James Brubaker

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  • August 17, 2018 – Good Morning America – The UN just published some statistics on MegaCities

    August 17, 2018 – Good Morning America – The UN just published some statistics on MegaCities

    The Photo Page shows Susan Hubbard’s photos of flowers from Gary’s water garden – WOW – then return to see more of my visit to Cuba!

    MORE ON CUBA VISIT:

    Naturally, megacities have more than 2,000 people – To me that is a lot of people.

    Hooversville, Pa – three miles from the farm I grew up on has 625 people.  TGO where I live in Florida has approximately 1,800 during the season – less than half that in the summer.  Drummond Island. Michigan, where I live in the summer, has 1,117.  The other Island I lived on for 15 years – Block Island, Rhode Island – has approximately 1,051people.  Stonewall, Texas in 1990 – just before we established the J Bar G Ranch 2 miles south of Stonewall  – had 246 residents. We left in 2007 but today, I understand it has almost 1,000 residents –  See, even Stonewall is on its way to become a megacity!

    Do you think downtown TGO or Drummond Island might look like this in a few years? Yipes!

    Back to my visit to Havana, Cuba – it has 2,106,246 residents.  As a megacity it makes,  for country folks like me, great photos, many questions, and great stories.  That is why I love to visit megacities for a day or two.

    One question I had, what does the city of Havana do with the large number of bodies that need to be taken care of, each day, in a megacity of 2-3 million?

    Let me tell you a story about one Havana cemetery and it’s handling the bodies of loved ones:

    Colon Cemetery, founded in 1876, is 140 acres with more than 800,000 graves and 1 million interments. Space in the Colon Cemetery is at a premium.  Therefore, after three years the remains are exhumed, boxed and placed in a storage building or in the small tomb at the head of the regular tomb.  The regular tomb is then reused.  I understand, it may be 4 or more caskets deep.

    Now for a legend of Colon Cemetery:

    The cemetery’s most famous grave is that of Amelia Goyri de Adot-  La Milagrosa (The Miraculous Lady).   La Milagrosa  died in childbirth at the turn of the century, and was buried in the cemetery with her baby. Legend has it that when the grave was exhumed a few years later, the mother’s  body was found intact and her baby, who had been buried at her feet, was found nestled in her arms. Her husband commissioned a statue of his beloved wife holding her child.

    As the legend grew, droves of devout Catholics started lining up at the Milagrosa’s grave to pay their respects, leave offerings, and hope for miracles. They told us that there is a constant line-up of people at the grave. There is a specific way to visit La Milagrosa’s grave and ask for your wish. You  approach the tomb and knock on the cement grave, say your name and think of the miracle you wish for, place your offering in the container, touch the baby, then back away from the grave without turning your back to her. Our guide, very reverently, visited the grave that way!
    Now to other photos I enjoyed taking – From Fort Hill – here is our ship Norwegian Sun – seeming to dwarf the city of  2 million people.
    Nature photo in Megacity of Havana
    As, we take leave for the USA, the beautiful wake of the Norwegian Sun with Havana on the horizon.
    Oh my – If you live in the megacity, swing through the country for a day or two, If you are fortunate enough to live in the country, swing thru a megacity for a day or two. That way we all get to know each other better.

     

     

     

  • August 15, 2018 – Cuba – People, Color, Equality, Opportunity for all.

    August 15, 2018 – Cuba – People, Color, Equality, Opportunity for all.

    Hey friends – go to the Photo Page and see Jim Dick’s great U.S.A water falls!  Then come back and see my new page, below, on my Cuban visit.

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    People, Color, Equality

    I wanted to show you some photos of the colors and the people of Cuba. As I tried to select photos, I  pondered the people I met.  People are a product of their culture and the influence of their government to create that culture.

    What culture elements did the Cuban government create? For example, in Cuba it is equal and free for everyone, they say?

    We from the U.S. have not grown up with free college education for all, and free medical attention for all.  But on the other hand, we are not accustomed to having every college graduate being unable to get a job to earn enough to live on – or having the Doctor tell us about our health problem and telling us what drugs we need to cure the problem – but knowing that the drug is not financially available to us.

    I saw so many people focused on getting enough to live on.  The folks on the street that were begging were focused on survival for themselves and their families.  One tour guide – a twice college graduate – held  three jobs – Not driven to have more but to have enough to live on – is what he said.

