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What a Shorter Beautiful Trip It Will Be…….Amazing Stuff!
2018, November 7 Yes, it is election day in USA! A very good thing. However, Mary and I have elected to vote absentee and elected to be in China one more time! We have been here for a week and a half and have visited many, many friends and former students. It really...
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Hello Everyone - Today is October 18, 2018 - Soon, Mary and I will return to China! It will be a 6 week stay. The plan is to revisit all our wonderful Chinese friends, visit Shandong University of Arts (Shanyi) and travel to the cities of Dali and Lijiang. These are...
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2017/12/16 - So, as the slogan has said the past year - Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come.......... Hey, ya never know if I am completely finished teaching or not. I am still this side of the grass.................................
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2017/12/16 - This was one of the most difficult 'good-byes' / departures Mary and I have ever had. Our experience in China is one that will never come again. There are no words to describe the deep and profound friendships that Mary and I experienced and developed...
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2017/12/16 - This is an excellent photo of my interpreter / translator, Su Guosong. Not only was Guosong excellent at what he does, but he was a wonderful young man, full of personality, knowledge and guidance. He also became one of our dearest friend in China. I will...
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2017/12/16 - This is very good overview photo of the art conference. It was attended by all the people seen in the final photo of the opening ceremony. The governor of Shandong Province, art critics, Deans from universities around the Jinan area and gallery...
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2017/12/16 - I know there are many paintings that deserved recognition, but needless to say, this is a good representation of the exhibition. One last look back over the space and the exhibition itself as we exit. The photos following this are of the art conference I...
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2017/12/16 - So, near the end of the exhibition there is another wall with photos from both classes. Mostly, candid shots of myself and my students from both the Spring semester Portrait class and the Fall semester Abstract Painting class. Stay Tuned.........Still...
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2017/12/16 - One last painting by Ms. Yan Zi Qi. Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........
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2017/12/16 - A triptych by Ms. Yan Zi Qi. Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........
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