Daily Keemo. 3.22. When The Destination Is Irrelevant The Path To Get There Is Not

When The Destination Is Irrelevant The Path To Get There Is Not
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I was driving down the highway in the rental car with the windows down and it was 71 and my winter jacket was balled up in the passengers seat and I reached over and turned off the radio and just listened to the wind blow through the car and I was daydreaming like I always do when I am driving down the highway. The sky was a brilliant blue and the clouds where a brilliant white and everything seemed brilliant like they always do when I daydream. I drove like that for a while and then finally turned the radio back on and I skimmed through the channels and stopped at an old Kinks song and turned it up and just kept on driving...Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 3.20. If We All Saw With Young Eyes We Might Not Be So Old

If We All Saw With Young Eyes We Might Not Be So Old
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I was recently commissioned to do a small series of "animal like" paintings / drawings for someone. (Hi R.!) They were going to go in the kids room with the toys and games and clothes and dirty socks and books and all the other good stuff that you find in a kids room. I never ever imagined that a Keemo would be in admist all that stuff. I have to tell you that I am very honered to be there. So anyway, I really enjoyed doing them so I thought I would do another just for kicks. I suppose this one could be a cat or a rabbit but then again it has lips like a human and to be honest with I suppose it doesn't matter what it is. If the kids can imagine what it is then it is just fine by me...Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 3.18. Two Drinkers

The Two Drinkers. 1963.
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The Story: I am a history buff. I like it all from Ancient Rome to WWII to Dinosaurs to the 1960's. Someone once said to me that my love of history comes from my inability to connect with the present. I told him he was wrong. (He was). I just like history. Let's take these two fine folks for example. A party. 1963. It's evening. There are drinks. Good Drinks. A nice suit. A nice dress. An embrace. I'm sure there is swinging music. Everyone is happy. What is there not to love? It really is not about history at all. It's about all the things I just mentioned. With that...Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 3.16. The King

The King
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The King is the 4th in a 4 painting series that are going to be coming out in the next month or so. I was recently contacted by a German company about producing a "collectors" series of postcards that will be distributed through their 7,500 locations around Germany and in conjunction with the German postal service. Attached to the initial email was some of my past work that they would like to use for the series. I didn't want to just send off the hi-res scans of past work to be used for the cards. I wanted to create new pieces that could be used to represent where things are now. So, I thought it would be best to paint an updated version of the pieces they were requesting. So, with that in mind, here is the original painting for another of the upcoming cards. This particular painting is inspired by a series of King/Queen paintings from 2007. As one collector said to me, "Why get the print when you can get the original?" Good point. Anyway, thats it for this one...Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 3.12. Wine Is The Best Medicine

Wine Has Been Used In Medical Practice For More Than Two Thousand Years
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This is the 15th in the "Book of Facts" series. I was going through a bunch of books that were stored away in boxes. I ran across this old book of facts. It is just page after page of facts. After about 2 pages, I thought, "this is perfect!" Well, on this page was one that I thought was worthy to note. "Wine Had Been Used In Medical Practice For More Than Two Thousand Years" With that said, I still have not had the good fortune of going to the doctor and having him send me home with a prescription for two bottles of Shiraz and maybe a Cabernet...Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 3.10. Two Devils.

Two Devils. (Are Better Than Uno)
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Two Devils is the 3rd of a 4 painting series. Those of you who follow my work are familiar with the story but let's just go through it one more time. I was recently contacted by a German company about producing a "collectors" series of cards/postcards that will be distributed through their 7,500 locations around Germany and in conjunction with the German postal service. Attached to the initial email was some of my past work that they thought would be good examples of what to use for the series. I didn't want to just send off the hi-res scans of past work to be used for the cards. I wanted to create new pieces that could be used to represent where things are now. So, I thought it would be best to paint an updated version of the pieces they were requesting. So, with that in mind, here is the original painting for another of the upcoming cards. This particular painting is inspired by a painting from 2007. As one collector said to me, "Why get the print when you can get the original?" Good point. Anyway, thats it for this one...Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 3.6. Music and Drink. Mmmmmmmmmm

A Night of Cranberry and Herbert
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I feel I have been tucked away at the desk for a long time tonight. I have been sipping on a vodka and cranberry and I'm sure that there is a real bartender name for that drink but it seems irrelevant as I listen to Gwyneth Herbert(Hi Gwyn!) on the computer speakers and think about how simple things can become when you are sitting alone in a room listening to good music and sipping a vodka and cranberry. I suppose sometimes it is just as easy to complicate things in these situations too. For now though, we will keep it simple. As I write this, my phone is ringing downstairs and I know I should answer it (everyone does don't they?) but for now the desk is just right, the cranberry is just right and the music is just right... Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 3.5. Kennedy. 1964.

I Remember Where I Was When...
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Somewhere along the way I picked up a newspaper from Iowa, dated September 28, 1964. The entire front section is devoted to the story of "the" Asssination. Paging through the paper, I found this copy of the Kennedy autopsy report. It reads, "Cause of Death: Gunshot wound, head.". I believe the Zapruder film had told the nation that already. This does lead me in a wierd way, to a converation we were having tonight. There are only a handful of events throughout our history where we can use the phrase, "I remember where I was when..." For example, I remember where I was on September 11. I remember where I was when the space shuttle blew up. (I was laying on the floor in the basement. The floor was carpeted with rainbow colored shag.) The Kennedy Assassination was another of those events for many people. (I am not one of those people as I was not born yet). In more recent events, I have already heard people say that about where they were when Obama got elected. (I was on the couch and it was late on election night). The conversation went on, "Do you remember where you were the first time when you told mom you loved her?" I thought to myself. I remembered exactly where it was, who was there, what music was playing, what time of day, the temperature. I remembered it all like it was this morning. The I answered... " I remember where I was when the first time I told her I loved her. We were at..." and I went on with the story and as I looked over at her it seemed like time has never passed...Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 3.4. Hold Something.

You Can't Hold Something Else If You're Busy Holding Your Heart
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I have been sitting for a while and looking at the screen and the blinking cursor and the keys have been under my fingers waiting to be put together into words that make sense of what is happening further up the arm, under the chest. There has been a lot going on but it is all stuff that has no place being talked about here. I suppose, the only fact that is important is that it is the kind of stuff that makes you hold your heart in your hand and ask yourself who you are, where you come from and how you fit into this whole mess. To be honest, I am fairly uncertain about all three at the moment. With that, there is this painting, the heart in my hand and thoughts of times long ago when the questions where different and so where the answers.... Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 3.2. Upcoming Collectors Cards, Germany

Lost In Crash. Saved by Hamburg.
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This is another one that is less about the content and more about the context. I was recently contacted by a German company about producing a "collectors" series of cards/postcards that will be distributed through their 7,500 locations around Germany and in conjunction with the German postal service. Attached to the initial email was some of my past work that they thought would be good examples of what to use for the series. I didn't want to just send off the hi-res scans of past work to be used for the cards. I wanted to create new pieces that could be used to represent where things are now. So, I thought it would be best to paint an updated version of the pieces they were requesting. So, with that in mind, here is the original painting for another of the upcoming cards. This particular painting is inspired by a painting from 2007. (I lost all the info about the 2007 painting in a computer crash.) As one collector said to me, "Why get the print when you can get the original?" Good point. Anyway, thats it for this one...Enjoy!

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