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We have published the first 20 issues of Deanotations
as volume one of a six volume set. Costs $20 from publisher:
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or you can request it from us (same price but we will
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Dean's
New Poem of the month:
On Dying in Bed
BANG! BANG! Blood all over good clothes,
guts on the floor - a mess! . . .
read the whole poem on the Featured
poem page
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Blank Pages,
Dean's new e-book, is now available for reading on
the web or for printing as an e-book
(PDF).
A Doll's Journey
 The Doll's Journey (a blank verse poem and story by Dean Blehert)
is now available as a "print-on-demand"
coloring book (40 Pages from lulu.com) and a colored work-in-progress,
using a Wacom Stylus, is on the web. Drawings through No. 19
(of 32 drawings) are in color.
Now you can listen
to Dean read his own poems — a new dimension!
Dean's latest ESSAY:
A Theory of Murder
Murder is too easy. Where's the game? You dent a body slightly
-- if it were a car, it would be easily patched up -- and
it's dead. The guy is gone.
In the arena of creating effects, wowing people, getting
people to say "Man, you're too much!" or "Ummm,
you're a great lover" or "Did you really just make
that up?!" or "Oooh! Ahhhh! Don't stop!" or
"ENCORE! ENCORE!" or "And the WINNER is..."
-- in that arena, creating an effect upon someone by killing
him or on others by killing their intimates is akin to aceing
a challenging test by looking up the answers in the back of
the book....
Read more...
Dean's Poem-a-day
for 2006 is on the web. (Prior years are also available.)
After 2006, he began
to blog them. (See Deanotations
for short poems and Dear
Reader for longer poems and essays.
A new addition (more poems) to the collection of poetry on
Mental Health for Dummies
(or How Psychiatry is Destructive Only When Used As Directed)
by Dean Blehert is included on the Lots
of Poetry link.
Words & Pictures now hosts the
Federal Poet Website. The Federal Poets meet monthly,
usually on the 3rd Saturday at 2 pm at the West End Library
in Washington DC.
Students
note: Essay on the Third
Dimension and Recommended Paint
Supply List
July-August: Classes start at the Reston Community Center. Interested in future classes? contact
me.
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Online
Gallery: Try this online
gallery if you like pictures.
Recent and Coming Events
Pam Coulter Blehert
 August, 2010: Three paintings were acccepted in the annual US Geological Survey show sponsored by League of Reston Artist. These are Shack in the Woods, National Cathedral, and Watering Can. Shack in the Woods was awarded thrid place by Marni Maree.
Completed several new paintings: Sentinals
It's 14 x 18, acrylic on stretched canvas. Still Life with Oranges, Apples , 12 x 16 matted to 16 x 20. Oil on canvas.  August, 2010: Nascar Crash was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria annual "Scapes — International Landscape
Exhibit", juried by Joey Manlapaz. The show will remain up for the entirety of August.
June, 2010:
Splash and Stream with rapids—Winter were selected for inclusion in the "Corcoran/MPA Student Show" at the Ramp Gallery, McLean, running from June 17 to July 31.
 Pouting Child and Nancy's Place, Reflection are accepted into the judged 17th annual ArtReston show and will be on display at the Rose Gallery, Reston Community Center from June 7 to July 6, 2010.
The exhibit was judged by Daniel Wise.
June 17th: Participated as Caricaturist in the 2010 South Lakes High School Graduation Party held at Hunters Woods Community Center.
May, 2010: Monument Valley and Zefferelli's were in the Reston Community Center's annual "Student-teacher Show" during the whole of May.
Zeffirelli's was painted in August, 2009 at the Herndon "Paint-in" in celebration of . . . gee I don't remember, but it was HOT!
 April, 2010: "Great Falls, Virginia, 2006" was accepted in the monthly Art League show. I personally like the "Japanese" feel of the rock masses. This painting won "First Place" in the annual League of Reston Artists show (Aug 2008) at the US Geological Survey and has now been accepted in the very prestigious Art League of Alexandria show held monthly at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria. It will be on display in the gallery during the entirety of April, 2010. The painting is beautifully framed in a plein air gold frame and is very affordable . In addition, I have two paintings in the Rose gallery, Reston Community Center, Lake Anne Plaza. "Splash," oil, 20 x 24, and "Vale Schoolhouse," oil, 16 x 20. Each received an Honorable Mention.
April, 2010:
" Sailboat, Caribbean" sold to a private collector.
 February-April, 2010: I have completed a Portrait Commission for the United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Sam Church Jr is a past president.
March, 2010: "Sunday Morning Papers" (a portrait of my mother) was accepted in the monthly Art League of Alexandria show.
February, 2010:5 paintings were donated to the annual Art League fundraiser, The Patron's Show, one of which was "Self-Portrait, Fauve."
 Jan, 2010: Swan, Dark Water (acrylic) sold from the Art League Gallery at the Torpedo Factory.
 January, 2010: "Harpers Ferry Waterfall" was sold from the "bin gallery" at the Art League Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria. The laugh's on me: I can't remember which oil sketch this was, although I think this is the right one.
 October,
2009: I have completed a series
of 10 small paintings for a local realtor. Click
here for a slide show.
I have also completed several 16 x
20 paintings you might enjoy. Here
they are!
Sold "Ancient
Door, New Cat II" (commission).
See more on the Gallery page |
