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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 ...

This is "Ocean Music" - 24x30 inch canvas that is a continuation of my dance series. But it is less about a recognizable dance form than just my feeling of a couple who are on the shore and no she is not beating him with a stick! ...

After the Fair II 45x52 acrylic on canvas Yes there is an "After the Fair  (I)" but it is smaller and I decided I need to keep it for myself for a while. This does happen to artists. we fall in love with some pieces of our art and unlike , say, a writer who publishes so that the public can enjoy his/her art form yet keeps the original (although it usually sits  on a ...

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Time in a jazz club brought to light ...

After dinner and the theater, friends like to hang out and chat a bit.  Don't you? ...

Back to my cavewomen- Have always thought the first artists were women. After all they spent a lot of time in these caves cooking and raising children. Why would they not pick up a piece of burnt wood and drawn on the wall? These lady musicians are from my imagination ...

My family cycles - not professionally - but we enjoy the feeling of riding and being a spectator or the world moving slightly faster than on foot. Some have seen the Tour de France and I have painted several images of the more avid cyclist ...