    Last spring he said he taught school all day, worked a second job, and went to school two nights a week – on those nights, no sleep between the end of a school day teaching and the beginning of teaching the next day.  He was focused on making enough money to live on he said.

    So, I went to the dictionary and to the BBC to get a political description of Cuba:

    “The Communist Party of Cuba is the political party that rules Cuba,  although others exist without legal recognition or incorporation.

    Cuba’s Communist government has survived more than 50 years of US sanctions intended to topple Fidel Castro.

     It also survived the collapse of the Soviet Union.   Exploiting the Cold War, Cuba, was  able to rely on strong Soviet backing. It received annual subsidies worth $4-5 billion, and succeed in building health and education systems.  But it fell short in building a free successful economy.”

    In my brief visit to Cuba,  I saw that this history created a culture different from us in the good old U.S.A. – a challenging culture for the people of Cuba. A culture of getting enough to live on,  of secret ways to beat the rules, and of speaking very quietly (carefully) about the government and why things are as there are. Entrepreneurship seems tightly controlled to prevent the building individual wealth and the associated power that comes with that wealth.  I found the culture hard to define – but I can say, as I ask questions,  the people I met were wonderful to me.

     

    Smile, Color.  Then, heavy begging for money with quit a different facial expression, after her dance
    The eyes study the tourist’s hat in the upper left corner. Mom ignores it – almost pretends it is not there.
    Contrast – outside of buildings are maintained by the government, I understand.
    Color the street as seen through the tour bus window.
    Work truck as seen through the tour bus window.
    Color and car repair – building in need of it.
    In Orlando,  U.S.A – should I buy it for my Cuban visit? – I did.
    While eating lunch at home – colored kayak tourist’s on Whitney Bay,  Drummond Island in the U.S.A.
    Oh my – Describing our use of color and the impact of the elements of government created culture is difficult – But as I swing up and down, looking at the Cuban photos and the U.S.A photos tell me I really love my good old U.S.A..

     

  • August 10, 2018 – Oh my -How much color does you morning have today? Did the color improve your outlook for the day?

    August 10, 2018 – Oh my -How much color does you morning have today? Did the color improve your outlook for the day?

    On the  Photo Page to the left Eileen posted a really beautiful Egret photo, Bill White has a question for you, and Susan Hubbard is sharing photos of a trip to Black Point – to see them all click “Photo Page” on the left.

    COLOR – Below are my thoughts on color upon my return from Cuba:

    Every one of life’s journeys is a changing experience – I mean one experience changes how you look at the next experience. 

    Cuba’s color changed my focus on the colors in my everyday life. I loved my brief experience in Havana Cuba.  since Gloria is an artist, she made sure each of our excursions on this trip included viewing Cuban art.  We did not know it at the time, but seeing Cuban art is easy – there is colorful art every where.

    First, I will show you three images that the Cuban experience caused me to see more clearly in my everyday Drummond Island  life.  Then, I will show you images of Havana and some real color!

    There are many places I could place my canoe – – Now I know I put it here so that I can see it’s splash of red when I look out the front window.
    From my back window my garden displays the colors of Cuba.
    I keep my front windows open to the west to see the color of the sunset – tonight I see Cuban red – the color of fire in the sky!.

    In Havana there is color everywhere. Cuban artists create murals as public art.  As I showed yesterday (See Older Posts at the bottom of this page) Cuban music includes dancers in a display of color. The old cars are pastels of blue water, green palms, red sunsets, and more. The buildings that line the streets that the cars drive on and our bus traveled on are a mosaic of the same blue water, green palms and red sunsets with yellows mixed in plus unpainted wood the color of an upside down row-boat laying on the shore.

    Maybe another trip to Cuba may make sense for me. I need more time to explore what all this color means to these people who built tunnels for use during the Cuban missile crisis – for a people living under communist government rules of the kind we in USA have not experienced, for a people who need to go through a ton of Government approval processes just to get a permit to go fishing in a row-boat – I was told this process was required for fear their fishing trip may turn out to be an escape row toward Florida and to never to return to Cuba?

    Enough of that – let’s look at some of the color I saw in Cuba:

    STREET COLOR – Did our streets look this bright and colorful  in the 1950’s?
    TAXI COLOR: Do our taxis look this colorful?  The yellow sign on the roof and the blue car are a beautiful contrast!
    REFLECTED COLOR: Color is even reflected in the window of the Cuban bus as we travel the streets of Havana!
    WEALTH COLOR: As we passed by what I think is a “wealthy” neighborhood – still rich in color.
    PLAIN FOLK COLOR: I think a not so wealthy neighborhood – but still, rich in color.
    COLOR THEY WEAR:  Throughout Havana, laundry is drying on the line.   Does your closet of cloths look this colorful?
    ABSTRACT COLOR: Look at this colorful mural on the wall of an Art Gallery operated by this artist.
    COLOR EVERYWHERE – A whole street of colorful art!

