top of page
Welcome to Pairings
Pairings by Jann Alexander include creativity, inspiration, books, writing, photography, art, history, travel, Texas life, lore and more
Search


Jann Alexander
Jun 27, 20141 min read
A Contrast Between Life and Death
Snowed Under in Seco by Jann Alexander ©2013 Photography excels at capturing contrasts—between dark and light, shadow and bright, death...


Jann Alexander
Jun 20, 20141 min read
Looking for the Contrasts Between Things
Light Between the Lines by Jann Alexander © 2014 When I’m out with my camera and determined to make a photograph, I’m looking for light...


Jann Alexander
Jun 18, 20141 min read
Lost and Found Along the Highway
Alone Along the Highway by Jann Alexander ©2014 Lost: Johnny A. Lucero. Found: A roadside grave along the highway, New Mexico. Not...


Jann Alexander
Jun 15, 20141 min read
When Serendipity Makes Your Shot an Image
Serendipity at the Lobster Shack by Jann Alexander © 2014 “It’s a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you...


Jann Alexander
Jun 14, 20141 min read
Finding That Sweet Lagniappe in Photography
Orange on Milkweed by Jann Alexander © 2014 It never fails to happen. Like white on rice, you fail to see, and then you do. You move in...


Jann Alexander
Jun 8, 20142 min read
Why Cities Are Ideal for Creative Voyeurs
All of us who practice the creative arts are voyeurs. As writers, we use our imaginative powers to conjure up insights into others’...


Jann Alexander
Jun 5, 20142 min read
My Room With a View
Room with a View by Jann Alexander © 2014 Is is not every writer’s dream to have a room with a view? A room just for writing needs not...


Jann Alexander
May 31, 20141 min read
Timing Is Everything
Water Under the Bridge by Jann Alexander © 2014 In photography, as in life, timing is everything. Shooting boaters from an Austin bridge...


Jann Alexander
May 28, 20141 min read
Harmony With a Twist
In Panama City Beach, Florida, clouds find harmony with the setting sun’s palette in a daily dance that twists from sea to sky. ♣ A few...


Jann Alexander
May 26, 20141 min read
On Searching for Brilliance
A Twist on Fall Color by Jann Alexander © 2014 “The gift of an image is that it provides a place to watch your soul.” —JAMES HILLMAN...


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 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
Finding Art in Architecture
Open by Jann Alexander © 2012 “Art is everywhere: in nature, in architecture, in literature, and more. It’s anywhere we see beauty and...


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 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 3, 20142 min read
Cursive in the Crosswinds This Week
Pearls Before Lobster, stunning in cursive letters , by Jann Alexander © 2014 Some themes emerged and merged this week, involving...
bottom of page