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Monthly Archives: June 2009
1.I’m pleased to say that we are safe and sound in Pennsylvania with my parents. We spent most of the last month, and all of last week boxing up our things, sweating in the heat and humidity, packing the trailer … Continue reading
The Working Artist Show
If you are in the Kennebunk area during the month of July… Please Come. The WORKING ARTISTS SHOW, organized by some of the artists in the Maine Illustrators’ Collective (MEIC), is being held in a gallery space, at the Kennebunk … Continue reading
Art Show and Sale
Two days until the show… Everyone is invited.Email me for the specifics. annajboll at gmail dot com Anna J. Boll Fine Art & Illustration Summer Show and Sale Saturday, June 20th 4 pm to 8 pm Leonardtown, Maryland … Continue reading
Five on Friday
Locked so that my prof doesn’t see this. 1. Thanks to those of you who gave me a little kick in the rear yesterday. While the art history paper is still on my list of things to do, the research … Continue reading
Stop procrastinating
I think I am a person who thrives on a busy schedule. I currently have a final paper to complete for my art history class but the class is no longer meeting. This means that I am at home. This … Continue reading
Five on Friday
1. I am just home from the dentist and feel like a drunk chipmunk. She had to remove a crown, fill a cavity and give me a temporary crown. The worst part was keeping my mouth open for so long. … Continue reading



