{"id":4638,"date":"2023-02-26T00:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T05:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/?p=4638"},"modified":"2023-09-18T01:04:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T05:04:15","slug":"c-paul-carter-bad-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/index.php\/2023\/02\/26\/c-paul-carter-bad-art\/","title":{"rendered":"C. Paul Carter &#8211; Bad Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A wise and loving relative told me yesterday that &#8220;grief is love with nowhere to go&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My &#8220;Bad Art&#8221; looks back over my life&#8217;s recollections, for the most part. Once in a while, I look forward while I draw &#8212; always glancing in the rearview mirror, of course. I can&#8217;t help myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been working on this piece off and on for months, and it makes me hopeful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A <a><\/a>Collection of Sea Glass&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>38 in. x 38 in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"4639\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/index.php\/2023\/02\/26\/c-paul-carter-bad-art\/image-1-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.jpeg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.jpeg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"No photo description available.\" class=\"wp-image-4639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.jpeg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cpaulcarter.com\/newfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.jpeg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wise and loving relative told me yesterday that &#8220;grief is love with nowhere to go&#8221;. My &#8220;Bad Art&#8221; looks back over my life&#8217;s recollections, for the most part. 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