Self portrait Along the Borderline Between the US and Mexico, 1932 Frieda Kahlo Oil on metal March is Women’s History Month which is also...

Melissa's Fire (from the Roc Paint Sip catalog), 2018 By Bobby Padilla Acrylic on canvas, 16” x 20" As I was recently playing with my...

I’m starting 2022 with a look back at the paintings I finished in 2021, and a blog is a good forum for just that. I know it’s a little...

Gillespie, our newest family member After many tepid conversations over the last couple years, amid a bunny occupation that lasted 7 plus...

Sacred Manned, 2017 By Jerry Ingram Limited edition print Thanksgiving is upon us, but a lesser-known fact is November is American Indian...

Halloween is at the end of the week and people will be celebrating all things creepy, scary, and the like. Just like any other theme you...

Us, (25th Wedding Anniversary) , 2020 By Bobby Padilla Mixed media on canvas, 20” x 28” I took the summer off from blogging, not that...

Wilkes Barre Scranton Railriders @ Rochester Red Wings Frontier Stadium May 22, 2021 The sun has risen on a new day! Slowly a return to...

Untitled - Flor de Pascua, 1921 By MC Escher Illustration For those setting out on their journey of a lifetime and have made the...

Rebirth, 1908 By Odilon Redon Oil on Canvas, 18" x 40" It’ll never happen I know, but shouldn’t New Years be in March to align with the...

Sight of Termination, 1984 By Zdzislaw Beksinski Oil on canvas To say what a difference a year makes would be an understatement. All the...

Return of the Sun, 1985 By Odd Nerdum Oil on Canvas If only things could change that quickly. Just because the hands of the clock join...

Holly Peace (from the RPS catalog), 2017 By Bobby Padilla Acrylic on canvas, 16” x 20” Well, here we are with the holidays upon us....

It’s Thanksgiving and clearly not like any Thanksgiving I ever had in my 50 years. It’s different for everyone, at least it should be. An...

Langston Hughes, 2017 By Makeba Rainey Open Edition Print Langston Hughes wrote a famous poem back in 1951. It was written with a...

Still life with Hourglass, Pencase and Print, 1647 By Garrit Dou Oil on board, 16" x 23" How’s that for a Halloween blogpost title. Is...

Classroom Scene, 1946 By William Henry Johnson Mixed media It’s been about three weeks into the 20-21 school year, yet another season in...

Isolate Reflections, 2019 By Bobby Padilla Acrylic on canvas, 12” x 18” (framed) I believe everyone at some point has had a reoccurring...

One of the more enjoyable summer activities for a lot of folks here in Rochester, as I imagine in most communities, is the assortment of...

Thumbs Up Man, 2018 By Clayton Kashuba Digital Painting Remembering back to when I was in college, in particular the time I spent at...