In the way of Michelangeloand in the way of great artists, the practice sketch for an intended masterpiece turns out to be good, and becomes in itself a work of art.
Such was the case with the 'Favoured Hot Seat' (British spelling) being used as a design and colour scratch palette ahead of joining the orange and pink of the glorious 'Ed''s Favorite Bench', featured in a post preceding this.
'Ed's Favorite Bench' was to be titled 'Favoured Hot Seat" too, until the Christmas cookie baking event when Ed gave us to understand that pink is his least favorite colour. Thus, committed to the mauve tone of their arm color as a dominant shade of their bench, we went with the 'Ed's Favorite Bench', mitigating the damage, we thought.
So David and family have a doubtlessly valuable painting. The way these pieces turned out, collectors of raccoonware will pay pretty pennies for only one of them, but TWO? We hesitate to estimate......
Hang on to what you've got. They're signed on the bottom!
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My son David Jr. - I consider it a great mistake to have named him exactly after me; what pomposity, and what a curse for him! - 
is the original I was perhaps intended to be.
is the original I was perhaps intended to be.He is seen thanking the great spirit at our campsite in Door County a couple years ago.
Here the birthday boy is crossing a finish line of a 5K run with his wife Sue. A true supporter, he runs 1/2 pace behind his partner, almost even with her.
WE notice these things at the raccoon-ag'ery
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. HappyBirthday,
son!
