Things I See

I run across yard art bottle trees on a somewhat regular basis.  My favorite of all time was made of Phillips Milk of Magnesia bottles.  That's a little too much information for me.

Art's All In How You See It

Created with none of your tax dollars, and available for viewing only by those who walk the remote byways of rural Illinois, Agrarian Shipwreck symbolizes the futility of small dirt farms, the heartbreak of shattered dreams of sharecroppers, and the misery of starving and poorly clothed farm kids.  An anonymous sculptor created this masterpiece by utilizing an abandoned cultivator, a broken mowing machine, and a farm waif's rusty tricycle.

Or maybe someone cleaned out the machine shed. Admission is free!

Good Old Days

This print of a J. F. Kernan painting was for sale in an antique mall in Palmyra, MO the last time I stopped in.  Mr. Kernan did a good job with dogs, and I really love the expression of the dog watching the festivities.  Look around on the internet and you will see that Mr. K did many Saturday Evening Post covers, and some advertising for Falstaff.

Barn Quilts Are Catching On In Hamilton County!

The newest barn quilt in Hamilton County, Illinois is Gloria's, and it can be seen just north of McLeansboro on the west side of IL Hwy 242.  Gloria hired her friend Becky (A professional painter.) to create the quilt, and some very nice people with a bucket truck put it up last week.  Way To Go, Becky and Gloria!!!

Monday Morning Blues

My grandparents gave me a very nice Bible in 1959. It is a leather bound red letter edition, has maps in the back of Asia and the Holy Land, and lots of religious art throughout the book. This picture of Samson grinding grain in prison always bothered me because I knew that he had been blinded by the Philistines. I never gave a thought to him wearing a loin-cloth.

If you do a search for 'Samson In The Treadmill' on the Internet, this is what you will find. The loin-cloth obviously bothered someone. Prints with this Photo-Shop abomination are for sale on more than one site. OH WELL......Back To The Old Grind.