Kathe Kollwitz is an amazing artist! She drew some pretty serious subject matter like people, particularly women and children, in abject poverty, sick, or dying. These were not polite, feminine little colorful paintings that went well with one's decor, but rather, they were stark and mostly black and white drawings. Her subjects' features were really carved out on her paper. I think of her as the German version of Toolouse Lautrec, but the Paris academy would have had a real issue with her, I suppose.

I liked Lee's comments about music and art, and wondered what everyone likes to listen to when they have music on and are making art. I like almost everything but really like Mozart or Bach when I need help with ideas. I've been listening a lot lately to Al Green, Nirvana and anything funk, like Parliament and the Ohio Players. Hope everyone has a safe Sunday. The frozen rain is really pinging off the windows. ann