Peter Max

Posted on April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 by Simon

“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Satchel Paige, Baseball Pitcher and Sage The image is of a postcard I received from Germany with an image... Read More

Mistakes

Posted on December 17, 2022December 7, 2022 by Simon

“When you make a mistake, admit it immediately and emphatically.” Dale Carnegie... Read More

Knowledge

Posted on November 26, 2022November 12, 2022 by Simon

“The only thing I know is that I know nothing.” Socrates... Read More

Postcard of the Week

Posted on October 25, 2021October 21, 2021 by Simon

An over-sized and expensive postcard from the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Scottsdale. I highly recommend the exhibit. The immersive experience was like seeing the future of art.... Read More

Memories

Posted on August 23, 2021August 20, 2021 by Simon

“Memories sweeten with time.” R. Kenton Nelson Painting is by my friend Ken Gerst, of blessed memory. I made it into a postcard. To see Kenton Nelson’s work click the link. It is wor... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Periwig

Posted on September 30, 2020August 27, 2020 by Simon

Periwig Noun: A highly stylized form of wig that was at various times in history fashionable. Example: “The Barrister had to find his periwig before he could appear at court.”... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Oeuvre

Posted on September 16, 2020August 27, 2020 by Simon

Oeuvre Noun: The collected works of an artist, composer or author. Example: “Her oeurve was small but varied.” The painting is Blue Boy and it is hanging in the Main Gallery at the Hunting... Read More

Pio Pico Postcard

Posted on September 14, 2020September 7, 2020 by Simon

”We find ourselves threatened by hoards of Yankee immigrants who have already begun to flock into our country, and whose progress we cannot arrest.” Pio Pico 1846... Read More

Answers

Posted on August 17, 2020July 26, 2020 by Simon

Where there are no answers to be found, answers will be invented. I’m not sure where this quote came from. The photo came from the Norton Simon Museum in 2004... Read More

Art is Everywhere

Posted on January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 by Simon

One of the benefits of living in a relatively prosperous society is public art. In the USA, federal law requires that a small percentage of the money spent on any construction project that is financed... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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