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16 July 2026…FREEDOM… One’s first bike, even a tricycle, is a first taste of freedom, exploration, and adventure. That bicycle experience begins to come full circle as that bicycle is your mode of transportation beginning your freshman year in college. For many, this first taste of campus life offers so much. So many new experiences and opportunities. This is a time to learn about relationships, diversity, and intellectual pursuit. One’s mind expands while the muscles needed to operate a bicycle and to think broaden. This is so different form the current fascist regime which is just interested in stifling our intellect and thinking ability. It’s so sad what this has become…FREEDOM

15 July 2026…PORTAL…when developing a drawing, at the beginning, it can sometimes feel as if the artist is about to go through the portal into an unknown realm. One has a decent idea of what to expect from the drawing, but the drawing may have other ideas. Not unlike people living in a democracy that turns into a fascist dictatorship without our permission…PORTAL

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13 July 2026…EQUALITY…It is never easy to create equality. Someone always feels entitled or left out. With a drawing, it may be easier as the artist has control of what gets highlighted, removed, diminished, or lessened….EQUALITY

9 July 2026…EVEN…The formality of evenness in architecture can be soothing, and sometimes disturbing. When exploring visual information, actually when studying anything in the arts in general, it’s also good to have elements slightly uneven. Tension can be created through this imbalance, or addition of interesting punctuation….EVEN

6 July 2026…ARRANGED…It’s wise to develop a drawing by carefully arranging the elements. It comes down to balance, weight, distribution, and story management. A two party system doesn’t do a terrific job of that balancing job. There aren’t enough choices to come to terms with finding the center which are often unbalanced by the far extremes…ARRANGED

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1 July 2026…ORGANIZED…It’s a wise artist who organizes the logical steps to work through a drawing it progresses through to completion. It helps if the subject matter used as reference is equally organized. Unlike the stupid “Great American State Fair” that was not thought through and is a total bust and wasteful monument to a failed, fascist presidency! Sad, expensive, and zapping the joy from our souls!…ORGANIZED