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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Nov 111 min read
Focus on the Happy!
The Holiday season is here. Ready! Set! GO!!! So, I’m filling out my schedule for Artistic Elf duty. Drawings! Paintings! Branded...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Nov 71 min read
Children of Choice
I woke up this morning, thinking about my kids. I have many, you see. Some young, some old, some very close to my own age. I didn’t...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Oct 261 min read
We're Here
It's time. Vote for the future of your children and grand children, nieces and nephews. Vote for the good of all people, not just a...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Oct 131 min read
So Much Wind
The destruction is devastating. The clean up is ongoing. Nobody likes a hurricane. Nobody wants a hurricane. They’re loud, destructive,...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Oct 42 min read
What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self?
So much. So little. Too much. Not enough. I think this must be a popular interview question of the moment, or it’s the number one answer...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Sep 271 min read
We Got So Many Phone Calls and Texts
Many from surprising sources. And isn’t that wonderful? Truly! We had a possible hurricane, you see. It didn’t actually happen, because...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Sep 221 min read
I'm Thinking about Water
Clear water. Gentle water. Swimming pool water, South of France water. Water that undulates and ripples with the least interruption of...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Sep 122 min read
Don't Be Your Own Tribute Band
When you were once known as a one-hit-wonder, you can’t really do a medley of your hit. That’s true for everyone, not just 70’s rock...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Sep 71 min read
Knock. Knock.
I have a lot of friends who changed direction this year. With some, it was their choice. With others, the choice was made for them. With...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Aug 302 min read
It Is to Laugh
I have a lovely sister. She’s kind of a riot and all sorts of original. Everyone should have one – I’ve mentioned that before – but she’s...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Aug 231 min read
Refocus
and stop spinning. Sometimes, when life feels out of balance and you’re pretty much overwhelmed or under-focused, it can help to...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Aug 21 min read
How Old Is Your Imagination?
Many of my favorite people these days are half my age. Or there abouts. They’re at that point where they’ve learned to swim, have taken...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jul 272 min read
94 in the Shade
104 in reality. When temperatures reach plastic melting territory, the mind wanders to thoughts of snow. At least mine does. After 6...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jul 202 min read
Too Darn Hot
It’s hot. Seriously hot. Like being wrapped in a blanket when the last thing you need is a blanket, and the heat’s on high, and the...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jul 132 min read
Impress. Express.
Something about the brushstroke. Yesterday, I was sitting by the pool, alone, working on a portrait. Though, it would probably be better...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jul 72 min read
The Dog Days of Summer Have Returned
Such a good boy! Such a good girl! I live in the pet capital of the country, I think. And it’s a wonderful thing. Big pets, little pets,...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jun 231 min read
Ripple Effect
I’m sitting on a riverboat alone in the early morning. Just me, a very good latte, a chocolate croissant, and my laptop. We’re gliding...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jun 141 min read
Talent is a Gift to be Shared
By sheer internet-overlap-happenstance, I fell upon a video about Mary Whyte. Mary is a stunningly talented artist who works mostly in...
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WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jul 21, 20232 min read
Night and Day and Something Else
I have a brother and a sister who I love and adore, and we’re as different as night and day and something else, but oddly enough we’re...
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