Mark Graham
Bio
I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
Stories (744/0)
Flag Day
What is Flag Day? Flag Day is the day where citizens can display their American flag and show how proud they are of their country and the freedom to do this. It is a day of respect for all flags in a sense. The stripes on the flag stand for if I remember correctly: red for the blood that was drawn in defending the flag, white for the souls who gave their lives for the flag and the blue is for the battlefields that were fought on over the years. The stars are for all the states. Flag Day is a day to be remembered not for having picnics but just to remember what the flag means.
By Mark Grahamabout 19 hours ago in Critique
Juneteenth
What is Juneteenth? This is a holiday describing the end of slavery in a way for some. There was a time that some plantation owners gave certain freedoms to their slaves. Some saw ways to improve their standard of living and learned what it took to become free and learn to read and write for there were black schools even though they were well hidden, but for some learning gave them a chance to be FREE in a way. To be honest I am not sure about this for I was trying to remember from a program I remember watching a while ago. Juneteenth is kind of controversial depending on circumstances and what you may believe. We all need to feel free and to show understanding of all. The Lord Jesus made us all in his image whether black, white, red or yellow.
By Mark Grahamabout 19 hours ago in Critique
Holy Bible
What can one say about the Holy Bible? The Holy Bible no matter what faith or edition that you read from really does say the same things. The Lord is the one true leader that we all need to follow. This is a book of books from the beginning to the end that show many Revelations to one's living their own lives. It is also a book about many families and their issues; governmental leaders and what they do that is not right but seems to work out in many ways good and bad; how to make friends and keep them and work along with your enemies, and many more stories that one can have help in understanding how to live their lives. The Holy Bible is one great 'Good Book'.
By Mark Graham2 days ago in Critique
Mowing
How old is too6 old to expect the younger generation to start taking over lawn mowing chores. I like cutting grass, but at 60 years of age and cutting grass since I was 12 years of age it does seem to get old at times. Lawn care does make your yard look good when keeping the weeds down and planting flowers, especially roses and a few others. But, in very hot and humid conditions it is not a chore that I relish doing every week.
By Mark Graham3 days ago in Critique
Owls
As you notice what I assume are owls are colored with peach on all four corners of the page. Other colors I showed to offset the owls were purple, greens and in the center for the small border brown. I used forest green for the center point of the owl corners as well as in the center of the page to go against the brown. I believe it shows a good contrast. Please comment.
By Mark Graham5 days ago in Critique
Fish Story
Here is a picture of swirls and bubbles and other shapes that could be found underwater for I used silver and shades of blue and few areas of pink that could be the light of the sun under the water. The fish are silver swimming in all directions. To me this image before I really noticed the fish kind of reminded me of 'Starry Night' by a very famous artist. Please comment and share your thoughts.
By Mark Graham5 days ago in Critique
Leaf
'Leaf' is a coloring page that I used vivid colors from dark purple to blues to orange intermixed with pink in the center. I did this to draw focau to the center of the page. I used light shades around the 'Leaf' for contrast'. One of the colors for the border was Cadet blue. The purple used in the corners I kind of used them like quotation marks to show emphasis on the center. Please comment.
By Mark Graham5 days ago in Critique
The Neighborhood
When I first saw this coloring page I thought "Wow!" what detail to color. In the end I decided to use colored pencil and crayon and colored the roofs several different colors in various shades. At time I thought maybe since there was so much detail as in the windows and doors as well as some had bricks and small balconies it would have been kind of fun to do that way, but then again that would require a little bit more colors that I have. Actually, I think this would make a great jigsaw puzzle. Please comment.
By Mark Graham5 days ago in Critique
Peacock and Swirls
'Peacock and Swirls' is a coloring page that for some I reason I did not notice the peacock till I started filling in color. I used crayon for this piece of color art using blues, reds, greens and some different shades of these colors as well. Please comment for at times I tried to mix a few colors.
By Mark Graham5 days ago in Critique
Floral Arrangement
'Floral Arrangement' is a coloring page that I used more crayons but using light shades of color from light pinks and blues to light green and yellow. There are a few red and dark blue to show some contrast in flowers. Please comment and share your thought it would be truly appreciated. When I exhibit these images it is like I am having a mini-art show.
By Mark Graham5 days ago in Critique
Buttons or Medals
Here is a coloring page that I call 'Buttons and Medals' for the design reminded me of different kinds of these objects. I used vivid colors of red-orange, purples and blues and greens all in crayon. Crayon to me is a medium not only for kids for I like how bright some images appear in using this medium. Please share your thoughts and comments on this picture.
By Mark Graham5 days ago in Critique
Hearts and Smiles
Here is a coloring page the I entitled 'Hearts and Smiles'. I mainly used red, pink, orange and a color the is named macaroni and cheese. I was using an old box of Crayola crayons and I am not sure if they still name colors of odd things, but I think that the color of macaroni and cheese finished the picture pretty well. Please share your thoughts on this one for it would really be appreciated.
By Mark Graham5 days ago in Critique