Nashville Cats

Nashville Cats

Country Water This week’s edition of Art & Whimsy is a few days late, due to our conference/work/vacation time in Nashville. Judy attended the American Association of Christian Counselors conference at Opryland and I went around town leaving portfolios with...
Super Silly or Super Serious?

Super Silly or Super Serious?

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...
Whim-Wham Music

Whim-Wham Music

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...
Woof Whimsy

Woof 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...
Crowned Jewels

Crowned Jewels

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...
Whimsical, Wild, or Weird?

Whimsical, Wild, or Weird?

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...