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What I Learned From One Family’s Battle with Leukemia

I met Kevin and his family when I was in college. They were very involved in the church I attended. Such cool people; kind, warm and welcoming. The parents modeled a marriage worth emulating. Kevin reminded me of me when I was his age: brown curly hair, smart and thoughtful, a little bit shy. I’d lost touch, but was recently saddened to hear that Kevin, just twenty-three years old, was battling leukemia. He had been in Texas getting treatment and fighting hard, but with the cancer on the verge of winning the war, he returned this past September to spend his final months at home. Kevin’s …

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Best Friends Forever (Art Made On My iPad)

Over my holiday break / paternity leave / month of sleeplessness, I watched a video by illustrator Will Terry in which he demonstrated his technique for creating art on his iPad. I'd played around with doing art on my iPad but was never able to get comfortable with it (or at least the feeling of being an untalented hack with two left hands). But something amazing went off in my brain while watching Will's video, and I thought, "Hey! I can do that!" So I decided to give it another try. The S'Mores image was my first official work done entirely on the iPad. I had so much fun with it that I …

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When Christmas Trees Get Jealous

When you shine brightly and share joy with the world, not everyone will be appreciative. These Adultitis-ridden doo-doo heads will laugh at you, mock you, and try to run you down. Mostly they are just threatened by your example and attack you in order to feel better about their own cowardice or laziness. Shine on anyway. [ Watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 inches. ] …

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The Cardboard Chameleon

It's the thing that gets played with the most on Christmas morning. It's been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. It's the blank canvas that can, with the cleverness of a child's imagination, swiftly transform from a a getaway car to a medieval castle to a time machine at a moment's notice. It is proof, as Thomas Edison proclaimed, that the greatest invention in the world is the mind of a child. [ Acrylic on watercolor paper, 10 x 14 inches. ] …

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Die Empty

We are all born with great potential. It's a shame if you still have too much of it at the end. The great challenge of life: getting to the end having shared all your gum balls with the world. [ Acrylic on watercolor paper, 10 x 14 inches. The original painting is available for sale. ] …

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