Honoring President Carter

 

 

 

 

The flag at the Veterans Memorial in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA, is flying at half staff to honor the passing of a great man, former President James Earl Carter (Oct 1924- Dec 2024), despite trump feeling slighted by the act.  We will never stop honoring this country's heroes, and trump, a convicted felon, will never be one of them.

Watercolor: Lipovka 1947 Ladislav Vycpalek

Lipovka, USSR 1947

     I was looking for a frame to repurpose at a thrift store and I found this little gem by the famed composer Ladislav Vycpalek, who must have dabbled in watercolors.  I bought the painting and had it in a drawer for quite some time before I researched the artist and discovered that he was a well regarded composer living and working in the Soviet Bloc.  I decided to sell the painting on ebay because my wife is forcing me to downsize from my vast collection of just about everything.  It sold pretty quickly, and on the cheap - but still more than I paid for it.  I think that the person who bought it will appreciate its uniqueness and effort.