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October 31st, 2006

Halloween Google Doodles - A history

You may have noticed that every now and then that Google changes it’s logo. For instance, today is Halloween and the logo looks like this. Now this is one of the things I like about Google. They seem to be one of those companies that embraces change and is willing to have a little […]

By William Lehman -- 2 comments

October 31st, 2006

Ansel Adams - Moonrise

On this day in History, Ansel Adams took one of his more famous images, “Moonrise”. According to Wikipedia, this image was taken in 1941.

“American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography. “

I […]

By William Lehman -- 0 comments

October 23rd, 2006

Art of the Ancients

I am fortunate to have these mounds here in my hometown in Newark, OH. There have been debates and articles about these mounds since I can remember. I’ve played on them as a kid (before they put up the “keep off the mounds” signs) and most of the time I just drive by them without […]

By William Lehman -- 1 comment

October 21st, 2006

Celtic Music and Art

I tend to like to listen to music when I work on about anything. This includes doing any kind of art. I recently was pointed in the direction of a certain podcast that is usually released about every two weeks. It is entitled simply “The Celtic Music Podcast“.
While listening to Celtic […]

By William Lehman -- 4 comments

October 11th, 2006

Van Gogh Mania.

Van Gogh did not live in the secret place of the world where he saw jet engine turbulence as many of his paintings seem to indicate according to Paul Scrivens. This excerpt from an old copy of Art Journal, “Art, Madness, and Human Interaction” details that Van Gogh experienced a variety of mental disorders […]

By William Lehman -- 1 comment