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This is the recently opened Louisville Southwest Library designed by my son, Colin Drake. 
colindrakedesign.weebly.com

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Over the years Patty and I have collected many wonderful pieces of art.  They are displayed around our little house and are a part of our lives every day.  The pieces on this page are ones that give me particularly great pleasure.  I'm sure that I have borrowed visually from each of these works or wished that I had the skills to do so. 



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You may recognize this pot from the many paintings that I have done of it. It was made by my friend Bruce Bienemann.


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This is an oil painting by our friend Keith Peterson.  It hangs over our dining room table.


















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Two works by Michigan fiber artist Martha Fieber.
marthafieber.com













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In a time when printmaking is done less and less, Chicago area artist Scott Westgard
is producing amazing and funny intaglios.
scottwestgard.weebly.com


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A watercolor by my wife Pat Lind























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Kentucky artist Jim Gottuso makes the most beautiful thrown bowls. We are fortunate to have several.
etsy.com/shop/gottuso?


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This oil painting was done by a Chicago artist named Blanca Lopez.
It was a birthday present I gave to myself.













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One of the influential forces in my development as an image maker is my uncle Don Williams.  An architect, Uncle Don in recent years has become a wonderful ceramic artist.
donwilliamsceramics.com  


















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This small oil painting is by William McCarthy.
williammccarthyfineart.com


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These are the two of the nine ceramic pieces by Judith Pointer Jia that we own.  They sit on our mantle and seem to appeal to everyone who sees them.













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These wood sculptures were done by a Kentucky artist named Jim Sams. Yes, really, they are made entirely of wood.
jimsamswoodart.com



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This Robert Graham sculpture was a gift from my friend Bob Harris.  Nice friend, eh?
robertgraham-artist.com


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This crewel hung in my Grandparent's house.  It was done by one of my grandmother's friends.
















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These reliefs are by Jack and Alice McLean
 mcleanbronze.com
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This Dal Macon pastel was another birthday present that I gave to myself. 





















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Hand built porcelain vessels by Sandra Byers.
thebyersstudio.com



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Our friend Jordie Field did 
this beautiful little intaglio.




















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Iowa potter Bunny McBride made this celadon teapot. It has shown up in several of my paintings.
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Barb Pihos did this large etching.
pihosetchings.com




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A potter from Minnesota named Mary Jo Schmith did these pieces. 
frontavenuepotteryandtile.com  




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These ceramic forms by Karen Brown Levy were purchased at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Crafts in Louisville















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Chicago artist and friend Veronica Bruce made this piece.
veronicabruceart.com


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This is a turned and carved
wooden vessel by Dixie Biggs.
dixiebiggs.com





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This beautiful porcelain teapot was created by Fong Choo of Louisville, Kentucky.
fongchoo.com


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These paintings are by our friend Anne Kauff. She is a plein air painter who keeps encouraging me to get out and about. annekauff.com 
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