For today’s edition of Throwback Thursday, I’m going to reflect on Imagine. Last Wednesday, it received the Centennial Song award from the National Music Publishers Association. Imagine has been called the most recognizable and universally appealing song that Lennon ever released. So it’s not a surprise that it was chosen as the Song of the Century. [...]
Over the years, I have done lots and lots of paintings that feature palm trees. It’s only natural, living in a place like Southwest Florida. After all, Fort Myers is known as the City of Palms for a reason. Apparently, a nurseryman by the name of James E. Hendry suggested the nickname nearly 100 years ago. [...]
In order to break the ice and establish rapport with my audience, I open each of my Paint Out Loud performances by tossing hand-painted plastic Chinet plates into the crowd. I make a total of 15 plates for each show. I keep one, and let fly the other 14. Over the years, my “flying saucers” have [...]
