Fireworks
My writing partner Steve’s favorite two holidays aren’t Christmas or Thanksgiving, they’re Hollowe’en and 4th of July. Both offer an element of mischief (good, clean, fun, American mischief, of course) and both offer some wonderful spectacle. 4th of July in the United States is a time of celebrating our independence, (it was from England, for [...]
Write What You See, Not What You Think You See
I took a drawing class once, not sure from whom, I was in high school at the time, where the teacher said, “Draw what you see, not what you think you see.” After a moment to process this, my drawing improved unbelievably quickly. I was drawing a face at the time. I had put a [...]
Post 26 – Hope, the Enemy of Art
I hate the word “hope”. I’m going to let that sentence stand there by itself for a moment. In fact, I’ll repeat it. I hate the word “hope”. How can I hate it? The word means looking for a brighter future, it is a vision of a greater life. It is the basis of a [...]
Post 22 – Why Art?
I know people who would rather not be challenged in their lives. They prefer a comfortable job and, as my friend and mentor Pat O’Bryan calls it, a McLife. It’s valid. It has confuses me, but, as the philosopher said, confusion is a very high state and understanding is the booby prize, so I don’t [...]
Post 20 – Myths
I have recently been accused of being reactionary. The person didn’t mean that I espouse ultra conservative political views, or that I want desperately to return to an older time. They meant that many of my posts on the process of writing during the 30 day blog challenge (Only ten more. It’s been quite a [...]
Post 8 – The Power of Art
I had a conversation with a friend in high school, sometime back during the Lincoln administration, about art and society. She was a talented piano player and singer who was becoming disenchanted with art. She said that, with everything that was going on in the world, it seemed to her a life pursuing art was [...]
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