VISUAL IDENTITY #2 (Kevin P. Nolte, Artist) – by Gary Smolker, Social Commentator, Values Critic

            

 

ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER

I saw Kevin drawing and painting his picture of Ezekiel 8: 7-9 while Kevin was sitting in a booth in Mel’s Diner in Sherman Oaks, California.

I thought the picture he was drawing and painting was beautiful.

I asked if I could photograph him holding his picture.

He said, “Yes.”

I photographed Kevin holding his painting of Ezekiel.

Then I began to converse with Kevin.

It struck me that Kevin would be the perfect Santa Klaus, because Kevin is so genial, full of good fellowship.

Kevin is naturally jolly.

One thing led to another.

I saw his painting of a woman in pain.

I asked Kevin if I could use that picture to illustrate things I want to write.

Kevin said, “Yes.”

The next morning, I saw Kevin’s paint set sitting alone on a table at Mel’s Diner.

I wrote a note to the absent Kevin, on a paper place setting.

My note said, “Kevin, Good Morning, Gary.”

When Kevin saw my note, Kevin couldn’t help himself.

Kevin immediately illustrated my note with a painting of a captain of an ocean going ship, a picture of a Sea Captain.

Kevin, proudly and with good nature, showed me his illustration of the Sea Captain on the paper place setting on which I had written my note.

Kevin posted a picture of his captain on my good morning note on Instagram @kevinpnolte.

I, of course, photographed the picture of the sea captain on my good morning note to Kevin which Kevin had posted on Instagram.

Then Kevin showed me a sketch he had made of me.

The same day (Saturday, December 7, 2019 Kevin showed me the sketch he had made of me, I met a poet-film-maker at a Holiday Party.

The poet-film-maker talked to me all night long.

She spent most of the evening talking about love.

I took notes as she spoke.

I wrote as she spoke.

The next day, December 8, 2019, I wrote a post titled MEDITATIONS ON HUNTING LOVE, which is posted on my Gary S. Smolker Idea Exchange Blog at https://garysmolker.wordpress.com/2019/12/08/meditations-on-hunting/

That post contains the gist of what the poet-film-maker told me about love and is illustrated with Kevin’s painting of a sad woman.

CREATIVITY

This is the way creativity works.

Creative things are generated through a natural collaborative effort.

True artists go with the flow.

Gary Smolker, Social Commentator, Values Critic

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