Posted by Anthony Holdsworth on February 22nd, 2009 | 1 Comment delete

Global Warming and the United States of ...

Global Warming Triptych, New Montgomery and Market, San Francisco, each oil painting about 4.5 ft square My father, Dennis Holdsworth, who was one of the principle developers of airborne radar in England during the war, introduced me to the concept of global warming in the late 50′s. In those days it was called ‘the greenhouse effect’. The long term effects were not as clear then as they are today, but the scientific community was already aware of an impending crisis. So with more than fifty years notice, why has the world’s preeminent power...
Posted by Anthony Holdsworth on February 10th, 2009 | Submit a comment delete

Shoeshine at 13th and Franklin, downtown...

“Interesting painting.” the old man said as I was working on this canvas today. “Well it’s an interesting place to work. Shoeshine stands are like barber shops. Always good conversation.” “That’s what I tell my friends. Forget the soaps on TV. Go to downtown Oakland: it’s a lot more entertaining.” The old man is right and here are a few excerpts from my diary which prove it. Shoeshine on 13th and Franklin St, downtown Oakland January 14th I started my painting of the shoeshine stand today just a block away from the...
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