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Jann Alexander
May 23, 20141 min read
Creativity Throws Plenty of Twists Our Way
Twisted by Jann Alexander © 2014 I don’t really believe in ‘directions’ in art; the rope twists as you follow it, that’s all. —GRAHAM...
Jann Alexander
May 22, 20141 min read
Why I Can’t Resist a Window
Blue Window by Jann Alexander © 2014 I can’t resist a window . When I travel, I collect images of windows, and their siblings, doors,...
Jann Alexander
May 21, 20142 min read
Even Clichés Can Be Works of Art
Mocha Art by Jann Alexander © 2011 It was a typical order for a barista: “a mocha cappuccino, please, for here.” I like to be served on...
Jann Alexander
May 16, 20141 min read
Drawing Inspiration from Patterns
Water Colors by Jann Alexander © 2010 “Life forms illogical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they...
Jann Alexander
May 15, 20144 min read
How to Talk to a Photographer Like She’s an Artist
Artists with cameras are trying to create something that’s fresh, new, distinct. It’s what creative people do—no matter the medium.
Jann Alexander
May 14, 20141 min read
Nature Shows Us How to Be in the Moment
Pampas Waves by Jann Alexander © 2014 Nature is rarely still. Witness the waves of pampas grass, always on the move thanks to a...
Jann Alexander
May 12, 20145 min read
How To Keep Shooting—At 75 MPH
You’re in a car and on the move, itching to shoot what’s flashing by, but there’s a window and 75 mph between you and your...
Jann Alexander
May 10, 20141 min read
Finding Zen in the Wild
Not So Coy by Jann Alexander © 2014 There’s nothing too coy about koi. Perhaps because they’re not much more than common...
Jann Alexander
May 7, 20141 min read
There’s One Color That Makes Austin Outstanding in Spring
Austin in Lights by Jann Alexander © 2014 Blue. Austin, Texas is so damn blue in spring. It’s Austin’s most consistent feature most of...
Jann Alexander
May 5, 20141 min read
Pretty in Pink But Thorny as Thistle
Pretty in Pink by Jann Alexander ©2014 Ahhhh spring blooms. So lovely, so many masquerading as weeds. If the tenacious, thorny Texas...
Jann Alexander
May 5, 20143 min read
An Austin Tradition Arrives Home
Frisco Gold by Jann Alexander © 2013 Welcome to an Austin, Texas tradition: What’s Vanishing Next? My blog devoted to my adoration—via...
Jann Alexander
Apr 30, 20141 min read
Mexican Hats Are Back!
Lotsa Hats by Jann Alexander © 2014 Every spring the Texas Hill Country wildflowers I await most fervently are the vivid, colorful,...
Jann Alexander
Apr 29, 20142 min read
Pearls of Wisdom, in Cursive
Pearls Before Lobster by Jann Alexander © 2014 By Jann Alexander How one thing leads to another. Live and Cooked ©2014 I followed the...
Jann Alexander
Apr 28, 20143 min read
The True Meaning of the Art of Letters
Farewell from Lucy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 Letters have been my passion for nearly my entire life, thanks to a few requirements. I...
Jann Alexander
Apr 25, 20141 min read
Letters from the Past, in Upstate New York
Letters from Genesee by Jann Alexander © 2012 By Jann Alexander Letters from Genesee’s Past: It’s not often you score three times in...
Jann Alexander
Apr 21, 20141 min read
The Delights and Perils of the Spanish Dagger
When it’s ready to throw up its March bloom, the Spanish Dagger’s magnificent flower always comes out on top. The thick-leaf yucca...
Jann Alexander
Apr 18, 20141 min read
A Pot of Gold On Top of the Badlands
A Pot of Gold in the Badlands by Jann Alexander © 2012 As if the Badlands in South Dakota aren’t breathtaking enough, a rainbow...
Jann Alexander
Apr 14, 20141 min read
A Monument to the Ghosts of Terlingua
Terlingua Ghosts by Jann Alexander © 2012 The small town of Terlingua, Texas, near the Mexico border, is a former cinnabar-mining...
Jann Alexander
Apr 8, 20141 min read
On the Edge of Two Worlds
Mayan Messenger by Jann Alexander © 2012 You can climb to the top of a distant civilization in Tecoh, a tiny Yucatán town whose...
Jann Alexander
Apr 7, 20141 min read
Color Riot on Aisle 9
Color Riot by Jann Alexander © 2014 The day may be dreary and distinctly unAustin-like, but my local Sprouts did its best to incite a...
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