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July 30, 2026 - It's been a hot and humid summer with occasional heavy rain storms in the Mid-Atlantic! Not too many outdoor events to attend but plenty starting to crop up indoors.

Recently been going through a backup harddrive that contained almost all my info for this webiste from 1999 through 2014. Lo and Behold, I found an "About Us" page which I can't remember writing, publishing or linking. I did a quick edit on the page and for all those that have been asking, we now have an About Artbabyart.

FLIRTING & BODY LANGUAGE:
* It takes between 90 seconds and four minutes to decide if someone likes someone else romantically

* 55% of the message picked up from someone comes through body language

* 38% is picked up from tone, speed and inflection of the voice

* 7% is picked up from what is actually said

* If someone likes someone else, their pupil size increases and so does their blink rate

SO SWEET:
Flirty body language is a subconscious dance of non-verbal cues that signals attraction, comfort, and availability. It communicates interest without the pressure of direct words, often blending signs of approachability with a touch of playful vulnerability.

Questions - Comments Message Rick Santiago at (443) 390-6599

Until next time, break on through to the other side... PEACE

Vintage Pong while you ready the TPS reports

Pong, the game your parents played before they met each other! It's a real time killer, just don't forget to mute the sound if your getting the TPS reports ready or you're right in the middle of a cube farm. Pong - Your Parents Game

According to Wiki, Space Invaders was massively popular between 1978 and 1982. Originally released in Japan in June 1978, it became a global cultural phenomenon and kicked off the Golden Age of Arcade Video Games.

By early 1982, the game had been played by an estimated 70% to 80% of students. It grossed over $3.8 billion, cementing itself as one of the highest-grossing entertainment products of all time. Your parents favorite game while hanging out at the Mall. Play Space Invaders

Of Recent Interest:
Friends with Benefits
Out of Order 2026 at MAP
Recycle to Repurpose
Lo-Fi Urban Abstract Graffiti
Artscape 2008
Top 10 Reasons
First Friday and Dinner
Melograno Restaurant

Note to Self™ - When you say "keep in touch", do it! Artist D. A. Metrov, first featured on this site in the early 2000's. Metrov shared his growth as an artist and personal evolution starting in the 1970's, one of the best pieces we've ever published. Over the subsequent years, we kept in touch through FB and occasional emails. Sad I JUST found out he passed away, even more so when a contemporary passes. I'm so regretful and disappointed I didn't make a better effort to keep in touch. D. A. Metrov

GMO and AI Free - this Website is a 100% genuine HUMAN effort, nothing artificial, automated or modified. Only spell check when reminded.

What is Art? - Defining “What is Art” maybe as difficult as defining what is the color white. White comes in many shades but we still call them white. Sometimes we name different shades of white the same way we label different styles of ART. Short and Sweet, What is Art

The NGA - if you're in DC or planning to be in DC, here's a great place to start your visit. Before your next trip check out the National Gallery of Art Calender of Events

Recycle to Repurpose You maybe surrounded by raw art materials you've been wishing for, so don't throw anything away. Bi-Folds, Boxes and Doors - Oh My! Find ways to repurpose, save the dump and keep the Earth happy. Recycle to Repurpose

A Festival for a Purpose - Hampden Highlights Festival Baltimore, MD. For me it was a disappointing, just no energy, I guess I should be happy it didn't rain during my visit. On the bright side, I did meet artist Anisa Haas at the festival, visit her website, super nice work and she recycles! Hampden Highlights Festival

Shrimp and Pasta with Cream Sauce - Easy Recipe

Single, Home Alone and Hangry :-\ But you're tired of salads, soups, subs and take home pizza, then maybe it's time to dust off that cookware, wash your hands and give this super easy recipe a try. Who knows, maybe next time you won't end up home alone on a Friday night. We've tried this recipe and it works! Simple Shrimp and Pasta with Cream Sauce Recipe

Sex and the Artist - Sigmund Freud famously defined Sublimation (psychology) as the unconscious process of deflecting raw sexual or aggressive energy into socially valued, constructive outlets, such as artistic or intellectual creation. He posited that turning these bodily impulses into art protects the individual from neurosis and allows for higher cultural achievements. Love, Lust, Sex & the Artist

2026 Sowebo Art and Music Festival might be the last of the real Baltimore neighborhood festivals. It's kid friendly, lots of art, music and interesting shops along the way. But the feel is simply old school Baltimore, with the historic Hollins Market, "the oldest public market building still in use in Baltimore City", right in middle of it all. Sowebo Art and Music Festival

Three of a Kind - What does Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp and Lilly-Rose Depp all have in common? I couldn't believe it at first, but all 3 have starred in one form or another, a Dracula movie. Lilly-Rose Depp most recenly starred in a remake of the classic Nostferatu

