price will rise as it becomes more scarce, thus, less will use it so it will last longer, etc. AND it said by 2000 or so WE SOULD BE IN ANOTHER ICE AGE with could covering the sky so no sunlight would get through. It was really taught. Quotes below really occurred.