Trying to Capture the Light
Capturing light in painting is one of the artist’s greatest challenges and deepest joys. I fell in love with the …
Author Archives: Deborah J. Brasket
Nothing But Miracles
Miracles Walt Whitman, 1819 – 1892 Why, who makes much of a miracle? As to me I know of …
Still Playing – Landscapes, Dreamscapes
I’m still playing with my painting, copying artists I love or using their vision, their palettes, for inspiration. Still trying …
Can You Paint a Poem?
It’s a question a blogger friend asked one day in response to my comment that I would like to try …
Celebrating Poetry: Music of the Spheres
The first poem I shared on my new blog five years ago was scribbled in the starlight on a moonless …
Celebrating Poetry: Blown Away By Matthew Dickman
In celebration of April as the National Month of Poetry, I’ve been looking back at posts on poetry that I’ve …
Poetry: The Thing We Die for Lack Of
Paul Klee, Versunkene Landschaft, 1918 Wallace Stevens once famously said: “You can’t get the news from poems, but men die …
The Luscious Light of Sorolla’s Paintings
It was love at first sight when I discovered the paintings of Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923). Known as “the painter of …
My Art or My Novel. Which Would You Choose?
Someone asked me recently what I loved more, my painting or my writing? Or, she added, is that like trying …
Still Playing – Still Life and Florals
I’m still “studying the masters” and playing with style. Most recently with two contemporary artists. The first is a floral …
