Aug. 11, 2008

The eating of food before noon is called breakfast.  Some like to read newspapers or letters like this.  Some use them.  Jan doesn’t read these letters any more so  I get away with more.  Please excuse for humor is better than fear.

 Last joke I heard is of a small town somewhere with one bar and one church.  Evelyn is the church gossip and keeper of the morality of the flock who feared her.  Ernie moved to town.  He attended Church one Sunday and Evelyn eyed him knowing that he had to be a sinner. Later she started telling the congregation that Ernie was an alcoholic.  She confronted Ernie, a quiet man, and told him of her findings.  She said, “I know you are an alcoholic for I saw your pick up parked in front of the bar.”  Ernie, a quiet man,  said nothing. That night about 9:00 Ernie parked his pick up in front of Evelyn’s house and left it there until 10:00 the next morning.

Did the Ann Arbor Art Fair.  It was the worst in remembered history.  When I was a junior in High School the team doctor hired me to work on his farm to get me in shape for football.  At 5:15 in the morning I’d run to the pasture and say Ca Boss a few times.  One cow, probably the one feeling the most uttered pressure, would start walking toward the barn.  All others would slowly fall in line and follow.  Some of you might know the cow path they would make in the pasture using the same path morning and night.  In the barn were stanchions, places for cows to be milked.  Each cow would put her head in the proper spot to be locked in for the duration of the milking.  Always one would miss the spot and be confused about finding the right hole.  She was the non conformist.  I’m telling this for in this day in age we have so few non conformists.  The Ann Arbor show use to be so much fun with extraordinarily crazy things going on.  Snakes on shoulders , monkeys, parrots, Jesus’s walking dawn to dust, Hira Krishna’s chanting, goofy clothes and hairdos were everywhere.  Now it is a cow path for conformity.  Even the politicians were confined to a remote spot somewhere I never found.  Probably best for the country but it is fun to see the young kids committed to helping their political savior.  I best shut up and give you an idea why I am writing. 

Jan will be exhibiting at the Shain Park Birmingham Art in the Park.  The show is Sept. 13 10:00 to 6:00 and Sept 14 10:00 to 5:00.  For info you can call 248 456 8150, the Common Ground phone or email Gil at dorergj@aol.com or call 800 447 9013.  Location of the park in one block south of Maple and 2 blocks west of Old Woodard.  Oh yes, it’s in Michigan.  Admission is free and proceeds go to the Common Ground.  Jan’s booth is #149 and #150 on the south corner of Henrietta Street.  She has a great spot and plenty of room to show off.  This is a quality fine art show.  We highly recommend it.

She will not be exhibiting at the Armonk Show in New York this year or probably never again.  Too far and we are now so youthfully challenged.  We thank you lovers of Jan’s work for you praises and please know the website dorerstudio.com is there to serve you.  We can ship and, if you want enough, we’ll bring them to you and go visit Misko and John in Belfast, Ma. and eat lobster.  We had a great two years with you people.  Your show is one of the best run in the country and still artist friendly. 

Also did Rochester Hills Fine Art Fair Aug. 2-3.  I did it alone for Jan was still whipped from the Ann Arbor show.  I had time to view the conformists and found more individuals there than at A2.  Had a lovely talk with a young lady.  Think her name was Kristen.  Her father just turned 72 and is her favorite person in the world.  Now that’s nice. Also learned something new.  We have so many asking if they can come to the studio to see the work.  We automatically know it won’t happen and rarely does.  The one couple ask and I said to just call.  The mister said, “can we confirm a date right now?”  I was almost unnerved.  Wow.  I learned that I now will say yes you may come and let’s set up a date now.  I know many will say they will think about it but some will welcome the commitment.

Jan took a break from painting and is now back.  She is still painting exciting work.  I have always marveled at her versatility and ability to paint different paintings than just like all the others.  I hear that many copy her and often have trouble with some of her styles.  One artist said, “I was going to rip you off and found I can’t.  It really irritates me for I have always been able to copy other’s paintings.”  Copyist never seem to achieve anything but copied paintings.  Creativity is a gift and very few have it.  The one thing they can’t copy is the dorer painted on the painting.

Have more galleries under way to carry Jan’s work.  Will tell of them later.  Now the Twisted Fish in Elk Rapids is most on our mind.  We just visited and sweetened  the selection.  It’s just nort of Traverse City on U.S. 31.  If you are near say hi.

Do hope life is finding you free to be and not too stressed by all that has happened.  If you have a really good joke, go dorergj@aol.com to share with one who loves kind humor.

For all of you requesting another letter, this is my best shot for the day.

Love

Gil for and with Sweet Jan