National Adoption Month acknowledges and celebrates adoptive and foster families that help create safe and supportive homes and families for children.
In November of 2020, my wife Libby and I made the decision to expand our family through adoption. Now, three years later, we celebrate 15 months with our daughter Penny and we couldn't be happier. The adoption process quickly changed any assumptions we previously had and provided us with much insight as to the many personal, emotional, and legal obstacles involved. Our story is just one of a million ways that a family can be created.
- Cory Oberndorfer
Thursday, November 16, 2023
November is National Adoption Month
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The curious case of the Washington Post censoring cartoonist Michael Ramirez
Another great example of the Washington Post doing the talk, but not walking the walk.
"I Was Canceled for a Cartoon About Hamas' Human Shields. I Stand by My Cartoon—and Its Critics" says cartoonist Michael Ramirez, whose recent cartoon about mass murdering terrorist Ghazi Hamad was recently censored by the Washington Post.
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Cartoon by Ramirez that was pulled from the Washington Post © Michael Ramirez/Las Vegas Review-Journal for the Washington Post |
That person is Ghazi Hamad. The caricature of the central figure looks like Ghazi Hamad.
The organization is Hamas. The main figure in the cartoon is labeled Hamas.
Shame on the Washington Post decision makers, who once again prove that their backbone has a clear weak point when it comes to standing up to the woke mafia.
New art exhibition opportunity for Prince George's County artists
Attention Prince George's County Artists
New Call for Arts for
"Collective Ground"
Submissions are now being accepted for "Collective Ground" the 2023 annual exhibition of artwork by Prince George’s County Artists in the Prince George’s Delegation of the Lowe House Office Building, in Annapolis, MD.
DEADLINE: 11:59PM on December 8, 2023
For details, visit: https://m-ncppc.submittable.com/submit
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
What's your favorite work of art?
I originally asked in 2007 and got many, many great answers.
My favorite?
The naked guy in the water is fourteen-year-old Brook Watson, who was attacked by a shark while swimming alone in Havana harbor. Lucky for Watson, some of his mates were already at sea waiting to escort their captain ashore, and were able to fight the shark and rescue Watson, although the shark bit one of his legs off. On his return to England, he got his fifteen minutes of fame and Copley painted this work.
If you study the painting carefully, you will realize that Copley probably had never seen a shark in his life, and his depiction of the great white in Havana harbour yields one of the most ungainly and ugliest non-sharks fish things ever painted.
I love to sit in front of this painting and watch people as they walk by and get mesmerized by the brutal event taking place and kids making fun of the shark.
What is your favorite work of art? Not just DC, but from wherever you [reader] hail from? Email me your favorite and I'll post it!
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Two Campellos at UNDER $500 in Baltimore
UNDER $500 Benefit Exhibition and Sale: Friday, November 17 | 6 to 10 pm | Tickets $30
Last Chance (physical): Saturday, November 18 | 12 to 4 pm
Virtual Exhibition & Sale: Saturday, November 18, 10 am - Black Friday, November 24, 12 am
Deck the walls by giving the gift of art this holiday season! Maryland Art Place (MAP) is excited to host its 11th annual UNDER $500 affordable art sale where artwork is sold on a first-come-first-served basis right off our gallery walls! UNDER $500 promotes the purchase of artwork by artists in the Maryland region. Guests can expect to mingle with other artists, collectors, patrons, and general art enthusiasts at the event. Take your purchases home with you the night of the event. Gift wrapping will be available on-site!
Ticket & Registration Link: https://UNDER5002023.givesmart.com
About UNDER 500:
This year UNDER $500 will be both a physical and virtual event. The opening night sale (physical) will take place Friday, November 17 from 6 pm to 10 pm (ticketed) and then again on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from noon - 4pm (free). Saturday is a ‘last chance’ opportunity to snag any artworks that remain on MAP’s walls. All participating artists get FREE admission to the physical event on Friday, November 17th. This year’s theme is WINTER WONDERLAND!
The virtual sale and exhibition will also take place and will be featured online HERE from Saturday, November 18 at 10 am – Black Friday, November 24 at MIDNIGHT. Artwork will NOT be available to view online until November 18 at 10 am.
These two works of mine will be available for sale - both under $500!
Sleep is the Cousin of Death by Florencio Lennox Campello, circa 2021 |
Woman Walking in Baltimore by Florencio Lennox Campello, circa 201 |
Thursday, November 09, 2023
Wanna go to a gallery opening this Saturday in Bethesda?
"Conversing with Nature" On Exhibit at Gallery B
Gallery B welcomes back Kee Woo Rhee, a nature photographer whose art is driven by her curiosity. Kee Woo Rhee has traveled extensively in search of natural beauty, working to fully absorb the place, visualizing the structures and tones of the setting to build a composition in the form of expressive photography. The November exhibit at Gallery B will share her extensive photographic work from the United States, the Canadian Rockies, New Zealand, Italy, Patagonia, and Korea.
There will be an opening reception and artist talk Saturday, November 11 from 4-7 PM
Gallery hours are Thursday-Sunday, 12-6 PM. Gallery B is located at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E.