A publication of Nine Pines Garden and The Donald M. Bower Memorial Library and Gallery. September 10, 2009 in General. As of the end of September 2009 Nine Pines Garden will no longer be subject to my authority. Whether it continues under that name is the decision of the new owner. Almost certainly this blog will not continue. There is much to be done before that decision can even be seriously considered. We will see how everything plays out in the fullness of time.

Daily Paintings, Drawings and Photographs by John Farnsworth. I HAVE TOO MANY INTERESTS! I am an Artist. Would like to get back into them. The second way is to take whatever has been captured, maybe deliberately, maybe carelessly, and make something more of it.

Click on pictures for larger views. Sunday, May 19, 2013. Oil and pencil on wood form, cast bronze figures, steel supports. Here is a short video to help you understand the action and dimension of the piece. This is the original jump rope piece. Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Click to check out my latest exhibition. Thursday, December 6, 2012. Tuesday, August 28, 2012.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015. How to Make a Pom Pom Blue Tit. White, black, blue, green and yellow wool. Blue, green, beige and pink felt. Pipecleaner in grey, black or white. 25cm fine 3mm ribbon for hanging. 25cm 12mm ribbon for the bow. Tiny mini pom pom or a little circle of white felt.

Saturday, March 21, 2015. On Falling Off the Edge of the World. For the past year I have been working on a book manuscript with Charllotte Kwon. It is a great undertaking made possible through the company, Maiwa. The project involves writing, photography, mirrors, threads, the British Raj, and great caravans of up to one-hundred thousand pack-bullocks. With that deadline met, I am making plans to return to these posts and to Image on Paper.

Saturday, January 17, 2009. Woman Reclining- Pastel, 5x5 on paper. Fixative is my friend whom I will entertain often! I really struggled with this but am pleased with the result. It was a good value study. Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Different Strokes from Different Folks- end of the year challenge. When you have a chance, check them out! Friday, December 12, 2008. Work Boots- Pastel, 5x7 on paper. Saturday, December 6, 2008.

All quiet on the Northern front. Saturday, December 22, 2007. O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum,. Ut animalia viderent Dominum natum,. Beata virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt. Portare Dominum Christum, Alleluia! O great mystery and wondrous sacrament,. That animals should see the newborn Lord. Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy. To bear the Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia! Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. They dwelt in their strawy pen,.

An art student with an appreciation for fruit. He really loves diet coke, but at the time it was harder to find than coke zero. So Jeff developed an appreciation for coke zero and here we have a can of it with the labeling in Chinese.