Daily Keemo. 10.15. No Words Are The Right Words

No Words Are The Right Words
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This story is short because there are tears and there is sadness. Two things that go together but should never go at all. I hate to see her sad. It makes me sick. Tears have a way of making you stop everything and then look at everything again from another way as a way of understanding how you ended up like that. Well, this story is short because there is tears and there is sadness and no words are the right words in moments like these... Enjoy!
 

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Daily Keemo. 10.13. End of Something. Start of Something.

End of Something. Start of Something.
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I was in line at the post office in Easttown and the line was long and people were getting impatient and it was Friday and it felt like everyone just was just ready to be done doing things that had to be done (like going to the post office) and maybe that was just me but I guess that is what Fridays are right? The end of something or the start of something and these were the things that I was thinking about when I heard, "Hey, I remember you" from behind me. Knocked out of my daydream I turn around to stare a really tall guy right in the chest and I look up see a big smile and a big bald head. "Well, I remember you too" and we shook hands. It was right around the time of the election and it was a Friday, just like this one and there was a long line and we started talking and we hit it off and standing there we made an unlikely pair but we hit it off again and we made small talk again and he brought up politics a bit and the economy a bit and the weather a bit and before I knew it I was getting called up to the desk. I hitched my thumb to the desk, "Well, it's my turn" and I turned and went to the desk. By the time I finished up, he was already at another teller and I walked back past the long line of people all staring straight ahead and not saying a word and afraid to make eye contact and as I walked to the car it started to rain and I kept my pace the same and let the raindrops fall as they may...Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 10.11. Memories Are Made Of This

Memories Are Made Of This
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It is Saturday today and there is music as I write this and there are paints too. The green, red, white, blue and black that you see here and many other colors to my left that are laying and waiting and did I mention there is music? I have the music library on shuffle and up now is Dean Martin and he is singing how "Memories Are Made of This" and what a damn fine song that is to hear right now and I know in the back of my mind that this moment will probably be one of those that gets forgotten when I look back 10 years from now. I suppose that is exactly the reason that I write about these small moments that happen during a day that will be forgotten in between all the big moments and so maybe by writing all these down day after day that Dean Martin is hitting it on the head and memories are indeed made of this...Enjoy!
 

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Daily Keemo. 10.11. Memories Are Made Of This

<CENTER><P><BR><br /><STRONG><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3>Memories Are Made Of This</FONT></STRONG></FONT><br />Click</P></CENTER><P align=left>It is Saturday today and there is music as I write this and there are paints too. The green, red, white, blue and black that you see here and many other colors to my left that are laying and waiting and did I mention there is music? I have the music library on shuffle and up now is Dean Martin and he is singing how "Memories Are Made of This" and what a damn fine song that is to hear right now and I know in the back of my mind that this moment will probably be one of those that gets forgotten when I look back 10 years from now. I suppose that is exactly the reason that I write about these small moments that happen during a day that will be forgotten in between all the big moments and so maybe by writing all these down day after day that Dean Martin is hitting it on the head and memories are indeed made of this...Enjoy!<br />&nbsp;<br /> <br /><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>www.KeemoGallery.com<BR>  Stay Updated! Get the Keemo Newsletter</FONT></P>

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Daily Keemo. 10.9. 200 Paintings

200 Paintings from 3.13.09-9.25.09
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I like artwork that creates itself. When the story of the piece actually IS the piece. Now at first glance, some of you may look at this and think, "oh this piece is not very original, that is very pollockesque." I think you might be wrong and let me explain. Since, I usually work small, I tend to run off the paper all the time. So, I always work on top of a heavy thick paper surface. (this way I don't get paint all over my desk, table, counter, etc...) This surface travels around with me so I can paint in hotel rooms and airplanes. Well this is that surface that has been used for the last 200 Keemo paintings. So, when I look at this piece I think of the last 200 pieces of artwork and I think of all the hours and days that have gone into this and all the people that have those 200 paintings and how they are spread all around the world from Norway to the UK to Romania to Hong Kong to Hawaii to Canada to Switzerland to Austria and I like to think that whoever has this piece has a little bit of every one of those paintings... Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 9.30. So Long And Thanks For All The Green

So Long And Thanks For All The Green
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OK. I have to be honest on this one. Today is my wedding anniversary and there are other things I should be doing that sitting at these keys and screen. I am fairly certain there would be none of these paintings and writing and the hours and work if it wasn't for her and all the support through all those years of self doubt as painter. So, I am afraid that is all there is for the story. I am going to be keep it at that and save the rest of the words for a proper painting and the proper moment... Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 9.29. Portrait Of Guitar, Song and the Past

Portrait Of Guitar, Song and the Past
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It was the lyrics that drew me to this old sheet music from 1935. They are simple. They are precise. And they say so much more than the few words on the page.

"A million stars shining bright
that glorify the sky
A million lovers out tonight
but here I am... Alone."

I think that is really enough for this one and I am going to leave it at that... Enjoy

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Daily Keemo. 9.23. Throw Open The Curtains And Let The World In

Throw Open The Curtains And Let The World In
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I think it was about four years ago that we went to that city. I keep thinking that we need to make time to get back there. I suppose it is just about travel in general. You know, throwing your bag in the car and heading out leaving a locked up house behind you along with all the crap that goes with it like the alarm clock and the punch clock and the more miles you get between you and there and the less miles you get between you and here the world begins to shape up into something other than you are used to and you begin to see new things from new perspectives and new people and new everything and it is in that moment that you reach over and hold that familiar hand and look into those familiar eyes and you can briefly imagine never going back and running away, just the two of you and just leave that other stuff and run off into a world that is all new and everything seems possible and even if it for just a few days you keep remembering that everything is and it always will be as long as you let it...Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 9.21. Cypress Trees Draped With Spanish Moss At Lake Eloise

Cypress Trees Draped With Spanish Moss At Lake Eloise
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I was invited by a gallery down in Houston to participate in a group show in which all the artists work is on postcards. So, I set out to work on some pieces that I would send down to Houston for the show. Well, after working on a few, I thought, I needed to be sure to do a couple extra that I can post here. I know this isn't much of a story tonight. More of a description of events but I thought I would share them and the postcards with you. So, with that, here is a to great vintage postcard by the well known Tichnor Brothers publishers from the 1950's at Cypress Gardens. Good vintage stuff. Good vintage stuff, indeed ... Enjoy!

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Daily Keemo. 9.17. Radio Free Keemo

Radio Free Keemo
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The email read, "I feel like this is a call in radio show. I have seen your paintings where people have emailed you ideas and you did it. So, I thought I would give it a shot. I am sure you receive a bunch of email and probably won't do this, which is OK. But I thought I would try anyway. I have short black hair but since my favorite color is green can you make it green? I also like pink. I don't know what else to say. Is that enough? Let me know if there is anything else that I am supposed to do. Thanks for your time..." It goes on to say a few more things but I'll leave those things out because they don't have anything to do with the painting. Well, L, I hope this is OK with you and I wish this was a call in radio show because that would be a ton of fun. Although, it would pose some problems when it came to viewing the artwork. With that, ... Enjoy!

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