slightlystrange

My Grandpa was my first hero. He took me for walks on the steamy brick streets of Illinois just after a rain. He built me a wagon and a cart, […]

“Art can be done by anyone doing almost anything if it is done well and with passion.” —THE IMAGINIST One of the single greatest artistic influences in my young life […]

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”–Oscar Wilde   A mountain cottage in the moonlight. The white picket fence shown like piano keys, untouched playing […]

Each year, I resist the urge to make resolutions, (personal and artistic) and yet I do. In reflection, at least part of me has become the New Year’s Scrooge: I […]

Our dear Auntie Rose Got bit on the nose  By a lizard that came  Out of a letter It turns out Aunt Rose  Had written some prose About a man […]

“If anyone tells you something strange about the world, something you have never heard before, do not laugh but listen attentively, make him repeat it, make him explain it, no […]

A four-eyed head-hat is what they where on Pontoon . . . They’re custom designed from the face of a goon. Of course you might think it strange, Or quite […]

“The poignancy of situations that evoke reflection lies in the fact that we really do not know the meaning of the tendencies that are pressing for action.” JOHN DEWEY, “Human […]

“There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are […]

“In this commonplace world a romantic is one who either admires a finer thing or does one.”  ALEXANDER POPE Over the years I have always been fascinated about  artists in every […]

There are few things more exciting for an artist than when he or she finds a groove: a place in time when all the parts  fall together and the culmination of […]

Hi there. Did you want to say something; something  important? No. Are you certain? Yes. So, is there an acceptable intellectual explanation for you to present yourself in such a […]

“In the beginning, God created . . .” we all know the story. Out of darkness He made light. One could imagine that He was alone and that He had a […]

I’ve been thinking about gargoyles lately and the very unique perspective that they have on the world. It’s a high view and a long view and they can see much […]

Some mornings l wake up with the urge to draw something- anything– and I’m not satisfied until I’ve done just that. The subject matter doesn’t seem to be important, though […]