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“The real poet studies the world as it is: lovely, terrible, sensible, grotesque; and would ask for no other in its place. Humor is the final sign and seal of seriousness for it is a proof that reality is held in honor and in love.”   -- Mark van Doren

 

Guy Johnson
Vermeer with Model, 1986, oil on paper on aluminum

“What’s it all about you ask? Instead, I’ll ask you: What do you think it’s all about?” --Guy Johnson

 


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