“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.”
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Winston Churchill
“The British people can face any misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy as long as they are convinced that those who are in charge of their affairs are not deceiving them, or not themselves dwelling in a fool’s paradise.”
John Cleese
“I seem to have a licence to be naughty. Graham Chapman gave it to me and it’s still valid. In fact the older I get, the more valid it becomes because the self-righteous need my help, in their struggle for self awareness.”
Benjamin Franklin
“For my own part. I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of bad moral character. He does not get his living honestly…besides he is a rank coward. The little king bird, not bigger than a sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district.”
Henry Moore
“There’s no retirement for an artist, it’s your way of living so there’s no end to it.”
Frederick Douglass
“It is not light that we need, but fire. It is not the gentle shower, but thunder.”
Charles Dickens
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.”
Albert Einstein
“A calm and humble life will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant restlessness that comes with it.”
Leonardo DaVinci
“For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been, and there you will long to return.”
Joseph Chilton Pearce
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.”
Live And Let Kneel
“We use that flag to sell mattresses and beer. We wear it as a swimsuit. We wrap our bald head in a bandana and stick it in our pants because we disrespect that flag everyday.”
These words from Dale Hansen (sportscaster and Vietnam veteran) echo the thought I’ve had for years on the subject of the American flag. The flag is not meant to be a product or a prop. That’s why I don’t wear anything meant to appropriate the American flag (that’s also why I don’t wear anything that appropriates military camouflage).
All this noise about kneeling or standing in the NFL is just the by product of another prop for a product. The teams were in the locker rooms during the anthem until eight years ago. In 2009, the NFL brought the players out for the anthem basically to be a prop for their product. It was a marketing strategy made in order to make the players (and the league) look more patriotic. The Department of Defense and the National Guard also payed the NFL for permission to stage on-field patriotic ceremonies to increase military recruitment.
Don’t be played by the sideshow. The first amendment IS first for a reason. Live and let kneel.
Open Studio Art Sale 7/9/17: List Of Available Work
The following paintings are available for purchase at my Open Studio Art Sale on 7/9/17. See the Facebook event page for more details (https://www.facebook.com/events/1480397305314412/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%224%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%22308%22%2%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D).
Please note, this list of available work will not be updated as it changes.
New Tricks
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
40″ x 20″ (2 panels, 20” x 20” each)
© 2016 Brett Callero
Looking For Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2015 Brett Callero
Half Past You
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
3 panels, 20” x 20” each
© 2015 Brett Callero
The New Civility
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
3 panels, 20” x 20” each
© 2015 Brett Callero
Alpha Fail
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2015 Brett Callero
Frequency, Force & Duration
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2014 Brett Callero
Super Hit
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2014 Brett Callero
Screaming Blue Secrets
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2014 Brett Callero
White Horses/Red Skies
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2014 Brett Callero
Three Sides
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2014 Brett Callero
Backordered
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2013 Brett Callero
One After Another
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2013 Brett Callero
Derivatives
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2013 Brett Callero
Get It While You Can
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2012 Brett Callero
Shortcuts & Long Shots
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2012 Brett Callero
Vulgar Praise
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2012 Brett Callero
We All Serve The Truth
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2012 Brett Callero
Cutting Back
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2011 Brett Callero
The Attrition
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2011 Brett Callero
Reliable
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2009 Brett Callero
The Undefeated
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2009 Brett Callero
Extended Play
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2008 Brett Callero
Bargain Hunter
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2008 Brett Callero
Heavy Lifting
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2008 Brett Callero
User Friendly
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2008 Brett Callero
Public Relations Disaster
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2008 Brett Callero
Hit Points
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2008 Brett Callero
Fixin To Diversify
Mixed media on canvas mounted on panel
24” x 48”
© 2008 Brett Callero
Stephen Fry
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
Rick Warren
“A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority.”
Donald D. Quinn
“If a doctor, lawyer or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn’t want to be there and were causing trouble and the doctor, lawyer or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the teacher’s job.”
Dalai Lama
“If someone says something unkind about you, live so no one will believe it.”
Aristotle
“Wise men speak when they have something to say. Fools speak because they have to say something.”
Abraham Lincoln
“Not all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power.”
This Young Woman Has A Lot To Learn
Tomi Lahren is a big deal these days. Propped up by her good looks, she’s become a popular voice for the alt-right people and young conservative millennial. I think this young woman (and I feel old for even typing those words) has a lot to learn. A lot to learn about history. A lot to learn about human nature. A lot to learn about life. A lot to learn about so many topics. It’s a shame, she’s bright but not smart enough to know what she doesn’t comprehend.
Find out for yourself. Watch this interview with Trevor Noah (of the Daily Show) in its entirety.
John Oliver
“Yes, the sun will rise each day, but the continuing rotation of the Earth should not be your baseline expectation of American society.”
Brett Callero: Visual Artist 