tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459246715998460232024-02-20T07:51:57.945-08:00Chinese Brush Art - American Style: 10,000 brush strokes in search of that 1 "perfect brush stroke"Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-81513349822030185562016-06-12T13:26:00.000-07:002016-06-12T14:48:24.259-07:00A new one<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7VAHFs7Gu-ctwELgFVcBcHiAxyuBKmPu4BXhZMJpPqnuyeGWafnINX6xuqL6SLCGR6iugtMfGcCrNO_ZywSKSQ8GTQgHQsUbtKFJD5bwUIExXuQhJVmi-idHMJqacHRZTevBJf6R4AI/s1600/FullSizeRender-704261.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7VAHFs7Gu-ctwELgFVcBcHiAxyuBKmPu4BXhZMJpPqnuyeGWafnINX6xuqL6SLCGR6iugtMfGcCrNO_ZywSKSQ8GTQgHQsUbtKFJD5bwUIExXuQhJVmi-idHMJqacHRZTevBJf6R4AI/s320/FullSizeRender-704261.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6295426072023373202" /></a></p>Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-65756631450435311472015-11-08T17:58:00.000-08:002015-11-08T19:06:00.307-08:00Finally painting again. <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZpH-htyQoVccNiO0vFOFF3SRTWzvo4INDDHYc-Xa1GTiP68MFzBSSotUskns8_rkKJVLbxfAcQtq48UsR_qsCzdt1iTwDOokryrdQUsRHEWr7Nw_LzPmc8uUBBG0r3nd4sWeaXbQpRw/s1600/FullSizeRender-760309.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZpH-htyQoVccNiO0vFOFF3SRTWzvo4INDDHYc-Xa1GTiP68MFzBSSotUskns8_rkKJVLbxfAcQtq48UsR_qsCzdt1iTwDOokryrdQUsRHEWr7Nw_LzPmc8uUBBG0r3nd4sWeaXbQpRw/s320/FullSizeRender-760309.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6214982438482748226" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV5cuXLSblYH67LQyS3O8885LZpHI9ZavCMJ4vHve3ok3pxFli9J_BYuKt9S7LPdKmLsKFzhw2yfrA-GX7epwLSH-gbXTupDUJ3Sl3x7ESTPcvyjfBc-PzmP1LYcWtl715l6y1fuq1mY/s1600/IMG_4106-762747.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV5cuXLSblYH67LQyS3O8885LZpHI9ZavCMJ4vHve3ok3pxFli9J_BYuKt9S7LPdKmLsKFzhw2yfrA-GX7epwLSH-gbXTupDUJ3Sl3x7ESTPcvyjfBc-PzmP1LYcWtl715l6y1fuq1mY/s320/IMG_4106-762747.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6214982445879385442" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzdZ0tIw3oF12VSVxifvjTCuOp3KRe2cwhYeGa9G_dcd_PaG4WuXjmrp2g5PzNVfwOpTbYJu1kTlERfOVNo3sYIEIqz9vZwFrUyW9QC_Qe2lIEBjU-8hs8K6a947PdzcxnwSktNucM6k/s1600/FullSizeRender-764536.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzdZ0tIw3oF12VSVxifvjTCuOp3KRe2cwhYeGa9G_dcd_PaG4WuXjmrp2g5PzNVfwOpTbYJu1kTlERfOVNo3sYIEIqz9vZwFrUyW9QC_Qe2lIEBjU-8hs8K6a947PdzcxnwSktNucM6k/s320/FullSizeRender-764536.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6214982451341891970" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZbFeO5eN0XlpFE38i76ahnQ6BgQXRUH1OHO8sfdked7u-5AteREqdLHtgq37HYkAgTvWDDcJlD2C-Vk47PEzazA6deZcl8F9bUdZ-r6QU-mmff6bPYWllK_z-Yn_NiNwZ46zDhF_tf4/s1600/FullSizeRender-766007.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZbFeO5eN0XlpFE38i76ahnQ6BgQXRUH1OHO8sfdked7u-5AteREqdLHtgq37HYkAgTvWDDcJlD2C-Vk47PEzazA6deZcl8F9bUdZ-r6QU-mmff6bPYWllK_z-Yn_NiNwZ46zDhF_tf4/s320/FullSizeRender-766007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6214982460030578322" /></a></p>Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-80784608817220135982015-08-22T13:47:00.003-07:002015-08-22T13:47:49.045-07:00I'm in the exhibition !!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I received a letter today notifying me that my original Chinese Brush Art painting was accepted into this show in October. </div>
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These ladies and I spent three wonderful days with Virginia Lloyd-Davies as our instructor. We had lots of fun and learned a lot. I learn something new every day. Each instructor I've had has helped me improve as an artist. Thank you Virginia!<br />
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Born in Washington, DC of British diplomatic parents, Virginia Lloyd-Davies and her husband Dennis DiVito moved from Scotland to Rockbridge County, VA in 1986. A Chinese brush artist since 1976, she has paintings in private collections in the U.S, China, Britain, Europe, Japan and Kenya. Her teacher was Chinese Master Painter I-Hsiung Ju, with whom she traveled regularly to China & Taiwan. Virginia has been a U.S. citizen since 2002.<br />
