While in the Bismarck Public Library today I picked up the Western Horseman magazine as I waited for my wife. The front cover featured an action picture of a horse and rider and was rendered beautifully in pencil. When Mary was ready I called her over to have a look. I've forgotten the artist's name, but he is an accomplished artist.
Another good pencil artist is Don Greytak from Montana. I met him once when he exhibited at an art show in Fargo. He told me you can't do it any simpler, all you need is a pencil and a piece of paper. We have a few of his prints hanging on our wall, and I have seen them in many places.
I'm still amazed at the quality of old time black and white pictures taken with cameras as simple as a Brownie. They had good lenses, even the cheap ones. When it comes to reproducing the pictures 50-75 years after they were taken, detail comes out very sharply.
A joke mentioning the colors of black and white features our friends Ole, Lena, and Sven. Ole plans to take Lena out that night and when he gets home from work he goes upstairs to where Lena is standing in the middle of the bedroom - naked. "Lena, vhy are you standing in the middle of the room naked? - - - "Oh, Ole, I have absolutely nuthin' to vear!" - - - Ole walks over to Lena's closet and opens it. "Lena! Vhat do you mean you have nuthin' to vear? Here's your white dress, here's your black dress, hello Sven, here's your red dress. . . "
Of course, all of the foregoing blib-blab is a poor attempt to introduce the really important item. Our daughter-in-law forwarded a picture of her black and white diploma awarded by the American Board of Family Medicine stating that she is now certified as an M.D. in Family Medicine. She and her family have traveled down a long road to get that piece of paper. They will now move to Fargo where she will establish a practice and our son will continue on with his college student personnel work.
Another good pencil artist is Don Greytak from Montana. I met him once when he exhibited at an art show in Fargo. He told me you can't do it any simpler, all you need is a pencil and a piece of paper. We have a few of his prints hanging on our wall, and I have seen them in many places.
I'm still amazed at the quality of old time black and white pictures taken with cameras as simple as a Brownie. They had good lenses, even the cheap ones. When it comes to reproducing the pictures 50-75 years after they were taken, detail comes out very sharply.
A joke mentioning the colors of black and white features our friends Ole, Lena, and Sven. Ole plans to take Lena out that night and when he gets home from work he goes upstairs to where Lena is standing in the middle of the bedroom - naked. "Lena, vhy are you standing in the middle of the room naked? - - - "Oh, Ole, I have absolutely nuthin' to vear!" - - - Ole walks over to Lena's closet and opens it. "Lena! Vhat do you mean you have nuthin' to vear? Here's your white dress, here's your black dress, hello Sven, here's your red dress. . . "
Of course, all of the foregoing blib-blab is a poor attempt to introduce the really important item. Our daughter-in-law forwarded a picture of her black and white diploma awarded by the American Board of Family Medicine stating that she is now certified as an M.D. in Family Medicine. She and her family have traveled down a long road to get that piece of paper. They will now move to Fargo where she will establish a practice and our son will continue on with his college student personnel work.
