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 [...]
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 [...]
Spring, Summer and Fall, you find artists outdoors and in galleries painting all over towns, cities and in the country. Don’t be afraid to speak with them. What if you feel like you would be disturbing them? Ask them if they would mind a short conversation. If they are receptive, ask your questions, make your [...]
Artist/Teacher Barbara Garro says, Seeing with an Artist’s Eyes, looks for the art beyond expectation, the invisible life in the visible. I intend to bless the world when I paint an image as well as to bring blessings to the image. Each framed painting becomes a child, a real, living breathing entity. Cézanne is quoted [...]
Half of this oversize red leather bound Liber Novis (New Life) is devoted almost half to C.G. Jung’s Oil and Watercolor fantasy painting out of his awake conscious explorations. Although the first half of the book with the majority of the paintings is in German, the second half of the book is in English. I [...]
Another innocent is lost. Aliahna Lemmon went missing while being baby-sat, along with her two sisters, by neighbor and close family friend, Mike Plumadore. Aliahna was eventually found. Her little body was dismembered, her hand, feet, and head, the body parts that could identify an individual, found in Plumadore’s freezer. Other body parts were deposited into [...]
Is there any logical reason why something as enduring as our beautiful planet should be ruled over by its most fragile life form? Since mankind emerged to become the dominant species, everything around us has been destroyed at our hands. Over the countless millennia of man’s existence, our planet has suffered terribly under our stewardship. [...]
What is life’s purpose and why are we here? Why are we here? Why are we here? The point of life is life itself: living life to the full; being the best that we can be. The point of life is loving life. The point of life is sharing – sharing one with the other [...]
Poet: Is it me or has the future changed speed? Voice: It is you. The future is arriving at exactly the same speed as before. Poet: No, you are wrong, the future is fluctuating. Voice: You are insane. Poet: That is not an answer, and… you are as always trying to dodge the question. Voice: I am not [...]
Poetry makes an excellent conversation beginning with a lump in the throat then spilling out like liquid honey so sweet, savory, ending in the most natural wisdom. To be a poet, you need to know when to listen and when not, as well as begin every day with a moment of silence, during the day [...]
