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What About A Parade?
by Cooper on 9/17/2009 8:52:53 PM

Greetings,

Welcome to the Cooper studio. So what about a parade? Does it smack of the traditional for you?

And what is it about a marching band that can bring tears to your eyes? The good kind. Happy tears. Maybe I'm the only one with the problem? Can't be.

Does it happen because of the history of the parade? And has there ever been a good parade that doesn't have at least one marching band? I am admittedly one of those people who has to wave back when someone on a float waves. I clap for the flag corp, and I cheer for the band. Yeah, and my eyes mist over too. If it happens to be one of those parades where people throw candy for the kids to catch, I make sure I catch a couple, too. I love a parade. I know, that's been said before, and to music even.

In fact that music has been running through my head while I'm working out the current easel occupant. Spencer, Iowa is host to Flagfest every June, and it comes with a very nice parade. This past June we sat right across the street from the most interesting family. I had the camera with me, of course, got multiple shots, and now they are coming together for a great painting. I can already tell---sometimes you have to work with the canvas before it starts to feel right---no bragging---but this one felt right the moment I put the brush on it.

Nope, I don't have a photo of the canvas yet, but I have something to put you in the mood! Isn't it grand?!

Later, Cooper

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