“My Name Is Ralph!”
I came into the studio this morning and immediately sat down to read my emails. Among them was the most recent post from American Folk Art@ Cooperstown titled Ralph’s Take On Rembrandt. It concerned...
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Ralph Fasanella- Bread and Roses Artistic originality has only its own self to copy. –Vladimir Nabokov ******************* Earlier this week a friend sent me a link to a Paris Review interview with the...
View Article“My Name Is Ralph!”/ Redux
I am preparing for my first experience as a teacher when I lead a two-day workshop next month. I’ve been thinking what I want to say to the people who come to it. And what I don’t want to tell them....
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You’re not going to hear any snarky comments from me on this even though the photo is obviously begging for one. There’s no context here so it’s a bit unfair to for me to shake my fist and yell for...
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******************** An honest man always values earning honor over wealth. –-Rembrandt ******************** This is as true today as it was 350 years ago in Rembrandt’s time. Acts of honor seem rarer...
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