This is the recently opened Louisville Southwest Library designed by my son, Colin Drake.
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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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In a time when printmaking is done less and less, Chicago area artist Scott Westgard
is producing amazing and funny intaglios.
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is producing amazing and funny intaglios.
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A watercolor by my wife Pat Lind
Kentucky artist Jim Gottuso makes the most beautiful thrown bowls. We are fortunate to have several.
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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.
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.
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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.
These wood sculptures were done by a Kentucky artist named Jim Sams. Yes, really, they are made entirely of wood.
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This Robert Graham sculpture was a gift from my friend Bob Harris. Nice friend, eh?
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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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This Dal Macon pastel was another birthday present that I gave to myself.
Our friend Jordie Field did
this beautiful little intaglio.
Iowa potter Bunny McBride made this celadon teapot. It has shown up in several of my paintings.
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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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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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