What Joy! Poetry in Motion in Art, Dance, & Writing

March 5, 2023

What is it about this painting by Ernie Barnes that so uplifts and inspires? That ripples with joy? That feels …

Burning Bushes Everywhere, The Art of Makoto Fujimura

January 30, 2022

“There are burning bushes everywhere, burning yet not consumed, and our lives can be just as miraculous. Our Making can …

November 29, 2021

He’s considered by many the father of American modern art, and yet I’d never heard of him until visiting the …

September 27, 2021

I’ve always loved the intricacy of highly textured things, in art as well as in the natural world, like tree …

March 28, 2021

The abstract artwork of Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) predated that of Kandinsky, Klee, and Mondrian, and so some say that …

November 6, 2016

I’ve become fascinated by the paintings of Redon (1840-1916), a French artist and Symbolist working mostly in charcoal, pastel, and …

September 30, 2014

I read Steven Pressfield’s book “The War of Art” not long ago and followed up with its sequel “Turning Pro: Tap …