Day Tripping - Woke up hungry on this bright Saturday morning, so I decided to visit my local Farmer's Market. It's the ONLY farmer’s market in Baltimore City that is Opened Year Round, rain or shine. You can always count on fresh veggies and fruit as well as prepared foods. I call it the Waverly Farmer's Market but officially it goes by the 32nd Street Farmer's Market

our featured artists:

First featured in 2006, Artist Tony Juliano wants you to know he's still in the game! The artist formerly known as Tony "Baloney" Juliano painter, cartoonist, filmmaker, producer and jerk of all trades here is Tony J. in 2026

"So i paint, it helps give me a backbone, and at times when im in hospital its the reason for not departing this planet, art. i dont really know much about it, i use to beat myself up in the head thinking what would i paint if i never knew about painting, why would i paint at all" Glenn Brady - Australia

" When I paint, all my senses come into play: my emotions, my eyes, my hands, my canvas, my ears... I’m in tune with myself, and all that surrounds me." Carla Fache - Miami, Fla.

"I became friends with some of my heroes (William De Kooning, Phillip Guston) and that solidified my position and feeling that Non Objective Art was the only new and true art form of the 20th century." Linda Levi

LEO July 23 - August 22 True to their lion symbol, Leos love the spotlight and are rarely afraid of the center of attention. They are highly creative, expressive, and passionate about whatever they set their minds to. In their careers and personal lives, they are natural managers and entertainers who excel in roles that allow them to lead and inspire.

Quench Your Thirst:
the GLADIATOR
S.O.T.B.
GREAT DRINKS WE'VE TRIED...

GRAFFITI - Our NO. 1 Article!!! Follow the links and find 6 pages of Super Graffiti and Street Art.

Quotable Quotes:
"I think all art we make is kind of self portrait." Alexa Estralla

Beauty is not in the perfection but in the flaws. "It's the crack that makes the plate exquisite." Duane Michals

Winston Churchill once said, "The man who doesn't step on anybody's toes is standing still."

"If it's not one thing it's another, if it's not that it's something else" Rosanne Rose Anna Danna

"Live the life you love, and use the god you trust, and don't take it all too seriously." Love and Rockets.

"I am too involved in what I am doing, I cannot tear myself away from it. For me nothing else exists." Henri Matisse

"As someone once said, you can't avoid the aging process but you can always stay immature!" from a good friend, Lisa

"I wasn't expecting anything and I got even less..." Jiminy Glick, Comedy Central

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

Images:
July 4th Fireworks
the Artguy by Paul Mintz
Niagara Falls
An AWESOME SITE
World's Largest Slice of Pizza
The Australian Sunrise

This may be the second oldest question and probably no real answers, only guesses. If this is true, does art really exist outside the "eye of the beholder", is it a state of mind, a fleeting moment in a timeless universe, the play of shadows and light, can we taste it, can we hear it, can we read it? Maybe it is easier to define what art is not. A few thoughts on WHAT IS ART...

Love, Lust, Sex and the Artist
Art, Dope & Saving the World
Story Book Art from the Funny Farm
OUTSIDER ART?
EXISTENTIAL ART?
HOW THE MEANING OF ART EMERGES
SURREAL POP ART
LOW BROW ART

re: Ibsen said, "There must be a troll in what I write." Art, today, encompasses the dream postponed into anything-goes. Justified in letting the artist descend into mediocrity, spiraling around an ego put upon a pedestal. As if, all that a person does is art. And it is. But I have no time for it. I agree with Harold Bloom in a recent interview. He asked, would you want just anyone to do surgery on you? Of course not. You want someone to know what they are doing before they cut into you. Yet today we look at the arts as if everything is the fine craftsmanship of a great artist, and much of it isn't. Until you become yourself what benefit can you be to others? Mediocrity appeals to the mass, and it appeals to the mass ego. And though it may be art, it is not the exceptional dream, enchanting the child, like a kiss walking home to my knowledge, in an unformulated illustration which wakes me up. Michael Carrico

Realism v. Abstraction - "But throughout, the public generally continued its love of realism. Western art, in particular, flourished, and if what we read today in some journals is true, major museum and gallery curators are beginning to believe that at least some of the hype over certain 20th century art movements has been overblown. One recent article even went so far as to call minimalism and abstract expressionism 'scams', stating that curators are beginning to dust off the great works of realism that have been languishing in their basement vaults." Realism

"Ultimately, I view my inspiration for the creation of abstract images to be the never-ending fluctuations of energy and matter as seen in interstellar space. I believe these far-flung aggregations of evolving matter to be the essence of truth and beauty. In my opinion, this endless evolution of chaos toward order represents the highest level of absolute potentialities, a timeless representation of a seemingly endless universe." Abstraction