All paintings and drawings by artist Richard Verry
REAF – Rochester Erotic Arts Festival The 10th Annual Rochester Erotic Arts Festival, or REAF, came to town this past weekend. Of course, I went. This is a big event for the conservative region in which I live. Open to the public, it’s a festival on all things related to eroticism. REAF is a weekend…
My Followers and Fans Good day, all of my followers and fans. You know how much I love and appreciate you. I discovered something interesting a little while ago. I was updating my two websites, richardverry.com and maggicalexpressions when I uncovered a fact. On my main website, I have approximately 13,500 followers, and on my…
How do I think of these things in such detail? Yesterday, I received this intriguing comment from one of my readers. My life partner girlfriend also wants to know the answer to this question. She cringes at many of my stories. As many times as I try to satisfy her with a reply, sooner or…
Yesterday, I wrote about goals without a plan is nothing more than a wish. In fact, I believe it’s more than that. It’s wishful thinking. However, once you have the plan, you are already on the road to meeting your goals. For me, that’s the fun part. Taking the first step, then the next and…
They say one’s home is their castle. I can’t help wonder about the truth in the statement. The home I used to live in, the one I recently sold and moved from, used to be my castle. I loved my home. I did not envision leaving it any time soon. In fact, I was sure…
In the wee hours of the early morning, I laid in bed, my mind racing with non-contiguous thoughts. Trying as I might to fall back asleep, my thoughts kept coming back to the word ‘Inspiration’. First, I kept thinking what inspires me. I also thought about the definition of the word. Jumping around, I landed on…
I heard a quote last night when watching NCIS on TV. Special Agent Gibbs quoted Yogi Berra with the following. “If the world was perfect, it wouldn’t be.” Just to be clear, I never heard the quote before and I found it intriguing. I spent some quality time in reflecting upon it. We’ve all wished the…
Endless Repeat When I write or paint, I tend to put on music so that I can stay focused on what I’m doing. The other day I was discussing music with a friend of mine. It got me thinking. I play ‘Gold Dust Woman’ by Fleetwood Mac on endless repeat for hours while I write or…
So, I’ve been on social media for a while now, and the more I learn about it, the more I realize that it is an important part of marketing my books and artwork. The folks who I now following have lots of great ideas and thoughts that make a whole lot of sense to me….
I’m not sure that this is a good thing or not but I have to protect my brand before someone steals it. Will it be addicting, or will I be able to manage it just fine. Time will tell. Oh My! Feel free to share your comments to me on the pluses and minuses. Thx….
