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Gary Bowling Install
Josh and I installing a Gary Bowling painting for a Leawood client. He’s the best Impressionist I’ve ever worked with. Client agrees. She loved the Pinot too. The post Gary Bowling Install appeared...
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Hiking and Biking the Grand Canyon, Again
Mohave Point at the west end, with good old Dakota. This makes my 10th trip to the canyon. No time for a rim-to-rim on this gig, but we hiked our share. One of those sunsets that reminds you how small...
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Jacob Burmood’s Sculpture for Dallas Stadium 50% Complete
I landed this gig for good old Jacob Burmood last January. Monument for the National Soccer Hall of Fame, adjacent to the new FC Dallas Stadium. Bebe and I went to his studio yesterday to sip joe and...
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Install in Fresno
While I was in Sonoma, and Santa Barbara, and Venice last month, I stopped by Fresno to lend a hand with this project. 30 Whitaker Wind Sculptures on the roof of the Clovis Community Hospital’s new...
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Sailing Chicago
Look at these punks, off on a sailing adventure while I’m at the gallery working my ass off. Have fun, boys. IMG_1172 The post Sailing Chicago appeared first on Paul Dorrell's Blog.
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Install at National Soccer Hall of Fame
Installing Jacob Burmood’s brilliant monument for the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Dallas. Here’s a brief video of the project. Great job, Brother. That bourbon last night was well-earned. Thanks...
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Our Annual Donation to Sumner and Paseo Academies
Lord I love these punks, and don’t mind saying they love us. Helped a lot of them get into college this year. Will help more next year–on and on until I die. Thanks to my generous donors: Chiefs, Bill,...
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Body Painting at Leopold Gallery
On a recent Saturday a lovely woman I know, Milica, agreed to a body-painting session in our window. Richard Raney did the artwork, brilliantly. Everyone loved it. 200 people came through to watch,...
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My Wonderful Gay Friends
I’ve had a lot of gay friends in my life. Sam Anderson, a KU Prof who taught Russian and German, was one. I met him on the raquetball courts, and that launched a deep friendship. He taught me so much...
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Kinetic Exhibit with City of Boston
Next spring we’ll be installing an enormous Whitaker Wind Sculpture Exhibit at the Charlestown Navy Yard, near the USS Constitution. It’s going to be a beautiful summer: going to the Gardner Museum for...
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Jacob Burmood Install at Arrowhead Stadium
Recently installed Jacob’s brilliant piece, 3rd and Long, at Arrowhead. Abstracted football spiraling out of 4 play patterns. It went through lots of design drafts before we hit this one. Great works...
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Key West Again
Josh and I had an install in Naples last month, and if you’re in Naples, you may as well go on to Key West. At least we always do. Great trip, Dude. We installed 6 sculptures all told. Will get better...
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Leopold Educational Foundation: Field Trips, Preparing the Kids for College
Every year I take around 100 teenage artists from the inner city on cool field trips, and while that’s a blast, sometimes it’s important to have them to the gallery for a day of work and instruction....
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Dig It: My Audition for Survivor
I recently auditioned for for this show, figuring if I got on it would help raise funds for my Educational Foundation, since helping kids in the inner city is one of my missions in life. Here’s a Link...
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Leopold Gallery Turns 30
We turned 30 this year. What a cool journey it’s been: Installations for the US Capitol Building, Marvel Studios, Disney World, clients in Hong Kong, London, Milan all 50 States, and KC. Couldn’t have...
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Goodbye My Beautiful Darling
You rescue them from a life of abuse. You give them more love than they thought they would ever know. They give back ten times as much. It’s a beautiful journey together that ends all too quickly....
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