June 2010

Norman Rockwell’s Legacy

June 24, 2010

Norman Rockwell was more than just a great painter and illustrator. He actually was responsible for making available to everyone in an easy-to-understand and even enjoyable way the memories of a simpler and more hopeful life that doesn’t seem to exist today.

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My Cousin Norman Rockwell

June 17, 2010

Norman Rockwell was a constant source of inspiration for me as an artist throughout my life. For example, when I was young and learned of him, saw his Saturday Evening Post Covers and had an interest in art, because he was my cousin, it made it seem very possible that I could be an artist [...]

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Children Oil Portraits: The Trampoline Twins

June 7, 2010

After painting the girls, the boys got their turns. They had their own brand of whimsey. (My cousin, Norman Rockwell, could have made a Rockwellian story about these boys, I think.)

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