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Konar's work is both light and dark in subject, approaching at every turn both the whimsical and the mischievous.   He uses the canvas as a stage to capture moments of love and heroism, as well as times of human folly.   His characters come from real life, from songs, from poems and from stories.   All the stories take place under a starry sky with the drama of the constellations.   Unexpected details are presented through the book on a shelf, the image in a mirror, the wallpaper pattern, an individual leaf, and many other visual gestures waiting to be unlocked by the...more
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New Focus

March 25th, 2015

For 2015 i am going to again focus on books ~ I have started work on two children's picture books. 

Medical Problemos ....

February 12th, 2015

... blah ... annoying ... but not real serious .... But good news about our Fini : ) 

Crying ....

December 23rd, 2014

my sister is dying ...  

1. I look at the All paintings view and open to the large view those images that I find attractive or intriguing or funny. 2. I check the vote for 90% of the images that I open ... I feel, in most cases, if they get me to open the image they dese... 

thank you, thank you, thank you .... 

Looking for a Gallery

August 27th, 2013

I am doing a lot of painting and the walls are getting full.  

Today

August 18th, 2013

All the kids and grandkids are here today, my wife and I are happy ... Jason is playing with ballons, Ellah is exploring my studio and dancing with a skeleton, Ashley is home and safe and happy today, Jon & Bonie are enjoying the day, Finnie will be ... 

I can get lost looking at all the fine art ... sketches done and started painting "Hope" yesterday : ) 

the sketch is complete and the canvas is primed ... hope is the title of the next painting.  

Ugh

July 25th, 2013

almost makes me want to stop painting .... 

Everyday life

June 23rd, 2013

To the degree of misery the day began with so it was that it ended with the same degree of bliss. 

Everyday life

June 20th, 2013

June 20, 2013: I posted Eden Dawn yesterday and already have 27 views and 2 comments - not viral but that is pretty good for me : ) funny thing is that i've had it ready to post for a while but i wasn't sure if anyone would like it ... well i was... 

Everyday life

June 19th, 2013

June 19, 2013 - Cat Island is almost finished, good progress on 2nd painting for House of the Rising Sun ... hopefully today I will finish the changes for the indie publishing of The Treasure ... progress in straightening out studio foundation piers ...