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“I take the ones that interest me. I have to like the story, it has to be something that is meaningful to me and to the person involved. I like to talk to people, find out what’s inside them. I incorporate their personality, their dreams into the painting.”

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Due Date

Due Date

by | Mar 2, 2026 | ,

People have been asking me how I choose each week’s Rediscovered Art post. It is sheer observation of who the Universe puts magically in front of me, whether in a Facebook message, a chance clue that pops up in James’ archives we are sorting through, or actually being...

Ian Plays and Snoopy Sings

Ian Plays and Snoopy Sings

by | Nov 10, 2025 | ,

With today’s post of “Ian plays and Snoopy Sings”,  I reach out to all of you to join us to fill in the blanks if you know more about the history and the stories of  “Ian and  Snoopy.” This watercolor is part of a series of Children with Toys created around 1981 for a...

Beau Satori

Beau Satori

by | Sep 8, 2025 | , ,

Today's installment from the Rediscovered Art of James Yale takes me to Eureka Springs to interview  Beau Satori about the stories behind the original art he owns that include the oil painting of Erin Foster, and the two pen and ink drawings James created to advertise...