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Cool Cat

07/23/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

I have long admired the artwork of Florida-based artist Brendan Coudal.  When he posted this cartoon on Facebook, I asked if I could post it.  Currently he describes his work as "contemporary retro-style art." As he explains on his site, "I started painting relatively late in life, but always had an interest in art.   Shortly after September 11, 2001 (a time when many of us re-thought our lives), I picked up the paints my Dad had given me years earlier and created my first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: "Cool Cat", Brendan Coudal, Ellen Wade Beals, Nicole Coudal, Pin-Up Art, Solace, Solace in So Many Words

Oak Creek

06/29/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

This photo was taken in Oak Creek in Sedona by Doug Stener.  He is a photographer from Janesville, WI.  If you are interested  in learning more about Doug and his photos, you can contact him at: placesandthings1213 at yahoo.com. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Doug Stener, Janesville photographer, Oak Creek, Sedona, Solace

Un-staged beauty, summer at the gardens

06/29/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

  This picture was taken after a rain at Chicago Botanic Gardens by Kathy Buckland, a photographer from Glenview, IL. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Beauty, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Kathy Buckland, nature, Solace

Glimpse of Solace

04/20/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Doug Stener is a Janesville, WI, photographer and design consultant.   This image may help us to remember that spring is just around the corner.   Glistening After Rain © Doug Stener Doug took this picture in Door County, WI. If you'd like to see more of his work, you can contact him by email: placesandthings1213 at yahoo.com. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: book, design consultant, Door County, Doug Stener, Ellen Wade Beals, Glisten, Glistening after Rain, Janesville photographer, photographer, Solace, Solace in So Many Words

A Glimpse of Solace

03/30/2011 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Arnie B. Kanter In Kenya, Amboselli is known for its elephants.  Our host at Ol Kanjo, the small tented camp at which my wife, Carol, and I are staying, is Mike, an American who has lived with his wife, Judy, in Kenya for more than forty years.  As we drive down the dirt road, Mike notices a family of elephants approaching.  At first, there appear to be ten or fifteen elephants, but as the group approaches, it swells to thirty, then, forty.  Carol and I sit in the open jeep … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Africa, Arnold B. Kanter, Carol Kanter, Dual Arts Press, Elephants, No Secret Where Elephants Walk, Photography, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words

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