"Poems? There are stacks of poems lying here. When I began to write them I wanted to prepare myself a palette of words, as if I were d...

Amateur or Amator "The very classification 'amateur' has an apologetic ring but that word, from the Latin amator, 'lov...

It's not done but I'm now far enough along on the project that this morning, Swami, Juan Carlos, Molly, and I are having coffee and ...

Paris, France "Art is never finished. Only abandoned." - Leonardo Da Vinci Following up on a post I did in August , Dyi...

Ireland, starting out - five weeks - 3000 miles We came upon this spectacular work by Caravaggio in Dublin. Of course my photo in no way ...

We're in Edinburgh for the week. Small as it is, this city holds some important pieces of the puzzle like Mary, Queen of Scots who rule...

Went to the Louvre today. My favorite pieces were two unfinished sculptures of slaves abandoned by Michelangelo, beautiful work but a grim ...

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) Dorothea Tanning , 1943, Tate Modern 1 Hour Sufi Music of Turkey | Hakan Mengüç

Venice, Italy Venice - one fish eating another? What can I say that hasn't been said about Venice a million++ times? And, of the...

I didn't intend to but I spent all morning reading and commenting about Trump again. So irritating. It's such a flaming shit show. ...

Seems that flu I had over the weekend is finally winding down. I spent this morning in my studio and did a couple of quick pencil/pastel dra...

Currently I'm sitting in the Fort Lauderdale airport waiting for our flight to Costa Rica. We'll be there for two weeks. We've ...

'Art is the elimination of the unnecessary." - Pablo Picasso

Can you transcend the uncommon ground? Can I jump? Palestinian artist Khaled Jarrar is one of the Culturunners , a group of 10 Middl...

Frieda Kahlo's palm tree is taller now. That's good news. Last time we were here it had been so neglected, I feared it would be dead...

We've been in London now for three weeks and I've barely made a note. The emphasis of this visit has been the National Gallery on T...

Florence, Italy Florence, Italy Lee describes the historic center of Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, as a world suspende...

It's snowing this morning and Shelby the hawk stopped by for breakfast. As I've said before, hunting in the Bird Park is not okay. I...

Jean Dubuffet working in his studio in France.* I found a very entertaining compilation of photos at Pinterest titled Artist as Visiona...

Life or art? Who imitates who? Art installation at Tate Modern August 20, 2015 George Monbiot , author and blogger at the UK Gu...