Bud

Artist/Dad/Teacher/Writer/Musician/Golferwww.artbycassiday.c om ALSO PRINTS ARE AVAILBLE AT printpops.comBud Cassiday says, "As one who lives my daily life in that bittersweet zone between memory and hope, I continue to explore the desire for meaning we humans experience—that searching for patterns that we can recognize. I find that many of my pieces exist in that world between the recognizable, safe, and comfortable --- and illusory, discordant mysteries of structure and form. Some of my works lean toward the world of comfortable pattern, some include a light hearted whimsy of creation, and others capture the frustrating lack of clarity and meaning we too often witness or experience."Bud says, "Sometimes after a long day or week of working on abstract compositions contemplating the meaning of life, the relativity of perception, the inadequacies of language, and the devaluing of knowledge, I need to paint a flower or a sailboat on the ocean, or a landscape, or go play a round of golf." "I often have fun with the titles of my art, as well," Bud says. "My Simple Gifts series is an example of this. One of my favorite melodies is that American folk tune Aaron Copland used for his orchestral version. Such a simple melodic line contrasts sharply with many of the complex unrecognizable abstractions in that series. Another of my favorites is ‘Hot Dog Vendor’; and try as I might I can’t find the hot dog or the vendor!"I am a middle aged, self-employed, divorced , 6 handicap golfer, saxophonist, artist, after having had careers as an English teacher, a social service worker, and a union organizer. I've traveled to most states in the US and have been to Europe once. I tend to stay at home quite a bit pursuing my newest career creating fine art. I've got a son who lives with me half the time and he's at the top of all my priority lists. I love to golf and get out a couple of times per week. I love taking my son fishing or bike riding. And we play tennis, basketball, catch with baseballs and footballs. We enjoy hanging out together. I like great literature but I also like making up bad jokes: Why were Tim Cruise, Cuba Gooding, and Renee Zellweger kicked out of the Louvre? Because they were yelling "Show me the Monet." "Show me the Monet." I make a good cheeseburger but I can also munch my way through chips and dip for dinner, too. Honey Nut Cheerios make a pretty good afternoon snack. I love watching This Old House videos and once renovated a 100 year old former farmhouse in a central Omaha neighborhood. It was pretty cool by the time I got finished.