     

    COLOR YOUR CANOE: Oh my – As you look down from your swing of life’s experiences – think of color – maybe plan to add a little more color to your “canoe”  – The experience may make your outlook a little brighter.
  • Aug 8, 2018 – Oh my, I have just updated this page ’cause Eileen Norrington set me a photo for the “Photo Page”

    Aug 8, 2018 – Oh my, I have just updated this page ’cause Eileen Norrington set me a photo for the “Photo Page”

    I just returned from a great trip to Cuba. Before reading of my Cuba story -On the  Photo Page to the left Eileen posted a beautiful photo and Bill White has a question for you – click “Photo Page” on the left.

    Below are my first comments on the Cuba trip  – Tomorrow I plan to post here a story on my observations of the “Colors of Cub”

    Here are my first comments on my CUBA TRIP :

    Let me show you what we think about when we think of Cuba? Bad statement – I should be saying, “I will show you what you think about when you think of Cuba?” – I do not believe it – That is another bad statement – I can only show you what I think about when I think of Cuba: Cigars, Rum, Old cars, and of course Beautiful dancing women.  Read on.

    I found the Cuban people to be the nicest, most helpful, friendly, beautiful people – They were great hosts.  How did we get visa’s:  The governments (US and CUBA) allow visa to folks like me visiting so that we meet on a one-to-one basis. An opportunity for neighbors to get to know each other better.  Our cruise organized special one-on-one education tours. Gloria and I selected two tours  “1. Cigars, Rum, and Arts” and “2. The old Havana and the new Havana” –  They were very well run  wonderful tours!

    There are some things of Cuba that I think are on the very dark side – In later posts I will tell you of some that I think I saw and heard – They may be only on the dark side because I grew up in our wonderful USA. But, I have spent much time working in many countries around the world and I think folks from some of those countries that did not grow up in USA would not find the same things “dark” that I did. I can only show you what I see and think.  This is part of neighbor getting to know neighbor.  That is why the governments are giving the limited visas.

    But for now lets look at my photos of each:  Visa to enter Cuba, Cigars, Rum, Old cars, and of course Beautiful dancing women.

    We have our Visas, The view from the stern of our Norwegian Cruise Ship (A floating tropical resort is what it was) as we left Florida waters for Cuba.
    The start of the Rum tour – our guide was very proud of rum factory museum and of course of the rum.
    And they are proud of the cigars – so much so that they gave me one to enjoy!
    Is that a toast with rum or what! Cuba has some very bright sides!
    Looking through the window, I snapped this – When I was a teenager – I think. Hey, is that a Russian built tractor in the background?
    Now, what do you say of that barefoot dancer, the colors,  the drum rhythm, and bright sunshine!

    But, do not forget – more on this subject later.

    Oh my – As you swing through life – get to know your neighbor – share ideas and find ways to think no harm

     

     

  • July 23, 2018 – Hey, click PHOTO PAGE – Dave Cesari photographed my favorite bird! – After seeing Dave’s photos, I have something to tell you – read on.

    July 23, 2018 – Hey, click PHOTO PAGE – Dave Cesari photographed my favorite bird! – After seeing Dave’s photos, I have something to tell you – read on.

    First click PHOTO PAGE to the left – then return, scroll down, and see what I think about why we PHOTOGRAPH things.

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    I went to the Google and ask “Why do we take photos?”  Here is what I found:

    1. Capture Memories

    2.  Capture Moments

    3.  Tell Stories

    4.  Communicate with Others

    5.  Improve as a Photographer

    That is what the internet said – I think it is a pretty compressive list – But I want to add  one more.

    6.  Stop, Look, Enjoy, Wonder, Ponder, Smile

    Taking photographs helps you see the story. You could take the photo and then trow it into the trash -YOU WOULD BE A WINNER  because just stopping to study the environment for your PHOTOGRAPH gave you so much more than just taking a quick glance.

    Oh my, Did I just say, even if you do not have your camera, study the things around you as if you are looking for the best PHOTOGRAPHIC angle – YOU WILL BE A WINNER. I did, ’cause it is true.

