Category Archives: art
Wheeler fends off public with tax-funded gallery Gestapo
It’s no secret Governor Perdue has been frantically searching for ways to trim the fat from state government. To lend a hand, I’d like to suggest a worthwhile, if modest, starting point: Larry Wheeler’s private army of Nazi art guards … Continue reading
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Standing her ground
It was a morning not long ago, on a walk in Pettigrew State Park. The doe was part of a group with no less than two fawns in tow, although there was no indication any of the young ones were, … Continue reading
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It’s for the birds
I’ve always welcomed the arrival of new bird species to my feeders, and even keep track of the species count. The list has been sitting at 23 for quite awhile, but recently I reached an even two dozen with the … Continue reading
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Managing public art wisely
An elegant stroke of civic genius. That’s what I’m calling the city Arts Commission’s decision to rotate sculptures from three pedestals at the new City Plaza (“City Plaza to crown downtown”), scheduled to open this fall. Admittedly, I was never … Continue reading
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Don’t ask why
Photography and I go a long way back. It’s hard to say when I first got it into my head to pick up a camera and begin flash-freezing my world into silver halide clumps. I entered my formative years when … Continue reading
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