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The Double Whammy

Texas and Florida lead the nation in passing extremely lenient guns laws. That’s an obvious double whammy to start off with. More guns equate to more killings. Pure…

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Bite Cure

This one-armed bandit is about to select three bitten apples. Bites of sin (from Adam and Eve (and all humankind, following). Their sin (and ours, too) results from…

Incongruous Reaction

What are these United States (the citizens) coming to? People are getting shot and killed for literally no good reason at all. Knocking on the wrong neighbor’s door,…

Seen ME, Seen THEE

With all this talk about AI (artificial intelligence) going around these days, it isn’t any wonder that a person (OK, me as an artist) would imagine dialing-up an…

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Not on MY Watch

I have to agree with Governor DeSantis on his “Don’t Say Gay” law. Teaching our youth (grades 1-3) that gender identity (being transgendered) and LGBTQ* rights are acceptable,…

Don’t Do Gay, Mickey

There’s a lot going on between Governor DeSantis and Disney. Disney is an all inclusive entertainment endeavor DeSantis is not. He’s a Republican with an LGBTQ+ negative agenda….

My Glass Block Sculpture in Tampa, FL

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UnChristian Nationalism

I’ve read several articles contrasting Christian Nationalism with the traditional teachings of Jesus Christ. There’re not the same, although they appear similar sounding. Christ’s kingdom is not of…

Volley of Life

Volley of Life reflects this back-and forth competition between two political parties over what (if any) constitutes the rights of the unborn. Roe Vs. Wade just got canned…

Cloudhead

Trump’s a “two-faced” liar. He had an affair with Stormy Daniels and denied it before the 2016 election. Moreover, he had her paid 130,000 dollars to make it…

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Renaissance Man

My painting, Renaissance Man, I gifted to the Cade’s Museum in Gainesville, Florida, a couple of years ago. It’s now in their permanent collection. Dr. Cade is, of…

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Shootin’ Putin

Shootin’ Putin’s format derived from the 007 James Bond movie series posters featuring a gun barrel surrounding an image of Bond in a point and shoot position. Here,…

Bucha Bags

The city of Bucha, Ukraine, is the ultimate site that represents the atrocities perpetrated against civilians of that city by Russian soldiers, exhibiting zero restraint. Women were arbitrarily…

Giant Defiant

Putin may be holding the US and its nuclear NATO partners hostage over the threat of a nuclear confrontation, If we, in fact, send troops and/or advance a…

Democracy Melee

The riotous uprising at the U.S. Capitol two weeks ago that left five people dead was caused and spurred on, for the most part, by the spoken poison…

Perpetual Burn

I’ve got a neighborhood friend who I would call a very quirky, installation artist. He enlightened me to “Burning Man,” which is an event taking place every few…

Lethal Peace

The red, civil defense/peace symbol has been placed within the confines of a stylized James Bond gun barrel–and for good reason. It seems almost every other time I…

The GOP Giveth and They Taketh Away

The GOP boys strive to pass legislation favoring the rights of the unborn. This is a good thing in my eyes, and I believe, in the Lord’s also….

Burn Notice

I’ve got a neighborhood friend who I would call a very quirky, installation artist. He enlightened me to “Burning Man,” which is an event taking place every few…

Stayin’ Alive

Stayin’ Alive, obviously evolved from electronic crosswalk signals. Here, we see two Ukrainian church-going members(?) seeking to put an end to the Russian Ukrainian war. The male figure…

Cheek, Body, and Soul

Just because an eye for an eye is stated in the Old Testament, certainly doesn’t mean we should adhere to it in the New. In fact, Jesus says…

Seventh Heaven

Back in my NFL playing days (Steelers 1966-’69, KC Chiefs 1972), you would never have witnessed any ballplayers gesturing upwards with their arms and fingers suggesting a certain…

Kiss-Off, Putin

Those blown-off, chocolate kiss dome shapes may represent Putin pushing the Kremlin’s nuclear buttons as a last resort to save his military face. But within minutes he’s be…

Mime Over Matter

This Image is representative of the many children (orphaned and not) who were shipped out of Ukrainian cities (especially Bucha) as the Russians approached. These children ere not…

Two Unlikes

Don’t Say Gay in K-3

Florida’s governor’s Ron DeSantis just signed a bill that prohibits the teaching of anything that is remotely close to mentioning LBGTQ subject matter in Florida’s primary grades (K-3)….

Deco Delight

Space Juke

Shading the Truth

The mid sixties were filled with many black protests against the racial injustices of whites upon blacks in law enforcement, justice, black voting rights, and the lack of…

Peaceful Perspective

High-Flying, Jennings

Tim Tebow recently spoke at a Florida College leadership program held at the Tampa Convention Center this past September 16, 2021. My wife and I attended. I got…

Swamp Launch

“Altogether now, heave-ho.” Yeah, these are the University of Florida’s three Heisman Trophy winners–Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel, and Tim Tebow. I blocked for Steve (Spurrier, #11) my junior…

On Angel’s Wings

The American gymnast, Suni Lee, stepped-up her Olympic performance to boaster the American team that was caught of guard by Simone Biles’ unexpected exit from the competition. That…

Democracy Disarray

Yeah, that’s a bunch of our US Capitol’s trashed furniture superimposed over its face. Throw in an insurrectionist’s “bear spray” canister and you’ve got some of the aftermath…

Blitz Fix

I’ll leave you to your own devices to interpret this one. I wouldn’t want to infringe upon your imagination.

Crossing the Line

Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdicts were no doubt justified. Hopefully, these verdicts will continue to catalyze revamping systemic racial injustice. Cops have a difficult job, and they need an…