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10 Things… I Remember About Planning Paintings

Gregory Manchess

-Gregory Manchess Since it's all about me...You may notice that I changed the title to 'Things I Remember", realizing that these things come from my own notes about my painting career. I'd rather avoid the preaching when possible. So the rest of these post topics will focus on my selfish perspective, and hopefully you'll be able to take something away from it to use. 1. Start small One word: thumbnails. I remember the day I…

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Gha-Gha-Gha-Ghosts!

Arnie Fenner

October 6, 2025 - October is the season of things that go bump in the night so it's fair to say that this is something of a companion to Greg Ruth's post last Friday on the subject of "Ghosts." Like many, I grew up loving ghost stories and monster movies. My dad used to tell us about his older brother, Price, who encountered the spirit of someone that had been killed by a train near their farmhouse; instead of running with the other boys, Price stood on the railroad tracks and threw rocks at the apparation until it disappeared. (He was braver than I would have been.) And, naturally, whenever I went on camping trips with the scouts we'd sit around the campfire at night and try to scare each other with yarns about phantom hitchikers or a spook…

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