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I'm finally caught up with all these commissions I had to do.  You know, the things that pay for a house, 3 cars, 4 pets, 2 kids in college, an...

Colored pencils are an absurd medium.  Wax based, they will always skid and be unable to stick at some point.  The trick, which is years ongoing, is to somehow bridge...

Oil painting notes by Steve Rude circa 2015 Oil painting is getting too hard for me.  What's involved in making it work seems not worth the effort anymore. The straight...

Dear All, As our world begins to recover from global hysteria, the sun begins to rise once more, and the flowers start resuming their blooming, who's for getting back to work?  I see from...

Fans and fellows all,   What lives we mortals live.  We awake every morning to face another barrage of choices, some in our control, many not, ones that have led us up to...

Elvis sang, and wrote about it.  Marilyn Monroe and countless other famous actors adored by millions said they never felt more alone than in a roomful of people. In Jerry...