J M Wetherington Sr
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Reading Old Comic Books – Famous Artists School
Saturday , 13, December 2014 Art, Comic Books 5 CommentsI mentioned a few days ago that I was reading some old comic books that I enjoyed as a kid. I also mentioned in that same post; Many thanks to my mom and dad who, even though we were a middle class income family, always found a way to buy me things like books, comic […]
Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom From Want” Painting Parodies
Thursday , 27, November 2014 Art, Holidays, Humor 2 CommentsNorman Rockwell has always been numbered among my favorite painters. One of the best gifts I ever received was from my brother when he gave me a 2-volume set of books collecting Rockwell’s paintings, and one of my favorite museum visits was to the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada back in 2011 to see their […]
Norman Rockwell, Painter Of Life
Sunday , 22, December 2013 Art, Books Comments Off on Norman Rockwell, Painter Of LifeI was reading Garrison Keillor’s review of ‘American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell,’ by Deborah Solomon in today’s New York Times Book Review section and quite enjoying it until Mr. Keillor pointed out that Ms. Solomon felt that some of Mr. Rockwell’s paintings contain hints of homoeroticism. What? Now, I really don’t […]