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You can find her website <a href="http://www.joyfulbrush.com/">HERE</a>. Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-82705153190050709112015-04-13T06:03:00.002-07:002015-04-13T06:03:31.276-07:00Sumi-e Artist Mark Malecki featured at Dulles International Airport<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My friend and amazing Sumi-e/Chinese Brush Artist - Mark Malecki was the featured artist at Dulles International Airport on 10 April 2015 in celebration of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC.</span><br />
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports will host several traditional Japanese performances and demonstrations on Thursday, April 9, and Friday, April 10. The events are part of many cultural activities at both airports in honor of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Friday, April 10: Sumi-E, also known as Japanese Ink Painting, will be demonstrated by </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">artist </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mark Malecki</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">.</span></div>
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The local artists and musicians regularly perform in the Washington, D.C. region when the cherry blossoms are in peak bloom to showcase Japanese music, culture and heritage.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a wonderful reception at Green Spring Gardens Park in Alexandria yesterday. About 200 people attended and it was a pleasure to speak with so many people who enjoy art. It was particularly nice to see friends from the neighborhood - thank you Rob, Francine and Jaci Cannon; Pam and Kate; Ray and Lana; and friends in the area from Seattle - Alison and Joe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our NCAC Sumi-e group is a talented group of artists and our work will remain on display through April 26, 2015.</span></div>
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Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-78979574206988374262015-03-03T18:56:00.001-08:002015-03-03T18:57:58.896-08:00Cherry Blossom Awakening<div><a href="http://t.co/zpgwpXZdRF">http://t.co/zpgwpXZdRF</a><br><br>Lynn<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div>Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-21248377925286024742015-03-02T12:44:00.001-08:002015-03-02T12:44:31.591-08:00Roses<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhROCCbOKE7GVQfziEjZ_Eo-YrSoMjZgEIBfOZ1FMaiXunc4n9pWK9Iyxea03K2LxRrlx0C_AArVrvpQfXA-yYv_dSLIrogvN-hNleT8_d3GBMTmPsqHrMaBJH8747ZxYSafDknX0Yd8/s1600/FullSizeRender-771592.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhROCCbOKE7GVQfziEjZ_Eo-YrSoMjZgEIBfOZ1FMaiXunc4n9pWK9Iyxea03K2LxRrlx0C_AArVrvpQfXA-yYv_dSLIrogvN-hNleT8_d3GBMTmPsqHrMaBJH8747ZxYSafDknX0Yd8/s320/FullSizeRender-771592.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6121741750976880162" /></a></p>I think I've painted about 30 roses in the last few days. It was our lesson last week. They are finally starting to look like roses.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-22222105494988792952015-02-08T11:19:00.000-08:002015-03-30T08:39:29.728-07:00Don't Miss This Great Chinese Brush Art Exhibit from 24 February to 26 April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-86851925827830305502015-02-04T01:50:00.001-08:002015-02-04T01:50:10.592-08:00Sun Flower <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qYmsoySP7P4AjzLX_dqsSqLGQgUIvRlVMNsSjcuMhpw6oILwV8x3Qv2bivWhgOys5A1hrUnQEYvRnMRy297j9sK75Ls7ftruGinpQAZ7P8YrR2rcPaOLdjtKJpm0UJTU2cbKIqhZ_QU/s1600/IMG_0079-710592.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qYmsoySP7P4AjzLX_dqsSqLGQgUIvRlVMNsSjcuMhpw6oILwV8x3Qv2bivWhgOys5A1hrUnQEYvRnMRy297j9sK75Ls7ftruGinpQAZ7P8YrR2rcPaOLdjtKJpm0UJTU2cbKIqhZ_QU/s320/IMG_0079-710592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6111924909503993986" /></a></p>When it's cold outside I paint warm sunny flowers.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-69048634283013903342015-02-04T01:42:00.001-08:002015-02-04T01:42:17.093-08:00Wisteria <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqUeGwgXqCO41dIgmZlqI2-YMcBEow-kjHWED9GDvUFND20oeu-dlKw1iaRQ9QGUGV-G6w1bNvkWn5IUuJCgXxjz-WvykcS6ivA7Kx6-8sXLboLRYWsk7Ih6JAX1zcU3RW6Ab94OZf2I/s1600/IMG_0077-737094.