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So Many Colorful Choices for Home Exteriors
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So Many Colorful Choices for Home Exteriors

By Carleton Varney

When I take a drive, I’m always fascinated by the paint colors people choose to enhance the facades of their homes.   A classic color scheme for the American home is white with dark green window shutters, although in Palm Beach, blue shutters are just as common. 
Appreciating Chagall’s brilliant tribute to Paris
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Appreciating Chagall’s brilliant tribute to Paris

By Carleton Varney

Pablo Picasso was once quoted as saying: “When Henri Matisse dies, Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what color really is.”  One of the 20th century’s greats, Marc Chagall has long been among my favorite artists. Anyone who is a...
Look For Sunshine in 2021
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Look For Sunshine in 2021

By Carleton Varney

Yes, 2021 is here!  Everyone was awaiting its arrival, bye-bye 2020 when the world went into a quiet, distant time.  But look for sunshine in 2021.  Yes, the vaccines have arrived and the look into...