old mission statement

ok, here we go

14x17" pastel abstraction

22x30" monotype

Bad Sun, The Bravery

such a beautiful song expressed in the face of imperialism and all that; pure art as pure art can be

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I Am The Highway, Audioslave

'member when this came out?

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22x30" monotype

novel excerpt

     In the novel Steppenwolf, the author posits the idea that humanity is bridge between spirit and nature.  Having contemplated it a number of years, it means the person or persons you see in your proximity are part spirit and part animal. The thing about being apart of a crew of people, is that because we’re all half animal and half spirit, sometimes someone didn’t have their stuff together, or they got greedy and kept selling when it was time to go. The bummers where Marcus circled back to pick up a last crew member and it was like—“Come on, come on! Let’s go! Let’s go!”—and they were too slow with money and exchange, a motorcycle cop would zoom up and order us off the route, instead of being able to skate ahead to redeploy; in the mouth of the dragon, it happened here and there. There were all kinds of crazy moments in that attempt to milk the front end of the circus without getting caught behind it. It was painful, sitting in traffic, knowing people in the next town were showing up to a curb; a crying shame to think of folks not having something to wave at a moment like that.

Book: Benvenuto Cellini/Autobiography

Dear Diary

 All my late reading has been able to suddenly put to rest so many lingering questions. In one instance, I found out Krishnamurti was a theosophist. In all my years of encountering him via text/recordings, and because he hung out in territory I grew up and lived, and was always like no, no, no.  Never said anything I read or heard, compelling me to look further. No gurus? No older humans who can make sense for younger humans in their contemporary society? Gee, thanks K.

neat article

 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/michelangelo-david-why-so-important-renaissance-sculpture-1234743060/#recipient_hashed=fee00c3c679fd86c55525235e66ec955a0e18e1fb7c701636eeef06a0b720e4a&recipient_salt=4d642d32a007dbcf78eca8329740670dea97d14b5a1f8b28d2bde7839f4c7dbb&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=artnews_today&utm_content=609358_05-21-2025&utm_term=7986147?utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=ARTnews+Today&utm_content=609358_5-21-2025&utm_id=609358

Blow Up The Outside World, Soundgarden

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neat new book

please note:

 Not to go into details, but I was trusting of some people and my PO Box key has gone missing; meaning worst case scenario, between sometime last week and the next few days, my mail may have been or might be accessed and removed. Hope to have new lock/key pronto and will report back when safe and secure again.

Check out this title on Audible

How to Live
By Sarah Bakewell
Narrated by Davina Porter

Listen on Audible:
https://www.audible.com/pd/B0057HR7IY?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=player_overflow


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raw poem/fragment

 

(untitled)

When life knocks you off your horse,

and though it hurts like hell,

but nothing is broken,

you dust yourself off,

saddle up,

and scan

the horizon.

How many times can someone

go through it and

still want to live?

Many times,

many times.

9x12" pastel abstraction on bristol

neat book

 

revised poem

  (untitled prose poem)

Now things daily fail, wit droops downward and eloquence evaporates before the dark—where oh where is our sweet poet of rhythm with philosophy that satisfies the intellect? A mind adorning logic with imagery picturesque; of metaphor to luminous effect—someone disposed to clothe ideas in splendid dress, saving grace towards a liberation’s truth—an ear fine for its meter, imaginative and soothing in affect—a vision delivered with pathos in the manner of artists speaking after prophets; someone for when it’s impossible to rewrite history we already know, to compose light we still must learn.