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Jann Alexander
Aug 29, 20131 min read
Terlingua Ghosts
Terlingua Ghosts by Jann Alexander © 2013 There’s a tiny speck of a town in Texas along the Mexico border that ensnares most visitors...
Jann Alexander
Aug 22, 20134 min read
Can’t Keep Austin Weird? Look Around: It’s Everywhere
Stalking the Innocent Putt Putters by Jann Alexander © 2103 Yes, there’s reason to worry that we can’t Keep Austin Weird. But if you...
Jann Alexander
Aug 19, 20131 min read
I Want to Make Beautiful Things
“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.” —SAUL BASS, graphic design icon ♣ SAUL BASS: “I want everything we do to be...
Jann Alexander
Aug 16, 20132 min read
Turned On and Powerful Once Again
Austin Power : “You can’t turn me on.” Austin Powers : “Au contraire baby, you can’t resist me.” Austin Power by Jann Alexander © 2013...
Jann Alexander
Aug 16, 20131 min read
A Summer Invitation
Lightscapes / Blue Pool by Jann Alexander © 2013 — There is nothing as inviting as a languid, limpid pool of cool blue water on a hot...
Jann Alexander
Aug 14, 20132 min read
How Can They Call It Health Camp?
Health Camp Super Burgers Since 1949 by Jann Alexander © 2013 Call it Road Kill, because the large milkshakes at Health Camp really...
Jann Alexander
Aug 9, 20131 min read
Austin: Truly in Hues of Blue
True Blues by Jann Alexander © 2103 Blue is the color of summer in Austin. Blue skies. Blue pools. Blue lakes. Blue neon. Blue...
Jann Alexander
Aug 6, 20131 min read
How Does Austin Beat the Heat?
Frog Legs and Towers by Jann Alexander © 2013 Sunny and 102°?! How to Beat the Heat? How else—with frog legs, fried pies and air...
Jann Alexander
Aug 2, 20133 min read
Time for Some Wine with Art
Down East Wine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject...
Jann Alexander
Aug 2, 20132 min read
You Mean Austin Keeps on Vanishing?
Yes, it does. As noted in What’s Vanished Since 2004 , some of Austin’s best treasures have gone missing since I began my Vanishing...
Jann Alexander
Aug 1, 20131 min read
How Can You Pick Just One Passion?
Success at day’s end “Like a parent with many children , I’d find it hard to name a favorite among my creative passions—Art, Design,...
Jann Alexander
Jul 30, 20131 min read
Vanishing Art: Where’d It Go?
Dueling Threats by Jann Alexander © 2013 Places in Austin vanish with frequency , but when a classic artwork by a legendary Texas artist...
Jann Alexander
Jul 19, 20132 min read
What’s Vanished Since 2004?
A lot of Austin has gone missing since I began my Vanishing Austin photo series in the spring of 2004. For one reason or another—...
Jann Alexander
Jul 18, 20131 min read
Share Some Art That Goes With Wine
Down East Wine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject...
Jann Alexander
Jul 16, 20131 min read
Have Some Art with That Wine?
Wine and art make an incomparable pairing . That must be why it’s always served at art gallery openings. In fact, isn’t that why there’s...
Jann Alexander
Jul 15, 20132 min read
Far From Home: Traveling in Time
I’ve traveled far from home, and farther back in time than I’ve ever traveled in miles covered. I’ve seen the Dust Bowl in the Texas...
Jann Alexander
Jul 8, 20131 min read
When a Polaroid Was Instant Gratification
Three Boys and a Polaroid by Jann Alexander © 2013 In an Instagram world when a quickie effect can turn a contemporary image vintage...
Jann Alexander
Jul 3, 20131 min read
The Art of Patriotism
Happy July Fourth, Maine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Artists have painted flags for as long as artists have painted, from Claude Monet to...
Jann Alexander
Jun 28, 20131 min read
Boots That Are Made for Walkin’
Walk in Allens Boots by Jann Alexander ©2013 Allens Boots is a place I steer all of my Austin visitors to, direct from the airport, so...
Jann Alexander
Jun 27, 20131 min read
I’d Ride the Zephyr
#BlackHills #dailyprompt #SouthDakota #photography #traintravel #trains #bike #rail
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