by EdKoehler | Sep 22, 2015 | Art and Whimsy
Strange Visitor “Look, up in the sky!” “It’s a bird!” “It’s a plane!” “It’s . . . ” The anxious and confused cries of the earthbound are calmed by an offscreen narrator who explains that a strange...
by EdKoehler | Sep 13, 2015 | Art and Whimsy
Anita O’Day The film Jazz on a Summer’s Day showcases Anita O’Day singing Sweet Georgia Brown at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. I captured this scene for my Movie Still Sketchbook. The film is in color, but I chose black and white because I...
by EdKoehler | Sep 6, 2015 | Art and Whimsy
I’m a dog person. I acknowledge cats as remarkable creatures, but I’m a dog person. I’ve had three dogs: Barney, the family dog of my youth, Waffle, our Golden Retriever/Cocker mix from early marriage, and Laddie the Schauchshund. A Schauchshund is...
by EdKoehler | Aug 31, 2015 | Art and Whimsy
Heads and Hats I’m not a confident hat wearer. I wear baseball caps, and from time to time a brimmed safari hat. I wear a boonie hat while cutting grass. I always feel a bit self-conscious, as if I’m drawing undue attention to my head. I don’t...
by EdKoehler | Aug 23, 2015 | Art and Whimsy
I Can Do That. (Really?) Considering what is art is a challenging endeavor. Some people who proclaim themselves non-artistic have strong opinions about what is art and what is not. It is reasoned that it’s not art, if they (the non-artist) can do it. Their logic...
