Of course anyone I mentioned this loss to looked at me a bit incredulously and said, “You know you can have all that info online. Why use an address book?” I knew I was sounding like a horse and buggy owner complaining about the exhaust of the new motorized vehicles.
Archives for September 2014
Was Charlie Parker Following His Bliss?
We of the masses who consume or benefit from the products of highly creative minds and souls often have a romantic notion of the “tortured genius.” But we do not live in their world.
Fine Art Photography by Paul Elliott
I have images from my travels around the world, including China, India, Africa, and Europe. Also landscapes from the US, Italy and England. I’m interested in many types of photography, and search for many ways to express my view of the world. I love the light in my home state of New Mexico.
Integration of Casual Primitive Means with Discerning Modern Ends
Automatism is a prerequisite for the initial phase, without conscious direction, the next and final phase takes place when cutting edge techniques are applied, visually interpreting and treating the original drawing with contemporary tools.
Dogs, Behaviour, and Motivation
Motivation is a complex topic. Proponents of operant conditioning would point to simple rewards and punishments delivered to the animal as the way to get reliable behaviour from our dogs. But is that the end of the story? New research on human motivation may shed some light on the internal motivations of dogs and why things work differently than we think.
The Memory Bowl
At a time when I needed my family and friends the most, they were there. A story of love, and how a wooden bowl became a symbol of everything beautiful at a time when it felt like life was anything but.
The Mexico Twelve – Multi-Generational Travel
It took a lot of planning and co-ordination to find a week and location suitable for our three adult children, their spouses and our five grandchildren aged 5 to 15, but the all-inclusive resort we all agreed on was a gem.
“The Race”
“I have always been an artist and have sought my own visual language in metaphors and allegories. Increasingly my intent has been to push my imagination and the level of my skill to create strong and engaging images” – Bruce Lowney
Tee Time in Kauai
Is there a heaven on earth for avid golfers? I heard rumors that one of the most northerly islands of the Hawaiian chain might be the place. I slipped my golf clubs in a TaylorMade travel bag and my cameras and lenses in a Gura Gear backpack and headed to the Garden Isle of Kauai to find out.
Touring A Cursed Island
Oak Island is one of 360 islands that dot Nova Scotia’s Mahone Bay. It is unique in that it is the only one blanketed with oak trees…and it has been linked to everything from the Holy Grail to Captain Kidd to William Shakespeare.