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The Art of William De Kooning
Known and most popular for his abstract expressionism De Kooning has a long career with much ambiguity in his pictorial work as well. He is well known for his active brushwork, charcoal over drawing, and biomorphic forms. Visible revisions and changes in figure paintings reveal fragmented images and multilayered paint surfaces. After WWII he was…
Read MoreKing Lear, the Narcissist
“King Lear” was remarkably performed Saturday night, Oct. 17 by talented equity actors. Shown on YouTube and Showtime it was a successful effort by unusually expressive actors who brought the play alive in an outstanding moving, dramatic portrayal of Shakespeare’s finest roles. Actors from all over the United States came together using Zoom to present…
Read MoreSimplicity in a Complex World is Healing
This virus in some ways is so mysterious in the way it has changed our lives. Whatever the causes, confusions, and basic growing facts, all our lives have been changed at every stage of life. How do we deal with change and uncertainty? Primarily we try to see the truthfulness of it all and accept…
Read More9 Year Old’s Thoughts About Technology Used by Kids
My Parent’s Rules About Using Technology Permission Technology is not to be used without permission granted by a parent. For permission to be granted a time limit must be set. Usage The site that is being used has to be known to a parent. You may not buy or use money in any way on…
Read MoreHow Parents Handle Teen Romantic Relationships During the Pandemic
How parents relate to their teens and young adults or late adolescents with regard to their romantic relationships during the Pandemic is based to a large extent on the parent-teen relationship pre-COVID. Middle and late adolescence is certainly the time we expect young people to want relationships to grow and if they have had open…
Read MoreSocial Distancing Doesn’t Mean Emotional Distancing
As parents we are under the assumption that our kids minds are filled with technological experiments and games, especially because they are so often left to themselves, but actually they are still reading about what’s happening in the emotional worlds of the story’s characters if we encourage pleasurable time to themselves, not because of COVID…
Read More“You Can Never Draw a Line too Straight” quote by Eddie Z. Hollman, age 9
The author of this blog is Eddie Z. Hollman, age nine. The idea behind this quote according to Eddie is “You can never do something too well. Never try to do more than you are capable of. If you try too hard, you will only make things a bit worse because you’ll concentrate on things…
Read MoreAre Your Kids Exhausted?
Exhaustion is extreme mental or physical fatigue, a depletion of resources. If you find your kids are exhausted, there are ways to help them and understand with them what they are going through.. SIGNS OF EXHAUSTION While the following signs may have many causes they can alert you to childhood exhaustion. weariness and fatigue drained…
Read MoreHow Do Busy Parents Manage Technology with Kids During the Months Ahead?
In the months ahead some children will be attending school in person with masks on and others will do so online. These choices are difficult because the risks are unclear, but technology is center stage in either case. Parents and teachers are looking closely into the healthiest ways for kids of all ages to use…
Read MoreDelightful Metaphors to Keep You Mindful
I”ve discovered by writing and reading literary fiction that metaphors build my vision of what the author is saying or what I want to say. Everyone can write for others or themselves. But metaphors speak to me, so I’d like them to speak to you. One of my favorite authors is Harui Murakami whose splendid…
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