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqUeGwgXqCO41dIgmZlqI2-YMcBEow-kjHWED9GDvUFND20oeu-dlKw1iaRQ9QGUGV-G6w1bNvkWn5IUuJCgXxjz-WvykcS6ivA7Kx6-8sXLboLRYWsk7Ih6JAX1zcU3RW6Ab94OZf2I/s320/IMG_0077-737094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6111922877009786002" /></a></p>Tried to capture a misty damp morning,with hungry birds. This painting will be in the Green Spring Garden Show opening on February 24 2015.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-5573243852948719812015-02-04T01:38:00.001-08:002015-02-04T01:38:26.062-08:00Breakfast<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZhFWgyTspdqrgXJ08_-kkTh2BBKhfQDwIVvU4U6Who74_LcUP1CbRxH9i8wV3Cdw_H9pXWJZY0pn4Ji5aC94rRxvLOiAhIFJuAg8CQJkWtc_q0FtRlGJDIxEah1PU-9poQXhCmE4xtY/s1600/IMG_0078-706062.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZhFWgyTspdqrgXJ08_-kkTh2BBKhfQDwIVvU4U6Who74_LcUP1CbRxH9i8wV3Cdw_H9pXWJZY0pn4Ji5aC94rRxvLOiAhIFJuAg8CQJkWtc_q0FtRlGJDIxEah1PU-9poQXhCmE4xtY/s320/IMG_0078-706062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6111921883546725794" /></a></p>Working on birds and Irises are my one of my favorite flowers. My Grandmothers house in Wisconsin had several beds of them.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-49083270944010528682015-02-03T05:59:00.002-08:002015-02-03T06:02:35.510-08:00Joan Lok's Book Signing at my home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A wonderful article in lyrical style by Sylvia Scherer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can find Joan's book -</span> "<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.3;">Chinese Brush Painting: Flowers: 36 Beautiful Flowers and How to Paint Them" on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Brush-Painting-Flowers-Beautiful/dp/1438004370/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422971863&sr=8-1&keywords=joan+lok">HERE</a>.</span>Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-46372683743439054902015-01-27T06:39:00.000-08:002015-01-27T06:39:04.568-08:00Students' and Teachers' Exhibit at the Workhouse Arts Center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was proud to display one of my Chinese Brush Art paintings at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton along with some painting from my excellent teacher Hsi-Mei Yates, as well as other students and teachers. Hsi-Mei has been wonderful about encouraging me.<br />
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The Workhouse Arts Center is a wonderful venue for artists of all kinds. Their <a href="http://workhousearts.org/">website</a> describes it as:<br />
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You can get to Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, in Occoquan, VA in less than 30 minutes from DC.
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<br />Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-85248755764033019312015-01-19T20:45:00.001-08:002015-01-19T20:45:05.216-08:00Spring<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4z4Vl-yiniA21TKw-rOuyLVsaKUihqMil9-HIp6Z2QEOEoRN5QhfCJwuKjRPCHiPnJ0jEPjgH21yVXuPGO99fh4abmytGTGhwKy-Bd1bwsOmST4sXebnDutEEF0KALxqHVa0NA7rqSpE/s1600/IMG_2024-705217.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4z4Vl-yiniA21TKw-rOuyLVsaKUihqMil9-HIp6Z2QEOEoRN5QhfCJwuKjRPCHiPnJ0jEPjgH21yVXuPGO99fh4abmytGTGhwKy-Bd1bwsOmST4sXebnDutEEF0KALxqHVa0NA7rqSpE/s320/IMG_2024-705217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6106280013703092898" /></a></p>Getting ready for Sumi-e Art show at Green Spring Park on February 24th.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-47723513777134109572014-12-21T12:22:00.000-08:002014-12-21T12:22:16.863-08:00It's beginning to look a little like Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-38665974596246849252014-11-07T22:26:00.001-08:002014-11-07T22:26:47.769-08:00The Iris<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGFYAgSwY_fhFPJxBC6VguhxrMBbu7RggOnfghPi_KdGxHg3NOgIfGM4S5SzFIao67C_R_p2WyC8_o0v52kpOgegJch6YDxtQczQgX3K2Q_l3wzSZ-a1Mr6GBOeLzd3G9VwYzK-O_QrA/s1600/FullSizeRender-707769.