    Your brain will be working to see your story, your memory, your moment – so you got your dollars worth from your vacation, your walk in the woods, or your stroll through NYC.  You are A WINNER – whether you take the PHOTOGRAPH or not!

    I was hiking in a Florida swamp area looking for things to photograph – saw this almost hidden cow – there turned out to be a herd of 6 adults and three young – I really enjoyed watching them for 15 minutes – nursing, eating swamp grass, etc.  I enjoyed watching them so much I almost forgot to snap a PHOTOGRAPH.   I WAS A WINNER.
    Walking down a NYC street, I earned about NYC parking ’cause I was looking for things to PHOTOGRAPH. I WAS A WINNER.
    Now, I was on a NYC mission to find examples of such parking – there were some many that the challenge was soon gone.  But I WAS A WINNER  ’cause I had a fun NYC mission for a while.
    Markets are colorful Loved it – I WAS A WINNER. It was an opportunity to slow down and study to decide what to PHOTOGRAPH. I stood and watched  – Enjoyed the environment.
    I did notice this – I drink my Cabernet. It is in liquid form!
    A customer at a market.
    Study the cloths – from shoes upward.- then concentrate on her concentration – I watched patiently and enjoyed every moment. I WAS A WINNER and I did this study while looking for when to snap the PHOTOGRAPHIC shutter.
    I study clouds to see what angle will make the best PHOTOGRAPH
    I saw 3 fish – When I study clouds I always see things that are not there – Every sky is a piece of abstract art – It is an art gallery that is free and always open to the PHOTOGRAPHER. I WAS A WINNER.
    I saw a field mouse study this mushroom – then I went to PHOTOGRAPH what he saw. I WAS A WINNER.
    Oh my, Even if you do not have your camera, study the things around you as if you are looking for the best PHOTOGRAPHIC angle – YOU WILL BE A WINNER

     

     

     

  • July 19, 2018 – Being the tight wad that I am, I love inexpensive hobbies.

    July 19, 2018 – Being the tight wad that I am, I love inexpensive hobbies.

    After I wrote my last blog here, I was prompted to think about my hobbies – gardening, blogging, walking, biking, fixing things around the house – Oh my, none of them cost very much – of course blogging means I get to find hidden things in nature that I can tweak with my computer and figure out what to say about them to you, my  readers. Hardly spend any money doing that.

    I do go to Google from time to time and ask it to show me a list of “Inexpensive hobbies” – just in case I want to do a new hobby for a while. My point here is “You do not have to have one hobby and you do not need to spend a lifetime doing your hobby.”  – switch off from time to time – I think it is more fun that way. In most cases the cost is near zero.

    I will show you a few things I found hidden in nature, tweaked them a little, then sent them out on this blog just to show you.

    Found these stones while out on my bike.
    Tweaked it a little – think I liked the original better – see not all my efforts are successful.
    Kissing mushrooms – just as I found them. I was afraid of failure if I tried tweaking.
    Some rotting wood – and antique hub and belt pulley for an old sawmill.
    Here I isolated a portion of it and tweaked  a face.
    Clouds are always fun to find images hidden in them – maybe a lobster in the sky.
    See the tree that looks like a dancing girl in upper left quadrant – Oh my on her hip is a sad face.
    Turn it upside down – do you see a happy face on her hip?

    Oh my – back to the original.  Did you notice the deer hiding there in the center watching me?

    See the deer.
    Hidden shadows are always fun.
    Think I like the original better. No tweaking here
    Now here is an interning one – maybe it looks like a dog. Nope, it is my shadow with camera to my face photographing a hidden image. When I got home and looked at the photo I saw my shadow  down in the corner – so, I cropped everything else out and kept the shadow!
    Oh my – as you swing through life look for hidden images – not just out in nature – maybe lying in bed looking at the moon beam casting a shadow on your wall or in the doctors waiting room you will see interesting scratches on the painted wall? You can take this hobby anywhere. Hey – did you notice the rock that is a hidden face in the upper left corner of the  My Yellow Rose photo at the top of this page?

     

     

  • July 16, 2018 – Oh my, hobbyland, in your front room, kitchen, lawn, or garage – read on – You are important, are you not?

    July 16, 2018 – Oh my, hobbyland, in your front room, kitchen, lawn, or garage – read on – You are important, are you not?

    I determined that our young people are too busy – too important – to have a fun hobby.

