Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. – Albert Einstein The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. – John Muir I’m just not the outdoor type. – Liza Myers, age 5 My childish (and untrue) words were spoken after a rainy, mosquito-besieged camping trip in a […]
A ship under sail and a big-bellied woman Are the handsomest two things that can be seen common.” –Benjamin Franklin (Somehow I think only a guy would say that!) A few years ago and a few years apart, two moms-to-be made graceful, sculptural, rotund plaster casts of their bellies in the latter stages of pregnancy. […]
A work of art is good if it has sprung from necessity. –Rainer Maria Rilke This fragment of thought from Rilke stopped me cold. I had to evaluate. Does my art come from necessity? Yes. A simple yes. I need to connect with the details of nature. The light, the shadows, the nuances and colors. […]
The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you. –W. Somerset Maugham To publish or not to publish? I’ve finally made the decision. I am designing a portfolio book – a collection of my imagery. What meaning does it have for […]