Portrait Physiognomy
It’s been said that the human face is capable of over one million different and succinct expressions. From extreme joy to the depths of sorrow, from anguish to hilarity, from […]
Hot Summer Draw
“What do you want to draw?” said the hand to the pen. “Dunno,” said the pen. “It’s so hot. Shall I just jump in and we’ll see?” “Sure,” said the […]
YESTERDAY: 1996
The experience of watching a young child’s imagination at work has, for me, been as rewarding as any artistic experience I have known. When the kids were young I kept […]
A Closer Look at a Glimpse
We seldom see the entirety of anything at a glance; only an impression from which we can glean and elaborate upon. Oftentimes a longer look avails us nothing. It’s […]
Let it Flow
Some of the most important advice I have ever received about art was from author, Ray Bradbury. He gave this wisdom to writers about the creative process, but I think […]
FANTASY ART RECIPE
Fantasy Art Recipe- The 20 easy-to-follow steps are: 1) Choose 4 generous portions of very over-ripe Reality (something familiar) and confine it to one general area— a large mixing bowl will […]
FATHER’S REFLECTION
Karl and Harl, brother Creek Ogres, stood and watched their children play in the stream of life as it trickled slowly but steadily beneath their feet. “Look at them,” said […]
Rembrandt Knew
“Artists have been looking at Rembrandt’s drawings for 300 years. Thousands and thousands of remarkable drawings have been made since, but we are not yet done looking at Rembrandt’s. There […]
More Melville . . .
“Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.” ― Herman Melville “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, […]
The Whale
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” ― Herman Melville “Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November […]
Someplace Alone
“If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion to […]
Midnight Mucilage
Dozens of elfin men with braided beards and top knots (each uniquely coiffed) scurrying through a dense mushroom forest laden heavily in places with dangerous brier, each carrying a scroll […]
Eye See!
As an imaginative artist, I’m often asked how “It” works. How I get my ideas. Where “It” comes from. The source for most fantasy or imaginative work is usually based […]
Tick Tock . . .
MIDNIGHT. A mouseblink at midnight then gone. The vapor of its breath rises, disperses, and vanishes. Midnight. But time and the river wait for no one and the flow is […]
A Late Good Thought
A horny toad lizard wearing A waistcoat and leather-soled shoes, Shook his cane at the moon, Apparently singing his blues: I’m tired, he shouted, of these clothes and hard shoes, […]
Helluo Liborum
A somewhat rare parasite in our culture today; it burrows beneath the skin and seeks out the brain causing fever and chills when the victim is not reading or in the presence […]
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