by Jeffrey Scherer | Dec 29, 2017 | People, Philosphy, Work, writing |
This photo was taken at my father’s Texaco Service Station located at 5600 Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The likely date of the photograph is 1953 when I was about 5 years old. This is the same age as my granddaughter, Olive Soucy, today. In the picture...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Dec 26, 2017 | Art, Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, writing |
After reading Maria Popova’s recent blog post, In Praise of the Telescopic Perspective: A Reflection on Living Through Turbulent Times, I was reminded that at the end of each year we collectivley try and assess the year’s events and attempt, through...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jul 16, 2017 | Art, Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, Teaching, writing |
Last week I visited my children and their families. I also had three wonderful meals with former colleagues at Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd. and with former employees from 1989 (John Cook) and 1991 (Joan Sorrano), now friends (Tim Carls, the CEO of HGA...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 2, 2017 | Art, Art Schools, Cultural, Philosphy, Teaching, writing |
2017.05.27 Having spent the last several weeks finishing both the charcoal drawing and the 3-week figure, this weekend I rested and continued reading Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford. I watched In Brugges last night—along with an episode of Fawlty...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 15, 2017 | Art, Cultural, People, Philosphy, Social, Travel, writing |
I am at a crossroads in my quest for fulfillment. Having spent 50 years pursuing and fulfilling my dream of being an architect, I now sit alone in my apartment in Florence 7,676 kilometers (air KM) away from my architectural home of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jan 1, 2017 | Art, Cultural, Philosphy, Social, Travel, writing |
On the last day of 2016 I begin my journey to Florence, Italy for the full year of 2017. While in Italy I will be studying at the Angel Academy of Art. The purpose of this one-year long adventure is to learn as much as I can about traditional techniques of drawing...
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