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<br />Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-2688460444054223962019-02-14T14:08:00.000-06:002019-02-14T16:44:18.780-06:00Galentine<div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">
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Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-14772570358545546222019-01-18T00:18:00.003-06:002019-01-18T00:18:43.341-06:00Peace to you Mary Oliver and thank you.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">One of the most popular poems by Mary Oliver, but still my favorite...</span></span><br />
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Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down-
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An NPR Weekend Edition segment featuring <a href="https://www.npr.org/2012/10/14/162785079/a-thousand-mornings-with-poet-mary-oliver">Mary Oliver in 2012</a> and</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/mary-oliver-listening-to-the-world/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Krista Tippett's interview with Mary Oliver in 2015</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span>Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-86711715891583236062019-01-03T23:58:00.000-06:002019-01-04T00:13:07.429-06:00Neighbor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Celebrating my 15th Christmas with my Gingersnap. Her expression is telling me that it's treat time and to get that silly hat off her head.</span>Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-84127639738391864542018-11-22T21:55:00.001-06:002018-12-08T06:33:50.849-06:00Love Wins<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;">And things are grim </span><span style="color: #666666;">and hope runs thin,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And those you love are all about,</span></div>
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Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-25148768016194822972018-07-19T03:00:00.000-05:002018-07-19T14:50:24.813-05:00every day is Mandela Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;">"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Nelson Mandela</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">1918-2013</span></div>
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celebrate inspired leadership, the legacy of <a href="https://www.nelsonmandela.org/">Nelson Mandela</a>. Hope you had a chance to learn more about his profound sacrifice and service during yesterday's Mandela Day. Or if you wish, access the above link and get ready to be awestruck.</div>
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<br />Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-32301218572224679712018-06-12T13:22:00.001-05:002018-06-12T13:22:27.996-05:00Boots<div style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: center;">
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Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-49021264974165742222018-03-17T12:35:00.002-05:002018-03-17T12:43:13.889-05:00Sláinte Chugat! <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Cheers and Good Health Wishes and</span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM">Happy B</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM">irthday</a> <span style="color: #38761d;">to my brother, David!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are paintings in an artist's studio that beg to be revisited. So when a friend surprised me with hydrangeas, I was convinced it was a sign to paint over my shy attempt from a few years back. : )</span><br />
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<br />Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-28522453892176496912018-01-15T16:32:00.000-06:002018-01-16T00:13:57.285-06:00100 Miles Across<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change."</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Martin Luther King, Jr.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lin-Manuel Miranda raps a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqdhVahd7tE">gift</a> for Puerto Rico. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please pray for these American families and contribute what you can to help them rebuild.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">50% of the sale price of this painting will benefit our fellow citizens displaced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's been four months since Maria devastated Puerto Rico and NPR reported this evening that 40% of the residents still have no electricity.</span></div>
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Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-26914996396384083952017-12-26T01:37:00.000-06:002018-01-15T16:52:26.459-06:00elf<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"They are constant reminders that life reveals the best of itself when we live fully in the moment and extend our unconditional love. And it is very true that the most tender, uncomplicated, most-generous part of our being blossoms without any effort when it comes to the love of a dog."</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">from Maira Kalman's 'Beloved Dog'</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Have you ever fell into bed at night absolutely exhausted, yet you were unable to sleep</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">because you felt so grateful for <i>everything?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wishing you all hope and belonging this holiday season and always.</span></div>
Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-91297872433670002362017-12-21T23:59:00.003-06:002017-12-21T23:59:38.619-06:00montana<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-57384287140381069042017-12-18T14:43:00.000-06:002018-02-06T21:46:31.995-06:00Sawyer<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">"Let's begin by taking a smallish nap or two."</span><i style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #999999;">Winnie the Pooh</span></span></div>
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Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-48536907328965431192017-10-10T20:34:00.001-05:002017-10-10T20:34:57.461-05:00Double Trouble<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last week a friend and I were talking about projects we've worked on together and about plotting ventures in the future. Then I thought about this painting she commissioned last year and realized I hadn't posted it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My tendency is to amp up the saturation so this was a welcomed exercise in muting the scene, tightening the values on this cloudy day. The reference photo depicts a race at the Heart of Texas Regatta. The red buoys mark the last 250 meters of the course where many a race is decided, merciless in revealing the fitness of the athletes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Austin's Lady Bird Lake is a rower's paradise. I was a competitive rower in what seems like a lifetime ago and I miss my crewmates. :)</span>Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-64282323983193653632017-08-31T07:56:00.001-05:002017-08-31T19:33:38.108-05:00breathe<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-91533286051711352182017-08-28T17:38:00.000-05:002019-08-23T10:09:28.905-05:00Harvey Fundraiser<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When you pray, move your feet.</span></span></div>
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On August 25th, Hurricane Harvey made landfall over Rockport as a Cat4 storm.</div>
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The Rockport Center for the Arts lost part of its roof causing major damages</div>
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to the interior <span style="line-height: 18.2px;">and porch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, sans-serif;">100% of this painting's purchase price benefited those devastated by merciless Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey - thank you Bennett.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18.2px;">"</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Speaking of chocolates, this duo was too adorable not to paint. The piece has been in my rotation for a couple of months now...sometimes paintings flow easily and other times not so much. There was no reference photo of these two posing together, but I love a challenge. You just need to </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">have faith and don't give up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This stand of trees was particularly striking to me with trunks saturated by a recent heavy rain. I'm not finished with it yet...it'll reveal what it needs soon enough...or should say not soon enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gracious, painting outdoors is harrrd. But those times when i get it right - as few as they may be - keep me going. Nothing good comes easy, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I see something beautiful and want to share it, but how best do I convey that? There are a bijillion options. Each one is like solving a mystery and i just need to persevere, which is why it's necessary for me to have a few paintings ongoing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mixing it up helps. Seeking refuge in the familiar and then getting back out there to be brave and </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tenacious, like a dog with a bone.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So for now, it's back to my comfort zone, four-legged wonders. :)</span>Marilyn Flaneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14798618499110269068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555656181066791109.post-81440850978911177352017-06-10T15:09:00.000-05:002017-06-13T13:42:30.569-05:00Caboose<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I must have set up and moved my easel four or five times...but I was determined to celebrate this beautiful day in paint...hanging out with some of my four-legged friends. Thumper says hi!</span><br />
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