Monthly Archives: April 2009

Image by Smithsonian Institution via Flickr I often reflect on the power of Alfred Stieglitz’s “Equivalents”. With such simple observation of clouds, he was able to achieve a feeling of transcendence. One moves easily between cloud and deep emotion, between … Continue reading →

Image by watch4u via Flickr The other day, I finally saw it. I had been searching for it since I moved to the mountains 4 years ago, but had yet to observe one- where supposedly it is common – an … Continue reading →

I often ask myself this question when I am working on a piece. Does it have life? Is there an inner vitality that emanates from every part of the figure? Does it take on a life of its own beyond … Continue reading →

Myth and the Artistic Journey The real and modern adventure is no longer to the dark woods of Africa or to the summit of Mount Everest, but through the vast landscape of the soul.  This is the country that is … Continue reading →

Many of my posts will entail questions I put to myself: musings, journal entries reflected upon. Symbolic forms or ideas are independent and are understood intuitively. I wrote this several years ago and it hangs on the wall of my … Continue reading →

“Art is the memorialization of elemental forces of life which, having no permanent language or iconography, require art to be known to all.” “The eros of the eye, that is visual art: striking the viewer so deeply, with such authority, … Continue reading →