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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 8, 20143 min read
How Can We Turn Distractions Into Focus?
Take a Moment by Jann Alexander © 2014 Finding focus is a challenge. The distractions are limitless, more so because we see lists like...


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 6, 20141 min read
Art + Visibility
“Art does not reproduce the visible, but rather, makes visible.” ~ PAUL KLEE #art #creativity #inspiringquotes #PaulKlee #visibility


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
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...


Jann Alexander
May 2, 20141 min read
What Remains
Verse used by permission of K. Brobeck . iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 Practice patience, listen to the birds, contemplate the...


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 27, 20141 min read
Use All The Colors
“Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As...


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 19, 20141 min read
What Ideas Have In Common With Bunnies
Learn to handle your ideas “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple, learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” —JOHN...


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...
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