When I Was Thirty-Five I Had a Very Good Year: The Life and Works of James Edgar Templin

By Timothy J. Templin

This is a book about works of art from an author that knows very little about art. I cannot explain these pieces in terms of artistic technique or style, because I lack the necessary education, training and experience. Instead I review these various types and pieces of artwork as an aficionado, writer and son.

While I did not attain his artistic knowledge, and I did not take his craft, I did inherit his creative energy.

It is creativity that will solve our problems.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 30, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483678344

Timothy J. Templin

Mr. Templin is a mental health counselor and instructor in psychology. He holds master's degrees in both forensic and clinical psychology. Born and raised in Indiana, he has returned to his home state after living several years each in Washington, D.C. and New York City.

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When I Was Thirty-Five I Had a Very Good Year:

The Life and Works of James Edgar Templin

by Timothy J. Templin

"This world is but canvas to our

imaginations."

Henry David Thoreau

This is a book about works of art from an author that knows very little about art. I cannot explain these pieces in terms of artistic technique or style, because I lack the necessary education, training and experience. Instead I review these various types and pieces of artwork as an aficionado, writer and son.

While I did not attain his artistic knowledge, and I did not take his craft, I did inherit his creative energy.

It is creativity that will solve our problems.

Copyright © 2013 by Timothy J. Templin. 137450-TEMP

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013913927

ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4836-7832-0

Hardcover 978-1-4836-7833-7

Ebook 978-1-4836-7834-4

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including hotocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Rev. date: 09/23/2013

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CONTENTS

Amazon Rainbow (Watercolor)

Baboon (Watercolor)

Chessman (Charcoal)

Funtime (Watercolor)

Kylee

Oil Painting of a Landscape

Lilies of the Field

Loon

The Indian

Autumn (Watercolor)

Untitled Pastel

Oil Painting of 510 East First Street

Oil Painting of James and Sarah Templin

Farmhouse

The English Village (Oil)

Azore Village (Pastel)

Burl

Bali-hi (Pastel)

Baskets

Basket with Fray

Gourd (Gourd)

Basket with Flowers (Oil, 2-9-2000)

Untitled Painting of Indian

Bedouin Princess (Watercolor)

Blue Eyes (Oil)

Color Wheel (Mixed Media)

Completed December 10th, 1995 (Oil)

Easter Island (Carved Wood)

Encounter (Colored Pencil)

Heart (Ceramic)

I Heard the Owl Call My Name (Pastel)

Incan Tribute (Colored Pencil)

Ladies in Waiting (Pastel)

Lady in a Red Bonnet (Watercolor)

Lollapalooza (Pastel)

Last Crop (Watercolor)

Little Turtle’s Raid

March 2002 (Colored Pencil)

March 2002 (Oil)

Perception is Everything (Mixed Media - oil, pastel, ink and colored pencil)

Organ Grinder’s Lament (Charcoal)

Sweet Indian Girl (Pastel)

The Forest Evergreen (Oil)

The Gary Rogues (Pencil)

Tulips (Watercolor)

Ode to the American Teacher (Watercolor)

Self-Portrait: When I Was Thirty-Five I Had a Very Good Year (Charcoal)

Unrequited

(Pastel)

Untitled (Oil)

Untitled Drawing of a Woman with a Long Neck

Voodoo (Wood, clay and shredded rope)

Plant (Oil)

Sophia Loren (Oil)

Untitled Watercolor

Untitled Pastel

Untitled Watercolor

Pottery

The Fan (Watercolor)

6 of 8

Woman (Macrame)

Pencil Drawings

Soldier

The Prisoner

Throw

Published in the Anderson, Indiana, Herald Bulletin, July 1st, 2004

James Templin lived for his creative works

August 16, 1982

August 11, 1982

October 24, 1982

Jim Templin Design II

Painter’s Case

Painter’s Case Interior

Unfinished Woodwork of Balloons

Balloon Gourd (Gourd)

Lines - Values - Planes

Designs for Remodeling

Special Section: Odds & Ends

Pottery in Use at Aunt Joan’s Home

Unfinished Basket

Family Photograph

About the Author

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