Most of the young people I know (including my own son) are already a decade beyond this youngster that from my vantage point now, seems like a mere child, even though in my heart I felt nothing like a child then. Or was trying hard not to.
“Listen, I Have Something To Tell You”
The image most conjured of artists and writers is that of a (usually disheveled) lone person at a desk or in a studio day in and day out for hours at a time surrounded by books, papers, art supplies and endless cups of coffee.
Woodpeckers and Wonder
Wonder is a state that seems to be slowly drifting away from our daily life. One reason is that in our modern, slightly cynical world, Google makes it easy to quell wonder and replace it with facts and information. Singer Tom Waits, believes we have a “deficit of wonder”.
All The Art I Will Never Make
I once had a sketchbook in college that had directives by artists on each page intended as inspiration. One I’ll always remember was, “Do more work. It’s easy to be an artist in your head.”
Remember Sundays?
My childhood Sundays of white linen-clad tables abundant with food and wine; adults with kids on their laps, laughing and talking for hours are long gone. Modern life, with shopping and working available at all hours also has our families spread around the world with little time to visit.
I Still Like It Loud
One of the superpowers that music and musicians have is the ability to make people move. Dancing for me will always be synonymous with celebration and fun. Our bodies thank us for this effort by giving us huge doses of feel-good endorphins and serotonin.
(There’s) Something About Birds
Sooner or later, it seems, any artist who uses imagery will want to paint birds. And why not of course? Birds are fascinating and changeable and exotic in more than a few hundred ways.
On Allowing My Hair To Be Grey
My connection to Buddhist principles suggested it was one more step toward accepting the impermanence of everything. I suppose I reasoned if I did not have to look death in the face everyday, maybe I could keep it at bay?
“Homage al Huichol”
My mandalas focus on kaleidoscopic details of nature which are often mandalas in their own right.