“Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.”
– Jack Lemmon
– Jack Lemmon
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Copyright Beth Parker Art 2013
Businessman Bird – Watercolor
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I painted this bird in a
motel during a bad winter storm. We got 14″ of snow in that storm and
we don’t really have snow plows around here.
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I never go anywhere without my watercolors! 
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About Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon is best known for the poignant sweetness he brought to comedic roles in movies like Some Like It Hot and The Apartment, but is also remembered for his dramatic roles, including the struggling alcoholic in Days of Wine and Roses.
He was born in 1925 into a wealthy Boston family and knew by the age of
four that he wanted to become an actor. He won two Academy Awards and
was known for his collaborations with director Billy Wilder and costar
Walter Matthau. He died in 2001.