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGFYAgSwY_fhFPJxBC6VguhxrMBbu7RggOnfghPi_KdGxHg3NOgIfGM4S5SzFIao67C_R_p2WyC8_o0v52kpOgegJch6YDxtQczQgX3K2Q_l3wzSZ-a1Mr6GBOeLzd3G9VwYzK-O_QrA/s320/FullSizeRender-707769.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6079217007166632242" /></a></p>I have always loved iris. They remind me of my Grandmother.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-70549574078473337022014-10-15T13:41:00.001-07:002014-10-15T13:41:25.714-07:00Pumpkins <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM_itrHPbMWrVfRP5M_EzZE2okA3wE4UrVNlT-4NnR1OfHjZH-s_D3V-4yzmpByQZ080YTdspRtsWPRWUxtEcntf15zlOgoQW-gpJuWjHID2crThahm374042zVvJRdow9Ag6iUSi4Dw/s1600/photo-785715.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM_itrHPbMWrVfRP5M_EzZE2okA3wE4UrVNlT-4NnR1OfHjZH-s_D3V-4yzmpByQZ080YTdspRtsWPRWUxtEcntf15zlOgoQW-gpJuWjHID2crThahm374042zVvJRdow9Ag6iUSi4Dw/s320/photo-785715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6070531195090179538" /></a></p>It's the season. I have to laugh. I've been extremely busy lately. I sold one painting at the Work House so far,and guess what it was. That's right ---Pumpkins . So I came home and painted another. Happy Halloween !!Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-46098801898847123992014-10-01T07:51:00.001-07:002014-10-01T07:51:14.931-07:00Wonderful News !!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #500050; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Congratulations. You have been accepted into the Artist Program at the Workhouse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #500050;">Best,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #500050;">Brett</span><span style="color: #500050;"> </span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #500050; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Brett John Johnson</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #500050;">For the next 3 months I will be sharing studio space with my teacher </span></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hsi-Mei Yates. If you have the opportunity, please stop by. I'd love to see you.</span><br />
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Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-82335853971382854432014-09-21T22:31:00.001-07:002014-09-21T22:31:26.734-07:00Another Mum<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSXhJNJjmnQlaD8byPc_moT457BdAAJLThnQW_U0PSwRWBz8IbQhDlV0PDGrW4351zdZsV5h0-VYd4qIURN-x8IoLSmORPIknEzxWdyDVyF-WuM1Oj9zCLUphpMlQWUcV1miAaIm4his/s1600/photo-786735.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSXhJNJjmnQlaD8byPc_moT457BdAAJLThnQW_U0PSwRWBz8IbQhDlV0PDGrW4351zdZsV5h0-VYd4qIURN-x8IoLSmORPIknEzxWdyDVyF-WuM1Oj9zCLUphpMlQWUcV1miAaIm4his/s320/photo-786735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6061761737824485970" /></a></p>I can't help it I love Mums. Plus after my last blog a dear friend bought my last Chrysanthemum painting. Thank you so much. It's always a great day when someone loves your work.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-90352671790435515632014-09-09T06:02:00.001-07:002014-09-09T06:02:09.030-07:00Late night practice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some nights sleep escapes me. I can't rest. So, when I can't sleep, I practice a little bit. This is from one of my late night practice sessions this weekend. Every brush stroke counts toward the 10,000 strokes that I am working on.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745924671599846023.post-7632187561986370832014-08-28T16:18:00.001-07:002014-08-28T16:18:12.954-07:00Conversation<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudkwZVmy7Me7pK1MXDpHNuVt9T2mSMqIJgP9LCW34GBQpb7MJPCel-IJ_To7C4mQOaCJCY1wN26eoXQfaV-Zziu5dol8D9W4C4FEA_pxC87UVbZLwJiVP2dIGnRJwIJoxMMHdJ0l3BFY/s1600/photo-792955.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudkwZVmy7Me7pK1MXDpHNuVt9T2mSMqIJgP9LCW34GBQpb7MJPCel-IJ_To7C4mQOaCJCY1wN26eoXQfaV-Zziu5dol8D9W4C4FEA_pxC87UVbZLwJiVP2dIGnRJwIJoxMMHdJ0l3BFY/s320/photo-792955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6052759517141923170" /></a></p>I painted these birds while "Up North"
<br>at my brothers cottage. It was so beautiful floating on the lake.Mike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941844619645036355noreply@blogger.com0