Film: Blue is the Warmest Color

Last night I took it upon myself to become a little more cultured in some of the movies that people have been hyping about this past year.  I ventured aimlessly into the foregin film section on my list and chose, without thinking of the consequences, Blue is the Warmest Color. Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and starring…

Finding the Muse of Inspiration

Being with you is like walking through Monet's painted gardens As if a painter captured the way the light ripples and shifts as we walk and talk The world feels different and I think it's because of you So many thanks for giving me a lens through which to see the world anew.   Question: How…

Stand Against Racism

Thirty-Four Strings There are 34 strings on a Dusty String Folk Harp. Each one is different. Starting at the top, the tiny translucent strings ping like the sound of rain falling on a crystal globe. Their tension cuts into my fingers like the fizz off the top of a glass of cherry cola. My left…

Harp Adventures

The weekly schedule of posting has created a flow of ideas.  It has been slowly bringing me closer to the present mindfulness of just how full my life really is.  I feel a certain gratitude for the richness of living life to the fullest and having the opportunity to do so.  I've decided to start…

Published in a Journal: A Continuation of Art

Here's to another addition to 500 Days of Van Gogh!  Granted it has been a while since the last post regarding anything about Van Gogh's work, yet, I can't continue the art conversation without always raising the suggestion that art includes so much more than pictures and media.  It is ingenuity, hope, effort, and faith in…

White Sky

White Sky That my imagination would leave room for the imagination. A canvas to stretch and prime. I move the sun above the earth and stop Like an architect at her blank table The mistakes of my ink bleed across the sky Red, orange, blue, and white. My favorite mistake is white. Like the paper…

Chihuly: Art, Glass, and Ingenuity

While I never would have considered an artist who bases his work in Washington state to have such a large presence in Florida, the Dale Chihuly Collection at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL is one of the best exhibitions I've ever been to and certainly one of the coolest. First off, the museum…

A Walk to Remember: Vincent Van Gogh, Part One

It was as if a grand chasm had opened beneath us and the name was trapped reverberating over and over again Vincent, Vincent.   "Hey, " my hand wavered in the air, this guy looked familiar, "your last name isn't Van Gogh is it?"  Social grace eludes me in the most opportune moments. He looked surprised,…

A Walk to Remember: Vincent Van Gogh, Intro

Alright so I'm trying this sub-series within the main series about Van Gogh.  My overactive imagination needs to go somewhere! I fell asleep one night and woke up face to face with the heavens and the stars.  I was lying on my back as one usually does when sleeping, but I wasn't in my bed.…

A Different Sort of Painting: Watercolor

The life and art of Van Gogh has been the focus of much of the summer on this blog.  However, I think it's good to take a break every once in a while to look at the creations being made by the artists of our time.  Here's a video that I though you might enjoy:…