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Meet the Beetles by Jann Alexander © 2013 You get a different perspective on things when you look  inside . Viewed by a human, a Texas...

Pistachio Dream by Jann Alexander ©2013 If you dream in green and ice cream, you may want to dive inside a pistachio-colored booth at...

Branch Out After You Plant Your Roots by Jann Alexander © 201 How I finally learned to be as sociable online as I am off If you’re an...

Why is creativity so lonely, even when we’re part of a team? Creativity is pre-destined to be lonely. We are all alone with our ideas,...

Outer Space Flower by Jann Alexander © 2014 From a Texas Hill Country wildflower’s vantage point, March means spring is in the...

Cause: Gridlocked Gridlocked by Jann Alexander © 2014 Water Colors by Jann Alexander © 2014 Effect: Water Colors SHARE THIS ON...

Overtowering Sandy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 In Austin, Texas, we take our local landmarks seriously , and our city ordinances decree...

STOP BY MY WEBSITE TO SEE HOW I LEAD MY CREATIVE LIFE. #lifelessons #JosephCampbell #inspiration #discovery #acceptance

You’re Gonna Love Austin  by Jann Alexander © 2014 Welcome to Austin, all ye visitors to SXSW. You’re gonna love Austin. We all do....

The photograph (left) that inspired the painting (right) . See both here. As a photographer who paints, and a painter who photographs,...

Remember the Alamo by Jann Alexander © 2014 “Remember the Alamo!” If you’re leading a charge against a conquering army with but a ragtag...

See and read my imperfect works at my website. #art #WilliamFaulkner #creativity #work #inspirationalquotes #Perfectionism

From the No-HDR Zone: Sunset at the Pier by Jann Alexander © 2013 When was the last time you looked at an HDR photograph and thought,...

Abandoned by Jann Alexander © 2014 Why am I so drawn to photograph abandoned places and things? My image library is overflowing with...

Weekend inspiration from Jann Alexander and a handy little app called Notegraphy . #art #creativity #design #inspiration

Find your way through life’s creative blocks. © Jann Alexander We’re creative. But you’re stuck. (Just like I was last week.) So I’ve...

What could be better than a Margarita Threesome?  © Jann Alexander 2012 Today is National Margarita Day,  and if good things always come...

Coffee Gets Creative in Mocha Madness by Jann Alexander © 2011 “We can enhance our creative output by looking at everyday acts as...

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...

Frost Sunset by Jann Alexander © 2014 Ever notice how the Frost Bank Tower follows you all around downtown Austin and appears magically...