    Young people are working, running kids from piano to soccer to tutoring, keeping the house tidy, staying on top of e-mails, stuff like that.  How can there be time for fun.?

    It has become a badge of honor to say, “I’m too busy” – it is a sign of importance.  Any empty time they have they need to look busy – they squander precious time on social media – Facebook, email, netflix, or some other kind of digital poison. 

    Well, here are 6 benefits of not squandering time and having a life passion – a fun hobby.

    Don’t miss out on these benefits:

    1. STRUCTURE: Hobbies help you structure your “off work” morning or evening time – you schedule hobby time rather than just fill your  time by being busy.
    2. FUN: Psychological flow – TV and surfing the web is vegging out – it does not create that feeling you get when fully immersed in a mental challenge of a fun hobby or passion.
    3. FRIENDS: New social connections are found when birds of a feather meet.
    4. ATTRACTIVENESS:  WOW, if you have a hobby you have something to talk about – you become a more interesting person.
    5. SAFETY NET:  Not having all your eggs in one basket means not all eggs are broken when you have a bad day at the office, kids get a bad report. or whatever else make you gloomy.
    6. DOLLARS:  Hobbies give you zest and zest makes you better at work so you make more money to spend on you hobby!

    Be a fun structured attractive rich person with lots of friends, even on a gloomy day. 

    Start now doing that thing you always wanted to do. Not sure what to do – try beekeeping, painting, photographing butterflies, collecting dead wood that looks like it has a face in it. Collect clocks, rocks, or docks (Pictures of docks that is). Anyway don’t say “I am too busy.”

    All of the following photos were sent to me within the last weeks – INTERESTING PEOPLE having something to say – sharing the zest of their hobbies with me. I smiled at each.

    INTERESTING PEOPLE –  This photo is from Gloria in an art class – she sends me photos of work in process – it is as if I am there watching a piece of art being created – measuring and adjusting composition, texture, color, value, and shape.  I smiled.
    INTERESTING PEOPLE – This one from Jim – You know what he said – “The barn in the background is full of antique motorcycles” Of course he meant it is full of horses. I smiled. You see he is really into motorcycles and Sue is really into horses.
    INTERESTING PEOPLE – Sue sent me this photo to show her horse taking a break in the clover after a long ride. I smiled.
    INTERESTING PEOPLE – Heather sent me this of her hobby – her dogs – here is a 150 pound one playing in the ocean surf. I smiled.
    INTERESTING PEOPLE – Here is a friend taking my horse Perla to her new home. He explained to me his hobby of training horses – getting them to enjoy doing what he wants them to do – In this case walk into that dark, rusty cave that may be full of bad bears wanting to eat her. I smiled.
    INTERESTING PEOPLE – Jackson won 6 to 0 in a soccer game in Barcelona, Spain – What a trip for a young lad – all because of his hobby of soccer. I smiled
    INTERESTING PEOPLE – One of my best friends is very ill, he ask me to help him walk to the porch where he could sit and watch his friends in the pasture. This one came to say hello. My friend smiled, I smiled. All because of his and Tess’s hobby of horses.
    Oh my – I have many hobbies as do others I know – some hobbies are so simple that when I look at my rose garden I see hidden things others my not see – like in the Yellow Rose garden above. Swing by – I will show you more in the next posts.

     

  • July 7, 2018 – Doodling is Childish? I love being a child – If you read on I will show you why.

    July 7, 2018 – Doodling is Childish? I love being a child – If you read on I will show you why.

    Dave Cesari shared some beautiful bird photos – You must click the photo page to left to see them – Then return here to see my comments on doodling and sketching:

    Here is my story on  Doodling, Sketching & Coloring:

    There is nothing childish about Visual Storytelling:
    Doodling, Sketching & Coloring. 

    I came across this interesting piece of information.- Adult coloring books are on the rise and two of the top ten selling books on Amazon at one time recently were actually adult coloring books.

    Let me just start by saying, I wasn’t even aware that there was a demand for adult drawing books. So to discover that they are so hot that bookstores can’t even keep up stocking their shelves was a surprise to me.

    Putting pen or pencil to paper helps us think. It can make you develop your ideas, concepts, and emotions. It is a great tool for enhancing creative thinking.

    Author Sunni Brown is a  woman on a mission to get adults to do more doodling. In corporate America  she teaches that there are significant connections between doodling and thinking, problem solving, and creativity.

