Posts from the ‘Art’ Category
Aug 13
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Wordsmithing
Jul 31
“I’m a young girl with an old soul. I wanted to fuse the two together, the past and the present.” ―Melanie Fiona
Role model
Portrait in progress
Myth Dolly
Inspired by a doll with a mythic past and larger-than-life presence, this series portrays the artist’s impressions of a retro-progressive lifestyle influencer, a timeless role model for Yin charisma, if you will, ever becoming wow in the emerging now.
Jul 14
“The height of cleverness is in one’s ability to be very clever without seeming clever at all.” ―Criss Jami
This post illuminates our dim wit in a dark age of cleverness, and begs the question: Do clever cracks reveal signs of light, or watt?
The pun exists in a social and political void, caring nothing for the issues of its day, content merely to display itself in its small cleverness. ―Arthur Smith
Jun 14
“Use the wings of the flying Universe, Dream with open eyes; See in darkness.” —Dejan Stojanovic
With this series, a visual dreamer gives flight to timeless love letters in the wings, among other paper-thin promises of unfading beauty, while a wishful thinker stretches the envelope.
We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take us forward, they’re called dreams. —Jeremy Irons
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May 23
“Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.” —Amy Tan
Artist Pepe Leduc lifts the lid on a box of old paper, and inspiration leaps out. Creative interplay with the medium ensues, as his brainwaves rip up Beta and tear through Alpha.
While seeking inspiration for play verse, aka haiku, it finds me, like paper finds ink.
This post shares with creative people of all persuasions, the thoughts of artists and others about that elusive spark of creative impulsion that may leap into an old pond, like a frog, or out of a box of old paper.
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.” —Pablo Picasso
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May 22
“Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.” —Amy Tan
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May 10
“Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
East of thought
West of idle mind
High on waves
“When our thoughts are stammering in our mind, and memorial failure dumbs down our passion for life, a deep dive in the brainwaves can be the lever that lifts our sense of self.” ―Erik Pevernagie
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Apr 22
“Indigo has a purifying, stabilizing, cleansing effect when fear, repression, and obsessions have disturbed your mental body” —Tae Yun Kim
Indigo
Impermanence looms
Buckle up
The magic fades too fast /the scent of summer never lasts /the nights turn hollow and vast /but nothing remains…nothing lasts —Sanober Khan
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Mar 26
“They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art” —Charlie Parker
Eye music
On my turntable
How high C
Music is all of a sudden much more colorful —Pharrell Williams
Feb 17
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