by EdKoehler | Jun 5, 2016 | Art and Whimsy
Mid-Century Modern My art education was at the St. Louis Community College campus at Forest Park. This spare and efficient urban campus, designed by prominent mid-century architect Edward Durell Stone, rose from the ashes of the Forest Park Highlands amusement park....
by EdKoehler | Feb 28, 2016 | Art and Whimsy
Patient adjective 1. able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. I’ve been an illustrator for a long time. Long enough to remember using older tools of the commercial artist’s craft. Stuff like Rubylith,...
by EdKoehler | Feb 14, 2016 | Art and Whimsy
Spike For Valentine’s Day Judy gave me this Topsy Turvy mug. I have a small collection of toys, trinkets, stuffed animals and a few gee-gaws in my studio. Emphasis on a few, I’m not a “collector” of stuff and being something of a minimalist, I...
by EdKoehler | Feb 1, 2016 | Art and Whimsy
Louis Armstrong When I was a kid, we didn’t go to church on Sunday night. Nobody I knew went to church on Sunday night. We watched Ed Sullivan on Sunday night. Everybody I knew watched Ed Sullivan on Sunday night. This was the heyday of The Ed Sullivan Show. I...
by EdKoehler | Jan 24, 2016 | Art and Whimsy
The Day Valentine’s Day, St. Valentine’s Day, to be exact, is a holiday fraught with ambiguity. No sooner have the stores removed the trees, ornaments, and Santa’s throne, the hearts appear. Pink-hearted cards, heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, chalky...
