Art + Everything Else

How Can You Pick Just One Passion?

    “Like a parent with many children, I’d find it hard to name a favorite among my creative passions—Art, Design, Photography, Writing, Technology, Web, Social Media, Marketing, Blogging. I think my days are a success when they’re all playing nicely together.” —Jann Alexander, Austin Details Art + Photo Purchase prints from Jann Alexander’s Lightscapes series and see […]

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How To Assess Where You’re At

“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” —Yogi Berra Being prompted by a WordPress Daily Prompt, State of Your Year, is a great way to start a regular habit: assessing where you’re at mid-way through the year, or at any time that’s right for you. Why assess where you’re at? Well, just […]

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Share Some Art That Goes With Wine

Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject matter, or using it to inspire subject matter). So I’ll do a followup to my “Have Some Art with That Wine?” post, during the week of July 28. I’ll share art and stories from others who have painted or […]

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On Art + Magic

“It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it.” ― Anaïs Nin  Right, Anaïs Nin circa 1920; Wikipedia  When is the last time you saw magic in […]

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