Another Green World

T. Renner, "Another Green World," 2010, acrylic on wood panel, 10.5" x 10.5".

Happy Birthday, Flannery O'Connor

T. Renner, "Flannery O'Connor," 2009, linoleum cut on paper, detail.

From the Flannery O’Connor–Andalusia Foundation, Inc. web site:

Flannery O’Connor was born on March 25, 1925, in Savannah, Georgia, the only child of Edward F. and Regina Cline O’Connor. The O’Connors lived at 207 East Charlton St. across LaFayette Square from the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist where the family attended Mass. In the spring of 1938, the family moved to Atlanta where Edward O’Connor was employed as a Federal Housing Authority real estate appraiser. In 1940, the O’Connors moved to Milledgeville to live in the Cline family home on Greene Street. Mr. O’Connor died of lupus early in 1941, and Mrs. O’Connor and Flannery continued to live in the Milledgeville family home along with Flannery’s aunts. It is here that Flannery would continue to live, with a bedroom on the second floor, while she attended Peabody High School and Georgia State College for Women (now Georgia College & State University).

When Flannery O’Connor left Milledgeville in 1945 to attend the State University of Iowa, she enrolled in the Writers Workshop conducted by Paul Engle. Her thesis there comprised a collection of short stories entitled The Geranium, which would contain the seed of her first novel. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree after two years but remained in Iowa for another year before going to the Yaddo Foundation's artist colony near Saratoga Springs, New York. Afterwards she lived in New York City where she was introduced to Robert and Sally Fitzgerald, with whom she lived for over a year in Ridgefield, Connecticut. During this time she was writing her first novel Wise Blood.

In late 1950 Flannery O’Connor began to exhibit symptoms of the disease that had killed her father. Her condition forced Flannery to return to Milledgeville in 1951, but she continued working on revised drafts of the novel even while she was in the hospital. But instead of returning to the family home in town, Flannery and her mother moved to the family farm, Andalusia, where Flannery lived for thirteen years, until her death in 1964.

Three

T. Renner, "Three," 2013, digital photograph.

Two

T. Renner, "Two, " digital photograph, 2013.

One

T. Renner, "One," digital photograph, 2013.

For Dave Holland

T. Renner, "For Dave Holland," 2008, acrylic and masking tape on paper, 18" x 14".

Jazz at the Bistro will present the David Holland Quintet on Wednesday, January 30 through Saturday, February 2, with 2 sets nightly at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Featuring trombonist Robin Eubanks, vibraphonist Steve Nelson and drummer Nate Smith, the Dave Holland Quintet is widely considered the premier acoustic group in jazz today. For this engagement, saxophonist Mark Turner will be replacing Chris Potter.

The sound of a Dave Holland bass line compels attention. A master of tone, rhythm, and note choice, the bassist, composer, and bandleader is now in his fifth decade as a performer with the highest of musical aspirations: As he once told a radio interviewer, “I’ve tried to find a way to build a vehicle which lets me utilize the full spectrum which includes the tradition, playing the blues, and improvising freely…there’s been a desire to reconcile all those areas, to make them relevant, hopefully, in a contemporary context, as one music.”

Don Van Vliet

T. Renner, "Portrait of Don Van Vliet (After Anton Corbijn)," 2010, gouache on paper, 4.25" x 5.5".

Don Van Vliet (January 15, 1941 -– December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet widely known by the stage name Captain Beefheart.

Jean-Paul Sartre

T. Renner, "Jean-Paul Sartre," 2008, Sharpie on paper, 8" x 10".

Franz Kline

T. Renner, "Franz Kline," 200?, charcoal on paper, 8.5" x 6".

Vital Gesture

T. Renner, "Vital Gesture," 200?, charcoal on paper, 8.5" x 6".

Happy Birthday, Patti Smith

T. Renner, "Shroud (for Patti Smith)," 2010, monotype on newsprint, 9" x 12".

Happy Birthday to Patti Smith!

16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #16

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #16," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".

16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #15

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #15," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".

16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #14

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #14," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".

Merry Christmas!

16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #13

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #13," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".

16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #12

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #12," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".

16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #11

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #11," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".

16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #10

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #10," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".

16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #9

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #9," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".

16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #8

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #8," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".