The Kitty and I had the pleasure of visiting the home/art studio of a Nantucket artist today. He lives in Mid-Island which means zoning is merely a suggestion. Though the neighborhood was a hodge-podge of commercial, residential and whatever, it was a perfect location for his studio. Just stepping into the home I was immediately whisked into a movie about the life of Picasso, Pollock, or Warhol. Paint brushes, unfinished art, and pencils were everywhere. The bookshelves were overflowing with great literature, and guitars and digital music were shelved and catalogued and at the same time strewn hither and yon like leaves in autumn. Everything about the place shouted ARTIST! at more than one medium. Made me want to be one....again. I love playing music on the guitar or piano, writing and painting, restoring old things like cars and motorcycles and I have a pretty good collection of books too, mostly read several times. Other than the Kitty calling her lawyer if I ever wanted to live in this neighborhood, it was a real pleasure seeing how a practicing Renaissance man and his family live. Maybe I can reproduce it in Florida or next season here on island. It would not be the first time someone was a scientist, philosopher, and artist all at once. It was a pretty common combo back in Florence in the 1400s.
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