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Bourbon Street Tango is a work that resulted from a trip to New Orleans in February.   I was walking in the French Quarter and happened upon a group of musicians and a dancing couple.  I joined the crowd to watch them perform for the next hour and bought their CD.   I play their CD when I want to paint something that has movement such as these dancers.  I actually dance while I am painting ...

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Now that I am getting more familiar with the act of blogging I hope be be a frequent blogger (do I get miles?? ...

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I have refused for years to ride the coasters at Busch Gardens- the Alpengeist, Apollo's Chariot, Griffon. But there we were at SeaWorld standing beneath the riders on this thing called the "Manta" with everyone around me commenting on "how smooth " it is etc etc blah blah. So maybe it was the heat (94?) but I decided I would ride it but it had to be right then and there before I lost my ...

This is a painting of a man and after it was done I saw something that resembled a bicycle so it became bicycle mechanic ...

I love the idea of sitting around over a cup of coffee ...

Hi all Here it is the end of summer and beginning of the school year for many - even grandparents are involved in that process-  and when you catch your breathe you can ruminate on life (don't you just love that word?) . I hope to ruminate more on tis site- after the holiday! I took photos of 2 works in progress to post on this blog but unfortunately they are in cyberspace-until my tech guy can ...

"Making Me Dizzy" is a large acrylic 48x60. It hangs in my husband's office in Hampton Virginia where it takes up a large spot on a reception room wall. Another in a series  of carnival/ festival paintings  this piece is a bit more abstract in its design and has more dark passages in it than usual . I really like it- it has to me the feeling of wandering around a carnival or even a ...

For those of you who are interested in me and my art I do have several sites My webpage is www.gloriacokerfineart.com My studio available webpage is https://web.me.com/gloriacoker/Site/studio_available.html These paintings are updated frequently and should give an indication of what is currently available ...