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Call of the Siren
******************************** The masses do not see the Sirens. They do not hear songs in the air. Blind, deaf, stooping, they pull at their oars in the hold of the earth. But the more select, the...
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The Calling Out
************************** There are in every man, always, two simultaneous allegiances, one to God, the other to Satan. Invocation of God, or Spirituality, is a desire to climb higher; that of Satan,...
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Dark Eye of Quiet
*************************** “…that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights...
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Place of Sanctuary
***************************** “The whole value of solitude depends upon oneself; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make...
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And The Winner Is…
Well, this was a tough decision. I finally chose the painting to be given away at my Gallery Talk at the Principle Gallery this coming Saturday. It’s Light Emanation, a 16″ by 20″ painting on canvas...
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A Poet’s Advice, Again
The post below from a few years back is very popular, receiving quite a few views each day. As I prepare to lead my annual painting workshop next week, I thought it would be appropriate to replay it...
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This Side of the Blue
I am running a little late this morning, having slept longer than normal in that world of dreams. It’s a strange world even in normal times but lately every dream somehow seems even weirder in these...
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The Anticipation
********************** “Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.” ― Honoré de Balzac ********************** This quote from Balzac has been paraphrased and changed...
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In Retreat (Shelter)
When I flew over the Atlas Mountains in a plane, I realized that their formation-through erosion, geological dramas, the action of winds-was completely independent of our moral anxieties; man is in a...
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Dispersing Darkness
“Dispersing Darkness“- At West End Gallery People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but...
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