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Last week I read two books in two days. Yes, that required putting a halt to all activities beyond eating and feeding the dog. Even...

I came upon the tree I dubbed ‘Palo Duro Tree’ in a West Texas canyon, bent and alone, begging for a photograph. I obliged, using my...

Beautiful That Afternoon  Later, I painted what I missed while reading. ©2014 Jann Alexander I was lucky to never lose my first true...

Trees in the Snow  painted by Jann Alexander © 2014 The lonelier the trees, the better: I’m drawn to them like autumn leaves are to the...

Is it finished?  ShimmerScape by Jann Alexander © 2013 It’s often hard for a painter to know when to quit.  I’m facing that question...

It Was Beautiful That Afternoon , oil on canvas by Jann Alexander © 2013 A summer cycling trip through Idaho, approaching the Grand...

ART CONNECTS ME to the whole wide world. It’s in the  details  of everything I see, be it a painting in a gallery window, a pair of...