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How Small Daily Choices Strengthen Your Body

elderly man lifting dumbbells
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Do you ever get to the end of the day and wonder how you managed to do so little movement in so much time? In Iowa, where the seasons pull you between snow boots and summer sandals, it’s easy to slip into passivity. The little choices we make each day — walk or drive, stretch or scroll — quietly shape how strong or sluggish we become. In this blog, we will share how small, steady actions build lasting physical strength.
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Patrick Hughes Presents Studiolospective at Flowers Gallery

Patrick Hughes and Geoffrey
Artist Patrick Hughes and Art Blogger Geoffrey Dicker Pose in front of Hughes’ Work, A Study of the Studiolo (All Photos By Gail)

The Wow Factor is off-the-charts at British Surrealist Patrick Hughes‘ new exhibit, Studiolospective up now at Flowers Gallery.

“My pictures seem to move as you move,” Hughes explains in his artist’s statement. “They come to life when we bring them to life. This is because they are made in perspective the wrong way round, in reverspective. If you bob down in front of them, it is as if you have gone up, and as you walk past to the right it is as if you have gone to the left. I am delighted to bring together paintings for this exhibition, which move between the centuries.” Continue reading Patrick Hughes Presents Studiolospective at Flowers Gallery