    Sunni Brown is an American author in Austin, Texas known for her evangelization of the power and value of doodling.  She is a co-author of “Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, etc.”  It is a book that outlines visual thinking techniques for business.

    So, when I have forced downtime like at an airport, nothing I want to watch on TV after dinner, or when I want to avoid some boring housekeeping chores, I grab my iPad and maybe a photograph and begin to creatively think by doodling/sketching. Here are three examples:

    I started with a photo of bear statue in front of furniture store in Melbourne Florida – Of course killing time while Gloria did furniture shopping.
    You are asking me to pick all three – poor bird.
    I have no idea what creative thinking came out of this – or – went into it but I did it – I started with the photo of the white cloud in the middle – But I understand corporate America will pay speakers to stimulate creative thinking by doing such doodle/sketches.
    Oh my – Now, I have suggested you can think creatively while swinging or while doodling – but do not try both at the same time.
  • July 5, 2018 – From my front window mostly – an abstract and most important is Cranes from TGO (The Great Outdoors).

    July 5, 2018 – From my front window mostly – an abstract and most important is Cranes from TGO (The Great Outdoors).

    Oh my – click on the Photo Page to the left – Susan Hubbard posted three photos that will stimulate an emotion in you if you enjoy the Great Outdoors – and I bet even if you are an indoor person!

    Then return and read of some views from my Drummond Island window:

    Please admire my beautiful boat!
    No, not that one – the one in the lower left of the previous photo – Here is a better view of MY boat!
    Admire my beautiful sunset – Oh my, it is not mine – God put it there for all of us to see – Well sometimes I think he/she may have put it there just to be viewed from my front window!
    From my window – I am really a dumb photographer – don’t you think.
    As a digital artist, I created an abstract beauty out of the dumb photograph – What you think?

    In front of my truck – the bucket of a Quarry Loader – not my front window but,  seen just as you get off the ferry – This is Drummond’s macho version of the beautiful horse-drawn carriages of Mackinac Island with the driver dressed in uniform and top hat. – Yipes!

    Oh my – I have run out of art time today – but swing on by and see if I can create a storytelling created photo next time?

     

  • July 1, 2018 – Oh my, I have two stories to tell.

    July 1, 2018 – Oh my, I have two stories to tell.

    Before I even start my story click Photo Page to the left – Ed Swan posted a great sequence of a Rosebay flower – from bud to bloom.  Then return to read my story below.

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    My Story:  Use Art to tell a story? Art who? Oh my, did they mean use a fake photograph to tell a story?

    I debated with my self – Should I tell these stories – They may be too gruesome but I felt the message of the stories was relevant and important.  So, here goes. The titles of the two stories are:

    1. Listen to Your Doctor and Use Sun Screen
    2. Use your Doctor and Use Sun Screen

    It is around 230 years since our country declared that we are independent!  That amounts to 45 presidents.  Why am I thinking about presidents?  I will tell you late .  Right now I am thinking about some of my winter activities – 1. The Writing CLub and 2. The Photo Club.  Maybe, I will start a third one: 3. The Storytelling-Photo Club

    Anyway, I went to a web site that explains what newspaper writers say about story characteristics.  They said the story has to be: 

    1.  relevant

    2.  important

    3.  entertaining

    Then I studied a book, “Telling Stories With Art” – in particular art created using photos and PhotoShop.  The author of the book said the art has to have at least five elements to tell its story: 1. a character, 2. a moral, 3. a theme, 4. a conflict, 5. mood.

    So what art should I create – what story should I tell?  In the last 230 years we humans have made so many advances – we had 45 presidents, well that is not important to this story – think about important things like: 230 years ago there was no internet to use for research, there was no PhotoShop, and our medical profession was still using witchcraft methods..

    Medical professionals – That is it!  From fear to a smile.

    I will create a piece of art that tells a story of what modern medicine can do for you,  one that urges you to use your medical professionals, and finally one that teaches you to use sun screen so that  your need to call on the  medical professionals will be reduced. 

    The movement: – Sun screen in waste can, fear and sadness, the modern medical professionals, the sunscreen always handy, and finally a patch on the nose this time but a smile for the future!

    I think my elements are relevant and important and I tried to make the photo entertaining.  Can you find; 1. a character, 2. a moral, 3. a theme, 4. a conflict, 5. mood.

    I doubt if I will ever be a storytelling artist – but I had fun creating this one.

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    Oh my – “THE END until next time”