{"id":3588,"date":"2017-02-09T19:22:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T01:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2017-02-09T20:32:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T02:32:00","slug":"some-fine-art-at-tjr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=3588","title":{"rendered":"Some Fine Art at TJR!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nacisd-tjrafa.ss5.sharpschool.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0886.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0886.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0886-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nToday at <a href=\"http:\/\/nacisd-tjrafa.ss5.sharpschool.com\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas J. Rusk Academy of Fine Arts<\/a> (TJR for short), I was greeted with fine art indeed. The entire stage was covered with banners and posters welcoming me and giving out some encouraging phrases&#8211;and not only my own! There was so much art, I don&#8217;t have room to post it all! There was even a list of questions for me (which they all remembered to ask) including one I&#8217;ve never gotten before about my favorite font. Good one, Maren!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nacisd-tjrafa.ss5.sharpschool.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0899.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0899-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nacisd-tjrafa.ss5.sharpschool.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0914.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0914.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0914-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHere with one of TJR&#8217;s young artists. I got to sign Elia&#8217;s wonderful drawing of me. Like I told her, she&#8217;s very talented and has a keen eye for great subject matter!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nacisd-tjrafa.ss5.sharpschool.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0926.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"249\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0926.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0926-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAfter three shows for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, I signed a bunch of books (and some more of their talented artwork), I had lunch, and then I met with some of the book club kids for even more questions. They had been thinking of them a long time before I arrived and it showed.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nacisd-tjrafa.ss5.sharpschool.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0932.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0932.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0932-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0932-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI even got a look at Zolan&#8217;s graphic novels. He&#8217;s very talented and he gave me an autographed copy of one of his drawings. Very cool!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nacisd-tjrafa.ss5.sharpschool.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0940.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"411\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0940.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0940-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThanks to Mrs. Colgan for having me out. Thanks to Kayla for the welcome note. Thanks again to Maren for the great question (I can&#8217;t wait to see your books in bookstores). Thanks to Zolan for the drawing (I&#8217;m ready to see your comic books in bookstores, too). Thanks Elia, and all the other young artists who created such welcoming artwork. And a big thanks to all the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at TJR. You were more than welcoming with all of your fine art!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nacisd-tjrafa.ss5.sharpschool.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0906.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"1115\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0906.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0906-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCN0906-459x1024.jpg 459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Today at Thomas J. Rusk Academy of Fine Arts (TJR for short), I was greeted with fine art indeed. The entire stage was covered with banners and posters welcoming me and giving out some encouraging phrases&#8211;and not only my own! There was so much art, I don&#8217;t have room to post it all! 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