Hospital Update

Hi this is Athena,

Adam was hit by a car that ran a red light while the driver was talking on her cellphone.  He was ridding his bike and he had a bike helmet on.  I am so thankful he was wearing his helmet because we're pretty sure it saved his life.  He is hurt pretty badly and we aren't sure what is going to happen next.

All upcoming events, exhibitions and commissions will be put on hold until Adam recovers from his injuries.

Thanks for your understanding.

Athena (his love)

(This post was copied from an email sent to Adams mailing list in 2009.)

Artwork of the month: "The Cats Paw"

The tale of the "Cats Paw" is dark and reveals a portion of human nature.

This painting is a depiction of a fable titled "The Monkey and the Cat," by Jean de La Fontaine.  The monkey cons the cat to grab chestnuts from the hot coals, promising him a share.  As the cat takes them from the fire one at a time, burning his paw each time, the monkey eats them.  They are interrupted and the cat gets nothing but a burned paw.  One animal uses another to get what it needs...typical of the animal kingdom.  

As a child, I loved this painting, the story that it told, and the scandal the story reveals.  This has been one of my true favorite paintings at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts since I was a child visiting on field trips.

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

British, 1802-1873

"The Cats Paw"

1824, oil on canvas.

"If people only knew as much about painting as I do, they would never buy my pictures."

-Sir Edwin Henry Landseer.