Ninety times Rembrandt van Rijn asked the question, ‘Who is Rembrandt?’ And ninety times he answered himself for all the world to see. In commemoration of his 400th birthday on June 15, 2006, I spent the 4th of July with Rembrandt, another independent artist who valued his freedom. Criticized often for poor drawing technique, held [...]
Loving Art and Conversing with Artists - Having spent decades in Corporate America, living in the artists’ world has brought many delightful surprises and some horrifying questions. I am continually amazed by the questions friends, family, strangers, fellow artists, neighbors, and service providers ask me. Here are some examples of the worst questions that I hope [...]
If you’re single, or divorced, or maybe just out of a relationship and reading this, you are probably looking for useful information on how to improve your chances of finding a new partner. There are gazillion websites and self-help books out there offering their expertise. Therefore it’s surprising to me that not all resources have [...]
Most days when I’m working on the manuscript for my latest work in progress, I’m lucky if I write more than a couple of hundred words. For the explanation why, please read on. *** Question – Just how much care should you take when constructing a sentence? Answer – a whole lot! When I first [...]
We are going to rule the World Donald! You are right there Mitty, us rich people knows what is best for everyone. Quack, quack, quack. Those poor people are so stupid, they think that Democracy allows them a choice. Quack, quack, quack. I don’t like poor people Donald, no money, no cars, no houses, living [...]
Oct 2011; I was told by my tutor at Writer’s Bureau that my story ‘The wind in your face’ was unsellable and that he had no idea where to pitch it to an editor. After a really bad month, which ended with me leaving the on line course as a result of his constant attacks [...]
Franz Kafka said, “Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” Beauty keeps you young. Nothing much has changed about the truth of that statement in thousands of years. People today are still drawn to beauty. They purchase art to bring beauty into their lives. Obviously, everyone has a personal concept of [...]
I personally believe being happily engaged in writing and art making is better than not; and secondly, living without depression, pain and anger is better than living with them. If you’re doing something artful, and smiling, look out, you’re probably having fun. Every word written is a victory against depression and the dysfunction that comes [...]
I have been watching football.No matter our troubles, fuel subsidy removal, corrupt politicians and extremists, football brings us close together and we laugh , agonize and scream while the game lasts. You can also be very sure that for the duration of the game, we are tribeless. So Saturdays are happy days as husbands abandon [...]
Sometimes you may notice a face in the crowd. Only for a split second, yet your mind will be filled with memories. I nodded to her and I had not seen her in years. She now walked with a big, tall healthy-sized male specimen in the annex area of Toronto. Let’s call her Miss MBA. [...]
